Asked to describe the composition of the crowd, Inspector Everton said he could best do so by explaining the Louza district. This, suid, was the-best shopping district, for the Chinese in Shanghai. It also contained their amusements, Todging houses: than st of Shanghai.
This meant that there wer bers of shoppers on a Saturday afternoon, also amusement seekers and also' at any given moment of the 24 hours a large number of criminals who live in the district. The crowd which witness dealt with at 240-245 p.m. were students which he handled personally, all respectable people. The lot which forced their way into the charge room after he spoke to! the Commissioner were not students, but of a much rougher class, though not, he thought, criminal Immediately before the firing the crowd was composed of all types of people and, as far as he knew, he could not pick out four students the front ranks. It appeared to be a crowd out for trouble.
Questioned regarding what steps were taken to identify those who were wounded, Inspector Everson stated that Det-Sergt. Douglas, who wus in charge of the detective staff that day, was sent out to the hospitals to get the mames, addresses: and occuyfations of the wounded and also t0 investigate the identity of those killed. By the following: Monday they were all identified, except, two, and the relatives. in: formed.
A report was made of the affair to headquarters before 7 pin. on the day of the occurrence, continued -vitness, and another on June 2.
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