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Thomas Edwards, undertaker. Sworn:- By Mr. Potts:- Did you receive the bodies of the 12 Chinese killed on the 15th July? A: Yes, sir. Q: Did you make any examination of them? A: No, I searched them. Q: Who was present? A: Mr. Hall and those that identified the bodies particularly. Q: What was found on the clothes of these Chinamen? Any matches? 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. Q: What kind of key? Would it be one that you could open a safety lamp with? A: No, it would be a rim lock or padlock key. Q: Were there any matches in the match-box? A: That I couldn't say now. No. 7, Mah See, pocket knife, key and tobacco pouch. Q: What kind of a key would that be? 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. Q: You were present when Chung Lai was identified? A: Yes, I was; at the time the Jury was there. Q: He was one of the Chinamen killed? A: Yes.

Thomas Edwards.

Taken upon oath and acknowledged 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.