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THURSDAY Operatives Sentenced for Soliciting Bribes Two c3cratives who had been hireda in the week and had by the lszal police to get evidence Auger who had had or against the Mountjoy club and the sity and had been n Miners‘ club were sentenced yesterday , Dominion government mern‘rz by Magistra‘ie Atkinson to ency. terms of imprisonment because they ; ‘"Mr. Platus has put bad ci{ered to allow Frank Elles, man-' very properly," said C ager of the Mcuntioy club, to bribe A. Caldbick. "But th The case was a FLighly unusual one Only cone other parallel case wvould sc found in the law reviews of Canada. Arguments concernirg technicalities cOk up s> much t‘me that the magisâ€" trate held the case over from Tuesday evening until yesterday morning in orâ€" der to consider it. ager of them. Clitfora . Garneau will . spend months in jail and Emile Auger spend three months there. ; men had been arrested by provi police who heard Garneau and . spend threq months there, BG.ra youung men had been arrested by provincial police who heard Garneau and Augzer say they would get out of town and not give evidence igainst Ellies if he paid them $100 each. Ellies had been charged with keeping a coommon gamâ€" inz house. In summing up his judgment, Magisâ€" trate Atkinson sad: "I have come io the conclusion that these two men have committed an offencse. There is a new difficulty in that the information charged the men with being guilty of corrupting witnesses contrary to Secâ€" tion 1802 of the Criminal Code. They are not guilty of ithis offence." The crown asked thai the nformation be amended to charge the men with navâ€" inz attempted to persuade Ellies to bribe them into not appearing as witâ€" zesses avainst him. "I find both accused guilty." M.P,. Spoke for Acger s. C. Platus, attorney for Garneau, Eaid it was "not a crime a person would ommit if dealing with more respectabie people." Spotters, he said, were a neâ€" cessary evil and these two young men had taken the job because they were aown and out. Alfred Goulet, M.FP. for Russell, had been in Timmins earlier "Since ‘<‘he evidence is the ofience as amended jJudice against the accu:s ordered the record am tered. alnate ce ate ate abes Asked for $100 to Get Out of Town and Not Give Evidence ‘ in Alleged Gambling Cases. Charges of Gambling Disâ€" missed, as Accused Operatives were Chief Witnesses. Carefully selected stones and settings assure you of ing., and from now until Easter we are offering you at this low pricc. Why not pick yours out NOW! Some rings as loOwW as ................. Lailiecs‘ watches in al styles, with guaranteed movement. as low as . HAMILTON, â€" BUFFALO,â€" KITCHENER, â€" SMITHVILLE, â€" GALT GUELPH, DUNNVILLE, WOODSTOCK, CHATHAM, WELLAND ' LONDON, WINDSOR, DETROITT . 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Destinations sold subject to Passengers meeting Immigration Requirements of U.S.A. O F. BAUM A N A PERFECT "Blue River"® DIAMOND ONE GENT A MILE BARGAIN COACH EXGURSION ires, Departure Time annd Purt Local Agent. THURSDAY, MARCH 18th nusual Cast tect 1 see no prC cused and I hay amended and a!l o w# w# # # .“ .” .“ # # h. Jn i % ..' ." w# _ w _ d w ## # # w w # # w _ t 4 # # tw # # *# t# w# t# w# weteste« w# u* 2®, .“.0%“ *# ow in all the new aill directed â€" Swiss Watchmaker â€" TORONTO S1X wili ttings assure you of a ring wortn nave no are doit it I1S SserIcus public expects t It, I feel that s b» improper a term should be more since seven d: not enti "‘The public must b this kind of thing," magistrate. "It may be future to hire men li other hand, I am C picking up local men work. It costs more n reputable agency anc mign. But it‘s better timness in understar to hire h m ade men than to take a chanze on local mer picked up for a few dollars. I have never seen a professconal detective gC wreng. But there are many cases where *hings like this have happenet. Dangerous Procedure > "I feel that whon these men underâ€" tock this j05 they knew they nad tC keep themselves straight. It‘s a mos! dangercus thirg. this setting of a trap I hold no brief for Ellies and Hoigeâ€" vac. We‘ve all had them up before anc we all know them. At the same time they are entitled to protection from this sort of thing." "Garneau seems to ze the leader," he continued. ‘"He sugzested it. Auger was strap you desire jewel movement A Pleasing EAS I EK T J M E Men‘s wa pSlice t vidence GIFT nce at time: dure. In case tC ued. "He d in som llars ely dco Ahe future d that th y of men like these ana they y of knowing whether they right or wrorng. They are s officers of the law. And were bzing paid a totai Oof Substantial Term 11 But JMsiness em to ie s put ns pigea 1 id Crown Attorney S It o ze the leader," he ested it. Auger was y but seemed quite these men underâ€" knew they nad to aight. It‘s a most s setting of a trap. n lik hetr definitely i for this money to setliIn® CI a trap. Ellies and Hoigeâ€" em up before and At the same time nproteztion from Timmins get â€" reputable o hire reputable nze on local men dollars. I have ngineer He ask neC the quite ken highnuiy of ear at univerâ€" zineer for ‘<me e asked leniâ€" > ‘a propet rt they wre e anda they 18th anothetr ary ‘Por rward .z' ‘ w _Â¥ VUL y JC L "? ; profits?" ::: "Apparently." n "Wouldn‘t Do Any f He had discussed *# # #* # *# of the mattor, Ellies do anything like t given either of the ** *#. )* * .00. “. ## # # § time, he said. ::: Charles Holgevac 3 | lto the meeting at .:. tion, Ellies said, boc * | to help cut with t! # # «ow "What was Milk: *# . * 0..“. mm e mss on i | there?"" asked ‘Mr. 1 i "Charlie Holzevac *A | derstand English ve :§: was there to help .:.’ L. P. Lafrance, ‘ | asked Ellies if he v :t Thursday night he ;:;' the Waffie Shop. El -} had gons to the res I.| on Garneau‘s sugge: :§:§ Met Officer at Constable Pretori °§° met him at South :;: train Saturday nig * what had happene: : come and see me *) woukin‘t take actior :l ficer said. :x:' Sunday night he $ hird a door when . 3 ) walked into the P ) asked the reason w :::. raised from eighty 3| lars. ‘Yes, I want 4| Garneau said. ‘Wh: ::: give yJu the money / Garneau said he w 3| Monday train out c 4) ‘we are going to se 3 | ney first thing Mon -;- weau said." He ha 3| arresied both men the South Porcupi: ]| Said. Under questionin 4| Constable Pretorius thoerm nat thn car arnrnvt of rQ willing in the end In setting the senten:e, he said: "I would like to point out that punishment lor this sffence could be made as mgn as five years." Withdraw All Gambling (‘hargrs No Parallel Case Found The greater part of the trial was taken up with a discussion of the charge itself ard since no exactly paraiâ€" lel cases could be found in Canadian law, there was a great deal of consultâ€" ing the Criminal Code and cther volâ€" umss. The section of the code under which the charge had been laid had to be altered in the end. Appearing for the defence of Garneau, S. C. Platus he‘ld that since no bribery had been acâ€" ccmplished, no offence had ceen comâ€" mitted; that the act of suggesting to scmecone that they bribe another was rt in itself an offence. At the close cf Tuesday‘s session, Magistrate Atkinâ€" son laid the case over until the next morning. Frank Ellies told the court he had first beenâ€"~approached by Garneau on Thursday, February 18th, at about 5.30 "So far as these men are concerned, I wouldn‘t place much reliance on their evidence. I don‘t like tainted evidence," said the magistrate. "I have discussed it with Chief Paul," continued Mr. Caldbick, "and he naâ€" turally enough feels badly about the way things have turned out. But he agrees that it is not right to bring the men here and ask vou to hear them, so with his consent I‘m going to withdraw them." ‘‘The provincial polite concealed themselves behind iwo doors," said Elâ€" liss. ‘‘There were Charles [Holgevac, Mike Holgevac, George Ellies and my dad in the rocom.: Aauger and Garneau said they wanted $100 each now. They said if I gave them that they would leave town and rot give evidence against me at the trial Tuesday. They said they couldn‘t wait any longer." Paid All Fines Before Under cross examination by Mr. Plaâ€" tus, Ellies said hs had been manager ot the Mountjoy club for two weeks |cut had been an officer Of the club for three years. At another time when the clwo had beson raided, Ellies had paid the fines for everybody that had been caught," he admitted. "I couldr‘"s afâ€" ford to do it this time," he said. Elles denied that he had asked Garneau to go up and see him before the operative had arpproached him. When Mr. Platus cut that at $80 the operatives wauld have been farther ahead than if they collected their $5.00 a day from the pciice, Elliss said: "That‘s what I couldn‘t understand." He ctlaimed he "just wanted to see what they had to say." nouse.‘. "The cases against Ellies and Hoigeâ€" vac depend almosti entirely on these tw3 men," said Crown Attorney S. A. Caldbick, speaking of Garneau and Auges. first beenâ€"~approached ‘by Garneau on Thursday, February 18th, at about 5.30 c‘clock. "HMe asked me if I wanted to wir my case that was coming up soon. He said that he was one of the spotâ€" ters," said Ellies. "I said maybe you are and maybe you aren‘t. He produced a little black book with notations he said referred to my case. He asked what it was worth to me." He and Auger hag asked $80 apiece at first, Ellies said. "If I gave them $80 each they would leave town and not give evidence against me. If I didn‘t they woud give evidence against me, what evidence they claim to have," he continued. Met Sundav Night Ellies had made arrangements to meet the two men the next day when Charles and Mike Holgevac were to be present. In the meantime, he tried to get in touch with his lawyer and then Provincial Constabls J. W. F. Pretorius. until Saturday night did he get in toutch with the constable, and then e made arrangements to meet Auger and Garneau at the Fllies home at nine o‘cleck Sunday night. "Apparently." "Wouldn‘t Do Anything Like That" He had discussed the pros and cons of the mattor, Ellies said, "but wouldn‘t do anything like that." He had not given either of them money at any to the meeung at Uarnecaus suggesâ€" tion, Ellies said, bocause he might want to help cut with the money. "What was Mikoe Holgevac doing there?" asked Mr. Platus. "Charlie Holgevac doesn‘t seem to unâ€" derstand English very well and Mike was there to help out." ILL, P. Lafrance, counsel for Auger, askeqd Ellies if he vwere positive it was Thursday night he had seen Auger at the Waffle Shop. Ellies said he was. He had gona to the restaurant to get him on Garneau‘s suggestion, he said. Met Officer at South Porcupine Constable Pretorius said Ellies had met him at South Porcupine on the train Saturday night, had told him what had happened. "I told him to come and see me again and that I Under questioning y Mr. Platus, Constaise Pretorius said: "I advised them not to say anything but I couldn‘t Because Garmnear and Auger were ound guilty, the court agreed to withâ€" traw charges Frank Ellies and charies Holgevac of keeping common aming houses and charges against 50 thers of having been found in gaming They just wanted to help you out you wouldrnm‘t be out so much of your meeting at Garneau aid he would take the earl; ain out of town. And if no: ing to see the Crown Attorâ€" hing Monday morning,‘ Garâ€" " He hai then stepped out 3th men and taken them t« i1 want aid. ‘WI e mone zht he was concea‘led beâ€" when Auger and Garneau the Fllies place. "Ellies ason why the amount was eighty to a hundred doiâ€" want a hundred dollars,‘ 1. ‘Whot will you do if I money?‘ Ellies asked him. i he would take the early me acCctiot upine jail, the officer had been broug!l am anc ust then THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO gambling joil mins." Charg Ellics and Hc the evidence "Did they ever suggest to you that they would get morey from scmeone and turn it over to you?" asked Mr Caldbick. "It was not disciussed with me," anâ€" swered the chielf. Claims Ellies Approached Him Garneau‘s story was not quile the same as Ellies‘. The accused claimed that Ellies had first approathed hnim with the offer. "I understand you‘re one of the fellows who got evidence against the club," were the words he said. Ellies had used when he stopyed him on the street one day. "He accused me of it and I admitted it. He said he would like to see the cther fellow. He offered us money to get out of town. He said he would give us $10 and more if we came back aiter." Garneau also said that both Ellies and Holgevac had given him and Auzer a few dollars when they were broke. "You told the constable in South Porcupine that you wert to Ellies first?" asked Mr. "I certainly did." stop them from t of Chic to take dente. people that Garneau 8 ployed by him 10th,. in cornt "I thought I was "When did you d from eighty to a h asked the magistratt "I never raised it because I never offered a price," replied Auger. R. Martell and Mrs. Lora Maindell, who lived in the same house as Auger, both said the operative had told them he intended to get Ellies‘ morey and give evidence in court, too. "Doublecrossing the Chief" "They haven‘t any right to set a trap for anybody," commented the magisâ€" trate, "whether they are employed as spotters or operatives or anything else. You can‘t go about tryvirs to get men him "I tried to see the chief on Friday afternceor Jut he was busy. I came herc twice." NO "Why did you raise your pricte ecighty to a hundred dolilars?" aske magistrate. "I was just informed the price had been raised." ‘"Who informed you that?" ‘"Frank Ellies." ‘"Theught I Was Doing Right" Auger said that Garneau had tcold him of an offer from Ellies and claimed he had arswered: "We can‘t do that. What we can do with those guys is get their nfoney and bring them to court." He had refused to go to any of the meetings and had only gone when EIâ€" lies had come to the Waffle Snop for him. You can t to ccmmit both a thr to commit doublecros were doin "Why did you nc you were doing?" torney. offencet them a c paid the: they helc threat. W commit w Mr. Cald: aS no offenc way, since taken plac a ‘chance it commit was tampe: Mr. Caldbick replic The magistrate i had approached F place and that the o‘ acing the counselling. The discussion became further inâ€" volved when the matter of penalty was brought up. The common law of Engâ€" land could be brought in if necessary, ind I 1CC THE sERVICE Is THE * A ME What‘s your explanaticon of that I meant.Iâ€" was the first of Aug Why didn‘t you tell Chief Paul this s gOing on? You wers working for Did you kn roVvil REAR OF MceINNXIS BUILDING Inducement and Threat They tried to persuade Ellies to pay m a certain sum of money. If Ellies previous to th ill of TIMMINS ELECTRIC old me he was a great friend f Paul‘s and that he was going Ellies® money and still give eviâ€" Te {sld me that he had told the Wha ow imnew these timngs are done r>s." He said that the storie cnly in who had made the firs i and that Auger and Gamea as much right to be selieve . Mr. Platus then argued tha ce had been committed any ce no bribery had actuall his house that." ial Constable White c f this evidence. MHired by Chief Paul {f Police Railph Paul au and Auger him since a town. They got just as here as they would have Mr. Platus argued. "I Pave told the police ~from small villages and l sum 0of mone! ild leave town TO 20! . PINE x w Auger was in my ofâ€" Te town CI III d been laid again : on the strength . had collected. neggest to you th: onevy from szsmeol report to Pau wia sked the crown at doing right." lecide to raise iundred doliatr jies in the first fore he was guilty gqurement â€"and unselled Ellics g with witnessc aen @Arg commit had he merd { Paul i Paul testified r had been emâ€" ibout February with raids o~ 11 THE PHONE IS STILI 308 o you that m asked Mr nd Auzer re broke. in South to Ellies 16 |estate, John W. Brydges, is suing John n wiles, of Kirkland Lake, for the reâ€" to of $3,000 allegedly loaned by his ifather to the defendant. This latter ‘action is one of seven on the nonâ€"jury . that?""|list set down for disposal before Mr. of Auger|Justice Makins, the presiding judge. Two of the others are divorce actions, Paul this| and two more are cases which had tot rking for|been reached when the sittings of this court last November were adjourned B die. 1 M\ from 1 the DOLYT tC \ Standing of Pupils in Senior Room for January and February. Haileybuny, March 44â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"The fire which, on Janâ€" uary 4 of last year, did serious damage to a residence on Paget street, New Liskeard, and which, it was alleged at the time, contributed to the death shortly afterwards of one of the occuâ€" pants of the building, will have a sequel before a Supreme Court judge and jury at Temiskaming Spring Assizes in Haiâ€" leybury next week. Mrs. Jessie Wiles, whose home is in Kirkland Lake, and who is stated to be owner of the dwellâ€" ing in New Liskeard, is suing the Caleâ€" donian Insurance Co., in connection with policies allegedly held by her with that concern, and she is claiming $2,â€" 369.58 and costs of the action. The elderly man taken from the building at the time of the fire was the late Jolhin Brydges, and at the same court his son and administrator of his Senior Room Report Connaught School The following is the report of Conâ€" naught public school (Senior Room) for the months of January and Februâ€" ary : Sr. IV Classâ€" Lila Saari 87, Elsie Cameron 85, Mildred Knox 79, Helen Mantyla 72, Cecil Riley 70, Catherine Aitchison 60, Arthur Grant 53, George Grant 46, Irene Bass 38. Cases Arising from Lisâ€" keard Fire. H. Ansara to be Tried on Serious Count. at Helvi Mutka, who was, it is alleged seriously wounded by a bullet from weapon in the hands of the defendant. Crown Attorney J. B. Robinson said he had not been advised by the authorities at Toronto whether any special Crown fatally injured Napoleon Cote, father of the plaintiffs, as the elderly man was on the highway near his home. The claim is for $6,000, plus $245 funeral expenses. Archie. McRea is suing the Big Seven Gold Mines, of the Kirkland area, for $5,000, alleging damages for injuries sustained while at work for defendants. Robert Coutts, New Lisâ€" keard, is suing Catherine Doherty and John and Violet Doonan, of Flos townâ€" V. Classâ€"Ella Cléement Warren 61, Ronald Veitch Ferguson * Jr. IV Classâ€"Harold Weiss 75, Irene Helene 69, Edith Robinson 56. Sr. III Classâ€"Annella Aitchison 76, Alfred Weiss 68, Lloyd Sheppard 69, Ray Mantyla 63, Edna Robinson 62, Lewin Bass 55, Roy Perguson* (*Denotes absence for examinations) â€"D, D. Sutcliffe (teacher) Only one criminal case is on the docâ€" ket for the court, the accused being Harry Ansara, former Cobalt resident now living in Kirkland Lake, and who is charged with shooting with intent Important Cases for Harleybury Court Prosecutor would be assigned to the court for this one case. There are three other jury civil acâ€" tions down on the list. In one, Mrs. Eligabeth Larabie, of Mileage 104, is suing on her own behalf and for her minor brother and sister Alfred Hanâ€" take, allegedly the driver of the autoâ€" mobile which last September struck and ship, Simcoe county over a 1 on property owned by the late Judge. Excitement on T. N. O. Train at North Bay Sunday Passengers on Train No. 46 from Torocnto had a little free excitement lasi Sunday mornirg before the vrain reached North Bay. A man named Thorn, from Toronto, is said to nave waved a loaded revolver at the Pullâ€" man porter and otherwise made conâ€" siderable ncise and discomfort. A wire was sent ahead to North Bay and poâ€" lice officers met the train there. Thnorn was taken off the train, but gave conâ€" siderable trouble before he was finally landed in the cells at North Bay. He was before Magistrate J. H. McCurry at North Bay Monday morning and pleaded gulty to two charges. On the charge of carrying concealed weapons he was fined $25 and costs and on charge of intoxication he was assessed $10 and costs. He was peaceful and reâ€" gretful in court, biut on the train he created more than the usual amount of alarm. You Can Still Start the New Year Right This Ye the Crown Attorney said. When it was decided that the original information had to be altered before judgment could be made, the magistrate hesitatâ€" ed, questioning his right to make an alteration after all the evidence had been taken. It s not too late to make your New Year‘s resolutons. If you forgot to maxe yours on the first of the year, start compiling them novw, and then do your resolving on any Ct the {ollowing New Year‘s dayvs: Chinese, February 18 Other pclice court news appears elseâ€" where in this issue of The Advance. resolving on any t the following New Year‘s days:, Chinese, February 18 Persian, March 21; Siamese, April i; Mohammedan, April 286; Alexandrine Zugust 29. mortgage > William Melburn Clarence Sounds Like the ( Invented North (Frcm Ncrth Bay Nugget) This isn‘t intended to revive the seâ€" cession urge which sprang up in two or three sections of Northern Ontario last year . .. and died almost as quickâ€" last year . . . and died almost as quickâ€" ly. But:â€" As men are wont to do when asâ€" sembled in the smokers‘ quarters of a railway ccach, discussion of a variety of suicjects was enjoyed and then in ri0pped a traveller to dGdeliver an inâ€" formal talk on secession . . .. and it made his hearers sit in wonderment and caused two eavesdroppers to depart hurriedly for another part of the train. "Why kother about urging secession from the province," the secession auâ€" thority urged. ‘"The thing to do is to ask the Privy Council to break the bonds that tie Northern Ontario to the Dominicn to set us up as a unit in the United Kingdom, hke Newfoundland and Labrador. 6 "If good reason for secession were plaized before the Privy Counctcil in orâ€" der would issue to set up a new co:cony within the Empire with the unalterabie wattershed as bcundaries," he continâ€" ued. He explained that the soutnern boundary line would be approximately 30 miles north from North Bay and the northern boundary up in the James Bay region. "Do you see what you would nave then?" he asked. ‘"Why Northern Onâ€" tario would have a monopoly on pracâ€" tically all the gold produced in the Doâ€" minion. The people would pay in gold for what they required from outside and excepticnally good bargains coulid be effected for this reason.* . He went on to explain that there weuld be no in settling with the province of Ontario for provincial buildings in the territory designated for the ‘"new cclony." "Why the value nearly all the provincial buildings has been reduced to litile or nothing by daeâ€" preciation and certainly there hasn‘t een any great investment in this reâ€" spect in recent ysars," he reasoned. "If this secession idea is considered sericusly, why go half way." he asked. "Go the full route and set up a new Empire colony and so ‘be independent ocf any influencte except that exercised by the British Government." Now what do yoiu think of that? Can ycu imagine Northern Ontario as a British colony within Canada and in no way assczciated with or ocbligated to the Dominicn Government? The idea But No Matter How Cold, )’0!,1 Needn‘t Worry If Your Bin if Full of Our COA L. Lumber, Cement, Building Materials, Coa) and Coke,â€"Mine and Mill Supplies schumacher Phone 725 John W. Fogg Limited Woestern Canatian Coalâ€"Alexo and Canmore Briquettes, WELSH AND AMERICAN ANTHRACITE NEW RIVER SMOKELESS Red J ackclâ€"-l‘]gg and Stoker Sizes. uy who Vigilantes Head Office and Yard Timmins Phone 117 Haileybury, March 4â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"Efforts of the Haileybury Rotary Club to find a song suitable for use on special occasions in the Temisâ€" kaming County Seat are continuing. although it is announced that quite a large number of entrics in the compeâ€" tion sponsored ‘by the club have been received to date. While the competiâ€" tion remains open meantime, it is exâ€" pected a committse of Rotarians will be appointed soon to examine the various lyrics submitted to date, and it is stated there is a possibility the various enâ€" tries may be published in book form. Some of the songs submitted have beon read to the members of the club, but the words of others are known to but a few of the Rotarians, and it is hoped that, out of the different efforts subâ€" mitted, something appropriate may be found. Entries in the competition have been chiefly from the home town, and New Liskeard and Timmins also are represented in the list. is cortainly difficuit to grasp at the first hearing but its creator, his hearers cecided, had given it considerable study. Perhaps it was the introduction of a new type of travellers‘ "joke." (From Cgllier‘:,- Weekly) This, according to Miss Josephine Rabbly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, happened in Washington. A young man in one of the complicated bureaus was attacked while at his desk (vwe alâ€" most said ‘"at work") by acute indiâ€" gestion. Someone called for bicarbonâ€" ate of soda. Before the soda could apâ€" pear the young man was taken to a hospital. Nobody thought to counterâ€" mard the order. But the purchase orâ€" cder, ‘having gone into the treâ€" mendcus machinery, went slowly cn its way. From desk to desk, bureau to bureau, office to office it went, gather«â€" ing signatures, seals, supervisor stamps and approvals. Three weeks later, ten cents‘ worth of bicarbonate of soda was delivered to the office where the young man had worked. Nobody knew what it was for. Finally the mystery was solved. Then they began to investigate ‘he whereabouts 0f the young man. Five days later they found out. HE had died. How Red Tape Works in the Washington Departments Poets Compete in Haileybury Competition Kirkland LaAke Phone 393 Branch Office PAGE FIVE