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Q. You saw two of the victims around that corner of Demers and Bagot Streets that were shot there, these two that were shot ?


A. Yes I saw them.


Q. Do you know if any civilians went near them after they were shot ?


A. I don’t know.


Q. At that time was there still a big crowd of people ?


A. No, the crowd had disappeared.


Q. The streets were cleared, nobody…


A. The streets were cleared. There were some men higher up shooting then.


Q. Did you see some of them ?


A. I did not ; it was too far up.


Q. You were told ?


A. I heard them.


Q. But you did not see them ?


A. I could not see over fifty feet, very heavy fog.



EXAMINED BY MR. LAVERGNE.



Q. You have been in Quebec how long ?


A. I came in on the 17th of February.


Q. I see by your coat of arms that you have been at the front and wounded. How long have you been at the front ?


A. I went with the first contingent and was one of the first Canadian officers home wounded in Quebec I think on the first of June 1916.


Q. You told us that you had about 1180 men that night in your command ?


A. Yes.


Q. Including the Royal Canadian Dragoons, 100 men. Who was in command of these Dragoons ?


A. That was the order, one hundred men, Royal Canadian