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*Shenton. The mob could both seo and hear what you did?
Sub-Inspector litt, Yee.
Mr.Shonton. The Sanshuipo men,here did they charge their rifles? Sub-Inspector Titt. About 20 feet in front of the crowd: in sight
of the crowd.
"Shenton. Of the crowd at the ater Works,roughly how many had
sticks?
Sub-Inspedofr Pitt, I should think about a third.The majority had
umbrellas.
His Worship. Ordinary walking sticks?
Sub-Ingrector Pitt. Of different kinds.
Mr. Shenton. These stioks were waved in the air?
"ub-Inspector Pitt. Hata, stioka, umbrellas and everything.
"Ir.Shenton. Tas thore much noise?
Sub-Inspector Pitt. You could hardly hear yourself,
r.Shenton. Had they the appearance of being violent? ub-Inspector litt. If we had tried to stop them there we should
have had a rough time.
lir.Shenton. I take it that at the time you let the mob through there was nothing you could do to stop them except to fire into them? Sub-Inspector Pitt. That is so,
His Worship. You could have made a bayonet or a truncheon charge? Sub-Inspector Pitt. We were only eight against 2000, A truncheon charge or a bayonet charge would not have stopped thom. It would have been useless. They could have overpowered us with thie sticks, The only thing I could do,if I did not let them through, was to fire,
and I decide to let thom through.
Mr. Shonton. If you had not let them through what do you think would
havo happened?
Sub-Inspector Fitt, They would have set upon us.
Mr. Shenton. When you let them through,what was their demeanour,
insolent?