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reported so to Headquarters.

Q. How did you come to that conclusion?

A. Because I walked up the street, saw different parties around and things were very quiet.

Q. So you fall back to the Boulevard?

A. To the Boulevard.

Q. This question is just for my information, not offering blame or any criticism of your tactics. Dont you think that probably it might have been something - going farther to see whether you could gather in these rioters or the men that had fired?

A. No, the fog was -- I discussed that with Major Mitchell and we came to the conclusion, the fog was getting too thick and the Boulevard would be the best place, where they could see under the lights and we could see them, and I dropped back to the Boulevard.

Q. Was there any looting done that night to your knowledge?

A. Not to my knowledge.

Q. It did not come to your knowledge or been reported to you by any of your officers or N.C.O’s. that soldiers had taken liquor out of the stores?

A. No.

Q. Before all the trouble started, when you got to the Place Jacques Cartier your men - or if not your men you will tell me - rounded up certain people in clubs or pool rooms?

A. No, I took the men out of the pool rooms myself. When I went past that pool room it was in absolute darkness.

Q. How late was that?

A. That would be after eleven o’clock.

Q. I mean much earlier in the evening?

A. Oh no I asked the pool room to close; never took a man out of the pool room.