THE CORONER : He represents Demeule.
MR. BARCLAY : That is not in the interest of his client, why a staff officer was put in command ; it has nothing to do with this case. The military authorities could place anybody. It does not do any harm.
WITNESS : I have no explanation, to explain it.
MR. BARCLAY : There is nothing to it, but it is a waste of time. You may be paid for this, I am not.
MR. LAVERGNE : I am not paid for it, not as much as you are. I am not paid of all.
MR. BARCLAY : You are doing a lot of work for nothing.
MR. LAVERGNE : Q. Anyway you were in charge of a company of the Centre Ontario Regiment ?
A. I was sent down in command of a number of troops, not of any one regiment, there were a number of troops there : one of the depot battalions, a number of the army medical corps, a few of the army service corps and some of the mounted troops.
Q. Who were sent here for this ?
A. They were sent on that train and I was in command of these troops which came down on that train.
Q. I see by your chevrons also that you have been at the Front ?
A. I have been at the Front, yes.
Q. You arrived here on the 31st of March about one o’clock in the afternoon ?
A. I left Toronto on Saturday afternoon and arrived here I think at five minutes past four on Sunday.
Q. Before you were ordered down to St. Roch you were put here in command of Major Rodgers ?
A. On which date are you referring to ?
Q. On Sunday when you came here ?
A. On Sunday ?
