A. I don’t know, sir.
Q. You don’t know. Do you know if the Riot Act was read before ?
A. Do I know ?
Q. If the Riot Act had been read before opening fire at that place, at that spot ?
A. It had not been read, to my knowledge.
Q. What happened after that ?
A. After fire had been opened following the… On the troops extending across this street to clear the street they were fired on by the crowd up Bagot Street.
Q. Bagot or this street or this one ?
A. Up by this street ; they were proceeding up that street to clear it up when they were fired on by the crowd apparently up at this next corner, corner of Demers and Bagot.
Q. MR. BARCLAY : How did they extend, Major ?
A. They came up St. Joseph Street, they came up St. Valier Street. They came up St. Joseph Street and, as they came up here, corner of St. Joseph and St. Valier Streets, in file, simply were turned to the left when they proceeded, simply a case of turning to the left and they carried one
Q. Did you see the sergeant that was hit ?
A. I did.
Q. Where was he hit ?
A. The man that was hit in the jaw do you mean ?
Q. The man that was hit in the jaw.
A. I was under the impression the first time I saw him was — I think it was just about here, at the corner of St. Valier and St. Joseph Streets. He was then with, I think it was one of the officers ; as I recollect the occurrence it was just at that corner on the sidewalk.
