The first witness yesterday moraing was Mrs. Burton, wife of Dr.
Burton, She said she left her: House in' Jinkee Rodd. in a motor car on the afternoon of May }30 and on reaching the Chekiang Road corner, noticed a crowd moving westward. Witness at first, Shought it was a procession. was between 320 and 2.25 p.m. Ca passing Louza station she saw tome Sikh policemen outside the gate. They had rifles by. their fides, "Aniong the crowd only one man was seen making a speech, The crowd on the left hand side of the road, going west, seemed to a different one, composed of a diferent kind of people ith the other. station witness saw a foreigner outside, " police officer. Her husband called out and asked if he could do anything. The police officer did not hear the call, and waved the ear on.
In reply to Sir H. Gollan said she heard nothing of the ting, Mr. Arthur Covey Arthur Covey, solicitor, was next called, Mr. McNeill conducting th examination, Witness said he was in Nanking Road on the afternoon of May 30, proceeding towards the course ig his ricsha, Until he [got to Chekiang Road the crowd an ordinary one. Then he noticed on the left hand side of the road a crowd of people two to three deep. The time then was very nearly 8.30 p.m. Witness went on as far as Yunnan Road, to opposite the main doors of the Town Hall, Here a boy with a lot of pamphlets reached out and threw them into the road. About 15 people rushed forward to secure them. Then witness heard what he thought was a volley fired. At the time the was of the opinion that it was of blank cartridges and that the next would de ball. He immediately told his ricsha coolie to take cover behind fan omnibus, which was going west~ ward. At that time the tramcars were going both west and east. The ricsha coolie, not understanding the instructions, turned into Kweichow Road, and here witness fed for about 10 minutes. There no interruption in the traffic until the actual firing took place. On reaching Kweichow Road wit ness said he looked at his watch.
Tt was then exactly 3.30 p.m. He then proceeded to Thibet Road, making towards the race course, Just by the race course he saw a detective running and asked him where he was going. The officer said he was going to fetch the Commissioner of Police, who at the race course. Witness offered to lend the detective his ricsha. The offer was refused.
The crowd which he saw at the Chekiang Road corner Mr. Covey estimated at about 1400. Afterwards there wes about 700—certainly more than 600—son the left hand side between Chekiang Road ud as far as he could see to Louza station.
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