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on Sauvageau Street.

WITNESS: There were done with rifle fire. This is where the machine gun stood, just about there, at the corner of Bagot and St. Valier Street. I will mark where that machine gun was if you like.

EXAMINE BY MR. BARCLAY.

Q. There is the house that Mr. Moneghan means there and that is where you fired the gun?

A. I can show exactly where that machine gun stood adjusted, completed. I should judge that is it. I thought I was getting the corner of that building. I understand it went up the side of the building.

(Witness marks on the map where the machine gun stood the words Machine Gun).

Q. You spoke of ten machine guns. How many were out in the street that night?

A. They took them up as far as the Square.

Q. Were any of the others fired?

A. No, there was not.

Q. Now you state that you yourself sighted the machine gun at the spot indicated on the map here at the corner of St. Joseph Street and St. Valier Street?

A. Yes.

Q. And you sighted the machine gun yourself.

The witness here marks where the machine gun stood by a cross.

Q. Where did you fire from there?

A. I thought I was getting that corner opposite. Instead of that I was getting ..

Q. Before firing the gun you went and examined the place at which you had it pointing?

A. Well, yes.

Q. Was there anybody there?