A. Yes.
Q. How many shots were fired before the militia fired?
A. There may have been five or six.
Q. To what extent were the missiles thrown?
A. There was quite a shower of stones and brickbats.
Q. Was any command given to the militia to fire?
A. Not that I heard. I heard the command to charge bayonets, but no command to fire.
Q. Was the command to charge bayonets obeyed?
A. Yes.
Q. Did they drive back the crowd?