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is a little square here and then another street running up towards the cliff. While talking …


Q. There was a machine gun, you say ?


A. There was a machine gun there. While talking to that crew we were again fired at from higher up the street. I gave them instructions to do nothing, just stand there till further orders. From there I proceeded on till we came to the corner where the shooting eventually occurred. When I got up to that corner there were very few troops there and there appeared to be two crowds. I can show you I think this corner.


MR. BARCLAY : Corner of Sauvageau and St. Joseph ?


A. I had the impression that this street was straighter than that.


Q. THE CORONER : It makes a curve. It is the continuation on St. Valier Street.


ME. BARCLAY : At the corner of St. Joseph Street.


THE CORONER : At that corner, that is, at the end of the Street, St. Joseph Street.


WITNESS : Well, when I arrived at the corner of St. Valier and St. Joseph Streets very few troops were there. Straight along this street, Laviolette Street, at this corner (I know none of these streets) after leaving (if these are correct) on this corner there was trouble, corner of St. Valier and Laviolette Streets.


Q. You saw some policemen over there ?


A. Yes, there were I think four or five policemen there. Leaving the troops at this corner (St. Joseph and Valier Streets) I proceeded. Having them station themselves there I walked myself up to the corner of Valier and Laviolette by the crowd. I walked up there myself and tried as best I could to get them to disperse.