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| − | Thomas Edwards, undertaker. Sworn:-
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| − | By Mr. Potts:- Did you receive the bodies of the 12 Chinese killed on the 15th July?
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| − | A: Yes, sir.
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| − | Q: Did you make any examination of them?
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| − | A: No, I searched them.
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| − | Q: Who was present?
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| − | A: Mr. Hall and those that identified the bodies particularly.
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| − | Q: What was found on the clothes of these Chinamen? Any matches?
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| − | A: No. 1, Ching Lung, a tobacco pouch, match-box and pipe; No. 2 Lung Luk, nothing; Tai Koo, nothing; Qumg Tang, nothing; Quong Chang, matches, knife; No. 6, Ching Bing, knife, match-box, key.
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| − | Q: What kind of key? Would it be one that you could open a safety lamp with?
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| − | A: No, it would be a rim lock or padlock key.
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| − | Q: Were there any matches in the match-box?
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| − | A: That I couldn't say now. No. 7, Mah See, pocket knife, key and tobacco pouch.
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| − | Q: What kind of a key would that be?
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| − | A: I couldn't tell you now, but there was no keys except what would open cabins; there was one key for a padlock and another for a rimlock. Wong Tu, nothing; Wong Chung, knife, tobacco pouch, lead pencil and silver watch; Chung King, money; Chung Lai Hop, nothing; Mai Lee, pocket knife.
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| − | Q: You were present when Chung Lai was identified?
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| − | A: Yes, I was; at the time the Jury was there.
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| − | Q: He was one of the Chinamen killed?
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| − | A: Yes.
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| − | Thomas Edwards.
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| − | Taken upon oath and acknowledged this 14 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three.
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| − | James Abrams,
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| − | Coroner.
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| − | BC Archives GR-0431 Box 6 File 3
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| − | BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.
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