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| − | William Thomas Hoyes, sworn, saith;
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| − | Q What is your name?
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| − | A. William Thomas Hoyes.
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| − | Q Your occupation?
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| − | A. Physician and Surgeon.
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| − | Q. You reside in the City of Trail.
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| − | A. In the City of Trail.
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| − | Q When did you first see the deceased ?
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| − | A On the 17th.-about midday of the 17th.
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| − | Q When did you first see him and what was he suffering from?
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| − | A. After death or before ?
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| − | Q Before death?
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| − | A I don't know when I first saw him, but professionally I presume about two months, more or less- it may have been two weeks more, or perhaps two weeks less.
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| − | Q What did you find him suffering from ?
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| − | A. Physical examination at that time revealed to me that it was tubercular in character-that is a physical examination of the lungs-in other words, consumption;the starting stages or incipient stages of consumption.
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| − | Q Would this cause death in a reasonable time ?
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| − | A Yes, within a reasonable time.
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| − | Q At that time how long would you give him to live; that is your medical opinion ?
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| − | A I think at that time perhaps five or six months/ It depends upon the climate and so on; it is hardly a fair question, perhaps in a regular climate he may live a year or more.
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| − | Q When did you next see him?
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| − | A About midday of the 17th.
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| − | Q Where was he?
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| − | A Over in the wash-house; 1 don't know the name of the wash-house.
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| − | Q In a Chinese laundry ?
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| − | BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 95 File 1903/18 Attorney General documents.
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