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CONSTABLE W. G. CARSOV, 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. 3, Where were you on the night of the 31st January last A I was on barrack duty. ^ 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 Yea. 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 china-man 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 Fisguard and Cormorant Street  ? A Yes. Q There is a narrow alley-way 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 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 100 File 1904/10 Attorney General documents.