The trial of Captain Preston written in shorthand print of his testimony was demonstrated as: "Nay, so far was I from intending the death of any person that I suffered the troops to go to the spot where the unhappy affair took place without any loading in their pieces; nor did I ever give orders for loading them(Hodgson)," conveys his intent. Captain Preston never gave an order to the soldiers and never wanted blood to be spilled. Also, this eyewitness account of the British perspective, asking the soldiers is illustrated as: "On my asking the soldiers why they fired without orders, they said they heard the word fire and supposed it came from me. This might be the case as many of the mob called out fire, fire, but I assured the men that I gave no such order; that my words were, don't fire, stop your firing. In short, it was scarcely possible for the soldiers to know who said fire, or don't fire, or stop your firing (Charles Edwards and Richardson)," shows that it was misheard during the riot.…