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Porcupine Advance, 1 Apr 1937, 2, p. 6

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Evidence of Dead Wcoman The only evitiente connecting the death with Mrs. Bsaudcin was that of the dead woman ‘aken at a preliminâ€" ary hearing at St. Mary‘s hcspital on Pebruary 9th. At that time the charge The complete verdic;: of the Jjury was: "We, the jury, ind that Evelyn Lepine‘s death was caused Dby abcesses in the abdomen and uterus and the septis condition resulting therefrom which may have reasulted from the use of instruments preduzed at this hearing that were found on tho premises of Mrs. Emma Beaudoin." Thc seven men, A. R. Harkness (foreman», C Oummin,gs, J. â€"P. Roy, H. Munroe, Rochefort, T. H. Richards and B Ash, took half an hour to reach their verdict. It was mainly on the evidence cf th» woman ncw dead that the new charge agains‘ Mrs. Beaudoin was laid. Th: sllegation cf police is that the accused caused the death of Miss Lepine through performing the cperation on her. Mrs. Emma Braudcin, Timmins woâ€" man who iazsed a charze of attemp:ing to procure an abcrtion {or Miss Evelyn Lepine by ‘the use of instruments, now faces a charze of murder. following an inquest held under Corconer H. E Montgomery cn Monday night at the towr. hall. The charge was laid by Cnief of Pslice Ralph Paul on Tuesday mornâ€" ing. Murder Charge Follows Inquest Here on Monday Mrs. Emma Beaudoin, Who Has Been Held for Some Time on a Chargeof Attempting to Procure an Abortion, Forâ€" mally Charged with Murder, After Inquest Into Death of Miss Evelyn Lepine. since I started using Curtis Rheuâ€" matism and Arthritis Liniment. It‘s astoundingâ€" how quickly and effecâ€" tively it gives aclieft," said ons old gentlemz n who had rheumatic trouâ€" ble for years. It can do the same for you. Don‘t suffer from rheumatism, sclatica, necuralgia, gout or lumbago. Try this harmless, yet powerful treatment now. Get a bottle at Curâ€" tis Drug Store, 14 Pings Street North, Timmins. Just 50¢ a boitle and if you are not entirely satisfiecd your money will be refunded. Don‘t deâ€" lay. Call in toâ€"day. Advt. No Aches or Pains No Stiff Joints . . . Double Feature Programme J. McCrea, J. Bennett, H. Armetta in "TWO IN A CROWD" Also Bob Livingstone, Heather Angel in LD CABALLERO®" MONDAY TUESDAY, APRIL 5â€"6 Edward Arnold and Francine Larrimore in " John Meade‘s Woman " WEDNES., THURS., APRIL 7. mana j _ Ti wihdl "MI double feature programmes coming to our theatres, we request our to attend the theatre not later than 8.00 p.m. for the Second Show if ire to see the full show. ' Dr. Irvine had attended Miss Lepin: on Ncvemiser 10that the nome of hor sister and had immediazely ordered rer to the hospital, At that time her pu‘lse was rapid, she was pale, ard had ‘cen haemorrhagine. ‘%he had insisted on gcoing lhome again cn November 30th, against his advicse. She had proâ€" mised to remain in bed there and was being cared for by her sister. On Deâ€" comber 10th, her condition was so much In all, five doctors testified at the irquest, nore of whom had been called until the woman was in a very serious worse that she was once again in the hospital, more ill than she had been when she left. A poisoninz seemed to rave set in arnd there was a pronounced swelling. Dr. Irvine had thought at first that the woman was pregnant, he vaid. Death had apparently been due to abcoss formaticn and blood poisonâ€" New Search Reveals Evidence Cther exhibits produced at the inâ€" quest had been taken from the house in which Miss Lepine had lived and inâ€" cluded some sticks cof wood, a patent medicine that is supposed to produce abortion, and some capsules that had besen prescribed by Dr. C..E. Irvine afâ€" ter Miss Lepire had left the hospital the dirst time. These last were to conâ€" trcl haemorrhage and fever and conâ€" tained szeveral drugs, the doczctor said. No evidencte was given about the us> CS either the sticks of wozod or the patent medicine., Miss Lepine had sworn that after 11 days in the hospital, she had returned â€"> her home, against dozsteors‘ advice, ard afterwards "went outside and crught cold." Then when her condition worse, she had to raturn to thne hczpital. against Mrs. RBeaudoin was shec had,., ty the use of instruments, atâ€" tempted to pro:urs an ajortion for Miss Lepine. A transcript of this eviâ€" derce was produced :y Crown Attorney S. A. Caldbick. At that time the woman who died on March 23rd had identified Mtrs. Beaudsin as the woman to wihom che had gone to chbtain an abortlon: She said that the instruments preoduzced in ccurt (the same as those shown at Monday‘s inquest) were liks those Mrs, Beaudcin had used on her cn Noâ€" vemser 15th, the day on which the ilâ€" legal cperation is alleged to have been All French Double Feature Programme "SON EXCELLENCE ANTOUIN" FRIDAY SATUR. APRIL 9â€"10 Noah Beery Jr. and Barbara Read in WEDNES. THURS., APRIL 7 "ANGELE" and French News " The Mighty Treve " Ottawa Journal:â€"Some men find it easier to. dodge an ci:ligation than to meet it. Sergeant H. G. Walker told in detail of the search of Mrs. Beaudoin‘s house and of the finding of bent pieces of wire, catheters, and pills in the woman‘s bedrcom. While he was searching a trunk he had ssen Mrs. Beaudoin react down between two of the mattresses on‘ the bed, pick up something and put it down the front of her dress. Questionâ€" ed about this, she had said "It‘s ncâ€" thing."A moment cor so later, she handâ€" ed over to the sergeant a rubber catheâ€" ter and two piecss of wire. The officer fhnad als> found soms stained underâ€" clothing. Ths "instruments" .had been taksn to Dr. E. R. Frankish, medicoâ€" legal export attached to the attorneyâ€" gensral‘s office a% Toronto and the pills had been handed over to Profesâ€" sor Roegers of the University of Toronto. Following the pest mortem, Sergeant. Walker had taken the crgars to Torâ€" onto for examination. Mr. Caldbick said that Mrs. Beaudin might be forced to give evidence at the inquest ut that he would not insist that she do so. Her solicitor, S. C. Platus, declined the opportunity on [32â€" half of his client. the cause of dsath "toxaemia resulting from abscesses formed in the lower abdomen." . ; Mr. Caldbick, in questioning Dr. Macâ€" kezhnie asked if the avstesses couid have :een caused by the use of instruâ€" ments to produce miscarriage. "It could i3¢," the doctor replied, Ordered Second Search Chief cf Polics Ralph Paul had been préesent when Mrs. Beaudoin‘s plave was searched and he had detailed Detective Sergeant Leo Gagron cn Monday to scarch <he house in which Miss Lepine had lived. Mr. Gagznon produced the wcod and medicines he said had been given to him (by the housekeeper as part of Miss Lepire‘s possessions. . Dr. H. S. Evans had performed a minor operation aiter the major one, in crder to stop haemorrhage from ins incision. Dr. Mackechnie performed a post mcrteéem on March 23rd and gave as Perfcrmed Major Operation Dr. 0. J. Simzmhl had first sten Miss Lepine on Desember 27th and in conâ€" sullation with Dr. Day had decided that the cnly way to give the patient rglief from what appeared to be a stricâ€" ure of the bowsl from a large abscess was to cperate. The operation, a major affair performed with local anaesthetic owing to the weak condition of the peâ€" tient, had revealed two largeo that were drained. Dr. Stahl and Dr Day agreed that Miss Lepine had made a remarkable immediateâ€" resovery from thie cperaticon â€"and anaesthetic, but tha: at no time did she have much cof a chancs of recovering. Dr. Stahl said that he did not believe operaiion was warranted during the first few weexs :3 the illness. ing, but he would not attempt to say what the cause of the abscessing was. Neither would any of the cther dos.ors. Not Able to Get Up? "While Miss Lepine was at homs was she in bead?" he was asked. Dr. E. A. F. Day had :een in comsulâ€" aticn with Dr. Irvine on the case and corrcrorated most the previous eviâ€" dencs. He said Miss Lenlm's conditi>n when she loft the hoepital on Novemâ€" ber 3Cth was just as bad as when «ns "As far as I know she stayed in bed. I don‘t think she was capa‘ble 3f getting said. On the Saturday local between Porâ€" cupine and North Bay a brief delay was rezorded at Champerlain, first stop north of here, unti{ the conducior sould catch up with issuing tickets to 'vpassengexs who had boarded the train at sundry pcints south cf Swastika where no agents were stationed. There were so many, it was reported later, that he could not handle them all in North Bay Nugget:â€"Too bad Mr. Benito Mussoclini has decided to boycott the coronation. His decision. however, will do anything but cause the British people to be mournful. the left befoere the train was du» here and he held it at Chamberlain for five minutes while he finished punching cut titkets. Saturday‘s evening scuthsound train also was nearly an hour behind4 time here. In this case, it was stated dy pasâ€" sengers, the engins hauling necting train from N:randa had deâ€" veloped troul:te, helding up that ard also the through train at Swastika Exuberant travellers who were a littlc too much imbued with the hceliday spirâ€" its, it was reported, causeq soms crouple on the train between Swastika and Englehart, and some were removed here ~y railway police and given a warning. An officer also went as far as Cobalt. it had ibeen necesarry for ine crew i6 get cut shovels and dig vigorsusly. The locomctive also hadto be uncoupled before the train could be moveG forâ€" ward. No snow had fallen, Condur tor Jessup said, but a strong wind hnad piled some of what already was tnore in:o firm drifts on the tracks. Au s3eyvâ€" eral cther points similar conditions wore enccuntered, Bbut not to so great a degree, it was said. T. N. O. pasenger trains during the hcoliday rush of traffizc last weekâ€"end. Delays of from a few minutes until almost an hour were reported by crews. The Sunday lccal from Timmins, du> here after ncon, did not arrive until well after one o‘clock. It had been stuck in the snow at Hoyle station, and Snow Delays Trains in the Past Few Days Snow at Hoyle Caused One Delay. Others in the Enâ€" glehart Section. Englehart, April 1.â€"(Special to The Advancs)â€"Drifting snow whicth piled up into a compact mass when blown across country before a stiff [:sreezo, engine trouble on 2 bramnch line and an influx of passengers at flag staâ€" tions north of here whose numbers th: conductor eccould nct handle in the reguâ€" lar time at his disposal were three sepâ€" arate causes which held up as many The game came to an unfortunate end with the and leaving the field on a stretchaor. Later on the bride received a kick on the ankle, but was azle to resume after recaiving attention. A reception was held at the bride‘s home, sabout 80 guests sat down to breakfast, Jones and Rundle kicking like trojans. The bride and bridegroom. cut the cake, the cenâ€" ire half kitcking over the stand. Conâ€" tinuing to attack, a great save at full length in the mud was made by a bridesmaid wearing a rope of pearls. There were a number of valuable preâ€" sents, several being carried off by the ambulance. in the last minu‘le the home keeper made a great save, jumping high in the air and puncthing away unger difficulâ€" tics a trcueer press, the gift cof the bride. She : was attended :y ten bridesmaids who wore new jerseys and shorts, thc gift gratefully received srom the supâ€" porters club. Mr. Ivan Evans presiding at the organ pulled down a shot under the bar. On leaving the cnurch to the strairs of excited spsectators. who were yelling the hymn, "The Voics That Breathed O‘er Eden," Miss C3oiâ€" brow,â€" sister of the bride, who had traâ€" velled from Canada for the wedding. was sandwithed by the two backs and badly fouled. The referee withsut hesiâ€" tation gave a ‘"free". and amid great excitemen‘t and bombarded by ‘confetti, ‘he happy ccouple struck the crossibar with a great drive, the bride travelling in a navy blue costume. Football Match and . Wedding Mixed Up A reader The Advancse was kind crough this week to hanrd in a clipping fiocm an Old Country parer giving: a copy cass whors the accosun: cf a wedding ard a fccitall mat:na were alleged to have be:sme mixed in the type with amusing results for ail but the HBridal party. Some time ago The Advancs published an article that nad Ceen "going <he rounds of the press," this item purperting to be the results of an aczident in a printing cffice, two artis‘es being mixed, the account of a wedding and anr aucticn sale being hcpeles:ly but mirthfuly confused. The was amusing, but the "weddinizgâ€"fcotballâ€"maicn" is even more fun. Here it is:â€" Blackburn Versus Sunderland A large crowd lired the ropss on Saturday to witness the local "deroy" in theâ€"parisch church by the vicar of the parish., Receiving the ball straignt from the kickâ€"off, the centre forward quickly dashed away, lcoking charming in a gown of dull ivory, wi‘lh a shaped train, and carried a great sAc:, which was smartly saved vy a siszer of the groom carrying a bcuquet cfi liliesâ€"ofâ€"th2â€"valley. The brids, who was given away y her s.epâ€"father, left th» field, recseiving a kick in the face, the bride@groom‘s gift to her. Example Given of a Possible (and Amusing) Printer‘s "Pj." was no further trouble, he A few cGays later however I did wire i> the Toronto Star a contradiction cf Jochnny‘s elaorate "story" in thnat paper. By the way, I ressived 1500 g::od Canadian dcllars for my story and srapâ€"shots; and only ‘me money was "secondâ€"hand." . k However, I do ‘begzrudge Jones using an Arctic Kcomatik (a sledge with runâ€" rers) on a tchboggan trail because he busted it all up and made my 6 miles from his camp to Mattice a 3 nour harroewing trimwhich I shall rever icrâ€" give him. Gene Fowler, now a writer in Hollyâ€" cod, was the reporter for the New York American in the sleepingâ€"car on the s‘iding at Mattice and I let him and the other newsâ€"hcurds sleep while I wired my stery, alone with an operaâ€" tor. I caught a freighi zor Cocnrane during the night (for medical attenâ€" tion) anrd did nc: stay at Mattice to witness the "modest" arrival of Johnny Jones. Photographs cf the ballconists were taken by me on the 9th anrnd 10th of January and were published in the Boston Post of Jan. 14th, 192i. aAand Johnny Jones never cast his eye or his spell over the Americar balloonists unâ€" til January 11th and that from a very short distance arcund the bend from Mattice, because the Americans siept at Skunk Island that night, 20 miles north of Johnny‘s tert. s With my 17â€"yearâ€"cld Indian iguide. Rojert Machicouis, and 3 small husâ€" kies, I arrived at Johnny‘s tent about 10 p.m. January 10th quite exhausted. I am thankful for the hot that were given to me as I had left all my food, except two hardâ€"tacks and a rardful of tea, to the unfortunate balâ€" Iconists who had hardly any food left when .I met them of the Sth. The brandy that Sam Sainskury poured into me has ‘been several times and amply replaced since, as he can well I have jsefors me the New York American cf January 12th, 1921, and under the captions cf my story are thnese words that disprove the letter of Jonnny Jones:â€"*‘"‘Matiice, Ont. (3 a.m.) Jan. 11." At that hsur, I was wiring my story, written two days before, and Jones was sleeping in his tent abcut 6 miles from Matilite, where I had left him at midâ€" night. Sam Sainsbury and a movingâ€" picture man named Jacquemin, itftom the Aer0â€"Film Co., were with him. One or two shortâ€"haired, shivering, Toronto deoegs, cl his cutfit, were in the tent also. He should call his leadâ€"dog *"Publicity Heund." That was the farthest north reached by Johnny Jores on that trip from my information. Sam Sainsbury, who is workingz arcund Timmins can bear me out. Also ‘Gus McManus, of Hearst. who saw both Jones and me that night, anrd with whom I was rezently talking asou‘t this adventure. J. A. Clermont, Cochrane, Brought out Balloonists The Editor, The Porcupine Advance, Timmins Ontario. [Re J¢ohnny Jones and the Balloonists Dear Sir:â€"My atltention has zseen drawn to Johnny Jones‘ effusion in your edition cf the 25th instant. I nad thought that the maiter of the disayâ€" pearance of the three American baI6¢:â€" ists on Desember 14th, 1920, was a But ncow that the efferveszent Johnny Jonss has again sought the limelighnt for his eleventh hcour "triumphant‘" enâ€" try into Matiice in the evening oi Janâ€" ua@ary lith, 1621, after I had mei the Balloonists on the trail at the Conâ€" querin?: Hâ€"use Rapids or he Missinaibi River cn January 9th and written their stoyy that same evening and wired it from Matliice at 3 am. on January 11th, it is appropriate that I my on Johrnny Jones for saying in your editicn of March 25th "that tnere was no cre else, his cutfit." Former Newspaperman Tells Some of the Details of Eventful Trip and Disputes Account Given by Another Writer in a Recent Issue of The Advance. MA es > Cochrane, Ont., March 29, 1937| You know, Mr. Editor, that a reporter * ~}ezar m 4 6 * tÂ¥ SMITH ELSTON 71 Third Avenue LOOK! What The Home Improvement Plan With the government sponsored Home Improvement Plan, can borrow up to $2,000 and repay monthly a period of 3 years. No down payment, ro endorsement or security nteded. Just your promise of repayment. We will give you full particulars and arrange the loan for you. "I am very glad indeed t> learn that Cochrare appreciatées you as it does (I had been presented with a silver snield) . Why not, old man, you surely aeserve all that has beer given you after your‘ harrocwing experience on the North trail. YCu did what very few newsâ€" paper men wCuld deo, I assure you, ard your name is better known in Park Row than the names of many men who nave been here for years. Everywhere there is a good word for you, and you them all." h 5 Bob Croselard was one of the iWNew York reporters sent up to cover That story. ‘ ons worf N V V Ne o ied V“‘““O’v VA Ne . VA LV 6A "aff ds hh oc im To prove that Kloor‘s statement did vigorous game." rot refer to my story, I must say that on the rail cominrg out (two days beâ€" fcore Jthnny Jones set eyes on him)! Literary Digest:â€"A Protestant minâ€" Farrell told me condentially as “man-' ister says the layinzg on of hands has but not for publicaticn, what ; never cured anything. He‘s mistaken. really had happered between these There are many kncwn cases in which three lost men facing death in the nox-, it has cured lonelinessâ€"and juyenile thern tangled bush before they reached ‘ delingquencies. Arother point. Klocy‘s 23rd birihday cecurred the day I met him on Jan. 9th, 1921, as he to‘d me. In his letter to the exuberant Johnny, Kloor referâ€" red 4o "what has ‘happened to Farrell and Hinton as a result of the lies of "zabsinghcunmds of the press." As my zstory had beenr copyrighted and a teieâ€" gram from the Navy Department, deâ€" livered on their arrival at Mattice, forâ€" cafe the balloonists to speak, the newsâ€" boys had to use their imagination a liitle, I guess. And someone else cuught this malady. You know, Mr. Editor, that a reporter usually dces not inject himself in thne "scocp‘" he went out to get, after hne nas written his "30" at the end of it, out as Johnny Jones followed my trail in 1921, I reluctantly follow his in your valuable paper to give you the fcliowâ€" ing extract of a letter {rom Bob Crossâ€" land on the New York Tribune letierâ€" head, dated March 1, 1921:â€" All my material and proof are here in my office and available for inspeciitn, exzsept ithe spent money. PLUMBING AND HEATiXC Tim mins 42 Third Avenue .. . in any room in your home, church, school or office. On cement, plaster, wallboard, wood and metal surfaces. It produces a subdued, dignified finish you‘ll be proud of. Sanitary 1 Washable; â€"_sr_ Very Economical Color card shows suggested color combinations. Let us give you one. L K. Pierce Furniture Co. can gIve you... A new bathroom Modernize your old bathroom Something new in cabinet sinks. Laundry tubs for your basement Hot water heating system Hot air heating Air conditioning Eavestreoughing Stoker, oil burner or blower E FIN! SH Harry Oakes Building Residence at Nassau Moose Factory. It is not a pretty story and as a former newspaperman I have respected that confiderce and not a word of it appeared in my story or has sinze been written by me. "We are trying to restore <o this proâ€" perty some of its pristine glory," Mr. Oakes said. "We want to make it as much like an old plantaticn as possible. We are goingy to in‘roduce new tropi:al plants and fruits to the estate, and will try to make it a point of interest in the island." "Mr. Oakes brought the idea of poalo golf here from Florida, where he mainâ€" tained a winter home fermeriy. The course is laid out likse a regular golf course. A player fcllows ine all on horseback, whacking it with a mallet urtil it is holed. It is popular among former pslo players who are no longer up to withstanding the strain of the vigorous game." Thankinsz you, Mr. Editor, for your indulgence in "setting a *wron'r story right." s A Gdespatch from Nassau, Pahamas, this week has the followinz to say in reference to Harry Oakes, chief owner of the Lake Shore Gcold Mines:â€"â€" â€"It sscems a pitty that Johnny Jones cculd nct have exersised the same reâ€" ticence. ‘"Harry Oakes, formerly of Kirkland Lake and Niagara Falls, is using part of the wealth he from Canadian gold mires to build an island paradise in this part of the Brilish Empire. A tract of more than 1200 acres is seing developsd as a privatl> estate, berdered by the csean to the ncr.h and by the soâ€"called lake country to the south. sEAVES NO BRUSH MARKS‘ "Surrcunding the hcuse budt of n‘»ul- native stone, will ‘be such means of pleasure as bridlc paths hewed in virgin fcrest, a course for polo gcl{, a small lake and swimming pool. A cave in the centre of the tractâ€"it is krown as the cave propertyâ€"will be used as an acquariuum. Visit Our ADYf, Yours truly, J. Agapit Clermont. Phone 327

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