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The sixâ€"day trial of Henry Perreault Jr., one of the few very long trials of the North, was brought to a conclusion yesterday at Cochrane when Crown Attorney 8. A. Caldbick subjected the former town accountant to a searching crossâ€"examination. The counsels‘ and judge‘s summaries of the case appear in another column of this issue of The Advance. ‘"You‘re by way of being a lawyer? You‘veâ€"drawn up many legal docuâ€" ments?" "Yes, sir." "And you are a musician? You played in an orchestra?" "Yes, sir." "And you pride yourself on your carâ€" perter work? You‘re a fair carpenter?" "Not bad."‘ Expert Penman “You re also an expert penman, aren‘t you?" "Yes, sir." "And it‘s g)mparatxvnly easy for you to write the signatures of other people exactly as they write them themselves?" ‘"Well, yes." "You ‘can write Mr. Montgomery‘s signature so as to even fool him?" ~"I wouldn‘t say that. P "It. was. juat something to pass the he writing of other Perreault had told his story the preâ€" vious day of how the dozens and doâ€" zens of relief cheques made out to ficâ€" titious names passed through the acâ€" counts of the Mattagami Service Staâ€" tion and the Sub Way Service Station, both owned by him, as well as through his personal account. The last bit of evidence brought out by the crown made a visible impression on the jury. "You‘re considered to be a good acâ€" countant?" asked Mr. Caldbick. ‘"Well, I suppose so," replied Perâ€" reault. "I could do it myself," interrupted Mr. Schroeder. "Miss Jackson‘s signatureâ€"you can write it so well she can hardly tell it herself?" "I‘ve done it for a joke at the office." "You even fooled Chief Paul himself with his?" "Anyone else but Mr. Montgomery couldn‘t tell it wasn‘t his signature?" ‘"Well, when you‘ve seen a man write his name so many timesâ€"‘" "I‘d like to see you demonstrate," reâ€" torted Mr. Caldbick. Perreault Subjected to Lengthy Examination "We admit we‘re a pretty good writâ€" er," Mr. Schroeder granted, on Perâ€" reault‘s behalf. The Inserted Pages in Payroll Earlier in his cross examination, Mr. Caldbick questioned Perreault on pages 151 and 152 of the payroll book of the (Continued on Page Eight) The annual dinner dance of the local branch of the Queen‘s Alumni will be held on Thursday, Dec. 12th. This event last year was an outstanding occasion, and this year is expected= to be even more successful. There are many Queen‘s graduates in the camp and all are enthusiastic and active. Dr. E. L. Bruce, of Queens Univerâ€" sity, Kingston, will be the t speakâ€" er at the dinner dance. Dr Bruce is well known and highly regarded in the mining profession in Canada, ha.vingj carried out an immense amount of valuable geological field work for the CGeological Survey, Ontario Department of Mines, Quebec Bureau, Cangdian National Railways and various mining companies. "As a matter of fact you can write almost anyone‘s signature?" Dr. Bruce to beGuest at Queen‘s Alumni Dinner Bruce for this occasion. The dinner in the main dining room of the Empire hotel is open to members of the local branch of the Qu:en‘"s Alumni, and the dance following to members and their friends. The event is to neld in the Empire hotel, the dinner event being in the main dining hall of that hotel. ‘The executive of the local Queen‘s Alumni are specially proud of the fact that they have been able to secure Dr. During his stay in Timmins and disâ€" trict; Dr. Bruce will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Keeley, Schumachâ€" Before coming to Timmins Dr. Bruce will attend similar events at Kirkland Questioned Closely on his Skill in Writing Signatures. Matter of Town Cheques as Explained by Accused. Many Explanations Made. and other cantres in the North. Bruce bas hbhad a distinguisht Noted Educationalist amKnown in Mining Profesâ€" sion to Attend Annual Dinner Dance of Queen‘s Alumni at Timmins on Dec. 12th. Established 1912 ur at | On Friday, Dec. 20th, Train No. 4 iout of Timmins will have sleeping car ‘and day coaches to accommodate teaâ€" .chers going home for the holidays, â€"while the extra accommodation will Ialso be of special service to the general ‘ public. The sleepers will go through ‘to Toronto, a special train being run from North Bay to Toronto with ccnnections |at North Bay with No. 4. Train No. 4 lea.ves here at 7 p.m. and passengers will reach Toronto on Déc. 21st about ; for Mayor and this fact also suggests the chance forâ€"errorâ€"and.the possibility l of. a recount altering the standing. career and.stands in high esteem in both mining and educational circles. After several years in active geological work, Dr Bruce was appointed Proâ€" fessor of Mineralogy at Queen‘s in 1920. He had been on the staff of the Geoloâ€" gical Survcy for the previous six years. In. 1 he was clected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and is a past president â€" of the â€" Geological Sciences section of that society. In 1928 hs became the first appointee to the Memorial Professorship in Reâ€" search. Geology, established at Queen‘s University in honour of the late Dr. W. G. Miller. Early in 1935 Dr. Bruce was onc> more honoured by election as member of the Council of the Cieological Society of America. As well as having published many‘ papers in scientific journals, bhe is author of "Mineral LDeposits of the Canadian "I am quite ready to chesrfully acâ€" cept the verdict of the people in the matter,‘" ‘Dr. McInnis told The Adâ€" vance, "but it is necessary first to know what that verdict really is There have been reports of slips made in counting at some polling boaoths, and there may be others, and these may affect the result. Those wno support=d me feel that it is only reasonable in so large a vote and with so small a majority to have a recount. The majority of 19 in a vote of nearly 4700 is so small that an error or two in a few. polls would make a material difference in the result." results wtre for reeve, H. W. Rowdon 125, William Martin 79, Robert Bird 49; Invitations have been w for a for" council, Harry Buckler 145, Isaac banquét to celebrate the twe ty-first Mosher 123, Nelson Pearce 108, cmrxes} anniversary of Porcupine. Dean 101, elected.© Unsuccessful were 453 Wbeheldon Monday, Dec. 9t.h.at George Martin 94, Howard. Moyle 79,! 8.30 pm., in the parish hall of the Angâ€" James 63, Adoiphe Levely 60. | lican Church at South Porcupine. Extra Train Service for Friday, Dec. 20 Recount to be Asked in Balloting for Mayor It is und:rstood that Dr J. A. Mcâ€" Innis, candidate in the mayoralty ‘elecâ€" tion on Monday, and who was 19 votes behind «Councillor Bartleman in the battle for mayor, intends to ask for a recsunt of the ballots by the judge. This has been decided upon,. following the request of large numbers of the supporters of Dr. McInnis, who feel that with a vote as large as that of seems only fair and reasongable, There were 40 spoiled ballots in the voting Two members of last year‘s council failed of reâ€"election in Coleman townâ€" ship on Monday when Harold Rowdon defeated a colleague in Wilâ€" liam Marftin and George Martin finishâ€" ed fifth in a list of eight in a contest for four other seats on the board. The No. 4 from Timmins will have Sleeper and Day Coach and Will Connect at Bay for Toronto. Dr. McInnis has 14 days from the day of the election in which to ‘institute the formal proceedings for a recount. A recount would not involve a new election or any difference to the counâ€" Elections in Coleman Township, Near Cobait Shisld." On Account of the Closeness of the V ote and the Chance of Error in So Large a Vote, Dr. Mcinnis Intends to Have a Recount of the Mayoralty Vote. _ Friday evening, Dec. 13th, is the date of the annual commencement exercises of the Timmins High and Vocational School. This is alw;atys an important event not only in the life of the Timâ€" mins High and Vocational School, but also in the gerneral interest of the comâ€" munity. Among the special items of interest on the programme this year is an adâ€" dress by Dr. Thomas O‘Hagan, oneé of the cutstanding Canadxan hb°rary men of the day. High and Vocational Another item cn the programme that will be of particular interest will ‘be the presentation â€"of graduation. diâ€" plomas. The usual graduation diplomas will be presented, but it is worthy of note that for the first time diplomas are being granted to graduates in Doâ€" mestic Science. Altogether there will be 26 diplomas granted t> the High School graduates, 12 granted to the Commercial graduates, 7 to the. Domesâ€" tic Science graduates and 12 to the Inâ€" dustrial graduates. The Dr. Honey prizes will be présented to the leaders in the different forms,fof the High:and Vocational‘ Sichool. ‘ Special French prizes will be presented to the leaders in the Special French ‘classes in the High Schsol. The Halpsrin Medal will be presented to Miss Margaret Haines, now attending McMaster University, and who took the highest standing in the Upper School examinations of the Timmins High and Vovat.iona.l School last year. cil elected, as it would only apply to the voting for mayor. Supporters of Dr McInnis are confident that. a reâ€" count would give him a majority. Dr. Thomas O‘Hagan, the great Canadian no:t, scholar ang legturer, will deliver the address of tne evening. His subject will be "Canadian Literaâ€" ture," with, readings from Canadian poets. Dr. O‘Hagan M.A., Ph.D., Litt.D., LL.D., is a poet, scholar and critic of acknowledged ability whose extensive studies and travels give him a just preâ€" eminence among the writers of our day. He is a memser of the Authors‘ Club of London, England, and of the Lants Society of Florence, Italy,â€" to which only men of outstanding ability are elected. His latest book is "Spain and Her Daughters" which is a comâ€" mentary upon A@uthors and poets of Epain and of Spanishâ€"American counâ€" tries. His topic "Canadian Literature," is one ‘with which he is intimately acâ€" quainted, and on which he is regarded as an authcrity. | en ommc i s ies es C se use : To be Held on F‘nday, Dec. 13th. . Dr Thoz\as O’Hag'an, Noted Canadian Literary Man, to Address Gathering. â€"~Twentyâ€"six Diplomas to be Presented Graduates of Timâ€" mins High and Vocational School. This year‘s commencement proâ€" gramme shculd be of special interest. To Observe Twentyâ€"first Birthday Porcupine 1.0.0.F. sP hoi uo 54 u0 Nn P uk * BER 5TH, 1935 e esd > t *¢ Fair and Cold Says Weatherman Now "Fair and cold," the weatherman gave out as the probabilitiee for toâ€" morrow, but it will become. warmer over the weekâ€"end, he said. Last night, after it had seemed be turning milder, the mercury sank: to 12 below zero. It was well on the way up again this morning and at éight o‘clock had gone to six above, Toâ€"night will be another cold ‘one, it is expected. Mercury. Went Down to 12 Below Zero Last Night. On the Way up This Mornâ€" ing. J. H. Sumbler, member of the 1935 council, was elected reeve of Dymond township Monday, defearting Taylor Fipe, former mayor of Haileybury and Cobalt, by 66 votss. The figures were: Sumbler, 186; ‘Pipe, 120. For council there were seven candidates, those elected:> being Allan Merchant, . 149; David Gray, 134; M. J. Guinane, 127 and Caleb Terry, 123 The unsuccessâ€" ful were: George Crick 115; G. Desâ€" rosie, 77, and W. Nadeau, 64, : Wednesday night made the low for the month so far when‘a minimium ; of 15 bolow was shown. The record. this week â€"is:. Minday, max. 18, min 3; Tuesday max. 6 below min 12 below, Wednesday max. 14, min. 15 below." Reeve and Councillors for Township of Dymond Seven inches of. snow hds falln this week~ four inches> between yesterday and this morning; two. mches Monday and cne inch Tuesday.â€" Claim $1000 Worth Gold Concentrates on Person clerks of the Banque Provinciale du| ‘11° Canada were kidnapped, and gangsters J. E. Williams, F ormer stole $15,000 in bills which were being Township Councillor, and sent by auto from one of the branches s : y of the main office in ottawa. ome of| * Yominent in Many Cir the clerks, Armand Nadeau, 18 years cles, Passed Away Yesterâ€" old, was murdered, three bullets being day. pumped into his head. The other was left bound and blindfolded. After an illness of only two weeks, rag gércels which gare ‘said to: have been carried on his person fastened to his shirt around the arms. There were nine of these little parcels of the gold Gangsters Kidnap, Rob and Murder at Hull, Que. â€" Coming off shift from his work at the Hollinger mill yesterday afternoon at 4 pm., Joseph Wilfred Boileau, an employee at the Hollinger for some fourteen years, was stopped at the gate by Chief Hitch of the Hollinger police, and later placed: under arrest. He Wwill face a charge of illegal possession of gold concontrates The gold: concenâ€" trates in the man‘s possession are said Latest Dates for the Christmas Mailing ~The post office department this week has issued neat little folders calling attâ€"n.ion to the latest dates.for mailâ€" ing parcels to reach their destination for Christmas. â€" The dates are as fol- lows :â€" a visitor to Timmins this week. Joseph Wilfred Boileau, One of Mill Repairmem Arrested De:. 10thâ€"United States (to allow for Customs examination). ‘~Dec. 16thâ€"British Columbia. Decâ€" 17thâ€"Alberta: and Saskatcheâ€" wan. _ ® ; Dec. 18thâ€"â€"Mani oba and Maritime Provlnc ‘S. °C. 20~hâ€"0ntalio and Quebec Dec 21stâ€"Local delivery. The booklet also carries a number of very chelpful "postal pointers," giving rates for mailing and useful notes on the: packlngn of parc:ls, etc. Funeral at Toronto of _â€"Late Manager of Dome E utd * i EPy L6 htA .A .A d ho d N ecessary to Allow Time for'Porcupine for many years. He was in C on n itA o ; fong time mt hes ro l Case of P arcels to USA cently been engaged in the real estate ; f n ’ ! business. He sold many lots at Gold The post office department this Week cmentre on the outskirts of SChuâ€" has issued neat little folders CalliNn§ maoper South Porcupine, Ont., Dec. 5th, 1935 Special to The Advance. The funeral of the late H P. DePenâ€" funeral chapel was literally lined with cicr, general manager and viceâ€"preâ€" magnificent floral tokens, and Archâ€" sident of the Doms Mines Company, deacon Woodall read the simple burial took place on Monday afternoon from service of the Church of England with the funeral parlours of A. W. Miles to dighity and feeling. Mount Pleasant cemetery, Toronto. PFresent among the mourners besides Mining men from the North and all Mrs. DePencier and Miss Winnie were over the country were present as well as a number of South Porcupine friends: six of the directors of the Dome Mines, Mr. J. H. Stovel, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. who acted as honorary pallbearers. Johns of the Dome; Mr. and Mrs, J. The real pallbearers were sel:cted fron McCrae, of the Dome; Mr. and Mrs. those who had known him most intiâ€" Robert Stark; Mr. and Mrs C. W. mately in South Porcupine. Mr. J. Mcâ€" Dowsett and Miss Betty Dowsett; Crae, Mr. John Fell, Jr., Mr. W. H.C. B. Morgan; and Mrs. 8. Sky. H. P. DéePencier Held on Monday. Many Present from ~â€" South Porcupine and Elsewhere to Pay Last Respects. Archdeacon Woodall Conducted the Funeral Services. «W. J. Gollins, of North Bay, has been Yesterday at â€" Hull, Quebec, two After Coming off Shift at Hollinger on Wednesday Afternoon. Out on $2,000 Bail. Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada Bveaey MONDAY und THURSDAY Jury Finds Perreault . _ Guilty in Town Frauds | He is survived only by his wife. The late Mr. Williams stood high in 'the estimation of all who knew him well. He was for several years presiâ€" <~dent of the Schumacher Conservative Association, and he held many other public and semiâ€"public positions of trust. For several terms he served as councillor on the Tisdale township council and gave able and conscienâ€" tious service in that capacity. His geath will be deeply regretted by wide circles of friends and acquaintances. Perreault, who was last night found guilty by a jury of concurring with DeLuca in the perpetration of the frauds, will not be sentenced until Monday morning. It is generally beâ€" lieved, howsver, that the sentence will be a stiffer one than that handed out to DelLuca. The 18â€"month reformaâ€" tory term given DeLuca is considered an extraordinarily light one, indicating that he was a tool. To be No Appeal? The Advance ieainect at noon toâ€"day that no appeal is being thought of ‘Stating that he believed Henry Perâ€" at present by Perreault‘s counse, alâ€" reault Jr. to be the master mind in the| though nelther W. F. Schroeder of Otâ€" relief frauds of the town of Timmins! tawa or Osias Sauve of Timmins, who in which more than $15,000 of the| acted on Pcrreault‘s behalf had made town‘‘s money was improperly diverted,| any definite staetement up to ncon toâ€" Judge J. B. T. Caron stated this mornâ€"| day. ing that he was obliged to give Romeo| After all the evidence was in yesterâ€" DelLuca a punishment for his part in: day and the long summaries of eyiâ€" the crime. DeLuca will serve 18 mbnths' dence had been delivered by the deâ€" in the Ontario Reformatory, accordâ€"| fence, the prosecution and Judge Carâ€" ing to the judge‘s sentence. : on, the jury retired at five o‘clock and Judge Says Henry Perreault was the Master Mind in the Town Relief Work Cheque Frauds. Summary of Adâ€" dresses by Prosecution and Defence Counsel. shortly â€"after nine Oo‘clock he was reâ€" leased on bail of $2,000 cash to await preliminary hearing before the maâ€" gistrate on Tuesday next. The accussed man ‘has been on the working staff of the Hollinger for some fourteen years past. Latterly he has been employed in the mill but some years ago he worked underground. Apparently he could give no satisfacâ€" tory explanation for having the gold concentrates in the form in which he was carrying them, nor had he any After an illness of only two weeks, John E. Williams, a highlyâ€"respected citizen of Schumacher, passed away at St. Mary‘s hospital yesterday mornâ€" mg at two o‘clock. Prominent Citizen of Schumacher Dies The funeral of the late J. E. Wilâ€" liams will be held toâ€"morrow (Friday) at 2.30 p.m. from S. T. Walker‘s Underâ€" taking Parlours to South Porcupine cemetery for interment. The funeral will be a private one. concentrates. Although born in England 65 years ago, Mr. Williams was a resident of the Johns, Mr. J. Heamon, Mr. Hodder Stovel and Mr. Bruce Stovel The funeral chapel was literally lired with magnificent floral tokens, and Archâ€" deacon Woodall read the simple burial s>rvice of the Church of England with { For More Than Thirty Years :: a Miner in the North,. Many Years in the Porâ€" cupine Camp. After all the evidence was in yesterâ€" day and the long summaries of eyviâ€" dence had been delivered by the deâ€" fence, the prosecution and Judge Carâ€" on, the jury retired at five o‘clock and were told that the judge would not be back in court until eight o‘clock that evening. Promptly at eight, the jury returned their verdict of guilty against Perreault. _ The maximum term under the secâ€" tion of the Criminal Code under which the Perreault charge is laid, is seven years. Following is a report ol yesterday afternoon‘s session : | Defence Presented _Mr. Schoeder occupied an hour an a half in summing up the evidence for the defence. He went over the indictâ€" ment carefully, pointing out that Perâ€" reault was charged with having conâ€" curred or agreed in the making of the false entries in the books of the town. Romeo DelLuca did make those entries, he said, and had pleaded guilty to that, forgery, and conversion of funds of the "I would like to say right now that it is extremely dangerous to convict on uncorroborated evidence of an accomâ€" place. You should view it with grave suspicion. "The crown attempts to support theé charge by a handwriting expert and (Continued on Page Three) Death of W. Witty in Toronto Sunday Five fires this week brought a toâ€" tal damage of $95. Hot ashes dumped too close to a shed at 32 Borden aveâ€" nue caused a fire this morning at 1.10. Damage of $30 was dne. Thirty dollars damage was done at the Children‘s Aid BShelter Tuesday morning when fire broke out from » hot air register upstairs. Part of : a partition was burned. The only other call wbete d’amue' William Wit‘y, for more than 30 years a miner in Canada‘s North Land, died in the Ontario hospital at Toronto, on Sunday morning. A former captain at Dome Lak® mine, an employee of the Hollinger, the New York Porcupinge and other Porcupine district mines, he was known here as one of the best miners of the camp for many years. Eight years in the British American nickel mine at Sudbury and in the Cobalt mines of the early days made him well known all over the North. His ‘wife, formerly Ida Brown of Owen Sound, survives him and lives here at the home at 17 First avenue, They had been married about 35 years. Four brothers, Tom, and Jim at Massey, Ontario; Jackâ€"at Gore Bay: and Thomson at Lethbridge, Alberta; and three sisters, Mrs Hector McLean, of Sault Ste. Marie; Mrs. Geo. Cole, of Alliston; and Mrs. M. E. Chouinard, of Swastika, survive him. was done was at 3 ) V . W Monday when ‘iras Among the many beautifu floral triâ€" butes were those from: tly> Brown famâ€" lly; the Halls and Monahans; Mr. and Mrs M. McKinnon; Frank Del, Busâ€" ter ‘and family; Swastika; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Towell; Mr. and Mrs, John Morrison; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Witty, of Noranda; Mr. and Mrs. L. McFadden; Mr. and Mrs. Fred MacNamara; Mr. and Mrs A. W. Young; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King. Born at Woodbridge, Onitaric, 62 years ago, Mr. Witty went North to Cobalt in 1906 and remained there until 1914 when he came to Timmins which has, since ‘been his home. For the past six years he has been unable to work and has made frequent visits to both Haileybury and Toronto hospitals. Funeral Yestcrday The funeral service was held from the United Church yesterday at 2.30 o‘clock, Rev. Bruce Millar officiating. The pallbearers were: John Morrison, Fred MacNamara, L. McFadden, Hugh McIsaac, Arthur and Henry Welin. Inâ€" terment was at the Timmins cemetery, Mrs. Walter Miller, of Swastika, niece of Mr. Witty‘s, and her daughter were in Timmins for the funeral serâ€" vicz. Five Fires Brought Total Damage of $95 This Week 2 Sections 16 Pages