32.

Thursday, August 13, 1903

The Jury having been called and answered to their names:

Jung How was sworn:- (By Interpreter)

By Mr. Potts:-What stall did he work in?

A: No.5 stall; No.12 we call it.

Q: Suppose boss talk to him, do he understand him?

A: I understand him.

Q: Suppose fire boss tell him to put up stringer?

A:? Yes, I understand him that all right.

Q: Does he savee "cog"?

A: Yes, I understand cog.

Q: Whereabouts was he when the explosion took place?

A: Before that I shovel coal, before the explosion in No. 5 stall.

Q: Did he see anything of the explosion?

A: I didn't see anything I heard the wind blow pretty hard, and after that the flames come.

Q: Which direction did the flames come?

A: I don't know which side they come.

Q: From No. 6 stall?

A: I couldn't tell where they come from.

Q. Was he in No. 6 stall at all?

A. No, I stay in my own stall.

Q. What kind of lamp he got?

A: I use a safety lamp always.

Q: What did he do with it after the explosion?

A: As soon as the winds blow, the explosion, the lamp fall down, I don't know where they go.

Q: Did he see a lamp like this, "B"?

A: Yes, I saw thatlamp.

Q: Was it as it is now?

A: Yes.

Q: What became of the top of it?

A. Yes. we have the top of it, but my boss, he take that oil.

Q. Who unlocked it?

A: I don't know who unlocked it.

Q. What became of the top of it?

A. He had the top too before the explosion. I see my partner take that lamp from the edge of the place but when I see him take that lamp it had no light; but my partner say the lamp is not locked but I have no light on it. His boss see the map on the rock. I know he take that lamp because he use a little bit of oil to put on his nut.

Q. How did he get the lamp open?

A: My boss say that lamp is never locked; no lock on it.

Q: Where did he get it from?

A: About 14 or 15 yards from No. 3 incline.

Q. What condition was it in when he got it?

A. I don't know, my partner he know.

Q. Was it like this when he got it, or had it a top on it?

A. Yes, he have a top on it, but my boss he take that oil.

Q. Who unlocked it?

A. I don't know who unlocked it.

Q. Who took the top off?

A: His partner take the top off and put the oil on his nut.

Q. What is a nut?

A. He put the oil on the nut (explains what a nut is)

Q. Did you have a pit lamp?

A. No, no pit lamp.

Q: Has he ever opened a safety lamp?

A. No, he daresn't; it is all locked up.

Q. Do you smoke?

A. I didn't smoke at all.

Q. Does he smoke?

A. No, I don't smoke at all.