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~he of the praceting Gay. Threats were being made by bonus archers of serfous violence when darimess fell. . The Commissioners tated - -that Lt was the opinion of Inspectors Irom, Edwards, Been end ~ Davis, ond Lieutenant Keck of the Metropolitan Police Dapartaent, 28 well as thessalves that hed the arrival of troops been de deyed,: bloodshed end death! could mot heve been averted, | Comm sioner, Catia bad n no personal knowledge ‘or the sh twations . “On, August 3rd Yatorviene | were conducted with Inspectors of the ‘Police Department, who aleo furnished copies of statements wilcb — they had nade at the request. of: the Commissioners, : Inspector Louis I, Hy sanarde, vxecutive ofttcer and Agalstant . Superintendent, states that he received no instructions in regard .. te ectivities on the 28th of July mitil 7230 AN. when he was told ts cbave. sg detedl, of 100 menwti 4,000 feet of rope report to the” " | Drefflo Bures st 9120 in connection with the evacuation of a portion -af the area owned by the Treasnry Department on Paonsylveni« Avenue at 3rd and Four and One-helf Streetss. These men were personally Anstructed ty fajor Claseford, who drew a diagram on & bleckboard, ard Inspector Edwards’ then received his first detailed information of whee the operstione were to he, At about 12 o'clock, the Police were attecked vith bricks and several ware injured. This continued until a trics wan called et 1216 by Kejor Glasaford for "lunch". At about this tins, heving bem informed by Inepector Brown tnat bonus marcheva from the various camps wore moving in, without turtoer dostructions Inspector Ndwerds diracted that all Police officers on or off duty bo seat to the scene, numbering ‘ehout §00 men. . , Inspector Ernest We Brom, fentor Agsiatant Supsrintandent, .,, Btated that he received his inetructions for the cpexstions on .Suly 28th for the firat time at 9430 AsM., when bo found General “Glaseford maxing a diegran on the, bleckboard in the Traffic Bureau aquad room tnd was inatructed to regulate trafiio in the affected . AFQae During the time of the rlote end several tines throughout | ‘the dey, Insysctor Brom stated that he was placed in comand sn, (uring the absence of General Gisseforss with no instructions ss * to what was to be donee :