1882/17 Ah Ton, assault, on CPR railroad construction crew
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| − | On the 26th of October AD 1882 about 5:50 PM I returned to the ballast pit at eight mile hill with the train when I saw the Chinese employed there make a break for their camp. I saw the foreman Mr. Cole stop them he said something to them in their own language which I did not understand. They all came back to their work except one man that hid himself under one of the cars. I called to foreman attention to the fact. When the Chinaman under car made a rush for me with an uplifted shovel as he attempted to strike I took hold of the shovel & wrenched it from him, as I did so I slipped & fell to my knee, before | + | |
| + | On the 26th of October AD 1882 about 5:50 PM I returned to the ballast pit at eight mile hill with the train when I saw the Chinese employed there make a break for their camp. I saw the foreman Mr. Cole stop them he said something to them in their own language which I did not understand. They all came back to their work except one man that hid himself under one of the cars. I called to foreman attention to the fact. When the Chinaman under car made a rush for me with an uplifted shovel as he attempted to strike I took hold of the shovel & wrenched it from him, as I did so I slipped & fell to my knee, before I could recover myself the prisoner Ah Low rushed at me and struck me across the left arm | ||
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| + | BC Archives GR-0419 Box 24 File 1882/17 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents. | ||
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4th November 1882
Augustus Carroll being duly sworn states as follows
On the 26th of October AD 1882 about 5:50 PM I returned to the ballast pit at eight mile hill with the train when I saw the Chinese employed there make a break for their camp. I saw the foreman Mr. Cole stop them he said something to them in their own language which I did not understand. They all came back to their work except one man that hid himself under one of the cars. I called to foreman attention to the fact. When the Chinaman under car made a rush for me with an uplifted shovel as he attempted to strike I took hold of the shovel & wrenched it from him, as I did so I slipped & fell to my knee, before I could recover myself the prisoner Ah Low rushed at me and struck me across the left arm
BC Archives GR-0419 Box 24 File 1882/17 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.