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A: about 14 or 15 yards from No 3 [Inoline?].

Q: Who gave him the lamp or did he get it himself?

A: Since he go to work, the boss he took it himself

By a Juror: according to his evidence he says that lamp was given to him. I understood the interpreter to say that the boss had given him that lamp and told him it was unlocked.

The Coroner: Ask him who gave him that lamp?

A: No, the boss gave it to me. The boss see the lamp hanging up and that he take it himself.

Q: Did his boss tell him the lamp was unlocked?

A: He never have a light and it was not locked.

By a Juror:- was his boss a Chinaman? A: A Chinaman

By Mr. Hall: Does he know who was the driver in that level? A: Yes I know, but the driver was dying.

Q: What was his name? A: when I see him I know, but I don’t know his name.

Q: Was his name Quon Ching Loo? A: I don’t know.

Q: Does he know how long after the explosion that man died? A; I don’t know

Q; Did he die in Chinatown? A; He die in Chinatown

Q: Ask him if he knows what is gas?

The Coroner: He answered that question before. He said he knew what gas is but he didn’t see it.

Mr Hall: I know. Your worship, but I am asking him another question

The Witness: - I don’t understand Sam Joon Interpreter

Taken upon oath and acknowledgement this 14 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three before me

James Abrams, Coroner

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