John Marshall et al
As part of the Chinese Historical Wrongs Legacy Initiative, we’ve digitized a small selection of inquests and inquiries from 1872 to 1934, found in series GR-0431. These were chosen to reflect the experiences of early Chinese immigrants to B.C. – their living and working conditions, and their unfortunate accidental or unusual deaths. They range from a woman working in a brothel in Barkerville who died of natural causes to three sawmill workers who died from malnutrition. Learn more.
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Q;- The car was examined right after being taken out of the water? A;- Yes. Q;- Do you think the jar of going in could have any change on the brake? A;- No. Q;- Do you think the car took a somersault and struck something? A;- It is quite possible something might have been broken. Q;- Wouldn't that dent you found in the manifold intake on the car be caused by the car shooting over the bridge end of the draw, the dent, getting over the end of the bridge, be in the middle or the back of the car? A;- In the middle of the car toward the back. Q;- Where? A;- Just forward of the back wheel. Q;- What would that indicate to you? Was going slowly as it went down and made a dent, whereas if the car was going an excessive rate of speed the car would have shot out about twenty feet? A;- Well- Q;- Do you think the car must have been going slow? Have you ever noticed light on the bridge when crossing the river? A;- I have driven across but once in two years at night. Q;- You are an automobile driver acquainted with the traffic here. When you see a red light, where do you expect to find danger, before the red light or after? A;- Close around the red light. Q;- You would not expect to find the red light in the vicinity of the danger. Mr Beck;- When did you make your examination? A;- I made my examination when the jury went out to see the car just after it was raised. Q;- How long after? A;- I was in town when it was raised; I drove the jury there. Q;- When you arrived there there was quite a number of people the there; you couldn't say if it was touched or not? A;- No.