A. His name I cannot give you, but I placed it in the hands of D. H. Rudy; he can give you the name of the messenger who sent it up. That is the answer that I got, that he left it in the mayor's office. What was done with it I do not know.
Q. Do you know whether he complied with it or not?
A. I can only say that the drinking saloons were not closed, and I did not see any proclamation closing them.
Q. So if you were not a citizen of Pittsburgh, do you suppose you would think that the mayor had done his duty, as an officer ought to, at that particular time?
A. Being a citizen of Pittsburgh, I cannot put myself in the position of not being one. I will have to leave you to judge.
Q. At the time you first spoke of meeting the crowd of employés, and their taking possession of the engines on Thursday--the first outbreak you spoke of what was done on the part of the railroad company to ascertain the cause of that commotion?
A. I did not understand that there was any secret about the causes of it all. I am giving now the public understanding. My understanding was simply this: That an order had been made--Mr. Pitcairn can tell you more fully about that--an order requiring the running of, what are called double header trains--two engines to one train, and some of the employés alleged that that imposed on them additional work without additional pay. I believe that is the short of it, and rather than comply with it, they struck. I understood that was made the cause of beginning the disturbances here.
Q. Did you or any one, on behalf of the railroad company, communicate with those men?
A. I did not. I understood the operating officers did, but I cannot tell what occurred between them.
Robert Pitcairn, _sworn with uplifted hand_:
Q. What is your official connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company?
A. General agent or superintendent of the Pittsburgh division.
A. I came here the last time in the spring of 1865. I have been here three times. Since that spring I have been superintendent of the division.
Q. Now give us your statement about the riots. Tell us whether there were any differences of opinion or disagreements between the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the employés prior to the 20th of July last.