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holmnn Jr.blr was dospetekod from tho Fort wi.th a party of 30 polico at alxjut
10 n.m, in vehicles. Vho -iolicemcn wore all an nod rifles, ancl a

KavIldar ’.ms aiv.od with a Stirling -yx\ tut Inspector Salman was himoolf
unarmed, They took up position near the I'ioh iiarkot. Tho ordo.vs "iron to
the In.vioctor ly Colonol I-.'ureroley, the thon 'resistant Goirviandar.t of Police,
wore to disperse the crowd but, ct that stax,©, ho woe not told how. The
r on :-.oro wearing a tool hobr.cts, which accordin'' to t: o Inooootor anvoared

no a novelty to tl a crowd, wVo (.’.ode It oloar t’ nt tV*ey resonted the presence
of the police, Tho board are ••it© satisfied that Inspector .al.'.an did
hie utmoot to porsuado tho poople to disperse, and so e of thooo present
tried to do tho 3amo, Yhsso of forts failed and tho Inspector found tho

cmid more throctenlnj, and potatoes and fish wore t! rov/n at his ...on, Tho
Inspector sov.^ht further uid from tho ?olico Fort and two •• ore parties of
police, ouch about 30 stror;;, uiklor Inspector -ilson ar.d Captain Hills
1/01x5 oor.t to his asclutanco at about noon and 1H.30 p.ra. rospoctivoly.
Thooo polJ.oo •.'01X3 also armed with rifles end bayonets anc1. curried ammunition#

Certain officers and sergeants had revolvers or Jtlrlin.; puns,
5. It is unnucossaiy to oxamine the dotuiled movements of tho police
or tho crowd, but it is cloar that by about 3«15 in tho afternoon there

v'oro about 100 polico in front of and near tho . unicj/.^al Duildin” faced
ly a orowd which mi^ht bo ostime.tod at hC0-$00. There is ovldur.ee that
a oeotion of the crowd was o::cltod and was ho.'.r"; vjrgod ly ono particular
unidoiitificd an to of foot an entrance into t'..o unicinal Ofi’iCo3, Thor©
is also evidcnco that others in tho crowd wax© trying to porsu: do t’e
people to louve tho i -uoro. It vtuo furth.or stated that so o stores wore

t» rovm at tho polico, but none of tVew a / xarer.tly was injured, then or
at ary other time.
6. it about 3*15 P •»• ono (or perhaps two) small explosions was

hoard, There is ovide.co that craclcors or sc,uibs had beor. let off oarllnr.
Immediately following thin t ore was ^enoral fj.rJn-' by tho polio© which
certainly had the of foot of clearing tho Square but also, most unfortunately,
of causing a number of dacths and injuries,
7. this point tho horn'd will ovmmarAse tho viowa which they have

boo ablo to foim on tho ovj.dor.ee v«.MoV tl o.y wore able to hoax' - evidence
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