Page:C29 - Émeutes de Québec de 1918 - Témoignage du Major George Gooderham Mitchell BAnQ Québec E17S10D1661-918.djvu/9

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A. Near the stand and ordered them to cease fire both by word of mouth and signalling.


Q. Both by word of mouth end signalling ?


A. Word of mouth and signalling. I was just on their right flank. I was holding my hand up and calling on them to cease fire. At that moment, it was just at that time that Major Rodgers, who was to have followed me up, arrived, just following that firing. As he arrived there at the scene at the corner of Bagot and St. Valier Street I reported to him what had occurred and taking a file of men with me I proceeded up Bagot Street towards the intersection of Demers Street.


Q. Did you go further than the crossing or did you stay there ?


A. A couple of men that were there were just past the corner, if I remember right that is the spot, they were there, corner of St. Felixine lane.


Q. That is the best way to understand it.


A. The opposite corner.


Q. Did you see at that time somebody dead or wounded there at that corner ?


A. At that time there were two men on the ground, one wounded and the other …


Q. Dead ?


A. I think dead.


Q. Did you see any priests over there at the time ?


A. Later in the evening I saw and had a conversation with a priest. At that time I simply went out to see if there was anything that we could do and did what we could to …


Q. Was there any firing after that ?


A. There was no firing after that up that street. Following my inspection at this corner, Bagot and Demers, we posted a group of sentries up the next corner, Sauvageau end Bagot Streets and in that direction I