His interviewers address their questions to “Mr. Franklin” (not “Governor”), but rather than answer questions from an “illegal Assembly,” Franklin repeats his objection to the provincial congress calling him an enemy of his country and seizing his person without legal grounds.
After each question, the interviewer pauses briefly, then when Franklin doesn’t answer, moves on to his next one. (The crime Franklin is accused of is summoning a meeting of the province’s legal assembly, challenging the authority of the provincial and Continental congresses.)
Only when asked to confirm that he threatened Colonel Heard (the officer who arrested him) does Franklin react, angrily demanding that Heard be brought into the room to make the accusation himself.
This provokes an argument between his interrogators, some of whom want Heard brought in while others do not. In the end, Heard is brought into the room but not allowed to testify.
The Continental Congress have already agreed with the provincial congress that it would be inappropriate to hold Franklin in New Jersey; therefore, word is sent to the Continental Congress to find somewhere else to incarcerate him.