Q. Was he hit before or after the soldiers fired ?
THE CORONER : Will you go on, Major, and say what you know happened after that until the end ; we wont interrupt you any more.
A. That is a good deal to cover.
Q. No, it is not ; what happened ; how long they fired, and when they ceased fire and what happened, the casualties that happened ?
A. The moment they opened fire, as soon as I heard the fire opened I got to one side of them and ordered them to cease fire.
Q. Where were you standing at the time ?
A. I was, I came over, I was by this side by the stand, I was on the corner by the cabstand, the troops at that time being across just about this line, from the cabstand crossing the street. I ordered them to cease fire immediately.
Q. You say, Major, that the troops were standing at that time from the corner of that cabstand across the street ?
A. They were not standing ; they were ordered to move up that street and clear the street under my directions and they were at a point about opposite the cabstand when fire was opened on them from the crowd and they immediately replied.
Q. The crowd on Bagot Street ?
A. The crowd up Bagot Street.
Q. To the intersection of Demers Street, that is Demers Street ?
A. That is the intersection, yes sir, soldiers replying with fire.
Q. And it is then that you told them to cease fire ?
A. I immediately got on their right flank.
Q. Near the stand, the cabstand ?
