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69. How close were they to you when you walked over?— They were right alongside of me. 70. Was there much noise on the other side of the street ? —Not a great deal. 71. What attracted you there ? —I went over to see what was happening. 72. How many people were about there ?—I sh.ould think, about twenty. 73. Do you remember seeing Durbridge there'?—l did not see him until he came up. 74. How many round about were there when Durbridge was there ?—Between twenty or thirty. 75. Will you swear that ?—I did not count them. 76. You went up to Durbridge, did you not ?—I did not; he came up to me. 77. Did you say anything when you went round the crowd? —I did. I said, "What the devil's the row?" 78. Did you say, " What the hell is the row" ? —I might have done so. 79. You addressed this remark to Durbridge ?—I did not. 80. You addressed it to the crowd generally ?—Yes. 81. In a loud voice?—No; in a voice that could be heard. 82. In an aggressive manner you said, "What the hell is the matter"? —In the usual manner. 83. Did you ask it in an aggressive manner?—ln an inquiring manner. 84. Then Durbridge came up to you and said, " What's that got to do with you " ? —Yes. 85. Will you tell me exactly what Durbridge was doing ? How far were you away from him when you just got up to the crowd ? —I did not see him until he walked up to me. 86. What was he doing : have you any idea ?—I could not say what he was doing. 87. He came up to you and said, " What the devil has that got to do with you " ?—Yes. 88. Then you raised your stick, did you not? Did you not raise your stick?—l did not. 89. Did you attempt to strike him ?—I did not. 90. What did you say?—He gave me a push and said, " What right have you got here? " I said, " I have as much right to be here as you have." 91. He gave you a push?— Yes. 92. You were standing up straight ?—I was sitting on my stick. 93. He gave you a push?— Yes, a push. 94. What did you do? Did you not lift your stick or raise your stick?—No; I did not take my hand out of my pocket or raise my stick. 95. Was it a vigorous push? Did. you stagger?—l may have staggered a couple of steps and picked up my balance again. 96. Will you swear that you did not take your stick up and strike at him when he gave you a push?—l will. 97. If Constable Kemp and Constable Durbridge both swear that you lifted your stick to him (Durbridge) and that he told you to get out of the way you will deny it ?—I will. 98. You lifted your stick to him after you fell down ? —After he hit me. 99. Where did he hit you ? —On the jaw. 100. Did you get up at once ? —Yes. 101. And made a hit at him ?—Yes. 102. Then, you attempted to hit him with your stick and he attempted to put you on the ground ? —Yes. 103. What did your friends do when this was happening?— One of them came to my assistance. 104. Daniell did ?—Yes. 105. At what particular stage was that ?—When I was on Durbridge's shoulder. 106. Was that after he gave you this push ?—When I was on his shoulder. W T hen he picked me up and chucked me over his shoulder I called out to the fellows to see me through. 107. How did you gen on his shoulder?—He picked me up by the knees and chucked me over his shoulder. 108. He got you round the knees and chucked you over his shoulder ? —Yes. 109. What were you doing so close to Durbridge when he chucked you over his shoulder ?—I made a rush at him with my stick. 110. Did you close with him ? —No; he closed with me. 111. When you rushed at him with your stick did he not close with you? —I did my best to hit him, and he rushed me. 112. You went away home to your father ? —Yes. 113. Then you went to the police-station ? —Yes. 114. And had a conversation with Durbridge ?—Yes, and Kemp. 115. Did you apologize to Kemp or Durbridge ?—I did not. 116. You say Durbridge apologized to you?—He did. 117. Did he express himself as being very sorry about this occurrence ?—He mentioned that his temper had got him into more than one scrape. 118. In whose presence?—ln the presence of my father and myself. 119. Is your father coming here to give evidence ?—I do not know. 120. Was Kemp there ?—I could not say. I said the matter was going to drop. 121. Why did you not report this matter to the Inspector of Police ?—For many reasons. I was just starting business at the time and knew that it would have been detrimental to me. 122. You were grossly assaulted by a police constable, you said, without provocation on your part at all ?—That is so. 123. The only satisfactory reason why you did not report this and cause public notice to be drawn to it was that you were going to start in business?— And that I had an apology.