They knew perfectly well the conditions. They were continuously taunting us and making remarks to us and inviting us to come up and put them out in reply to our requests and orders that they disperse.
Q. Would you mind stating what words you used and in what language ?
A. It must have been in English. It is the only language I speak. What the exact words were I dont remember.
Q. Conversing in English ?
A. I indicated to the best of my ability that we desired them to disperse.
Q. Were they warned in French ?
A. I could not say even if they were warned, I would not be able to answer either because I would not know what was being said. I think the policemen would be able — there are several policemen that would be able to hear me out as to my addressing the crowd.
Q. Well, anyway while not knowing enough French to state whether they were warned or not …
A. … In French.
Q. … in French you knew enough to understand what the crowd was calling out to you ?
A. They were speaking English.
Q. They were ?
A. Yes, they made several remarks in English. As I stated they just taunted us…
MR. BARCLAY : They threw ice in both languages.
A. … that we come up and put them out ; that in reply to continued urging on our part to get them to move on. I tried to speak in as gentlemanly and persuasive a manner as I possibly could. As I say the reply was roaring and several lumps of ice and so on the moment I turned my back.
