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Q. There had been shots fired by the rioters ?


A. Oh yes.


MR CHAPLEAU: From that direction ?


A. From that direction.


JUROR MONAGHAN: You said that the shots were fired about five feet against that brick wall at Bagot Street ?


A. You misunderstood me. I said two feet, between two and three feet.


Q. Just in the rear there is a hangar and a house occupied by three ladies, the Vezina family, and the lady stated to me that there were 25 shots fired through her house and it is just as high as this ceiling. Would they have been done by the machine gun or by rifles ?


A. No, machine gun will either go all in straight line or it will be in a bunch, it would be an absolutely straight line.


Q. Then it was with rifles that this place was shelled ?


A. It must have been.


MR. LAVERGNE : Was the machine gun fanned ?


A. No.


JUROR MONAGHAN : There are three old ladies in the house and an old gentleman. We examined the case. We saw the damage that was done to the windows and the doors.


A. Might I ask a question ? Do you mind telling me if these bullets were in a straight line or in a straight row ? Then I can tell you whether it was done by the machine gun.


Q. Where the kiosk is situated or cabstand ; just directly opposite ?


THE CORONER : Are you speaking of the Vezina house ?


JUROR MONAGHAN : Yes.


THE CORONER : I will show him where it is. Here. You were standing there and the Vezina house is right here