on that occasion I marched down with them or not ; some evenings I marched down ; others I would wait till they were assembled and they would proceed under the other officers when I would go down individually.
Q. You cannot tell us whether the use of the ammunition that night when the troops came back to the barracks was reported upon, pouches inspected and ammunition counted to see how many had been spent ?
A. I should not think that would have been done.
Q. You dont think it would have been done ?
A. As I say we dont call in and issue ammunition daily. And as I stated before they were not my troops that did the firing.
Q. When the orders were given to clear the street did you or the officer commanding that detachment warn the people that the troops were going to fire and that the firing would be effective ?
A. Warn them they were going to fire ?
Q. That the troops were going to fire and that the firing would be effective ?
A. I did not.
Q. Did the other officer, do you know ?
A. Not to my knowledge.
Q. One more question which is very important. You will answer as you think fit. When on the train you gave instructions to your men to be very careful and know that they were coming to Quebec and would not get as much cheering as they might have at other places, would you tell us, if you think you should, why you thought it necessary to give this warning ?
A. Why I thought it necessary ? Well, it was not altogether on my own initiative that I gave them instructions that they must carry on. I had received instructions from
