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Porcupine Advance, 23 Oct 1941, 1, p. 4

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bery with violence. ‘The charge was reduced to one of theft and the sentâ€" ence was passed. In passing the sentâ€" ence the magistrate commented that he would have to protéct thess poker players from men like Anglehart. He further told Anglthart that it took redâ€"blooded men to play that game and advised Anglichart to find some table, he had about sixtyâ€"one dollars, he said. Defence counsel, Mr. J. E. Lacourciere, then started to read the long record that McNulty had and when McNulty asked the court if he had to answer the questions, the maâ€" gistrate: said that he would have to ansiwer them. McNulty admitted a long list of offences of robbery, car thefts, etc., but said that he had paid the price for these offences and had just been released from prison on June 22nd of this year. When asked i# he had any occupation, the accused said that he was a spare waiter at the St. Charles Hotel. ; was also ordered to make restitution of Aftyâ€"one dollars to Jerry McNulty. who preferred the charges against him. On October 12th the police received a complaint from Jerry McNulty that he had been assaulted~and robbed of Mtyâ€"one ‘dollars after he had left a poker game, so the police went down to the house to investigate. When they arrived at the house the game was all over but it was evident that there had been some drink and a card game in progres; before they had arrived. lieved him of about thirty dollars that was on the table in front of him, Anglehart had then left the house and McNulty followed him out and chased him. ‘After taking the money back he listened to a story that Anglehart told him about having a big bill to pay the nest day so he then loaned the man ten dollars. Just after he had done that Anglehart‘s brother had approachâ€" ed from behind and hit him on the nead. ‘The pair then made off with his money. McNulty then complalned to the police. Police Constables Guolla and Atkinâ€" son said that they had gone with Mcâ€" Nulty to Anglehart‘s home and they iboth testified that when they had enâ€" tered the house, Philip Anglehart had acted in a very hostile manner. Both men were brought to the police station McNulty said that he had seen the two Anglehart brothers, who were jointly charged with the theft, before and just as he was getting up from the table Phillip Anglehart had reachâ€" ed over from behind his back and reâ€" Under crossâ€"examination, McNulty said tHat he had gone to the stag with about thirtyâ€"two dollars and had startâ€" ed to play poker. ‘When the money was taken from in front of him on the Vory Reasonable Rates 5es sn BE Qniet Atmomhm Cor. Spruce 5t. Third Ave The King Edward Day or Week .. Gigantic \ a « hm In Full Swing There‘s A of: asked for a dismissal llip Anglehart the defence ask but the court refused. Phillip Angleâ€" was then brought to the stand themofthecmwn’s eue the defence asked for a dissmissal the charge against Phillip Angliehart he said that he had gone to the Miner Committed for Trial on stag on the night in question with about ten or eleven dollars and had lost that money. When he first enterâ€" ed the house he drank a bottle of beer. and had then gone upstairs to play poker dfor a while When the last hand was played, Anglehart said that he was certain that McNulty: had cheated to win the pot, so he went around behind McNulty and told him to give him his money back. With that remark he reached down in front of McNulty and took the thirty odd doilars that was there. He then left h . it set...A looking for a restaurant when he was approached by McNulty. McNulty struck him and took the money away, he said. When asked by the magisâ€" trate why he had taken all / of the money from McNulty when he had lost only ten dollars, the accussd said that he didn‘t know why he had done it other than knowing that the money didn‘t belong to McNulty.: The magisâ€" trate told him that the money didn‘t belong to him either. Richard Angichart took the stand and saig that he had also been at the poker game and had gone home after his brother had left. ‘When he arrived at the house he discovered that his brother had not reached home yet and he went out to look for him. On the street he saw two men fighting and both were down on the ground. When he got closer he saw that McNulty had his brother down and he started to separate the men. Thé magistrate then asked him if he had lost. any money in the game and he said that he had lost two dollars. The magistrate asked him what he thought of the idea of his brother taking the money from McNulty and he answered that it had been none of his business. Walked Into the Police‘s Hands with $157.03 Worth of Highâ€"Grade Gold Ore. Fred Mason, assayer at the Dome Mine, testified that the small bag of crushed gold ore that was given to him for assay weighed 10. .@t: ozs. troy ‘and was worth $21425 per pound. The value of the ore, he said, was $157.0G. He added that the ore â€"had been treatâ€" ed well and had been reduced as far as was possible without the use of chemicals. It had been crushed‘ and everything that was possiblehad been taken out. The gold ore was left with the court azd will be produced as an exhibit at the accused‘s trial.~ During the defence counsel‘s sumâ€" ming up of the case, the magistrate said that he would reduce the charge to one of theft and sentenced the man to two years‘ suspended sentence. The man was further ordered to make reâ€" stitution, to McNulty in the amount of ‘Two more of the players who were in the game were called to the stand andasked if they were sore when they, had seen Anglehart take the, last pot away with him and they laughingly replied that they had not been. mty-oné dollars and to pay the court costs of $17.95. Harvey Drinkhill, a Hollinger miner, living at 54 Floral Avenue, will face a judge and jury at Cochrane charged with being in possession of highâ€"grade gold ore lllegally. He appeared be> fore Magistrate Atkinson in Timmins this week and after electing trial he was given a preliminary hearing. At the conclusicn of his trial here the accused was committed for trial by judge and jury and released on bail of $1,000 property. Constable Angus (Grleves, . of . the Timmins police, testified that while he was at the home of Ernest Labrecque, at 200 Waterioo Road, about four o‘clock in the afternoon of October 5th, he admitted Drinkhil at the back door of ‘the house. He noticed when he admitted the man that he was keeping his left arm close. to his body and in a bent position. ‘The constable thought this strange and when he was told to search the man he felt in the sleeve of the accused‘s left arm first. In the sbnehetoundaannflbageonwmng the golti ore. It was in the sleeve beâ€" tween the raincoat that the man was ighâ€"Grade Charge Road and the North Road. ‘When askâ€" ummmmummz home, the accused said that he didn‘t know. â€" He mid that he had never known Labrecque and was unable to ul,nd why he had wandered to his home with the highâ€"grade. > Bergeant Kirk, of the Tlmmins deâ€" tachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, gave similar evidence that of Constable Grieves and said that he was in charge of the raiding party that was searching Labrecque‘s home at the time the accused was adâ€" mitted. He had asked the man why he had come to the house and the accused had told him that he had come out there to have the boss give him a ride inâ€"the country. The accused had made a statement and it was read by the sergeant. No evidence for the defence was preâ€" sented at the preliminary hearing and at the conclusion of the crown‘s case the magistrate committed the man for trial The statement said that the accused had found the gold ore on the street and had then called on Labreeque. The accused said that he didn‘t know why he had gone to Labrecque‘s or why he had carried the bag in his sileeve. _ He said that he may have carried the bag in his sleeve so that he wouldn‘t get any gold dust in his pockets. He swore that he didn‘t know Labrecque. Sergeant Lepic said that he had conâ€" ducted a raid on Chalut‘s premises at 1.16 am. on October 1l6th and as he looked through a window at the rear of the house, he could see Chalut pourâ€" Charges of Permitting Drunkeness Bring Fines of Fifty Dollars and Costs Arnold Chalut, of 60 Avenueâ€"Road, in Timmins, was fined fifty dollary and costs or thirty days hard labour on Tuesday afternoon in Timmins police court when he was convicted of perâ€" mitting drunkenness. A second charge of ~obsitructing police was withdrawn against the accused. The case had been remanded from the week before and ‘the accused was represented by Dean Kester, K.C. Under crossâ€"examination by Dean Kester, the s;>rgeant said that the acâ€" cussed had wanted to change the stateâ€" ment after he had made it but he didn‘t seem to know what he wanted to say. Arnold Chalut and Walter Plourde Both Fined Fifty Dolâ€" lars for Permitting Drunkenness in Their Homes. Both â€"Houses Declared Public for a Year. During ‘the evidence qf the accused he réferred to his wife as having servâ€" ed the wine to a drunken man while he was; asleep. The magistrate learnâ€" ed that.it was only his commonâ€"law wife aaa?d told him to refer to her as his wonian instebd of his wife. The maâ€" gist.rate passed his ruling on these women =.aying that calling them wives unduly elevated their standing. ing wine from a jug into a glass but he was ungable to see who was the reâ€" cipient of the glass of wine. The police then entered the house and when they entered they found three men sitting at different spots in the room with glass2s of wine in their hands. One of the men was very drunk. The other two men were also drunk but not quite as bad as the other man. Chalut claimed that the glass of wine ibelonged to him. Walter Plourde, 30 Wilson avenue, was also charged with permitting drunkenpess and also was convicted and fined fifty dollars; and costs or thirtyâ€" days hard labour. His house was.also made public for a year. Two ordinary drunks paid fines of ten dollars and costs and one second offender, Raoul Fortin, was assessed fifty dollars or thirty days. Olliver Ronkko, a third offender, was given a term of three months, Gilbert Cleméent, 105% Birch street south, paid a fing of ten doliars and costs on a charge of iflem possession of beer. ‘\Clement, who is a tax! driver, was apprehended as he came out of a Pine street housp with seven full bottles Mr. Bouchard, the man whom police said was very drunk, then took the stand and said that he lived in the other apartment in the house and that he had gone into the apartment and had been given a glass of wine by Chalut‘s wife. The drink was about two fingers, he said, but he had not touched it. Chalut took the stand and said that he had been sleeping when the police entered the first time and had just got up when they arrived again. He said that when he got up Bouchard was sober and he said that he had not seen his wife pour‘ any drinks. Magistrate Atkinson said that the police had raided the place twice and the man was getting â€"drunker all the time..~ He finished by saying that he didn‘t believe a word either of the deâ€" fence witnesses said and convicted Chalut. The house was also made pubâ€" lic for one year. In summing up Mr. Kest‘er said that he admitted that his client had served the drink to Bouchard but he said that was not what the act was meant to stop. The man had had only the one drink and the heat in the place had an effect on him. BM the act was meant to stop that there would be thousands of persons in court every week on the same charge. The magisâ€" trate countered with the remark that they would be charged if they were caught. who has been the assistant to the Rev. Canon RS. Cushing for the past year, C OO . PE stt v-â€"vâ€"-â€" presented delighful musicat proâ€" gramme, with several vocal and pilano selections ‘by members of the conâ€" gregation.. Motion pictures of local interest were shown by Mr. H. C. BScarth, and Mr. Geo. Gedge conducted community s@ngâ€"song. ‘The presentation of the purse !ram the Timmins congregation was made by Mr. E. Robinson who wished Capâ€" left on Tuesday for Halifax whére he will continue his work for the Church Army in the Halifax Missfon. During the evening Mr. A. Jenkin tain Vollick every success in hh wqu in Halifax and introduced Capthin D. Mitchell to the congregation. Ofiptaln Mitchell has been appointed the: new asst‘stant to Canon Cushing. â€"~Miss Jessie Bell on behalf of the St. Paul‘s and the St. Matthoew‘s A.Y.P.A. . preâ€" sented Captain Vollick with a brush set in appreciation of his service with the Young People‘s groups. The refreshments were in charge of the men who did a splendid job of preâ€" paring the lunch, and were assisted in serving by members of the Young People‘s groups. , Try The Advance Want Advertisements Magistrate Gives _ Man Another Chance on Charge of Theft Four men paid fines of ten dollars and costs when they pleaded guilty to charges of having liquor illegally. Police said they were foundâ€"ins when: they raided a wellâ€"known establishâ€" ment in Timmins. of beer in his pockets. He pleaded guilty to the charge. Three men paid fines of a dollar and costs for breaches of the traffic byâ€"laws and another man had a charge under the same byâ€"laws remanded for a week, Another man paid. ten dollars and costs for having defective nbrakes on his car. ‘ Real Pilon was facing a charge of overloading and was remanded for a week. Police said they stopped his truck on the street with a load that was 1,700 pounds overweight. The truck was also said to have been in poor conâ€" dition. John Walchuk paid a fine of twenâ€" tyâ€"five dollars and costs on a charge of careless driving, while Lorenzo Laâ€" doucer paid ten dollars and costsy on the same charge. » R. S. Cushing. ell the New Rav. Canon neckline, and softly gathered bodice. The flared skirt fell in a short_train, and the bride wore a fingerâ€"tip length veil of embroidered net, caught in white Her bouquet was made up of deep red roses and bouvardia. Miss Aune Alanen, as bridesmaid, was daintily attired in pink chiffon. *Her floorâ€"length frock featured long bishop sleeves, a flared skirt, and a sciftly gathered bodice falling into a long fitted waistline. She wore matchâ€" | ing accessories and a headdress of dark when Miss Maila Tuullkki Riihinen, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nesâ€" tor Rilhinen of 56 Fifth avenue, became the bride of Mr. Oliver Reino Pletila, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Pictila, of 2319 Birch street south. The Rev. Canon R. 8. Cushing officiated. ‘The bride was lovely in her gown of white frosted bengalline, fashioned with leg o‘ mutton sleeves, sweethsart Bt. Matthew‘s Anglican Church was the setting for a lovely wedding on Following the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride‘s parents, her mother receliving the guests in an enssmble of Queen‘s blue crepe, with matching accessipries and a corsage of Talisman roses. The groom‘s mother, who assisted, was beâ€" comingly attired in an afternoon enâ€" spmible, with a corsage of Talisman roses. Assisting in the serving were Mrs. V. Vaisanen and Mrs. T. Lindâ€" strom. Mr. Fino Pietila, brother of the groom acted as groomsman. Later in the evening, the bride and groom received their friends. at a reâ€" ception in the Harmony hall. During the early part of the evening Mr. O. Walli entertained with several violin srlections, and later the guests enjoyed dancing. Shower at Schumacher in Honour of Mrs. McShane sSchumacher, Oct. to The Advance)â€"'rhursday evening Mrs. L. Davidson and Mrs. John Davidson were hostesses at a nicely arranged shower held at the home of Mrs. Leonard Staples, 66 Second Ave., in honour of Mrs~ George McShane. A nice social time was enjoyed. Whist was played and the prize winners were:â€"1st, Mrs. Steve Karahan; 2nd, Mrs. James Stirâ€" rat; consolation, Mrs. John O‘Leary. After the cards a baby carriage deâ€" corated in pink and blue and filled to the top with lovely gifts was wheeled into the room and presenied to Mrs. McShane. During the evening a deâ€" licious lunch was served. The followâ€" ing ladies attended:â€"Mrs. S. Karahan, Mrs. R. Nilson, Mrs. V. ‘Cripps, Miss Marion GCripps, Miss Blanche Davidson, Mrs. C. Kennedy, Mrs. L. Staples, Sr., (Mrs. L. Staples, Jr.; Mrs. Laura Sinâ€" clair, Mrs. Anne Ovis, Mrs.~Bill Hazelâ€" wood, Mrs. Norman Tario, Mrs. Melâ€" vin Cavanagh, Mrs. C. Brown, Mrs. J. OLeary, Mrs. T. Johnston, Mrs. John Scullion, Mrs. James Scullion, Mrs. Alex Welsh, Mrs. Arthur Robson, Mrs. James MacKenzie, Mrs. James Stirrat, Mrs. J. V. Angrignon, Mrs. Ernest Mr. and Mrs. Picetila have taken up residence at 56 Fifth avenue. ° that the woman concealed the money in a very strange manner after she had stolen it . ‘n ag® es at 4 o‘clock, Much Patriotic Work Done by the Fireside In the absence of Mrs. W. A. Jones, Mrs. 0. J. Morgan was appointed to act assecrehry pro tem. Several items of business were transâ€" ‘The regular business meeting of the Fireside Club was held> on Monday evening with Mrs. G. ®. Mitchell preâ€" â€"‘The treasrmrer reported a substantial bank balance and the conveners of the various committees reported on their Miss . Nina. MacLeod reported 37 knitted articles completed and returned to Red Cross during October. Mrs. E. Pooley reported 21 articles of clothing completed for Setember and Octoberâ€"making a total of 273 articles of civilian clothing returned to Red Cros;s; since January. It was with regret that the club accepted Mrs. Pooley‘s resignation as convener of Civilian War Services Committeeâ€"owing to her removal from Timmins. Mrs, H. Runnalls was appointed to carry on in Mrs. Pooley‘s place. Pictures of the North Please Ladies‘ Auxiliary A vote of thanks was extended to the nonâ€"members who assisted with the rummage sale on Saturday morning. Meetjirg adjourned to enjoy a social hour. :A programime meeting will be held on November 3rd. A pleasant surprise greeted the memâ€" bers of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary Knitting Bee when they met at the home of ‘Mrs. W. Johnson, 32 Laurier avenue on Monâ€" day evening. Mr. Charles Wilkins was to show them the coloured pictures that he had taken. All the pictures were of local interest and when commenting this morning, one of the members said, "I didn‘t know there was such beautiful scenery in the North." Mrs. Johnson presented the knitting bee with three hankies in a Dutch case and these were raffied at the meetâ€" ing and a nice sum was realized. Mrs. Les Mason was the lucky winner. Later in the evening a delicious lunch was served by the hostests, Mrs. Johnson. Webber, Mrs. Pfuff, the guest of honour (Mrs. George McShane), and the hostâ€" esses (Mrs. L. Davidson and Mrs. John Davidson). 18 Pine St. N. McInnis Block PHONE 985 Milady Beauty Parlour _ Priced from $2.50 A Complete Beauty Service PERMANENTS Guaranteed mmwmmeMmmmm M‘Mrmmwmmwmm m.mummwmwmm n mmmmmmwmemm mMMMmmmmwmmm man of 86 years on whose farm ths

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