effect that our troops were being fired on and a couple of them had been hit, that is earlier in the evening before I proceeded to the scene at all.
Q. Now, as being in command of the fifty to sixty men that were at that place had you been given a copy of the Riot Act and orders to read it before shooting ?
A. I was in command of these troops that happened to be at that corner simply by virtue of my being the senior officer present. These troops did not accompany me. I went and, as I stated before, some of these troops were there, others came up later. I exercised my authority as the senior officer present at that time.
Q. Had you a copy of the Riot Act in your pocket ?
A. In my pocket ?
Q. Yes. Had anybody given you a copy of the Riot Act ?
A. No sir.
Q. Is it to your knowledge that the officers that were there had a copy of that Riot Act ?
A. I dont know whether the other officers had or had not. I had not.
JUROR MONAGHAN : Were you present when the shots were fired towards Bagot Street, were you present there ?
A. At this point that we are talking about I was present before the firing occurred.
Q. Were these shots directed towards the crowd of rioters or supposed rioters ? Were the shots directed towards Bagot Street, were they aimed at the crowd or at individuals that were wandering away from the crowd ?
A. I cannot answer as to every individual shot that was fired, where it was aimed at. The general direction was naturally, the objective was the mob that was up there and had been firing at us.
