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to whom the Riot Act had been read some time before ?


A. No, I could not out of the fog though, I could not recognise anyone at a distance of over fifty feet.


Q. I understand that the casualities that took place on that night were in the immediate vicinity of St. Valier Street, St. Joseph Street and Bagot Street, is that right ?


A. That I could not say.


Q. By referring to the plan ?


A. You mean civilian casualities ?


Q. Yes, the ones I say.


A. Around these streets, Valier Street, Bagot Street.


Q. Right up there ?


A. And here.


Q. At the intersection of all these streets, Bagot, Demers?


A. Here is the one — no, I said there is one only casuality I saw took place.


Q. At the intersection of Bagot, Demers and St. Felixine ?


A. Bagot, Demers and St. Felixine. There was no casuality that I could see up that way here. I saw no casuality in the direction of St. Valier Street.


Q. I presume that your orders were only to fire under the greatest provocation ?


A. They were.


Q. Those were your orders ?


A. Yes.


Q. And those were the orders that were carried out ?


A. Yes.


Q. Will you tell the jury what was the provocation from the crowd which justified one of the officers giving the order to open fire on the crowd ?


A. The shooting of our men.