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he was on the footboard retracted standing on the footboard his feet was inside in the front standing with his head inside? A;- Well- Mr Ladner;- I do think that Mr Cowan has erred in this. Mr. Shortreed said his head was inside, not his body. Mr Cowan;- Oh very well, if his body was inside are you in a position to say Mr Shortreed is wrong? A;- No. I am not prepared to say that. Q;- A;- I can't speak of that at all. Q;- As far as you believe, you picked up Jim? A;- Yes; we stopped the car. He put his hand on the door on my side next to me. He said nothing. I don't know if Jim was there or not, or what become of Jim. Q;- At the time your belief is that Jim was actually on the car? A;- Yes. Q;- You understood from what happened after he got off? A;- It's a question whether he did or didn't. Q;- You didn't think at the time he got on the car? A;- Yes. Q;- A;- I could not just say whether he was there or was not. I could not stand here and say whether he was or was not. Q;- It is your belief all the time he was on the car? A;- I cannot say. Q;- You were able to see the road very clearly? A;- Yes. Q;- You were sitting behind Smith? A;- Yes. Q;- You saw the roughness of the road? A;- Yes. Q;- At some distance? A;- Yes. Q;- You say the motorlight was good on the bridge you could see as clearly as on the road? A;- Yes. Q;- And you saw the gates? A;- Yes. Q;- And they were closed? A;- Yes.