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The Coroner: He was running to- ward the compound gate?—Yes, He had a, rifle which was held at the "ready."
Mr. King confirmed this, saying that the order was first to put on boots and then to get rifles, with- { out bothering about clothing. „Proceeding, witness said that he Answering Mr. King, witness (Continued from Page
saw Dalip Singh fire two shots in anid that it was after he had put the direction of the Indian Mar- on his boots that the alarm went. The Coroner: They are cuttre-ried Quarters. Witness fired five He did not say anything to the ly different.
shots at him with his rifle. Two station guard when he first heard Gurdit Singh continued that shots were fired while Dalip Singh firing, not even when the latter after the second shot he saw was in sight and two more after ran past. The station guard did Sergt. Madgwick coming up the he had disappeared round the not call out anything to witness path and the third shot followed. | corner. Indian Lance-Sergeant as he went past. Witness was the He did not realise that anything | B349 was the senior officer in the first to enter the big barrack was wrong until he saw Sergt. big barrack room and he ordered room. Madgwick run into the married witness and the other three cons- The Caroner: As you ran tables in the room to MAD the through the passage did you see The Coroner: Did you look to windows.
anything?--Yes, I saw the station see who was firing!--No.
Replying to the Coroner, the guard going into the charge-room You simply bolted?Yea. I ran witness and that the door leading to switch on the alarm. I across the compound into the to the charge-room was slightly right on his heels. barrack room and heard many open so that they could see Continuing, witness said that more shots.
through to the charge-room from after switching on the alarm, the Could you say whether they where they were.
station guard went into the big were revolver or rifle shots
In the course of furtbor evi-barrack room and aroused Lance- can distinguis' the sound, butdence, the witness said that he Sergeant 'B349 and the others.
Mr. King: Was B722 (the was in too much of a hurry to do heard several more shots fired up.
stairs and some outside. He did station guard) in the big barrack so then.
not see Dalip Singh again. The room when you fired your first five station guard sent a telephone shots?—No. message for assistance at 5.10. The Coroner: He went out again? p.m. Witness did not himself go|--Yes. into the 'charge-room.
Mr. King: If what you say is The Coroner: How many shots true, after the station guard had
fire-Altogether, you
20 aroused the others, Dalip Singh was still outside and you fired at
Why?--When firing is going on one is apt to get into a' panie.
A "Pitiful Picture."
Continuing his evidence, Gurdit Singh said he did not see anyone did pass his door except the Station rounds. Guard, B722. The latter had a revolver in his right hand. Wit- ness, saw Dalip Singh go into the station by the back door and no one else.
The Coroner: Only three of which him?--Yes. were at a visible target?—Yes.
1
was
Did not go to Post.. shots?-We dred whenever we
What made you fire the other 17 | ·
When the question was put heard firing upstairs.
ab- again by Mr. King to make Addressing Mr. King, the Coro-solutely sure of the point, the wit- ner remarked! "He presents ness said: "I fireil the five shota rather pitiful
picture. I am and B722 roused the others simul- afraid!"
Laneously."
Mr. King: I agree with you:
Put On His Boots.
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The Coroner: The fact remains that when, all were aroused E5-43 (Dalip Singh) had not entered the Mr. King then assumed the ex-compound yet? Yes. amination of the wi̟iness and ask-
Further questioned by Mr.
The Coroner: Not even a Chinese or anybody 7-No.
Witness said that he then ran through the passage to the big Indian barrack room which he en- tered by the door near the chargef jom. As he came out of his room he had a clear view of the compound and saw no one there. He did not sec Chajja Singh or Dalip Singh there. Later he saw Dalip Sagh through a window of the big barrack room. This was. The Coroner: Against what, bul-ground floor verandah outside the | the window nearest to the kitchen. lets ?—That is our order.
Dalip Singh was then running: Mr. King: You started to put towards the back of the station. on your boots before you heard When witness first saw him he the alarm? Yes, because I heard wus at the top of the slope lead-| firing.
ed him why he had waited to put King, witness said that they had on his boots, and witness replied: [had practice alarms at the station "As a safeguard!"
and it was his duty to go to the
ing from the station, four or five The Coroner: You say it is part of yards from the south-west corner your instructions to put on your of the station.
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boots first?—Yes.
charge-room with his rifle.
The Coroner: You admit that you did not go to your post? Yes. I went there later.
What do you mean later?—I did not go. I could see from the post- tion in which I was.
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