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|Newbury frlends. ' Miss Annie Wallace is spending` ;the week wi`h her sister in Thorn- `lton. nvv-\r\n1m: Ova +n1:imr ndvanmo-0 of iton. Farmers are taking advantage of the sleighing this week to get their summer supply of wood and ice home. , ` f`nnnn-o+n1n`nr1c fn fhp (".h11rchiH home. C'mg'ratula*ions to the Churchill curl-.-rs who won the Seagram trophy, [at the Toronto bonspiel last week. 2 .. -- 1 1 .1 .__:_n...;....... A... `um: mu. b\IA\IlAUv ..... Jas. Mason had the misfortune to: break his arm while working around` the sawing machine, his mitt catch-- ing in the wheel. r 1 'l"l.n uvnrvinn nf` +ir1i\: r-nvnnwnnifv nre. lug Au mu: vVu\.\.Au The women of this community are` ,wondering where their husbands are. `spending their evenings lately ? Why,` over at the rink practicing for thei old timers hockey match at t}Te carn-1 ` ival on Tuesday night. March 1st. .`.l1'ecnc rxm-ammo and Eileen Revn-I 1va1 Tuesday mgnt. Maren 15L. 1 Misses Geraldine and Eileen Reyn-I olds were guests of Miss Bateman5 over Sunday at her honm in Brad- ford. `. _,,_l -1.. -r `n....L.... -4` UAH-In the wheel. 7 Iyears. _ Mr. Crawford had his house wired wondering areyiol` H}/'d1' last Week and Cxpect-3 W `spending Whyglbe V012`! 50011 enjoying its C0mf01't'='- the. 3- J. 0 B1`in, his daughter M11"- carn- ` M0595 rand E1`and50n 0f 15131131011 and Ml'S- Teasdale, Of AIITOY3: Paid 3 Reyn-|ViSi'lL last week To their sister, Mrs. Batemani-L YOURS- Brad-' The Young P0P1 and 50"? Of Vm-` married folk enjoyed the skating on Mr_ and Mr_ J_ Hunter of Keme_'the ooded ground last Friday and by, visited Mrs. Jessie Patterson 1a.st2Satrday- qhere we .', acres f. `Ce week `nd the_ lovefly m}:3on1}1{gx1t.111ade r: a Mr` and Mrs` Roy Partridge of allifrys tggn (glotxvfi shtaie1:til'1 in the shanty Bay visited at Fred Wiceys Barri: hospital afd Sconvalescing "5 Weekj . _s1ow1y after a serious opera: ion. Mm Mmm-, nf I-mlsdale. visitedl EH18 ween. ' Mrs. Miller, of Hi1:lsda1e, visited' her daughter, Mrs. J. Leonard, this 1 wan}! 1551 \l5'EV") ""' "' -"""_' U`m Week` Miss Irene Davis is on the sxck Mr. Bruce Wallace, _of Toronto, list. spent the week end at hls home here. This Community was Shocked 1., 1 A vn1-nvulmnr ni-` Hm vm1'nQ' necmle en- hour ..+` Hm dpnth nf Arthur Woods. HUHIU 1115111. Mrs. Maclntosh and children spent`. last week visiting with friends in: Toronto. ._\: ((`o:1tlnuerl from page one) Coxxtmmng, Bates: said on the day nor the funeral, l{ing asked Elliott 2 :1; v1\n|l1(-rc nnnnv \vpr-. NT- Daylight saving Toronto on May `ill Sept. 25th. eight Reds who left Saturday for King Those. Calic, 2 years; Tom Ewen, 5 year: row: Amos Hill, 5 years; Jolm Bo;:chuk, STROUD Kingston to serve ` 0 .m._..-=- 'T'rn'n F`.v.-on. 5 vcars: Sam Carr, 5 R G `WEIO LGSZ` ."aPP3_".`-..':-"."_; a guest of | X the r- when 3' u'l`h,. urday 1'01` lungston to 5UL`vv.: mu ac1u,v<;n\..\,u ....,.v.,-... --, _, , years; years; '.\ 1nthe\.v Popovitch, 5 yezu'. Iolm 5 years; Tim P.u::1:. .3 yr.-31-s; Malcolm Bruce, 5 years. T .. - ___`C .. . Q 1vu.;-.\ .`E.i3iN x ` Douglas Ronald, of Cent nical School, Toronto, spen at his home here. NI`. nnrl 'M1-: 1?, Plow] `at here. I Mr. and Mrs. R. Plowrght and Else motored to Vandorf and spent Sunday. Vh-2 Irvin Knmm. of Anten Sunday. Mrs. Irvin Knapp, of Mills, spent a. few day.) this week with Mrs. D. Campbell. Mr: am, Crawford was called to 1). Campbell. Mrs. Geo. Crawford Stayner Sunday owing to the sudden `illness of her sister. - ulm-A urnc wzmnivprl fhis week Of lillness OI her sister. Word was received this week of `the death in Saskatoon, Sask., of Mr. 'Alex. Lindsay, a former resident 0; `this place, a:. the ripe age of 89 `years. NTV (`,r2\vfnrd had gpneumoma. `' Don't forget the play Wild Flow- |(31`.= of the Hills to be put on by l"l*.e 3`. young people in '..r:l .\Iim--in-.2` hall Friday, Feb. 26th. .-".6-l missI:~:1 2:32 and 15c. * . Tlw C.G.l.T. and Tuxis g1`0up': lv-`ul 9. p2n`lo1' . nt tl`f` horns of .\lr.`. .-\. .`.IcLcan last l-`riday `1/.1INESINGr. STATION .. nu kn ai. munity ml 2 death of Arthur Woods |' hospitqal last Thursday. lived in Minesing forl `ss Doris Tracy has come er grandfather, Mr. John being in the hospital winlnl C rget Flow~l 1 byl zxlo *..c:} all .-`15-' : .\`_.l 131,. I _-r ~ the sentences imposed. Top row, left `to right: '.\'1:1the\.v yezn} Bottom - D-um I Mnlmlm Rruce. vears. when you m`.~'1 got tnore. nun: V 'lns~re was it Well nea1'b_\'. `I .-\h. but you forgot to tell us that 1l'.er~- \\".1s no pump there. What good_ wa.~ the well wthout the pump? `\ H\1'. n n.M.n mu: 9 inf nf xvater in: L` \..' Central 'l`ech- spem Sunday William John McCausland, inspe< tor in the civic waterworks depart- ment, Toronto, died in Grace Hos pital, Toronto, on Wednesday. De ceased was born in Barrie, but ha: been a resident of Toronto for over fty years. He was prominent in Orange circles, a member of the Ma- d sonic Order, and secretary of Ulste Ehe Sons and Daughters of_ Ireland. Sur- g vivmg are his wife, a sister, Mrs. W. 1 Reynolds, Toronto, and two brothers S Qk f M. Ldward of Toronto and Albert of n a* " 1- Chicago. Funeral on Saturday, wit: me" ` interment at Mount Pleasant Ceme- rme age of 85) I M... dorf of lllll/C11 tery. \J.I.\a::..I.\JJ.J. U .|.Iu.J .1. The ice is now in good conditici and our boys at the rink are enjc ing the reward of their labors. hockey match was played Tues(1.; evening between Hillsdale ; Craig'hurst and resulted in a win 1` the latter by 9 to 5. \Mr and Mrs, R` Mnracken 2 . I the latter by :1 to 0. Mr. and Mrs. R. MoCracken family spent the week end with L J. MoCracken and family at Pete boro. Mu `Rm-+ Fillemaro is snpndinu boro. Mr. Bert Ellsmere is spending couple of weeks with his peo_ here. `A/Tu T4".-`.nnn~n:I I>:!|i 1'_)Y'l`C.l'lY`| ennui` Q4 here. Mr. Edmund Richardson spent s` era] days at the bedside of his fati` Mr. H. Richardson, who at the pr` en-t. time is somewhat better. 'T`1\n Fay-G-v1irr11+117 rnnnfino` nf 4' em. time 15 SOUlEWl'l3T. DBLLCF. The fortnightly meeting of t Y.P.S. was held on Tuesday at M" J. T. ElIsmere s. Progressive c1 |ino1e was played, prizes being \' by Betty Newman and Miss ` Sweezer. I lIf::-5 TM (`v-nnr AF Wlvnxroln and K" Y b\VC`ZI'. Miss M. Crag of Elmvale and IV M. Wilson of Eady spent a few d with Mr. and I-'l.`r`s. T. C. Craig. l \'h- and Mu-: Anhw:-v NTAMQ * wxtn Mr. anu mats. 1. u. uraxg. I Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey xVIcMa span-' the week enrl with their frie in our neighborhood. 1 9:`-1'v?nn: f'm~ Snndnv next I 1!`. our nexgnoornuou. Sen-ices for Sunday next 2` ;Kno:-; C`n.Ln'ch, 7.30 p.m.; St. John Du, .- 11 21.111. u... it." . Finally the witness admitted that nothing could have been donetoi save the hotel, with the assistance they had at the time. Jnhn 12 Rnvs. executor and pro-1 rave;-11ing. The evening W35 SD91 ,, p1n)'in{_2_' cr01r?v=o1r> and :1 .'h01't .- gram was given. 1. WILLIAM J. MCCAUSLAND _c3AIGHURsT .. :v\ runnr` nn l_ ;1ge Fiva they had the time. John R. Boys, executor prod` bate)" of Mrs. LHisey s will, told of` having an interview with Elliott on ' Feb. `Z-1th, at which time the witness showed Elliott the draft of the uniss- ing will which Cleophus King had brought to Mr. Boys. Elliott admitted that it was in his handwriting, but into :1 will and that the one drawn Inn .. ...m cm! 1-hnf tho one drawn 1] HL [119 P0011! -`hen he woke .1u< .LI?_~r-.x- 1`.-wl CHCC`. 1 311-.<. Velma Bates, daughter ofl Mrs. Hisey, repeated the evidence 8'i\`0n by her on previous occasions, \n'th the exception that she corrobor- ated hr-r husband's statement that he, not Elliott, had introduced Gastle to King`. Prompted by Mr. Bell, she I Save 21 list of things which she said 1 were taken from Mrs. Hisey s home 3 pin .\Ii to the Palmer House. 4 This included `,2 dozen pillows, 8 or more bed quilts, 12 annelefte blan- kets, bedspreads, woolen blankets, rugs, sets of dishes, glass and silver- '31`0. table and bed linens, blinds and. curtains, etc. These things had never been mentioned before at either the Previous liearings or trial. My-s Raft`-S said that when the in- r. n, I :1. him how the re gotf um-v.1 and he said he didn't. know, .. +1. I-nnn'\ uvac 4-`nll n-F cmnkn hearings trial. .\Ix-s. Bates said 1 sumnce adjuster came to get a list 1 Of goods said to have been in the ' Palmer House when it burned, her mother sent her to a neighbor s house to borrow an ~Eaton's catalogue so she could get prices out of it and put down the proper valuation of the goods she claimed were destroyed. 'l"LA ...:L..n:~.- uvn: .'II1l`f`- {l(`nitC on :,vv\ln: gnu .... .. The witness was. one point. She szutj passed between E111 I\'in<:'s wife on thn mm!` 1.. O`1;: Am (1 ELLIOTT ANSI} u~.iLS`I'LE FACE ARSON CHARGE goons sne clzuiucu ncxx ........_,--. . witness was quite denite -' said no conversation P_?\_5-ed Elliott and King: or ]\1I'.~` (lay of the fun- (`1`<"-1- in thi= ~:he atly coxrradicted W W Virm-0 -:?\'en by her husband. Adam Imrrzun. Midland b:1rri. -'1`-` vuliod to establish the fact that` - 11 `W71 hm! been dv`ru\'r. up by him :1" 1) 1'4`-quo. of .\Ir.<. Hi. on 1114*. luv`-.= .u_r_g~_m-:rv` by `.`T!`.i0tt s draft. T`. I'll "V H2 11 1-i Vmugh 21 back ` .L' th,..m uvn; =. sir." :1 you read unhl `}1:'.1 nour kind of books do you read` gsihing I can get." .1 told t`~.i.~: court you thoug iouid have bCO11]Jl1 u vou first got there. How?" .. nu-.11 nmn-In- LI I!1\`1'L.' \\::.~ `.1 -- wa11`ed to 51+ wouldn't go ny c0ns`dC:'nt'. .x1n:n1n_z` U115 `.`.'X[I1_(`.S>. .ty nearly e\'ce1`y night. .42 * "q H. n 4'n \-n'\ n 1- Sput '12` lake any ta which LIL` uLrL u,` e'o1't. ? :1 the wltnos no mcmL. KIIUW, . full of smoke He said he andi lzanl time to e=~i : windoxv. ..n.-+`..lu..- illl(`l' tilt.` 1'-H51-"tall, 1\Ul.'5" 'laKl.`U I`4ll`.UT/L ` .;;. ll: mothers paper were. Mr. U-it snirl l)C`f0]'C he any- ;. is; with King he wzlnted a witness [)lL'.~Ul`.L nml l{_(Anry Bates \\`;1.s called. "\'.'e tolu .\.lr. Elliott z\l)o:2.t the \ . Eli. .1. impel.` wr h:il l'_ound in 3111:. Hi.aC1v"S ])l,ll'i'\` .z.ll he Filld he wzis the execu- t.n- `.i.:1 lung would get the farm mini niy \`;il'c the l`.Ol1S(.' and .:")l1t':l1'.5 in _lifill:1n :-'ai(l Bates. (fontinuixug the witness .~'.11d Elliot` zl>'l(l`(l l{ing_ xvhat he was running (lovrn in ll:11'l`lO for ,and `King .<:1i:1 he \-:u.< .'_\`l!l_`.;' to locate his mother's pap,~r ziml had been `no see Mr. Boys. Elliott made an appointment with King to meet him at the housg in Midland the following` Monday, when he :<-aid hc- would bring t"e papers. Elliott wine to the Bates `.` me on that (late. but King did not.` After waiing all day for King, Elliott nal- ly opened up the bundle of papers he had brought. Among them were found nolcs, mortgages and deeds of property and a will drawn in 1928. These were taken the next morning by Bates to the Bank of Montreal for safe keeping. (`.1-n=:-mmminnrl hv T-Tngrh Clea L lXlUU\\ . mything mf nu] nu; Clea thought 1 1311' out 1 Nn\\-`?` in bed u-\:\\vu\ (1 Lin.` oplicd \ " \...\,..,y-\. . er oflnote for 1 dence another $ Lsions, 3 hundret robo1'- by Stewax t ness was Gasue weeks aft 1], on May i e Sfewart t Hisey, mz House. cussed co , Stewart : note as p mkets, business. ` On Ju' ds and . and Seed .never stock isst 19!` det-t and The cor $40,000. told the wanted t i, informed shouse been fu] -gue Mrs. His md matfer v of the c nyed. to .\Ir.<. nite Stewart zrsation It wa (ingz a Staten he dated J1 radicted vincial 3 `sbzmd. ronto :1 ."n*ri. difcult not that proved . Ex m~.<.< thz xwthe Cro ` f .. _ .1 m vn will \=.'as sig'ned and delivered to Mrs.` I-Iisey on Jan. 14, 1931. _ 3 The c,G_1_T_ gf M D. J. Nesbitt, accountant 1_n theeheld a parlm. social : Bank of M0nt1 0a1,_ 8`EW 9V1d9`3 crokinole party last I with respect to 1nsurance_ cheques Mn __\_1.; MCKCO S1. cashed by him fol` `M1`5- H15eY- H`-` prize for gentlemen, \ stated that on Jan. 28, 1931, 1\Il`S.1of Minesing took f Hisey had deposited to her account After the cmkinole 1 a cheque for $2},`000- 311 Jan-_ 391th entertained by some ~ she ea.~:he( a e eque or a SlYl11`!.1'1"0f the C_G_1'T_ _\h._ . amount and 18/L6).` one for $'1,5-15_-52-3Blidhurgt, was chu J"ne denumination of the 'b111s gxven ]31,mi(, gave an add,-( v to Mrs. Ilisey in cashillg `chivs `u .L\ ..;\.;uC1~tuin1nCntcmne 4 - ch0(1u c \\"c1S EJJIVCD by the '1tnt`-`-":;J0l111.son drew a numt w`nic'n wme $10 and .820 no'e:< of the to B-jg-nify the winnc Bank 01' 'fo1'ont0. & l'he wilming number Linked. up with this. evidence \va.<;),11-_-,~_ A, Mc};C.3_ Lu Fun n~3\'r2rI hv R.i('.h}11`(l IF. P0\`r'e,`bV the n1en1be1-5_ A Uulll-2 OL XUEUHLU. I.Lzu: `HIIIHIIX5 nun: (civilc:l`c~nIc;e \\":1l-`3.11-5. that gxlven by Richar ' . owe.-,`by members. U.`ll(1' in the Barrie b1`ZmCl1 Oi: t1l0`1'cali7.c(l. The so loyal llzmk. This witness pro1ucc of )`11~S_ F( the lc~(lj~.1'c1` sheet of Elliott's account} At Lghmvale 135 in the local bank, which was openednoon pm, Grant April 5th, 1930, with a cash dcposll-Host.` About eig 0'1` $1,200. The ledger showed lafge Iiaurne, Isl:-:ih.;rt made about thesam t11ne`%1-ed to fo]I)r\;1' t lhaf Mrs. Hiscy was cas nng c -.equ-es`. n3_1 rest, e in Midland, and made in the sanxelwere very impres denominations of bills as the lnslll -`lfrom Barrie, unc zmcc cheques had been paid in. =Serg`t.-Major Ed. Followed Reo Sedan fvolleys over the Arthur Thiffault and John Lee J. Hill sounded " ' stated that while d1`iVlY1g' lwmc *0 Miss Mary F Waubaushene on the Ilighli Of the visited Miss Gin (ire they had followed a Rea sedan Cha5_ Bowdrey coming out from Coldwater abou are on the sick 11.30 o'clock. When they tried to Last Monday ....... :+ Hm rlvivpr innrpnsed his soeed. of snow. This o'clock. When they tneu LU pass it the driver increased speed. Both of these witnesses said they recognized the car `as E1liott s, which they had seen often. By the time the defence counsel got through` cross-examining them, however, they? were not so sure of their identica-. L:..... | VVCLC tion. 'I`1n 101' sale Keeping. Cross-examined by Hugh Clea var, the wifness stated that Mr<. Hisey had sent down considerable supplies to the Palmer House. in- cluding 100 lbs. of sugar, '90 Lbs. of flour and other groceries. She said she was going to cook meals for the men who were at work in making the altera`ions on the place. The rlnfnnno cnrnnrr 2 surnrise The Crown's case was cun.s1uei'au1y mg at me nome U1. nus. uaa. Lxcxuc, strengthened with the evidence of J1-_, last Wednesday, There was ai C10Ph11S King, Who did not Vary 3 good attendance. The annual balej particle in the story he has told fromiwas made up and contained some-, the first. It could be seen that the-very useful articles, The next meet-' defenc W35 Dlainly W01`1`id When ing will be held at the home of Mrs. even the rigid cross-examination of R_ peacock in March, such a clever lawyer as Mr. Bell could The Tuxjs and C_G_1_T_ groups met: not make the witness retract or con- in the church 135: Friday evening_l tradict his statements. !Miss Marion Craig conducted the. -mm \uifnoc in his mmmination bv hn_ein.n:.<: session. It was decided to, ;and have it broken. would be divided up among all the ` lll:`ul`Z1llC(.` unpaid. he had collected $1,500 on \\'ort.h tradict his statements. `ll The witness, in his examination by` }; the Crown, stated that on the day of t his mother s funeral after they had .3 returned to the house, him at the foot of the stairs and; asked him where he was going. When told by the witness that he was going . up to his mother s room to see if he , could find her papers, when he (King) his mother .< gvapers were. Earlier in _the (lay Ellioit had asked him what 1 he meant by kicking up a rumpus and going about to the police and Elliott said L got through listen- : ing to folks, he would tell him where ` Elliott met t \ l l K law_vers. `Elliott told him if he didn't '. stop doing `his he would mothei"s will, of which he (Elliott) \\'a.< the executor, to Osgoode Hall Then the estate 2`-*i:1ti\'es. Elliott spoke of the fire at \'v'aubaushenc~. \vitne. said: and '.'lflli7l0(i `hr-re was still some of the He told ling tha`. of furniture and it took brains `.0 do H take his j ion. The Crown s considerably tumnnddnnnnrl uni-11 Hun gvidencg :_zln_v purpuac. ' .\h'.<. Olive King \\'a.~' next Cilllftfl and C01`1`Ol)01`21t0(l her husband's evi- Idencce, even to the in1;rodL1ction of 'Gas:le as Sheen. which. however, she was not absolutely sure had been idonn by Elliott. uy-. IYlf..,' Vi` Lilli !lL`\'4'l' il.`|\L'll I for u loan of money at :m `any purpose. ` \T- livn Kim: \\'n.< 1 3 to get int.o the company and - informed him that the note had not ) DLISIIIQSS. mg in VV8lg'hT. 10 let It ` June 27th. the Barrie Feed 'I'here is evidence that Elliott had !and Seed Co. was incorporated and something in mind_that Euiott issued. Elliott was made presi- mjghy have been the ringleader and Stewart secretary-treasurer. that Gastle only acted under his di,-. The Company W35 Capitalized 3* ection. I am giving every weight to $40,000. About this time Elliolf what the learned counsel for the de- the Witness that Ml`S- Hi-56) fence has said and I shall bear it in mind in my address to the jury. Under tl e circumstances I do not think I C'all take the case from the jury now. During this argument. the jury had go to me Jury. fully paid and he still owed Hisey $700. The upshot of the was the issuing of 700 shares '3 Company "all-led at 310 each been excluded from the court room.` , each 1 to Hisey, while Elliott got 400. 1+ '51: whnn rho (.rmvn nrmluceti 1mdl_On their return about 5.30 p.m., in- struction was given to the sheriff l`hat. contrary to the previous order ~klt : rec L n A _`yUL:1 11L|\uu' u i: zx Incl that ' mother from 5 .. ../ Ami \.vVuiV\ ..` l.'L Mr. -nk , u.-.. u, .. any way ~ rm? 'H~:\f `H LHL` 'd.lU;`l"d. IUHS UH. I./Ht: plahc. The defence sprung a surprise I when it got the statement from Bates ` that he, not Elliott, introduced G.ast.1o to King. In previous hearings and at the murder trial, King stated that Elliott introduced Gastle to him as Mr. Sheen. Tuesday, replying `to `.VIr. Cleaver s question, Bates said I introduced Gastle to King myself. My wife, King, Mrs. King, Elliott and Gastle were present. irl vnn inh-nrlnvn him as l\Il'. UYDWII '0 Cl'0.\.~'-t(.\uInII1L' acct to this statement. 1`U.;;5-C2L2lf.HI1L 101`. U; mu: Bell attempted to 1n_;er_-t .~:tu' by t<.-111113` K1115; that . .. . nnr \\'-Inf tn 1-21:? 9 tactics llI.`v|.l1'dHLU. tack did no` H."-. .lnP..- IL? mm 1101. . WHHL LU cu .= on a good kind mo 11 4111 him his 1n-a;'e1's by insizmzxting that nzuy connected wxzh L at 110101 for the }.n.11`pc in,vvnunm;-. \\"n A1 H unuu.~_. v.. at. Elliott advancing I` ..x 0`! , ` atly dzlllii asked his .... n4- nnxv 4 UlUL1'nL.`1' 1119 for lJLIL.:\_ V... . tor. 11121 Ki zuui \`.`if( I\IidIan(l. Continuing King Bar '35 trying 11. 13111.1; 1-\'snr`1 cn1l0_(1 I-_ rut CHFL I her `-;01'_the U.U.1.'.L`. Mr. .1. n. luartul, 0;; -iM1dhu1:<.t, chzLirm:1n. Mr. T.} 1 address. Before the? `x-ntertainment came to a close, Freidal ;Johnson number cu. of -4 box: 3 winner of the quilt_ \'\`l1l11ll lg was 98, held by: -`E311-s. Lunch was served` `by A nice sum wasl `realized. social was held at the` home Ed. McLean. I III ti last Saturday after-I Ehnoon Grant Lawson was laid to` +,x.....~4. Ala.-\n+ nin-`I-11-x1 vn+::v:n1: from: DU [41 out. , A large number of adults met at} "the United Sunday School last Sun-' `day afternoon. Mrs. Adamson gave .21 very interesting address. I Wm WA, hpld their regular meet- interestmg aouress. I The W.A. held their regular ing at the home of Mrs. Jas. Pierce, a, ;\vns made 111') and some: R. Peacock 1n Maren. - business session. to` c `cage :1 play in the near future. The evening was spent in games and con- tests. `_ told the provincial police Elliott had` ' olfe-red him an easy way to make [ing of the Palmer House. Elliott. While acknowledging that the sig-i nature at the bottom of the statement was his, Stewart denied having said some of the thin-gs contained in the statement. Reading from the nal page of this document, the Crown brought out the fact that Stewart had some mone b hintinn` a the burn 5 said it would be easy to place more fire insurance on the place and that Mrs. llisey would do anything he iold her to do. He said he would make sure she was on the job when thel fire took place and there would lu-' no come-back on him. 1 \H-|snnu~`.\ Qlui; xxvifnncc \\_'n nut -I-Vlu-LJ&& Q J-UBJ ul- C.G.I.T. Minesing Station am -1 nnvlnv :nr-in1 and n1-nm'n.<, no come-DacK mm. 1 Although this \\'itne. was put\ through the most g'1'uelling' cross-`1 cxmninzxtion for two hours in the! morning by the Crown and another` ` -.4 in the afternoon by the} '* 3m`. and Uastle present." Did you introduce hlm as Sheen ? H\`,. I11: M f1n=Hn by the Crown and another: `;'..':, hours in the by defence, the best. that could be got-! ten from him was an :1dmi.~::Lm thatl `sv migvft-.t have gone too 1'ar :11 \vhat| he had said to the police. } Haven't you broadens Lhis .'~';1me .~Lo1-y ml over the .~:t.1'eet.~: of Bur-| ric 7" 21. M1" R011. - --W -..`- 45.11 *` ~'LZllu.`H. 1.;L!1\1 talk about t 1112' mccndlz ` bcr." ` I And \\'u.< your memory one iota ' better when you went down to the` I Purlianmnt 3uildin5.,-'3 to Inspec or Stringer and gave him that state- ;ment ? asked Mr. Bell. { _- I couldn't say. ! in At `his point his Lor(l.<.hip suggest- i ed that the court had heard quite l enough from this witness and the'. r.Qrown announced that it would rest: . .4-n nu:-A 6-Morn \I how Ull SUIHK` U]. \\'i`h Iliott, don't know" ber." _\ nzi urn; (`ll up night. MEEDI-IUP.ST - \TZ....,.3 V impressive. 'rie, undexj t1 4.. `IF.-I QM- 1` Elle grave. Lded The Last Russell, c Giness last S1 unlw-nu nnrl Q4": L310 "def:-xlcv triad to prove. `n the \vitne.<.= memory was. of the money ts. .t. utt, his reply w.'1' ither IE ---`V nu NI 1|.-nu 1~r.n1nn1.1 mieen 5" No, as Mr. Gastle. First Man at Fire Currie Bell, who lives about 200` yards back of where the Palmer House stood, and who is said to have been the l1`St to arrive on the scene the night of the re, was called to , give his story of what happende on hat occasion. He said he had, been readine` in be(l until about 2 o clock. When he turned out his light he noticed :1 reeetion from a front win- dow in the hall. Getting (lres>:ed he wen` to the re, which .' at the time to be conned to the kitchen of the hotel. Wzilkingz round the; hou.-e he came EICYOSS Gztstle, pz1riai- ly dre.<: apparent.l_v returning from the (lil0Cti0n. of the nearest neigh~ `r\\l "dllk l4iL\\b* elghty .art and aw their c f"L.n -Cnnnu ;m:g:. that 1rL:`r.- '. us nu the Palmer Hou: re be lizn'_v until you s`a1`u?d tlw .+`|. K.-Mk I `mu; 1.; -.-L to you. v I: 3\vn:u1` C01 Inmr Donn.-`nu-n. \`.'-.*"v "JUK` :I.t thv county g`-.101 fur the Elbe Northern AdV9.:n.ce . IJLKHDUII Ilcio I. ghty veterans I Midland comrade funeral and 5 mainn A 9--?_-.0` SIVC. ;\ le1j the c Shuter, grave. Fh :2 I .2 st r1'1uu.y evmuug. ., \von the first , while Miss Luck. first for }ar1ics.} the people were; 3 of the members: . J. H. Hartin, oft ...:..m.m M '1"? sseu, 01 on Sunday. nd Stan. MCI .6- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1932. run. uxms. ran . \KLll\.'.`.` lll\:l1IUX_! Ilhlu t.:' tsactions vither IE I dont- remem-1 lVJ.1l1E.Slllg ohuuua and p1'ogressi\'c Friday evening. \vnn thn first suggest-I t 1` ' 5 rest}: I \ Y`.1;;Ag pzuuyl command ofi r, red three . Bugler B. st East. I Rom-v-3n I uay. , McLean v U1 `(I L" | to} 13 froml !d gath-. 3 to his! servicel zg party} nnnd ofi 51?. . Barme, I Vnu . spic xi \ The J Mrs. Gerge Young is the Newbury friends. Mien Annip \N$)H:H`,(`! U10 HULUI. VVil|l\1 he 1) drcs: : bor. 5 nl n.-`L-nrl 11?-u hnv: