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Q: You are on your oath now?

A: Yes

Q: Will you swear that where you fired the last shot, both of those men understood and knw what you said?

A: Ask that question again, a little clearer.

Q: In that place where you fired the last shot, will you swear that both the miner and helper understood English sufficiently for them to understand you.

A: I spoke to both the helper and the 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 and 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 and the Coal Min’s Act intelligently?

A: Yes.

Q: You are on your oath?

A: Yes, I am on my oath, I guess.

Mr Pooley:- 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. Gillespie

Taken upon oath and acknowledge this 14 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three James Abrams, Coroner.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.