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He had come in voluntarily but Joy with that meticulous regard for the rights of the accused which characterizes our administration of Criminal Justice, he delayed a week to arrest him until he could secure the services of an interpreter who, he was satisfied, could explain clearly to the accused the warning to be given before he was interrogated.

Noo-kud-lah being arrested, Joy as Justice of the Peace, opened the Court of Preliminary Enquiry, July 10: it was continued till July 20, eight witnesses being examined, one white man and seven Esquimaux; Statutory Declarations (having the force of Affidavits) were read of eight other Esquimaux at distant places; and the three men made statement It appeared that Janes was claiming from the natives payment for goods supplied and had more than once threatened violence, to shoot the dogs which is equivalent to causing starvation and even to shoot some of the men : at length, the three Esquimaux formed a plot and the trader was shot.

The men were, of course, committed for trial.

The Judicial party to hold the trial left Quebec, July 7, 1923, on the Arctic, being composed of His Honor Judge Rivet of Montreal, Mr Falardeau of Quebec, Crown Prosecutor, Mr Leo- pold Tellier of Montreal, provided as Counsel for the Prisoners and X.

Biron of Montreal as Clerk of the Court.