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INQUISITION.

An Inquisition indented taken at Yale Province of British Columbia, the 18 day of July in the 36 year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria, before me, A. T. Bushby, --- gentlemen, one of the Actg Coroners for our Lady the Queen, for the Province, aforesaid, upon the view of the body of a Chinaman unknown then and there and within the jurisdiction of the said Actg Coroner, lying dead, upon the oaths of

John Pleace, I. S. Bristol, William Teague, Charles Oppenkimer, A. McInnis, L. Oppenheim, I. F. Bassy, Geo. Pope, Aaron Ibucou, H. J. Elliot, Iaine McDonald & W. C. Berkeley

good and lawful men of Yale aforesaid, in the said Province, 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 Chinaman --- came to his death, do say upon their oath, that the said Chinaman came by his death from causes unknown.

BC Archives, GR-0431 Box 1 File 3 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Inquisitions / inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.