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Whitby Free Press, 17 May 1973, p. 1

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VOL. 3, NO. 1 THURSDAV, MAY 170,1973 Archbishop Pbilip F. Pocock of Toronto (left), Frank Canzi, anid Father Leo Autn Jury urges review of pr o n r pastor of St. John the Evangelist Churcb watcb Father John Newton speak folown b s n r is ordination. Free Press Phot Last week a c jury ruled thai year-old Osha Michael Edward died in a Wbitb montb ago by1 band, and that soner "was han a not unreasonal: ner." T7he jury he proxîmately elevt of testimony ari deliberated for o hours before recg ding certain cha the jail celîs, an( that police revie cbecking proced prisoners. The jury alsolf the building shc better equippe< oxygen masks an ohecking proceduro coroner's should allow better the stairs ,t a 20- checks to be made by As they en awanian, the police. way attht Schuet[, The Learing itself had Middleton )y ceil a flumerous witness giving Schuett sý his owýn testimony, some seeming stable Usi the pri- to be quite contradictory. him in tý idled in It was established that ing himE ble man- Schuett and two other wall. 1I youtbs consumed alco- grab Schu ard ap- bol at a local bote!. subdued ai 'en hours Then accompanied by floor." id then Glenn Red Fern (19), Despite )ver two Schuett went to a local niaIs by ommen- pooî hall wbere lie was Red Fern anges in subsequently asked to a nearby ci aid equiment. In particular, the jury levelled criticism at three major areas of the po- lice procedure: the fre- quency in cel checks; the isolation of the celîs; and the number of offi- cers on duty. Police Chief Pilking- ton said "Grand Juries for years bave commen- ted on the inadequacy" of police. facilities, add- ing tbat the obsolete and unsuitable building pre- vented better ceil checks. H1e also said, that, the new police building, to be opened lune 19, leave by the manager who pboned the Whitby Police. After being told the police were coming, the pair left. Sgt. Lynn Middleton arrested Scbu- ett in front of the Whit- by Library charging bini witb being drunk in a public place. Apparently Scbuett offered no re- sistance while in the cr- uiser until Sgt. Middleton tried to escort him into the police' station. "I grabbed him by the back and pulled him forward to get into the station" lie said, but Scbuett felI and Const. Robert Usher 'ir over to help. "Usher took the arms, and 1 took bis belt, and we baîf- dragged bim into the sta- tion", said the Sgt. H1e also said that Scbuett struggled ail the time wvhile being forced down to the celîs. ,tered the ball- e bottom Sgt. isaid "I saw swi 'ng at Con- her. He struck te face send- back into the then tried to Liett and lie was and put on the evigorous de- police, Glenn a wbo was in cell wben Sebu- taken in, said Scbuett being by bis hair a- Shallway floor !1l. Red Fern that the pri- >t asking to see a lawyer. Walter Staysbyn, law- yer for the parents of the deceased, questioned Detective Sergeant Mor- ley Nicholson who ad- mitted that two reports bad had to be submit- ted because the first re- port mentioned notbing of the prisoner being struck by the police. TFhe body of Schuett was discovered by Sgt. Robert Jarvest at around 1 a.m. , April 5, naked in bis ce!!, wit'b bis bead tied to the railirig by bis trouser legs. History was enacted in Whitby and at St. John, the Evangelist Catbolic Cburch on Sat- 'urday, May 12, 1973. John Newton became Father John Newton at an ordination ceremony conducted by Arcbbishop Philip F. Pocock of the Toronto Diocese at St. John's Churcli during the evening Newton Wyhitby, Bernard 's Separate becomes man to Priest in mass. Father was born in attended St. sand St. John's Scbools. He the first Young be ordained a ýthe bistory of the Parisb wbicb is -over 100 years old. During bis school years lie was an altar boy and event- ually became bead altar boy. Following the Mas s and ordination, a recep- tion was beld ini Father John Newton's bonour in the gymnasium of Denis O'Connor Higli School, where the par- ishioners met and wisbed him welI. During tbe course of tbe evening Past' Grand Knigbt, Frank Canzi of the Whitby Knigbts of Columbus ad- dressed the assembled guests to make a pre- sentation to Fr. Newton. Fr. Newton had been Charter Chef Squire of the Whitby Columbian Squires, a junior brandi of tbe Knigbts of Colum. bus, during Mr. Canzi's tenure of office as Grand Knight. With Mr. Canzi on the stage to make the presentation were His Excellency, Archbi- shop Pbilip F. Pocock and the Pastor of St. John's Church,, Father Leo J. Austin. The na- ture of the presentation to Father Newton was a memento from the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Dr. John W. McDevitt of New Haven, Connec- icut. The memento was a replica of a communion cup .presented to the fam- ily of the late president of the United States, John F. Kennedy by the Fourth Degree Knigbts of Columbus., Mr. Canzi was to have made the presentation on bebaîf of the Supreme Knight but stated that in view of the memento being a chalice he thought that it would be fitting if His Excellency, the Arcli- bishop would do the honours. Twenty-seven year old Father Newton bas been doing parisb work for the Iast year at Trans- figuration Parish in Wes- ton and will be assigned to a parish following his ordination by the Arcli- bishop of Toronto. Special guests at the ordination ceremony in- cluded Monsignor Paul Dwyer of Osbawa, Mayor Desmond Newman, for- mer member of council Judge Hugh O'Connell and former MP Mike Starr. INSDE THIS WEEK PAGE PAGE6 PAGE, 7 KALNINS'COLUMN .........PAGE 8 SI'ARSCOPE............... PAGE 13 BURGESS GIL...... PAGE 13 MOTORING ......... BIRD'S EYEVIEW ........ THE "NATIONAL"' STORY k 10 CENTS d urging w their lure of felt that >uld be d with id first- eit was1 lie saw4 dragged b cross the to bis cel also said soner kepi jtý

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