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Jury Disagree in Watson Case; v*s >� �� ��ui1 �\ �lL ^nest
nr* I - f-� 1} i � Chief JuHtJce Hunter State* That IS J\. � D O T t �! Cl
I raver sea to t all Assizes < * .W�i� � �� v u/nim. .
case of Common Oebl. WOUtlCted ITl
ol nil the talk of boot-n 1 Ik- pity Is ii story going !-; concerning a few "bon it'll recently pagsed betw�. i., assist. They watched therhopi'd thai it readied the Premier ,: the barracks, ' between meals, a� these *nrl of me**.
es interfere with the appetite if
V\ KVN IX>K AN-EYB." ink>n iniuiejMiiely before .....al. time
The telegram ,,.;,,! a. rollowt
"I* the I>ur-i11�- oi this com fiiuuttj to ii,- heid up by ;i net of drunken loafers? Kor God's -ake (lo what you did at N'elsoil \ condition .-\i-is here ;is filthy a- hell itself. Do your duty."
\\in�l ibe Mayor, "In order that th,' sender of the message might have the satisfaction
� EjjrfhP doorway of his place Of knowing that his appeal to the
...;,-,s. flashing his bright, ani- ;.,�..,,�,.,� .,t thp province had nol fai-
� mile ut the passersby. this i, ,, lipuII ;iI1 unsympathetic source of
ndividiial was accosted by the action." said the Vancouver Suri in
i h " referring to the matter. "Mr. Oliver
Iliiwdy.'.' quoth the Chief In |,u wired the mayor of Prince
greeting "Better take care. Oui- (jPOrge with an intimation of Mr
or whatever his name was) Savage's perturbation."
Kol my eye ou you!" Th- Citizen ha-, been privileged lo
Ighter than ever Hashed the (.P Mayoi Perry's reply It is couch-
. . That's all-a rlght-a Chief; ... ,., mor0 parliamentary language
.... ; . ,,m:, ila eye on you, too." snap- than that employed by Mr. Savage In
pi . � ... k tin- man from the Mediter- i, message, bu| it is torse ami to
.; the point There are wheels within
viui now when the Chief passes by wheels In this matter, and Mayor
ttii' puce, Gulseppl lolls in the door-' perry appears to be In possession of
a ,. ... ! murmurs half aloud, �'Gotta ,),,. -whole works" from the tone of
v.ita da eye." and smiles his i ).,� reply rfu) .mile 1., Hammond's Agent .
Mr John Savage Is agent here foi . H WOE OF SCHEDULE. ; M, Qaorge John Hammond, the gift-
---------- �� I townslte promoter, who sold tho
\ tiange of schedule la announced famoua Port George towusites. uow . �� OT.P train service East- heing used as a landing place far.the! : trains leave Prince George at transcontinental aeiopianea � ana Sunday. Tuesday and Thurs- R-here aeroplanes land there ,s usu-: ,-. : westbound trains will leave aiiy plenty of room .:. future ./ii the same, days aa the
... : 'rains, at !i:3fi p m Visitor Prom Vanderhoor
OUK MISTAKE. unong the visitors from Vauder-
itrough an error The Citizen pub- n ..-r tblt week wgre .\li Dave Ho> bed the presentment of the Grknd und Mi W .1 McAllan The lorrnei t week with tho name of Mr ' . i ploneei resident ur the Nechaco � SVrlghl as foreman The \..!le> and the tatter In the chief In ft'ni Mr, P J Claxton d .in agp'ni lor this territory
District Will Assemble Here lor Dominion Day Celebration
SKXSATIOXAIi lltl.VJ. Ol' BX>�71T� M.HKI'.M A \ \.\li \( I IV 1'. POL1CJC
< <>M>||ssio\i:it o\ ( IIAI?CJI <�i llli'iniN'd I'OLICU OPFICEH
CIiOSEI) Al ll:i: TWO PAYS' ii�.\i. imiii.i.�IlKY CANNOT unii; 'in \<;iti:i:>u:\ I .
'i'b>- ...�!� ..1 1'te.x vs Watson, which Hn-fhiptol police admitted that hs a
'i"'i'''.i on \in!iii;)> morning here be police commissioner Watson had
'"1' �lii"i Justice Hunter resulted in in �� 1 Interfered with his iluii'-s.
1 disagreement ol the Jury on Tush I'h�� use of the word "protection-1
a\ Hf.terjiuu.il mid tin- traversing of (Igurwi largelv in this cross-exaniin.
"Not Guilty," was the vefdict giv-n in tin' case Rex v. Driscolj by the jury without retiring, after being direct. I'd by Chief justice Hunter to return thai verdict.
Ait<'i-
harge was read to the
rile
the Fall Assiz i-aiiir before
cused, lit.-, counsel, I'. 10 Wilson. i'iiil"il "not niiilt V I in-coll Was accused til receiving ';:.", from the Soldier Settlemeni
:.i,.-i; Mr Qgilvle's contention was ,,,,.,,.,, .,,.....,� .�.,.,��� illK ,,,,. BfU(
'hief thai IIih word ''protection" had ap- , ,,,,,,
-1 'i -' Ii h hi i he Assize i oiiii on Monday tiiornitig ;it ln:;',n \ consider able nine wan consumed in the tst�l-eci ion ol ,i |ury Only t wo lurymen w ere. � w ii n mil ni t hi- first half of I lie panel, ;,mj the whole panel was ex haiisted with only three furthor'jurj men added to the two accepted The following jury was finally sworn in: !. Hughes, M C. McKay. Angus Mi Kinnon, "Frank SdcArthur, F. E Keiiyon A K l-"orrest. Ed Hall C r Hartley, I MassoQ, P. .1. Moran, N.
.1 orgeii -en -,t mi .). f). Corn i ng The Chqrgo.
I \\-- case wa - opened by counsel � 'i 'h.' Crown, Mr. a McB. Young, >.. th,- linn of young & Ogston of this cily, whu explained u> the jury the particulars of th
|)arentl> ii'o1 been used in the deul-
' :�� hetweOn the chief and his client.
The names of, other aliened hoot'.
.'�i-'i'' I.- and oi gamblers were brought
:n'.. ihe cross-examluatioii, and Mr
1 >:� : \ le wanted to know who had
;.� lected these men prior to the
liarge laid against his client
' ''..� chief stated thai he ' must
i.......\ iil.-nc,. to coim- brtf..... a pol.
.,- i purl " fli orders given to Chief Stewart
niKili.X. .In sisi.nt rumor-lorn 'i Germa assau ted bj . ing u forged pu
to I l
i astl
i lie former
Thorp, ai <� per
h �� (Uage thai t lur
.pei 01 has been
.' n A'ho, show
ained admittance
i erted that
wa � wounded In
ihe Helgian was
it. i-'
,.:.::ii"s Ibis inoney was received from the sale of h man- and coll to mo- liowd'-n. the mare and colt, hav-Ing le-eii purchased through the S.s. IV and to he their property until paid
for The animals remained in Dots- Kroni all appearai
coil's possession from Sept-ember. George !; Kisher i
IHI!', to January UO, when he dis- ||,, waH acquitted i
jiosed of them Drisc.oll had, how. charpe of having
ever, according to the prosecution, fmidt bph�nginK to
received permission from the super1- the time he was city
visor of the S.S. B to sell t-he aniiualH �,��, \,,.- pointing oui
provided he refunded the money due lences of incompotei
� r I'erry were introduced into ..... ss H He had not refunded the .ppeuied. criminal
mfnatiou, and the condition
Mva> not
inoney, hence the charge. There were proven
iu out of the moral reform inu- ,,,.,. ,,uo. ,i,, ,.�.,. ... ., ;,,,ii. ,. ,,.,, ,. ,,
i\mi otner cnarges <>i a similar nat- I*Ollow pig ,i raid on his premises .i campaign entered into tin; p
edings.
last niKht. he was chi
Could Ntrt Prosecute, itructing Police Con
Drinking Is Vaxs)-. Chief Justice Hunter, after r^- in the perforniauc� ol
umber of bootleggers were viewing the depositions, told the furthei [charged � th
..Mi
s .marge which was ,lamej_ in lhis cross-examinatioii, Crown that if the charges In the.de- in u ph.
o thorn This charge, iii the Boinfi Qf wh(llll h;uJ been |ined The po8itjon8l Were all they had. he could and will appear befo
indictment, alleged that on the gin: ..,,�.. ;IaI,.,1 lh:t, ,, was no dlfficult not Bee his vv.iy (.1(..H. ,() !>n,S(.,u!l, Daniel! tomorrow .....r.
day of April and at a subsequent date ,uutlei. t0 M.(,UI,, a (lrink iu the cily umi(.r th(, crimlnal act Iimi that on ,�,,,,. Cl
ffered P. C. Si"- ,,,. h)llj tl) ,.,,,.,,ive or(jers from the those charges Drlscoll should never w c. McCaw, chi
tewart Polici .Commission, ht; stated, before have been brought into the criminal ing liquor in a plfice
certain Interest in the profits of a h,, ,,,,,,, acl [n certa,n matters. As ..our, us � was a caae ()i common residence will also ni
syndicate which the accused was u ,.lVau, of thQ people u waB up l0 (K.t)( Rp ^ dlrebt'ed the jurv l0 1(,,,, Ih, lllt,,,,
ganizlng for tuej Uu; cUlzeM how llie towu Wa. lo be return a yerdft,t of ,^Ql Guilty- Sau, Long propri(
run which the jury did. The other two Clgai and ( oufectio
v ijhlpmem of eight cases of hquoi charges was quashed J50 and
legal sale of llnuoi in the city. The charge was In the form of two sepai\
ate Indictments co\erlng a bribe of-i vU h had been consigned to one Van The Chief Justice advised Driscoli Daniell toda> fo fered to Sinclair and a bribe passed '�� i he .'hief of police
t Ulot ull ^titild
1 lu-1 rown's -tar witness was Chlei .. Police Stewart who gave evidence
�I Wl
a subject of discussion, to settle the accounts and to get
. label . Tim hquor had been lodged in the right with the community provincial A
house of Levl Graham, who hau turn The jurors were A E. Forrest, I.....i In unlj
.-.! ii over lo Sam Long foreman; Ed Hall. P McArthur, A 15th of lun
Che crosB-examination. of Stewart f Gretnc-. A Lelth, J D Corning.
.j. having been sounded by Watson| occupied a considerable time ^ad Harry Avison, K A Houghtaling, \\ a McKeen
upon the proposed formation of ak-ituough it appeared at some times \v g. D, Harper. Q C. Hartley. W :qsts foi a'ssault up<
liquor syndicate which ivaa to resulthrreievant it must be .uuceded that c Flynn and Emu W Anderson ihe caua< of assa
in a "three wa3 bust1; of the profits vO,1; ,hi. luaIHrial Ul7Ora0d him in (he dispute between. �-
I-. tei. others were tu be taken ltiji , , ,,, ,,^.-u,. nut rnrtrnrH ^ � �,,,-�-
defence Mi uriIxu- put ror%,.tui a \ suggestion �a ld�sen ottered that pagne In regard to
and . man named Sam Long ***],.,., .,� ..,,�,, ,� ;,,.hall �, ,Uf, client :iU effoTty.be iuaue to organ.ze a band Toacl
ai"'".....lul '" rfly Iu h ���"�� x ked whether Watson was not la fi), tht. ,,,v Ml. ,,urtubl,c who ;s md the dispute 1
u, the qwef Justice, Stewart .tat**; ,._. ullLl(jlity uli the Police Coinmla- the taUier of the movement. Btatea �cKe
thill l..:.�. WilJ 'a Ii n.llun,-^. J^�. . ,^, , ., ,, f ;,,��,, ... .,.-_rl.,, '1 tt .. ,.
-|sion, Lniei stewaii ans^erea i tr.:u there Is a loi oi excellent mater- i�Wg v.t,
wouldn't -a> that; Watson raised my |a) hrMt. [Q cornpose a good band telling beei wages
Woman iii (lit- C'ttist-.
upon ute aulted th
ill, Ii:...
VMM Kiiuor >i July, when a large number
- from this city are expect-
Bi� Prize List.
|�l I/,- list has now been in-fi'oin J500 to $81111, accord-
nl vices received from the
(ieorge Amateur Athletic As-111 On pane t! appears the l-vonisemenj which sets forth Iouh attractions which the city offer on Dominion Day These iittliule a baseball tournament 11 Mutton, Dome Creek and
Ueorge for the Carney dial-!"|ihy, football; a graivd auto
"i decorated cars; field atll-
nd hoys' and girls' races, with tancG In the RittsKifer Hall evening.
A Boxing Match: ngenieiits have been made for
'"Hid boxing match between V(>'' young lighters. Stone and
. who put on such an excel '"'"I in the Rex Thenlre here on V niKht. A lot of interest
in this event by reason of the
K bout which theso boxers flg-j
when nelthor was properly
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Das
Dr�8r
1111 ;>U Indications tho Dominion ports this year will be a banner
largoly through the excellent izatlon which is handling : the amnie, a largo influx of vlsl-. I Uiuinlaod from all parts of the '' for this occasion Horse Racing.
1;'l uttractioiiB were added to1 |rogrammo this week In horse *� rtxtur�rt and freo-for-all pony
i ^ome good animals are being In and some exciting racing;
IMS Id UAXt'KL US LOCAL AK-
KitOM that i'i.\(i: and i iuim ill \lli:\l> I�RIXCE GEOHOE
(DMIullTAItl.K CLUB ROOM.
following the arrangements made al the regular meeting of the "l W.V a ii.-ill on Mondaj last, the dub :,,�!!!> ai'- being "arranged and made en nplete In mani details now lacking The pool table is being put in � l.. pool room and other Improvements ure �'>i"K forward.
Ii was resolved at this meeting ilu,i in future business at the meet-in- will be kept within reasonable bounds and at the close of these gatherings u social will be held, to I... properl) advertised.
Ii was further resolved thai members who have been Initiated and have paid no dues* for u year be struck off the roll and thai the provincial and Dominion commands be notified
1 mi: u:Kori,.\\Fs.
|-|i.' Citizen lias received many en-(|Uirie8 about the probable arrival of the transcontinental aeroplanes It appears possible that these machines may be expected here aboul the 6th of Uli.ly They will average about 60t< miles 11 day under favorable conditions, and will probably leave Jasper early in the morning, arriving here about noon, and leaving for Hazelton the same day
\ (lever Operation. \ diiiicult operation performed by
Dr 10 .1 i-y()tl liisl tal! upon a ''ui/on of Prince George recently drew high! enconluma of praise'from Ihe famous Mayo "uruiliciVat UochPstPr- Minn.,
here," ami that he svae considered .1 pi ett> good man " .i pretty good man' bj the prpfes
..lull.
Chief Stewari stated ihai he bad decided to Include Constable Sinclair In the syndicate because' he did not think that his own evidence would i).- sufficient, And that be was deter, mined to test iris belief that Police Commissioner Watson was the head of a bWtleggittg syndicate operating iji ihe city The proposed iin liisiuii u, the police waa for (he purpose of affording protection to the gang
(�in e n ( neque.
\i\1-v ;i meeting between parties to r..*.. .>;:.�. ��>. Chief Stewari gave Watson a cheque for InO, which �a-ti have been his share of a fund :o ne invested in liquor He also ua\e Constable Sinclair JfjO In cash, and burrowed $100 from the eitj cl^rk to pa> these items On the night of Wsitson's arr.-s; iii the bowling alley roi;iii a settlement was arranged. Liquor to the value of $400 had betin purchased and ;i profit, according to the evidence, of about $4.Ti had been made. Watson gave the chief of pol-ic ! his cheque hack, and he wa.s to ^et $r.n from n man nanu'd Graham in addition to this as his share in the lirst transaction Sinclair handed Watson the $60 in m.v'lvPil inoney which had been taken foi ilu icoa. H'on on h new "five-way !>u-: ' prop, (isition The iiumbe.rs of ihuse bills were recited iii coun ill iJiolc .arious i Ldatlous to the proof fherc vvero detailed arrangements made as-'o the piirchase of large-i.*zed botJlwi � imperial quarts) which Watson contended would give them ihe b^neflt tif an kdvantage over their compeM. it-rs At lhis meeting it was d ic'hied to leave Sam Long out of it. altho u,h later in tho case the chief stated that he was to be allowed to sell "because
1 with ob-
>� Sinclair duty, and ing liquor
Magistrate
ii with ha\
lei than hi:
..; the Cttj Store, was Magistrate
� >i with-The new
� tie ;ai6 of
.-. after the Ison proee-
�d >10 aud hampagne
.., over a and Cham-
tuldren an
. premises
irm that
iplalnant
1.- Oil ihr.
rhoae Interested should .'ornmunl- bottfe eate with him VIond
will app< in.-! nine
'Sam Long
could sell
booze than anyone in British
'olumbia "
Watson Arrested.
Watson then figured certain ptiq-lits on the back of an envelope, deducting a commission or discount allowed him by the Edmonton
Sinclair told him that he was under atreBt He was then taken to the i lty Hall and searched, when the onvelopes were found on him. but the
A BIG ROBBBBY,
Ii appeared that the chief, in con. ducting his investigations, had drinks
,t several place- ,,i low repute Asked if he.,had taken a drink at a cer. tain dive he said, "No " 'One place you missed," was the remark of Mr O�ilvie, which was followed by a lnirsi oi laughter und calls of ''Or-� i.-r � by th<- sheriff
\ notorious woman named H rl.ee Kussell lit;ured in the ejafmin-
jio'i! several iIiiioh She iiad been ordered out of town la>ryeai- after (i,-|s 1U() THOl'SAXD IM)l.l.\ltS havint; exceeded th^obunos or go^ 1
taste by atteiidit>g a public dali^e ),, ||,,. case of Elllo.ll vs Johnson,
In :�.,!;> \y^-> C'estiOii upon 'in- unilor Ihe Woodman's Lien for
; 'uiii\ of ^oiistaldi' Sinclair, tim < t' '- �<�-.,,,. ^ \,\. m which the plaintiff was
Settlement Area Here Will Shortly Be Throw n ()pen
ON. I). l�. IJAKKOW. MINISTER <>l \ la �'
ihe fan -.
-r ol \\ ail
replied that he was a
3t-cla in har
s>iing for -i .-'.:''i "f about ^5000 for ., M i\\ i h
ie--s bull " sen'ices rendered, the plaintiff was m,.,..i (:,,
In re criminal ion Mr. l ouiiR stilt- awarded a suihl of about $2000 sub- >onnectloi
d that a loi -ha l been heard about 3,.,., to accounting, to which the ,,,;- ,..,,;
l.o.itleggers Air.io I -ill of these .,111011111 had been reduced by Elliott. *ta"lt�t 1 Mi.
:-,-i bootleggei;. s>i'i couns ' for i,,,, the defpiidant Johnson's account, across ihi
;,. ( rown. had i- � � r. ;*-'
exuiniimliou. �m thnl unless be received ten cents ..i,.,^ miw uiieratiiiK ;|t V'rtiiderhoof,
\ Lt'U'iil I'oiiii. pel lie additional for hauling he ivilcwii and elsewhere, prt�feretioe
On the conclusion o'rrhie'i Stew �ould .,uit. Johnson agreed, but ,,1IIKS;V,. ,,� Uu-^possible, to re-
t-vidence Mr (jgilvi., Intrcidnce.l lllllM< rRpudlatPcl the contract lnrlu, .� mj,,-.
A MeR Young for Elliott, and P. During *ljlfl briH visii here lion : Wilson and McCall.. K.c. Erlmon- M.j. Harrow paid a visltnto the farni on. for Johnson ,>i Mr John Ht'iuler^ou, which is one ____. _ ,,, , i,,. .:n---' fnrnif in the ili'strici -
iirn;i;\ mixutks to sinri.i..
v 1 \si' uor'i
art
an intRresting legal polnj hi '"' � woids of the Indictment dealing >vlth the action of the ai < us (i having l-i-terfered with the 'due admln.tsr'.n lion of justice." Mr. Ogilvie stated
J)lalnfiff chargea mi8appropria-
After an
.peni preunn
nary bout
uloul(ls t'rilUll and (ioCeii, between Bartel

that there was no evidence t(j show ,.aS(J ot R,oher v. Ham. in which
this having been-upheld by th-pros- '
ecution. He. contended that as this
prosecution was proceeded with un. ,�,,,
der a provincial statute that there moruing hexing bonl was p\n on hi n ring a�
was no crime. a5 a provincial goyern- After hearing some of the evidence the Rex Theatre on Tuesdaj eveninfi
m'ent had no power to inatitntd Blyen (.y ())(, p)a+ntiffi Rjditer. His Th.....uitestanta were Rd stone, oi
crimes, but only ttopunifjh, by fineor Lord8hlp'8tftted that he thought the Edmonton vs Hartley, of Va'uder-
Imprisonment,' offences ngainst its (,aso sholll(1 nc Ollly that of account- hoof Both men'have some tlalm-to
,,.,-,�.,. rlli,,,- hlsti(.(. iillIU,.,-,his i;cm.*'. a six two-miiiute
of monies, and gave the lawyers boxing honor.- and they
fairlv
�......... , , 'iu..irto.�lie iiui StrrriTitrJy-^Hi--+H--bte-----Thf (^hlef Justice niled that In 0V-^f0r hnth Bldea fifteen minutes to see evenly matched. Hartley bavins a
whon they wore asked to oxamine^tne and after this constable der to administer justice it was no- fheV: coBld not settle"the matter, BhadeT6a~StoiW In ��.�:.< 1> They- -
result. Hi. Lvon Is now In the Last I � > and will make Q thorough tour of ,!�. celebrated Mayo hospital at R( c&eBtei before returning
cessary to defect and prosecute crime |(n ;i|' ^ preaerrt writing they had foughl hard and fast considering tfifl
id that when a certain line of con.
no netttement.
fact that neither ol them had trained
money was missing. Chief Stewart
look a flashlight and found the! or a Dominion criminal law, Mr
duct contributes to a crime tho.Crtm- Qonaxles, of Prince Rupert, fur the much for the boui the fight went I'nal code section could be said to pia�ntfff; a McB Young for the de- ., shad" in Hartley's favor but in the Cover any statute, whether provincial tendant
sixth round Stone landed heavily tp opponent- i.iw and for a mom-
route Just followed by the trio whan on then way there.
Under crosB-examlnatloji by Mr.W. p Ogilvie. counsel for the accused,
point
Haii> Parks, accom|�ajil�d by his heavy trilxup and the referee, Dave
,. ..H.s'marked.nioneyajtttteendof the path- ogilvie quoted authority, and Hja tVmeraber of the first city alder- ent.t looked prpmiaing tor hla
MONTREAL, June I.. 1'llK' ; ,. to ,he ritv Hall on the Lonl.hlp ruled a reset vedca.e on the mlm,c |u ,u.a (|) ,,�, pono|1 ut Mv chanoe, Th, bell BOUnded during a
on Wcdneoday niKhi blew oui t"1 fronts of 1 wo largo uafoa In-ihe heart � of the city and Btole diamondH. platl-num aud gold jewelry to the value lot $60 000.
Levl Graham, called bj the Crown, tl!lU|,htei. I)a|d a visit tu the city this McDonald, awarded a draw, which gave the result of certain converaa. weelc ^r parks is uow at Edeon was a popular and well considered
decision.
(Continued on page 4 )
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