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A charge of criminal negligence has been laid against Geo. H. Mur- doch, former U.F.O.' member for Centre `Simcoe, growing out of an automobile accident near Waver- ley on `Sunday, Sept. 16, as a re- sult of which Mrs. Mary 7Skelton, 408 Park Ave., Toronto, lost her life. Mr. -Murdoch has been sum- moned to appear `before Magistrate Cook at IMidland- on Thursday, Oct. 25. The accident occurred at "the intersection -north of Waverley post office, the Murdoch car and that in which d=eceased`was riding, crashing. "'I"Inn nn-manor : 511-rv `l`\1'n]'\i`l'l9 crasmng. `The coroner's jury probing the fatality found that Mr. Murdoch erred by turning out to the left hand side of the road to avoid hit- ting the car in front without know- ing` the road was clear. It was No. 42 T TOWN APPEALING ASSESSMENT OF C. N. R. IN BARRIE `New Valuating Is Being Made By the Assessor. The Town of Barrie has appeal- ed the assessment of the Canadian National Railway for 1928. enter- ed in the roll at $35.000, the same as it `has been for the past: twenty- ve years under ag'reement. This agreement. however, expired this year. Arc-noon`! /'i1i4'okv'nn/4 ic 0+ YTPD- Figure Has Been Fixed at $35,000 For Past 23 Years. year. Assessor Wliitebread is at pre- sent engaged in valuing the pro- perty of the railway within the town limits with a view to arriv- ing at a basis for a new assess- ment. Representatives of the rail- way met the Finance Committee on Monday afternoon to present the company s views as to what procedure should be followed. 11- 4-1 I tI\ 1_1 ' The `Court of `Revision is sched- uled to sit on Monday. October 29, by which time. it is expected. the assessment will be completed and argument presented for both town and rai1 way. Whatever gure a- greed upon is binding for ve years. Ttlnrln in 100`) 80 Ior_1n me estixnuuns. -- Notice of admittance of two more indigent patients to R. V. Hos ital was received from Coun- ty `lerk -Simpson. Orillia Board of Trade is seeking" Barrie s endorsation of its resolu- tion asking the Canadian National Exhibition directorate to hold its annual exposition the first two weeks of September and not in- clude the last week of August, so as not to interfere with and short- en the tourist season north of To- ronto. `This, the resolution states. is already too short for the invest- ment involved. rrn f` nlnwnnn R9. Marv In consideration of the xed `assessment the Grand Trunk a- greed to erect a 25-sta11 round- house at Allandale and to main- tain same for `25_ years. to enlarge the yards. to build a new station in \Vard- `Six. the assessment of which was to be included in the $35.000. 'but no other further ex- tensions or improvements were to be included. AGREEMENT EXPIRED The agreement which has been in force for 2-5 years, xing the C.N.R. (at that time the Grand Trunk) assessment at $35,000, `was made on Dec. 21, 1903. n 0 1 lVl;:"A.".-]3_('>ys, as mayor, and E. Donnell, clerk, signed the agree- ment for the town. WELSH SINGERS GAVE SPLENDID PROGRAM From its opening number. the inspiring Welsh air. March of the Men of Harlech. through to the last notes of its closing selection, All Through the Night, sung in Welsh, there was not a weak spot in the splendid programme pre- sented by the Welsh Imperial Sing ers in Collier St. United `Church. `Tuesday. night. Vnlm nnnn-nu: nnr\nl~\n\- J-Ivnlvn Ont` 1 UCSU"dy IH'gHL. The singers number twelve and they are a ne aggregation. Their tonal quality is excellent. their attack and unanimity perfect. their shading and tone contrasts delightful. There was a surprising: amount of volume. too, for such a small company. TJ`un~y-u nnnncn-+04 n11Ynl'\o1` urn: a Slllall UUIHlJ'd.H_V'. Every concerted" number was good, but the outstanding selec- tion was The Lost C'ho1'd (Sul- livan). Although they took con sideralble liberties with the orig- inal composition in order to pro- duce effects they assuredly achiev- ed brilliant. results. A- vv 1.7.1.. Of the soloists, Harry Williams was the favorite. He `has a lyric tenor, caressingrly sweet, that was heard with delight in Little Welsh Home and Killarney. Jabez Trevor displayed a robust tenor of excellent quality. particularly in the middle range. Jack Newbur_V s solos revealed a powerful basso of rare quality and good range. One could not help wishing he had chosen some of the better known bass songs. The well-known duet Flow `Gently. Deva. which many Barrie people will remember as sung by `Frank ~Bemrose and the late Justin B. Edwards. was well rendered by Jabez Trevor and Wil- fred Jones.-It wouldn t be a pro- per 'Welsh c`hoir without 3. Jones. Notwithstanding a pouring rain. the church auditorium was well lled by an audience which mani- fested its pleasure by enthusiastic [applause for every number. menu mvoxveu. F. C. Coleman. 82 Mary St..| called attention of Council to the dangerous condition of trees op- osite his property and Miss A. oxnley, 69 `Mary St., asked per- mission to cut down a tree. HTLA Dmnud I\ WAVIIG HE 1199 l If you have something to sell, don't expect people to know about `it without telling. The cheapest and easiest way to tell the town :and district about it is .through `The Examiner Classieds. testified that he pulled out to pass anoher car going north and was confronted by another coming south. `He then tried to avoid a collision lby making for the inter- section. clearance, only to be struck broadside by a car driven by M. [P. Everett, Toronto, in `which deceased lady was a passen- ger. Thu Tnlnncfnn r-nrnnnr in ra- Dr. Johnston. coroner, in re- viewing the evidence. said that there had: been nothing adduced to show that there had been any fast or reckless driving. run 1 mvl 1. ,, ___________] LGDU VJ. Lbulxnvoo \AL|I .5. The late Mrs. `Ske1ton appeared at rst to have escaped injury. Nearing `Barrie she suffered a hem- orrhage of the brain, causing a paralytic stroke. ``She died next day in- Toronto. at vnnu, ,1,_1, :_ _1_.c-...:l-.:l `kw U ' lull} ILL J.UJ.\.uAuvo Mr. Murdoch is `defended by H. H. Creswicke. _, _. Made in 1903 T pX:'EIs"1""r6 s mission to cut GOWII u L.l.'!':U. The Board of Works has been asked to consider the advisability of putting suitable doors on the rear of the old armouries building and making the oor suitable for storage of truck and. road machin- QTY. The Town Clerk was instructed to write to Mrs. William Johnson expressing the sympathy of the Council in the great loss she has sustained! in the death of her lam- ented husband while acting in the discharge of his duties as reman. DATES Knit: FIXED 1-`on ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW T1. The annual show `of the `Barrie Poultry Association will be held January :8, 9 and 10 next, it is an- nounced. The executive held a meeting `Tuesday night and named committees for the show. There will be very few changes in the prize list. At the request of breed- ers Angora rabbits are being add- ed. The rabbit exhibit this year will be housed -in a new and uni- form cooping arrangement and is expected to be an important fea- ture of the show. A UUIIAQIJI 4-bun nf\I'V\V\{""E| 1'InWH3.'d ture or the snow. _ Among the commxttees named Tuesday night was a collecting committee." `The executive is seeking four additional cups as well as cash donations, NO DEC!-SIONnRl:'.ACH'ED TO MOVE CAMP BORDEN Whitby. 'Oct. '13----The inspec- tion of the harbor together with a general View of the lake front as a location for `Camp Borden was made yesterday by W. H. Moore of Pickering, chairman of the Dominion tariff `board, accompan- ied b -`President `I-Iutcheson of the chem er of commerce and a com- mittee representing the chamber and the town council. A luncheon CTERGYMEN EXPRESSED ' DESIRE To C0-OPERATE Members of IBarrie Ministerial Association at their October meet- ing on Tuesday afternoon last re- membered their president, Rev. E. J . W'han, of iclapperton !St. Bap- tist ` Church, by resentinf him with a volume of evotiona read- ing. Rev. Mr. Whan is leaving Barrie at the end` of this month to accept a new pastorate. ,1__ __....a. .. ..-, -vv-.~ - - ` The associstion- also went on re-, rd xpressing it willingness t ggctengi fullest cofoperation with the 'So1diers.'Club in the Armistice Day Memorial service. which it is proposed to hold this year on the morning of lsunduy, November 11. Althou h the hour has not been xed, e suggestion that the time 0,! morning services in the church- es be extended to 11.80 am. met with s proval. This, of course smut s so receive the sanction o THE W .* BARRIE`. + EXAMINER 4750 GOPIES I 55* "- Noted English Cleric Addresses Delegates at Biennial Convention of Toronto Young People's Conference, in Session Three Days at Collier St. Church-Y.P.S. Leader Appeals For Sanity in Thought and Speech To- -ward Religion-Visit of Delegates to Midhurst Proves Mild Revelation-150 _Billeted in Homes. m An appeal for the development and maintenance of a sane attitude toward religion in speech and thought--an even balance -shunning ultra conservatism, drag on progress, or u1tra-liber- alism, the first step toward Bolshevism, was made by Rev. C. A. Myers of Toronto, in Collier St. United Church last Sunday. morning. . . "Plan nnnncinn Inc 4413 nnnr'1n(`Hn0' QP_,Qinn Of bl` morning. _ ~ The occasion was the concluding session of the three-day ennial convention of the Young People s Societies of the Tor- onto Conference, extending from the Queen City on the south to Cochrane on the north. The convention convened Friday morn- ing with a registration of over two hundred. "-_._.-. I`-..LA.. Unanvnwty CiAl\I'n+O1'\7 AF +119 U15 WILL: (I. Ausnauun.-vu vs V v V. Rev. Henry Carter, Honorary Secretary of the Temperance Council of the Christian churches of England, was the special speaker at Saturday night s open meeting, the auditorium being well filled. Rev. Mr.'Carter has just returned from a trip across Canada and stated the young people of the United Church of Canada were lining up behind the temperance cause, particular- ly the promotion of temperance by education. Dealing with the case against alcohol particularly from a scientific standpoint, Mr. Carter declared that, among other things, science affirmed that alcohol never stimulates, but depresses the higher activities of mind and body, that it releases instinctive emotions from control and that its first effect is to lower the appreciation of moral Purpose of Gathering` The purpose of the three-day gathering, which last met in Owen Sound, was to stimulate interest in young people`s work in the church, leaders and delegates leav- ,ing Sunday for their homes en- thusiastic in the conviction that much had been accomplished. I ,1.1: 1.. .t'1-I1:.... G6- uuu I-to ' ideals. HIUUII HCIU UVUIL IQvvvno-r.-uu---- Sessions were held in `Collier St. Church Friday and Saturday morning, afternoon and evening, and: at Sunday morning service communion was dispensed to dele- gates by :Rev. J. J. '.B1ack. Among the prominent speakers present were Rev. `Dr. W. T. Gunn, Mod- IALD. musk NAMED IZND DEPUTY-REEVE At Monday night's council meet- ing motions were unanimously car- ried advancing V. E. Knight from the second to the rst deputy- reeveship and naming Ald. Tyrer second deputy-reeve. An alderman to ll the vacancy thus caused in Ward 3 by Ald. Tyrer s advance- ment will be named at'a special meeting to be called before the next regular session, Mayor `Mc- Cuaig `intimated. `These appoint- ments are made necessary by the resignation of H. `A. Jarvis, on `Oc- tober 2. Messrs. Knight and Tyrer tihanked the mover and seconder and their colleagues for the honor bestowed. car 1...... ....mA lmna-or Hm-n mngt bestowea. I have served longer than most of you on the council and I have never lled any of the reeves pos- itions, said A1d._ Tyrer. urlv, __.- ..---2.... ..-u tawny nnnnfha ILIUUB, aalu `Inn a.,ya.ua.- We are giving you two months of a handicap and will give you a real battle at the end of the year, remarked Ald. `Moran. ,_L__1'I----_ Y ..:.-1.& can First `Deputy-aReeve Knight re- tains the chairmanship of the Board of Works and `Second De- puty-Reeve Tyrer assumes charge of Printing and Advertising. in his honor in the council cham- ber followed. He told of seeing .Co1. Ralston, minister of defence, just before leaving Ottawa and learning that while no decision has yet been reached bE the govern- ment to move `Camp orden. every consideration will be given the guperior conditions found at Whit- y. We like The Examiner, be- cause we get all the local news," writes a subscriber. |the various church boards of man- UIIW V E IV U ` agement. "I`lm 'I`'| agement. - ~ The Thanksgivin service will be held this year 0 onday morn- ing, Nov, 112. in-(Co =lier :St. church, ' when `Rev. J`. *3. :'1`homs-on of Al-. landale Presbyterian church. will take the service. Presb erian, United and Baptist iOhurc es will unt: U ll IWUIL unite. TOWN COUNCIL TO ATTEND SERVICE on ARMISTLCE DAY While moving a `iboathouse - at Little Lake two weeks ago Ald. Wm. Lang sustained an injury which later developed blood-pois- oning, necessitatin him carrying his left arm in a sing. The pro- ess of the oisoning wasrapid. ut fortunate y has been checked. The accident hapiened when a crowbar with whic he was inch- ing a skid slipped, jamming h s left hand against the boathouae. . E. Knight ls Advanced Notch A1so-To Fill Vacancy. 1 erator of the General Council of the United Church of `Canada. `Takes in Large Section The Toronto `Conference of the United Church takes in a large territory, from the Queen `City on the South to *Cochrane on the north, west to Owen ?Sound and east including Victoria County. Approximately 150 of the delegat- es were.billeted in Barrie homes for three days, while suppers were served! in Collier St. and Central churches on Friday and Saturday evenings respectively. Friday's `Sessions At Friday morning s opening session, after various Y.P.S. pre- sidents had made their reports, it was decided to hold a summer school next July at the Y.`M.'C.A. camp at Lake Couchiching, near Orillia. A1. 1.1.. uuuuu Ana 1:: uuuu An 1:`1n;rI.o1v Uruua. At the supper hour on Friday Rev. Manson Doyle of Toronto gave an inspiring address on the Y.P.S. attitude to the temperance situation. He had just nished an across-the-continent tour with Rev. Henry Carter, and from ob- servations and experiences was able to say that the young people of the church were lining up on the side of temperance, particu- larly the educational campaign. Tn Han nxynnina Erin? n.ri:rl`rn:p iariy Lne eu*ucuuuuu Ualllpalsuu In the evening brief a-ddresses of welcome were given by Rev. J. l J. Black for Collier Street church. j Mayor D. F. .MclCuaig for the town ; and Frank Dobson for local young ' people's societies. Dr. Gun_n gave a survey of the work of the church at home and abroad. There was a ` large attend'ance, it being an open meeting. 'On Saturday forenoon the dele- gates duivided themselves into groups to discuss Christian Fellow- ship, Missions, Citizenship, Liter- ature and Recreation, an-d Leader- ship training. The discussions were led by Rev. George 'Coulter of Allandale, `C. A. Waite of Owen Sound, W. D. -Rutherford of Toronto, C. B. Hopkins of Midland and Rev. C. A. `Myers of Toronto. During lunch hour a convention panoramic photograph was taken b G. W. Jackson. Delegates Visit Midhurst On Saturday afternoon,- follow- ing the election of officers. the del- egates motored to Midhurst, where they were shown over the Forestry Station by Supt. Lane who. on the return to Barrie, gave an illustrat- ed lecture. The afternoon pro- gram proved a distinct revelation to the visitors, very few of whom were acquainted with the refores- tation work being undertaken in Simcoe `County. `English Visitor on Temperance In- the evening the Rev. Henry Carter delivered his address on , temperance. H1 1. . . . . _ . -.. ML- _`l...--J. .'_--1 UCIIIIJUIGIIUUI I have een the al st incal- culable resources which t e Dom- inion posesses, he said, when speaking of his tour across Cana- da. You cannot help becoming a powerful nation in commercial terms; God has given you all these treasures. But the destiny for Canada is, I think, something more than the making of billions. He urged the youn people to emulate something of t e spirit shown by the pioneers in achieving their `physical conquest, and to win a grander victory by laying the . foundations of the future in sob- riety. in righteousness, in the fear of God, and in truth. The high destiny to which the outh of this land was called coul only be at- C-ndnan-I` `IA :l' nv:+1\ :ndnA1'134vn-Inna _1uuu W55 V5113 UUUIU Ullly UV BU` tained, he said, with intelligence unseared' by alcoholism, conscience unfettered: by !bonds. and all the energies of the spirit free to as- cent}; and become mightily domin- an . - t- f1-..L-_ _J.-A.-.1 L1.-.|. - ..-.._. llln . ` Mr. Carter stated that a very substantial advance had been m-ad`e in `the youth campaign again- st alcoholism in the Old Country during the last few years. He had seen 100,000 of the young people Ill!...._. 1.- .__._- -.I_L`_A Au.__,_\ v V. uuov gvn-one rvvr. page eight, pleas couNc1f6N RECORD nuuuz. CANADA, munsnmr, ocroman 13, 1923. JUR N BIND SELVES TO TRICTBT SECRECY ABOUT DELIBERATIONS It is stated: on good authority that the members of the 0 Neil jury bound themselves over to the strictest secrecy before emerging with their verdict last `Saturday night. y-.1 ~M1nwIn1'n'u nnmn nni-. AF fhn. * Only ru-mours came out of the jury room and these were whisper- ed around- by little birds" usual- ly found itting about the `corrid- ors when juries are out on import- ant cases. "I'\`l... n....L ...-n~..-u. vvvnn #Ln -J-"Inn HILL C5565. The `first rumor was that the jury was ready one hour before it reported with its verdict, but could not report owing to another trial being in progress. Av-nn4-`Ann 11193 1-nwof 13+ G1sa+ -`nova [aria-1 Ucxug 111 1).l'U5J.'CDB- Another was that at first there were several for a verdict of not guilty, but that the dissenters rapidly narrowed down to one. who held out for three hours. 'I .-...L 1...--- ML. 4...... .........`l.....J IL... WHU HCJU Ul-ID LU]. LXLLCC IIUULB. Just how t`he jury reached its verdict, or what proved to "be the deciding and` convincing factors for conviction may never be known, at least not for some time. DO YOUR OWN THINKING, ADVISES M. B. TUDHOPE. The need of independent think- ing was emphasized by M. `B. Tud- hope. K.'C.. of Orillia. speaking at the Barrie Kiwanis Club last Fri- day. He said that people were too prone to take their opinions sec- ond hand-particu1arly in religion and politics. Great achievements in science, literature and art had come only from men who had thought out things for themselves, reached. a denite conclusion and stood by it. naoldnm 1111.4-R +1113 e111-vlnnf AF n1-~l+_ Mayor to Place, Wreath On Soldiers Monu- ment. BLUUU u_y un Dealing with the subject of crit- icism, the speaker said there was a terrible lot of apple sauce handed out particularly in letters to the editor. Much of this criti- cism is ill-advised because based on lack of information and misin- formation. With half-baked ideas people rushed into the newspapers and made a bally nuisance of themselves. People take their ideas predigested `like their breakfast food. Because people will not think for themsel- ves we are getting today a lot of silly applesauce criticisms about things and- people who are inter- ested in directing public opinion for selsh ends are able to get away with it. Canada has federal, provincial and municipal prob- lems. These can be solved only by independent thought, by be- coming fully informed and apply- ing intelligence in dealing with, them. If we don t.- we're a lot- of dough heads. said Mr. Tudhope in characteristic fashion. AA. 1.1.2.. .'.-'_-L..... 'L..1.J `L B 1: -. Ill UILCLGULCL lblalb J.aau1uu. I At this meeting. held at 6.15 p. m.`. the club entertained a number: of officers from -Camp B'orden.| who also enjoyed a game of golf with Kiwanians in the afternoon. G.-.D. Hubbard was chairman. \.an we .p;u-..a-uu--\.. v-V... ...-..-_-- .. Replying to words of welcome` from Mayor MdCuaig, Wing Com-` mander G._ `M. Croil said the in-, terest Barrie has shown in the Camp was greatly appreciated. He i did not know what the force would have done at IBorden without Bar- rie, for they had many pleasant as- sociations with the townspeople. T7!--.......... `IT A n m n u vnnrdrx on OV`I_ soclauons w1Lu uuc Luwuaycuynco Kiwanian Weegar made an an- nouncement which pleased the aviators, to the effect that'the IC. N.R-. would give a week-end ser- vice out and into headquarters at Camp IBord1en, beginning Jan. 4. gll|l|l||I|l|l|l|l|I|l||IlI|lI= Remember the date Parish Ai-d, Bazaar is Parish ATQ bazaar 15 J.VUV\:luucL 30. ` 42-4'7b Annual meeting of the Royal Victoria `Hospital, iPolice `Court room, 'Tuesd-ay, `Oct. 2`3, at 4 p.m. `.DnvvunVvI`\IY` `NOV, last '_ bridge, euchre and dance in Odd- ".l'lJe`S(1-ay, `UCL. 4!), an '2 flan.` `Remember Nov. 24, the last; Saturday of the month. is the date ` of `Collier St. United Church Mis- sion `Circle !Bazaar. 42b A Hallowe en and Bazaar fol- lowed by a programme will be` held in Grenfel Church, on Fri- day, Nov. 2nd, from 5 to 8. `Ad- mission 25c and 15c. 42-4'3b| The W.A. of .R.V.-H. will hold a` fellows Temple, Friday, Nov. 2, at ' 8 pm. `Make reservations for` tables by calling -468, 518 Si 4 tables by caulng -`00, uJ.o U1. 24. V 42b Women's `Canadian Club`, Tues- day, October 30, 8.'.15 p.m., Pub- lic Library Hall. ISpeaker, Pro- fessor Goggio, University of Tor- onto. Subject, Italy, (illustrat- Christ Church (Anglican), an- nual fowl supper and concert, Or- ange Hall, Ivy, Friday, Nov. 2. Ill.-`AA u1nnA1"nh(l eninvable Vn' from 6 p.m.; concern. o pun. -u.--sou The 'C.~S.E.'T. and C.G.I.T. groups wish to inform you of a box social and concert in Mid- hurst Hall on Ha1lowe en, October 31. Admission 25c. Ladies with boxes. free. |Boxes 50c. Auspices, Missions. 42-43b Floyd `Henderson had only a ve-piece orchestra at -Cookstown Fair dance. He will have his sev- en-piece orchestra on Friday ev- ening, Nov. 2, at Pavilion, `Cooks- town. Admission, 25c. So keep Friday, `Nov. 2, for |Cookstown. Round and square `dancing. 42b -1 .e-_.1 ..... .... Cleans Slate in Less Than H0ur-Fu11 Attendance. Hail, Fry, Good supperand enjoyable even- ing assured to all. Supper served from 6 p.m.; concert 8 p.m. 41-43b mm -0 S In :1`. and C.G.I.T. LVUULIU nu u\1u-any -..-.----u- , Annual treat of fowl supper, Cookstown United Church, will be held Wednesday, `Oct. 24, in base- ment of church. Adults 75c and children '85c; followed `by a splen- did concert in town-hall present- ed by Bert [Petch, humorist and dramatic. reader, `assisted by staff `._of local entertainers. t42b of Trinity November An Arr]. Verdict Is Reached by Jury Atter Nearly Seven Hoursf. Deliberation, Following Three Day Trial-Comes as Mild Surprise to General Public-Prisoner Flushes in Face and Expresses Disappointment-Death Watch Is Immediately Established at County Jail-Trial Had Many Unusual Features. O *Neil F oundGuilty, Sentenced to Hang | F riday, January 4] Found`guilty'of the murder of Azor Robertson, aged 72, and his daughter, Mrs. Ruby Martin, 35, whose burned bodies were found in the ruins of the Robertson barn, near Tottenham, on the morning of February 4 last, George O Neil, former hired man, will pay the death penalty for the double crime in the` county jail yard on Friday, January 4, 1929. 'l"1..!.~ nynn 4.14;; I-':n.~Hnn~ n47 Han Ace;-In (`run-+ ;nrv 0+ 52 AH Q J+lII`l"l'.'I\7l L.Uulll_y Jan _yuu U11 1 uuaj, ualxuaij -r, A/../. . This was the finding of the Assize Court jury at 8.40 Saturday `night following seven hours deliberation after a trial of over two and 21 half days duration, i TL- -.....A:-J. .-..-....,. nh A .4214 nuns-r\-p-::~A +n Han n-cu-1nra1 nnhiir` HMO` LWU ztuu it nan L143 ) uulauuu. The verdict came as a mild surprise to the general public. the progress of the trial being most difficult to follow owing to the technical nature of the evidence given by twenty Crown witness- es, and which was entirely circumstantial. O Neil s face flushed perceptibly when Foreman Frank C. Bis'hop announced in a firm voice Guilty. ...:..... +n 4-1.5. 1m-m- mam-u urf)1+ H19 cifnatinn um: tpncp in the Dlbllup lllluuuuucu In a nun vuxpu \)L|llLJo Owing to the long weary wait, the situation was tense in the` extreme. His counsel, H. H. Creswicke, alone turned to comfort the prisoner. When asked if he had anythingto say the con- demned man returned a prompt No. His counsel asked His. Lordship to take into consideration the length of time the jury ...n.- .-".4 ` W213 UUL. Other than to point out his duty Mr. Justice McEvoy made no comment. O Neil was led away and `placed under a double guard in a special cell. His only comment wasthat he didn t see howthe jury could find a verdict of guilty on the evidence. He made no I protestation of innocence. He created no scene, walking from the box with firm step. v1_-1....- ..............4-nl-2,-. n4-' cant-an/-n nnrnnc in H113 intnrval (inn . -2-:----- With every member present the` Town Council despatchevdi its busi- ness in less than an hour Monday evening. There was a full attend- " na :..+......+ nmnnc the motlons was"c'>ut`. lllc UUA wuu uuu ou.y. Unless commutation of sentence comes in the interval, Geo. O Ncil will be the third man to hang in Barrie since the forma- tion of the county. The two others were James Carruthers, lvv farmer, in/1873 and a man named Tyron, in 1875 or 1876. it is thus over half a century since there has been a hanging in the county town of Simcoe. No motive for the murders was disclosed during the trial. It was a colorless trial from the public s standpoint, although inter- est was keen all over the county. As the prosecution unfolded its evidence,`piece by piece, the testi- mony of any one witness meant little to any but the closest observ- ers an-d to those who had planned the `Crown s line of action. The lballs were made by Inspector Boyd, of the Criminal Investiga- tion Department. `Toronto, and were red by J. U. Mc'Fadden. _K.'C., special prosecutor. It `was [Inspector Boyd who investigated `the crimes and gathered the evi- dence. Two High Spots the story of his client the ring of truthfulness and concluded by a convincing appeal for acquittal on the ground that there was an en- tire absence of evidence of a mo- (Turn to page eight, please) smrs BYLAW HURTS sMALLER_1yI_u.K MAN istipulates His. Cows Must Be Tested for Tuber- cular Trouble. i `There were two high spots in `the trial and both came in the pro- ,duction of Crown evidence not given at the inquest or prelimin- ary hearing. run _,_, LL- _`-.-J.J.3...-.. 1... an Inns. -ny--- .- The rstwas the putting in as ` an exhibit of O Nei1 s blood-stain- ed trousers, worn by him on the morning of the tragedy. It was testied' that they were smeared with human blood and that an at- tempt had been made to rub off the blotches. In the summing up by Mr. 1McIFa-dden and Mr. Justice McEvoy the blood-smeared trous- ers were coupled up with O Neil s act in stripping himself to the waist before e-merging from the burning barn, the absence of burns to other than his hands and head. the inference being drawn that O - Neil had cast his shirts to the am- es to destroy tell-tale evidence of blood stains. Both'am s Important Evidence The second high spot was the evidence of Walker Botham. neighboring farmer, among the rst on the scene and who groped his way about the smoke-lled stables crying Azor! Ruby!I Near the turnip bin he paused momentarily. Above, in the loft. he heard hurried footsteps, ve or six of them. Then, said witness, I heard _,__m1__1 -__ _..-..4.L....._.J .....:`l .. nan U1. -mayo... | a muffled or smothered. wail or `scream. I couldn t tell where it ~ca~me from. The rst two sounds were clear and distinct, the last cut off short. "There was no re in the stable then . `but about this time the re upstairs went off with a roar. n1._._;.1-- -31.-.. 4.1.... .......1m...'.-.~.. III LHC bHUWo The previous day `Mrs. `Sophie Robertson, aged widow of deceas- ed, told of hearing her daughter Ruby's voice crying Oh, Oh, Oh! shortly after which she saw ames burst from the barn walls. . rSU}`:<:.1.'tly after the explosion Botham saw O"Nei1 outside, rolling in the snow. Fl... .........:...... A..." ``!M ... AG:\v\1\1.n Lllabuv ..v--. y..\, .....-- ..--..- The most was made of this evi- dence by the prosecution, which worked on the theory that Mrs. Martin had been murdered up- stairs, the barn red and the body thrown down a chute into the turnip bin, where it was foun-d. Finding of a piece of hair-covered skull on a beam which had fallen from above strengthened this evi- dence. 1.. Jim- `Gnu i("nn11~'nn-inn` IJIAUASG 1- Vb \Iv-cv-vv-v-u !I-Iis Lordship s charge to the jury, While impartial in the main. leaned slightly toward"a verdict of guilty. That was the general im- pression in the court room follow- ing its deliverance. nu , ,__'.'l__.-- _...- ....._.. {gal-A Ills Am) uuu v uguouvvu The evidence was gone into minutely by Mr. 'Creswicke, who spoke for two hours and three quarters. It was the rst appear- ance of this young counsel before an Assize 'Court jury and- his rst murder case. He sought to give ance. A Of interest among the motions was one that the town purchase a wreath to be Rllaced at the foot of the Soldiers onument by Mayor Mc'Cuaig as an official tribute from the citizens to the memory of the fallen. The motion also stipulated that the council attend the Armistice Day service on `Sun- day, November 11, in a body. John Hunter called attention of Council to the almost impassable condition of the roadway on Campbell Ave.. approaching Glen Allan Farm, Allandale. He stated in a letter that following each rain water and mud a foot deep formed owing to lack of drainage. and he asked that something be done. The Board of Works will investigate.` `~~~~~1-------- 4 LL. Qnu{nnv\|I- "Jmge For `Conviction ,__.1_1-:__9_ ..1.._....... J... A new bylaw covering the sale of milk in Barrie was given two readings at Monday night s coun- cil meeting and will be given a third two Weeks hence. providing it receives the approval of the Pro- vincial Board of Health. A `|........4-Lu Annnv-nnnf' H19 Only vinc1a1 board 01 neauu. A lengthy document; the only radical change in the bylaw from that at present in force. is the pro- vision that all unpasteurized milk sold` must be from tubercular test- ed cows. '11---- ..L.'..nH.-`nu +n 4-kn nacclh` Of ed Two objections to the passing of the bylaw were voiced. Deputy- Reeve Knight said there was a feeling the legislation was a little harsh on the small milk man. It gave him but two months to have his cows tested at his own expense and to replace those affected. He suggested extending the time until the end of the present year. HT ....... :... -pr-n\YI\v0 n+' nlonn :2ni-. I I tne enu ()1 Lin: plcacuu gm... ' I am in favor of clean. sam- tary milk. said Ald. Lang, but I see a loophole in this bylaw. You are putting restrictions on milk, but what about the dairy butter sold at the market. Is it made from the milk of tubercular test- ed cows? (Z117- _1.__..1.J 1.... nnmn4`n'| Hm;-+ `Hui: `ea: COWS. We should be careful that this] Council does not fall for the big interests. In Toronto and Hamil- ton following legislation similar to this the small dealers were crowded out. Many of them could not afford to pay for the examina- `tion. A13 `r........ ........-..-.-.;-Ln.-1 +'|-sol +110 non." Ald. Lang suggested that the bylaw stipulate the price to be charged for a veterinary examina-I 1 tion, but was told Council had no jurisdiction in the matter. The bylaw is sponsored by the local Board of `Health, which has had the legislation in contermpla-i tion for some time. [CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE CHARGE FOLLOWS INQUEST DUIIIU UL vv vsnu nu. .........c,.._., H. Armstrong. for the Sarjean Company, Limited, wrote that he understood the corporaion had a wagon for sale and that his,comp- 314% was willing to pay $50 for It. arrxe Poultry Association wrote thanking Council for its an- nual donation of $100, as provid- ed for in the estimates. v\Y-&:.... -4 aAwuiH-nnm:s nf hxyn