Inquisition British Columbia New Westminster District

An Inquisition indented taken at Brownsville British Columbia, the 26 day of December in the AD 1879, before me, Charles N. Trew, gentleman, one of the Coroners for our Lady the Queen, for the District aforesaid, upon the view of the body of Yang Grattat, a chinaman then and there and within the jurisdiction of the said Coroner, lying dead, upon the oaths of

W J Brewer E Johnston M O’Brien John Armstrong Rt. McKee H.J. Turner

Good and lawful men of the Province aforesaid, in the said District, who being now here sworn and charged to enquire, on the part of our said Lady the Queen, when, where, how, and after what manner, the said Yang Grattat came to his death, do say upon their oath, that