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1904-10 Rex vs. Wong On and Wong Gow – murder (at the Chinese theatre)

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CONSTABLE W. G. CARSOV, having been duly called on behalf of the prosecution as witness, and sworn, testifies as follows,-
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Constable W.G. Carson, having been duly called on behalf of the prosecution as witness, and sworn, testifies as follows,
Examination  in  chief by Mr. Moresby :
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Q     What is your name ?     A     William George Carson is my name.
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Examination  in  chief by Mr. Moresby:
Q     You are a City Constable here, Mr.  Carson  ?
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A     Yes.
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Q What is your name? A William George Carson is my name.
3,      Where were you on the night of the 31st January last       A     I was on barrack duty.
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^      In the morning were you down at the Chinese Theatre on that morning ?     A     Yes.
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Q You are a City Constable here, Mr.  Carson? A Yes.
Q     You   went to that place from information you received ?     A     Yea.
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Q     You were at the police barrack at the time you got this Information ?     A     Yes.
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Where were you on the night of the 31st January lastA I was on barrack duty.
Q   And then you went down to the Chinese Theatre?
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A     Yes.
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In the morning were you down at the Chinese Theatre on that morning? A Yes.
Q     When you got down at the Chinese Theatre what happened—  what did you  see ?     A     I  saw a china-man laying on the floor of the stage.
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Q     The first  floor— you might tell us how  you got into the Chinese Theatre ?      A     I got   in from Cormorant Street along  the alley— the public entrance of the Chinese Theatre.
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Q You went to that place from information you received? A Yes.
Q  The Chinese Theatre lays between Fisguard and Cormorant Street ?     A     Yes.
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Q   There is a narrow alley-way joining those two streets, and you go through that alleyway to go to the Theatre ?     A     Yes.
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Q You were at the police barrack at the time you got this Information? A Yes.
Q, Which door did you go in by, the public or the private ?         A The public door.
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BC Archives GR-0419         BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 100 File 1904/10          Attorney General documents.
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Q And then you went down to the Chinese Theatre? A Yes.
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Q When you got down at the Chinese Theatre what happened - what did you  see? A I  saw a chinaman laying on the floor of the stage.
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Q The first  floor - you might tell us how  you got into the Chinese Theatre A I got in from Cormorant Street along  the alley - the public entrance of the Chinese Theatre.
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Q  The Chinese Theatre lays between Fisgard and Cormorant Street? A Yes.
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Q There is a narrow alleyway joining those two streets, and you go through that alleyway to go to the Theatre? A Yes.
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Q Which door did you go in by, the public or the private? A The public door.
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BC Archives GR-0419 Box 100 File 1904/10 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.

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Constable W.G. Carson, having been duly called on behalf of the prosecution as witness, and sworn, testifies as follows,

Examination in chief by Mr. Moresby:

Q What is your name? A William George Carson is my name.

Q You are a City Constable here, Mr. Carson? A Yes.

Q Where were you on the night of the 31st January last? A I was on barrack duty.

Q In the morning were you down at the Chinese Theatre on that morning? A Yes.

Q You went to that place from information you received? A Yes.

Q You were at the police barrack at the time you got this Information? A Yes.

Q And then you went down to the Chinese Theatre? A Yes.

Q When you got down at the Chinese Theatre what happened - what did you see? A I saw a chinaman laying on the floor of the stage.

Q The first floor - you might tell us how you got into the Chinese Theatre A I got in from Cormorant Street along the alley - the public entrance of the Chinese Theatre.

Q The Chinese Theatre lays between Fisgard and Cormorant Street? A Yes.

Q There is a narrow alleyway joining those two streets, and you go through that alleyway to go to the Theatre? A Yes.

Q Which door did you go in by, the public or the private? A The public door.

BC Archives GR-0419 Box 100 File 1904/10 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.