A. They knew me well enough--these men knew me well enough.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Told you to get down from there, and said they were going to burn
that car?
A. Yes; they had made up their minds to burn the depot.
Q. Did he say that?
A. No, sir; I judged that. That was our effort to save the depot. I
induced the bishop to go down myself.
Q. In the practice of your profession, have you become acquainted, more
or less, with the laboring men about the city?
A. Yes; I have. I am a great deal amongst them--factories, mills, and
all around the neighborhood. I have a great deal of intercourse with
that class of people as a surgeon amongst them.
Q. Did you recognize any of that class in this crowd?
A. I didn't recognize--yes, I recognized two men, that I have since
endeavored to find, who were amongst the rioters--that was the only
two.
Q. On Sunday?
A. Yes; they were there present, and one of them, when I was addressing
the crowd, made the remark to me that they wouldn't put confidence in
any man, no matter what he said, and that man I would know again. He
was one of them, and he was an aider and abettor. I have gone
frequently around the depot since; and I think he was employed by the
company. I would know him if I was to see him. The other man, that
threw the piece of iron ore at my head, I would know him. I have never
met him.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. Do you know whether any of your command--of your company had been
called upon by the sheriff to join his posse to suppress the riot the
day before, or at any time.
A. I don't know whether they ever had or not. I don't think the sheriff
was about on Sunday.
Q. The day before?
A. I don't know whether he was Saturday night or not. I don't know,
sir, anything about the sheriff and his posse. There was no sheriff or
posse that I saw at all.
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Captain P. Grallisath, being duly _sworn_, testified as follows:
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Were you at the Union depot at any time during the riots of July
last--first you may state where you reside?
A. No. 660 Diamond street.
Q. What is your business?
A. Tavern.
Q. Keep hotel?
A. No; tavern--restaurant.
Q. State whether you were at the Union hotel or not, and what time it
was?
A. I was at the Union depot about half past two in the afternoon.
Q. Of what day?
A. On Saturday. I think it was.
Q. When the Philadelphia troops arrived?
A. I got notice from my colonel, who is captain of the Black Hussars,
who sent a man to me with a note that one of his men lost a cap on the
road, and for me to bring him one. I went out myself and met them at
the depot there--the Black Hussars, and I saw--I suppose it was the
First regiment or Second Philadelphia--the infantry getting ready to
march out the track; and I was talking to my colonel, and asking him
how things goes, and what he came on here for. Says he: "I don't know."
He says: "I suppose we came on here to keep peace here in Pittsburgh."
I staid there with him for about an hour and a half. I told him, says
I: "Colonel, you better come down to my house. There is nothing going
on here. It is all nonsense to remain here. Leave your men here and
come down with me;" and so he did.
Q. What was the Colonel's name?
A. Captain Chues, of the Black Hussars. He was my colonel in the army.
We went down home and got something to eat and a few glasses of beer,
and all at once an orderly sent word to say: "Captain hurry up, they
are firing on front." I went out with him to the depot, and staid there
until dark with him. They had charge of the ammunition from General
Brinton, at the Union depot. I staid there until dark, and the infantry
was out, and a great many people passing along Liberty street, and
hollering and cheering over to the boys, but they didn't take any
notice. I told the colonel, says I, "never mind, just leave them talk
and mind their own business." So they did, I says, "colonel, I am going
home. I will be back again in a short time." I had to see how business
was at home. Everything was upside down in the city. I came back about
eight o'clock, and went to the depot again, and I found there was
nobody there. I asked where they were, and they said they were in the
round-house. I could not go out there, because I was alone myself, and
I understood they were at the same time in the Union depot, up
stairs--all of them--hid up.
Q. Who did you understand that from?
A. I had it from Major Howard, of the Fourteenth regiment, whose
company was there stationed in the Union depot. This was after this.