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Before me personally appeared the unsigned Alex McQuatters who being duly sworn deposes as follows. My name is Alex McQuatters. I live at the corner of Rayburn Avenue and Clay Street. On the 1st of May 1866 on my return from work I stopped at a public house at the corner of South St and Rayburn Ave, and while reading a paper a large crowd of Policemen came down Rayburn. Everything was quiet, there was no negroes armed nor any indication of a riot. No disturbance of any kind when the policemen arrived. They came down firing at the negroes, the negroes ran away without offering any resistance the police following & shooting. Dunn Engineer or Fireman was about twenty feet feet ahead of the police when he fell. No negro fired a shot, the firing all came from the police in the rear of Dunn. When Dunn fell the police all passed down Rayburn Avenue and South St and I saw no more of the affair (signed) Alexander McQuatter Subscribed and sworn to before me the 21st of May 1866 (Signed) Saml Walker Brt Capt & AAQM A true Copy F M H Kendrick Capt & A.I Gen.