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Q What did you see? A I saw a Chinaman laying on the floor. You might just describe on the plan - this is supposed to be a plan of the building - A This (indicating) is the stage.

Q This is the stage down here (indicating on plan). This in a little recess or aperture through which you can see from the second landing down to the stage. A (indicating on plan) This is the stage - I saw him laying about there (indicating).

Q In what position? A His head was towards the north - the north-west.

Q Yes. A There were some chairs arid a table - the table stood close by him, and almost immediately under this balcony (indicating on plan).

Q Which side of the table was he on? A He was on the outer side - the East side.

Q Let me put it this way - was he between the table and the wall? A The table was between here (indicating) and the wall.

Q And where were the chairs, having regard to the table? A There was only one chair close - that stood on the south side of the table, on this side as it appears there (indicating on plan). The table stood about there - the Chinaman lay about there (indicating).

Q And what time was this? A About ten minutes past one of the morning of the 31st.

Q You might go on and describe what you did and what you saw? A I saw a Chinaman on the floor of the stage of the Theatre groaning and apparently badly hurt; he was surrounded by a number of other Chinamen. I lifted him up and sat him on this chair, and immediately telephoned for Dr. Robert.

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