Q. Alone ? You were alone ?
A. I was alone.
Q. Did you speak to the policemen over there ?
A. I did, yes and also to the crowd generally. There I received nothing but hoots and, when I turned around to return, bits of ice and different missiles. I then returned to the corner of St. Valier and St. Joseph Streets and took no further action. I took my time and figured up what it was best to do. This was only a matter of a few minutes when reinforcements I noticed (some further supports) were moving up in our direction along St. Joseph Street.
Q. Some other troops, you mean ?
A. Some further troops, yes, up St. Joseph Street. This is St. Joseph Street that the Merger is on. The reason for my hesitating was that with the small number of men I had, having the crowd …
Q. How many, what do you call a small number ; how many had you altogether before the arrival of these reinforcements ?
A. I should say there would be half a platoon or in that neighborhood.
MR. BARCLAY : How many is that ?
A. Roughly twenty to twenty-five. Owing to the crowd being on our left flank and also …
Q. THE CORONER : Where is that left flank ? Were the men on the left flank ?
A. Up this street.
Q. Up Bagot lane ?
A. Up that lane, is it not, there. This is a lane.
Q. St. Felixine ?
A. These people were up here, up Bagot Street.
Q. Whereabouts ?
A. Well, the exact distance I dont know. I was just
