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A: Yes, sir. Q: You are on your oath, now? A: Yes Q: Will you sweat that where you fired the last shot, both of those men understood [+ ?] knew what you said? A: Ask that question again, a little clearer Q: In that place where you fired the last shot, will you sweat that both the miner + helper understood English sufficiently for them to understand you? A: I spoke to both the helper + miner Q: Were they both killed? A: No, they both died since Q: Both of these men were carried to the hospital? A: Yes, I haven't seen them since. Q: How many men were working in that district? A: 16 Q: That would be 8 stalls? A: Well there were some places with one man working. Q: Are you willing to swear that both the miner + helper in each of these places understood English? A: Well they understood what I said to them Q: Would you say from your knowledge that they understood the Rules + the coal mines act intelligently? A: Yes Q: You are on your oath? A: Yes, I am on my oath, I guess Mr. Poaley: Where that naked light was was on the intake? A: Yes, sir Q: I wanted to get that down on the notes distinctly. It was on the intake, not on the return air way? A: No.

Alex [Gillaspi ?] Taken upon oath and acknowledged this 14 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three [?]

BC Archives GR-0431 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Box 6 File 3 / Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia