Q. The party facing down Liberty street?
A. Yes; they fired. There was some that was against a car that could
not do anything.
Q. Did they fire before the front line fired?
A. They fired about the same time. There was a car stood in here when
they fired, so that you could do nothing. Some of them fired up like.
Q. Fired in the air, did they?
A. They appeared to fire in the air.
Q. How did these men of this side? You say they turned and fired the
other way?
A. No, sir; those men in front wheeled round this way, and fired down
Twenty-eighth. Fired up first and then----
Q. Where did they deliver their first fire--the men on that north side
of the track?
A. They fired some of them right up square--down below the car. I could
not see on account of the cars.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. You are positive that the firing did not come from that side of the
line next towards Liberty street first?
A. I am positive it did not, for the first firing commenced along the
side of the hill--that part I saw.
By Mr. Dewees:
Q. How far was General Pearson out from the military when this command
to fire was given?
A. He was in the hollow square.
Q. How far from the men?
A. It would appear to be in the center, about Twenty-eighth street. You
know this line went round on Twenty-eighth, and covered over part of
Twenty-eighth street towards the hill.
Q. Did you see the fire during the night?
A. I was down on Penn street when the fire started. I do not know
anything about that. I went up there to see it, and stood on Liberty
street, watching the fire.
Q. Did you see the troops come out of the round-house?
A. No, sir; I did not. I was not there at that time.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. You said General Pearson--he repeated the word fire louder than the
balance of his order. Are you right positive what the balance of the
order was?
A. Order your men to fire.
Q. That was the exact language?
A. That is the very words.