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C out" February 8. Former Orillia Magistrate Not Among Those Subpoenaed Opening investigation of ex--Magis-- trate Daniel McCaughrin's sensational charges, the Ontario Legislature's Committee on Legal Bills yesterday decided t> summon before it: W. G. Jaffray, President of The $ Globe. A. A. MciIntosh, Acting Managing Editor of The Globe. W. G. Bingham of Orillia, who is gaid to have prepared the statutory declaration signed by Daniel Mc-- Cant:nn. Miss Cassidy of Orillia, who is said to have typed the declaration. James Harvie of Orillia, in whose i office, it is claimed, the declaration was sworn. To Appear on Friday. \ These witnesses will appear before the committee PFriday morning at 11,30 o'clock. While he was not sub-- poenaed, Mr. McCaughrin probably will be present, according to Hon., Leopold Macaulay, Minister of High--| ways, and acting as Government coun-- sel before the committee. At the committee's organization meeting yesterday morning, efforts centred on locating the statutory declaration, which forms the basis of the investigation. McCrea Is Chairman. Seguin (Conservative, Russell) sug-- Fourteen members of the committee| gested that the name of the Commis-- attended yesterday morning's meeting.| sioner before whom the dsclaration At the outset Hon. Charles McCrea,| was mado be added to the list of wit-- Minister of Mines, was confirmed in| nesses. "And why not the person who the Chairmanship. made the declara.ion?" added Wilfrid "We have met today," said Mr. Mc--| Heighingion (Conservative, 1iwmviuw-- Crea, "for organization preliminary to| St. David's). dealing with the matter of the charges Mr. Macaulay replied that he had of Daniel McCaughrin, as set out izn| a further liss of witnesses, and gave statutory declaration and published in| an assurance that Mr. McCaugurin 'The Globe of Friday, Dec. 22. I'd| would be present at the committee's w that, in proceeding with our| next meeting. He «hen moved to sub-- and dealing with the charges| poena Mr. Bingham, Miss Cassidy and set forth in the statutory declaration,|} Mr. Harvic, and call on them to bring we should have that declaration before| with them whatecver documents they the committee. ! had relating to the case. On Mr. 4 "Does any one present know where Baird's seconding, this motion was this 'dtecb::nuon 1:('.;9 Is it avauable?i carried. Can produced?" May Not Subpoena Magistrate, Question Repeated. | Mr. Macaulay then said: "I don'\ Mr. Macaulay repeated: "Does any know about subpoenaing Mr. Mc-- one present know where it is? We| Caughrin. Apparently, neither Dr. want to proceed Wit.hl bti:us irgmh',v as| McQuibban nor Mr. I\.'ixonl (Progres-- expeditiously as poss and report| sive Leader) is sponsoring the charges, .. back to the House. All we know comes| and we don't know yet whether The from the lm' in The Globe." | Glcbe is. Certainly, Mr. McCaughrin Then, across the table at, oucht to be here." Dr. G. A. McQuibban, he asked: "Havel Mr. McCrea suggested that the com-- any of my learned friends opposite| mittee wait um.il it had before it the been taken into the confidence of 'rhe' original Gdocuments on which the Gl(be and told where the declmtionl charges were based. "Then, 11 more is? Be frank----." | witnesses are wanted by anybody, we Mr. McCrea--With each other? | can have them here, too. We can as-- Dr. McQuibban--I submit, Mr. Mac--| sume that Mr. McCaughrin will be rulay, that I don't think you've no--| here at the next meeting; he is very ticed my name mentioned in any| interested in the charges. Any tur-- . material the press has printed. I've «her witnessos touching the statutory yead about the matter in the papers.| declaration can be called then. that's all. "We ought to dispose of this matter Hon. Harry Nixon--Whom is he: as quickly as possible, so I suggest calling his learned friends opposite? that we hold our next meeting at 10 Mr. McCrea--I think, then, that we a.m. Friday." can assume that the affidavit is not It was suggested that the hour be here, and that no one here knows| advanced to accommodate witnesses where it is. arriving from Orillia on the morning . @ubpoenas Ordered. u'afin a;nd 11.30 aam. was t'px'otf)ot;sle&l.'; Macaulay | ore it was agreed to meet a ' 'n'w A mw seconded Srene. it was proposed that the com-- t4@ + ative, HI#D| mitce adhere to the original time of ), that the Clerk subpoena Mr.] |Ty PyX "Aha examine the Toronto (.ummdur. Mcintosh. In making | | 10 O'clock, and exanNnt, 0® . the motion Mr. Macaulay made grace-- witnesses in the intervening hour and L ful reference to the absence of H. W.| * DAl, but Mr. McCrea said: "I think . Anderson, Edkor of The| that we need only a very shor&ltlme' | tthobe, "whose iiies 4s regretied b:erl Tank ate Aohecinen so we Shil oi | wWhien i committce $ edl'l?;% f"fidimml When the motion had carried, C. A.| | {N€ .5 te 4ofi 11 Y |