1
Prince
Rupert
Duily
News
Friday,
April
21,
1950
HIS
OWN
DEFENCE
(Continued
from
page
1)
FRIDAY
AND
sath.
"AMBUSH"
FElVAY
,
"if
we
had
that
before,
evcry-!
thing
would
be
alright."
Bought
Acid
George
Casta
gner
testified
hf
was
approaciied
by
McKnight
al
Timely
Topics
jrom
Terrace
Mrs.
C.
K.
Newhouser,
Terrace
Reporter
Viato
cunt..i::!:i3
files
and
otter
Items
were
offered
as
exhibits
including
the
Inside
metal
door
of
tlw
safe,
badly
torn,
bent
and
buckled.
On
Deccmbet
28,
witness
testified,
a
visit
was
made
to
the
King
George
Hotel
with
Cpl.
Wales
and
Constable
Redhead.
McKnight,
Thompson
and
John
Waldon
were
In
the
room,
apparently
all
occupying
one
bed.
Wales
picked
up
a
pair
of
rubber
shoes-
(they
were
presented
In
court.)
Accused
said
the
shoes
,
WeWlllNowBePial0
.Spencer
TrW
"MALAYA"
win
Valcntlna
Cortesa
Sv,,
John
Hodiak
Lionel
Barrym
Burial
Service
for
Late
J.
E.
Boddie
New
Legion
Bur.lding
Going
Ahead
Town
Gets
Laundry
Funeral
services
for
the
late
J.
A
laundry
is
now
operating
in
SHOWS
AT
Evenings
7
9:10
Sat.
Mat.
2
-4:25
the
municipally
owned
building
if
its
i
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i.
f.f
E.
Boddie
of
Prince
Rupert
were
conducted
at
the
graveside
in
the
Kalum
Cemetery
by
Rev.
Canon
Basil
S.
Frockter.
Conducting
the
Oddfellows'
rites
were
H.
King
and
Jack
Barman.
I
Pallbearers
were
W.
Bailey,
J.
H.
Smith,
W.
Warner,
J.
Barman
i
Will
Robinson
and
C.
J.
Norring-,
ton.
Chief
mourners
were
Mrs.
!
J.
E.
Boddie,
Mrs.
R.
Burnett
and
daughter
of
Vancouver,
Robert
(
Boddie,
D.
C.
Stevenson,
Mrs.
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'
IMALTIfJE
5
Suits
James
of
Prince
Rupert.
Also
in
tow,i
looking
over
several
:
from
the
coast
town
were
Wilfred
properties
and
finally
purchas-I
McLean
and
Albert
Dalzell.
Fol-
,
ng
the
Billson
place
on
Eby
lowing
the
funeral
the
mourners
Road.
returned
to
Prince
Rupert
im-
.
TO
GET
BWfj
We're
Not
Rnnninn
approximately
9
p.
in.
prior
to
'Christmas
eve
in
a
Sixth
Street
and
Second
Avenue
pool
room.
McKnight,
the
witness
said,
asked
him
to
purchase
a
quantity
of
nitric
acid
and
handed
him
a
five
dollar
bill.
Castagner
said
he
bought
20
ounces
for
$1.50
and
returned
the
change
receiving
50
cens
lot
services.
Clifford
MacDow
had
quite
a
bit
of
difficulty
answering
questions
put
forth
by
McKnight
who
is
acting
in
his
own
defense.
Even
Mr.
Justice
Coady
leaned
back
and
pronounced
that
he
was
not
able
to
follow
the
witness.
The
matter
of
a
midnight
5how
helped
to
clear
the
matter
up.
MacDow
said
he
ate
with
McKnight
in
the
Grand
Cafe
at
approximately
1
p.
m.
Christmas
Day.
McKnight
was
carrying
a
pair
of
trousers
which
appeared
to
be
dirty,
MacDow.
said.
He
testified
that
McKnight
had
remarked
thr.t
they
(McKnight
and
Thompson
i
had
completed
three
jobs
but
that
there
was
not
much
in
it
about
$300.
MacDow
said'MoKnisht
start-ted
to
say
more
but
finished
off
!jv
telling
MacDow
to
read
It
In
the
next
edition
oftthe
ncwspa.p-per.
After
completion
of
cross
-examination
by
McKniaht.
Mac
Dow
was
asked
bv
Prosecutor
T
W.
Brown
if
.
anyone
connected
with
the
prosecution
"told
you
to
say
anything
untruthful.
Mf-Dow
said
no
o,:e
had.
McKnight
earlier
in
f
rcss-examlnation,
suggested
that
MacDow
had
been
influenced.
Daniel
James
Lippett,
McBride
Street
service
station
operator,
identified
Ernest
Jabour
as
the
man
wi.o
came
to
his
garage
on
Christmas
Eve
to
borrow
a
crow
bar
which
was
returned
to
him
an
hour
or
so
uaer.
Jaoour
drove
tip
in
a
car
but
whether
there
was
anyone
In
the
car
with
him
witness
was
unathe
u
say.
Constable
White
John
Robert
While,
city
po
lice
constable,
told
of
the
call
to
the
Ranee
avi
Hardy
store
on
Christmas
Day.
A
badly
damaged
safe
had
been
found.
There
was
ballast
isafe
packing)
on
the
floor.
The
safe
was
open.
It
appeared
to
contain
little
of
value.
A
high
window
at
the
rear
of
the
store
had
been
forced
open.
On
the
window
sill
had
been
found
fibres
f.tihering
to
splint
ers
of
oor.
An
almost
indiscern-,
ible
footprint
was
seen
below
the
window.
Two
electric
bell
wires
iwith
explocttu
ueionators
attached
were
also
found
undor
the
ballast
close
to
the
safe.
rut
w.V
near
to
the
Civic
Centre,
.pne
part
of
which
is
occupied
by
the
R.
Baxters.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wynne
are
operating
the
laundry.
Mrs.
Lloyd
Johnstone
is
a
p-tient
in
the
local
hospital
where
she
had
an
appendix
operation
on
Monday.
Mrs,
p.
Eve
and
Lynnc
Gordon
Qf
Prince
RuDert
scent
last
week
Pt'url
PauglanU
had
an
appendix
operation
at
the
local
hospital
on
Wednesday
morning.
Gordon
Little,
Edith
Little
and
Mary
Crawford
arrived
back
in
Terrace
at
noon
on
Thursday
driving
in
from
the
east
over
very
bad
roads.
George
Little
left
the
party
at
Vanderhoof
and
proceeded
to
Terrace
by
train.
Since
leaving
Terrace
several
weeks
ago,
he
and
the
two
ladies
have
travelled
over
8,000
miles.
The
Firemen's
ticket
selling
and
fund
raising
campaign
is
now
on.
These
volunteer
firemen,
both
young
and
old
are
doing
a
splendid
job
in
the
town
and
it
is
surprising
how
many
householders
there
are
who
owe
a
debt
of
gratitude
to
these
men
for
saving
their
homes
from
possible
destruction
by
fire.
The
money
they
J
are
trying
jo
to
raise
now
is
for
their
own
insuranc
.
.
.
,
.
,
and
to
buy
a
2V2
inch
fire
hose
which
will
cost
about
$2,000.
The
sum
total
of
their
donations
up-to-date
is
$90.
Morgan's
.
.
a
.
y
u
You
haven't
lived
until
($f
you've
tried
a
dinner
of
1
were
his.
Later
at
the
police
station
a
pair
of
pants
were
taken
from
McKnight.
Dust
and
wood
taken
from
the
cuffs
of
the
pants
were
tendered
as
evidence
in
vials.
The
trousers
were
produced
in
court.
Cross-Examination
Cross-examined
by
Mr.
MacLeod,
witness
said
he
had
no
knowledge
of
Thompson
In
connection
with
this
charge.
MsKnlght
inquired
as
to
how
long
White
had
been
In
the
force,
the
officer
replying
thirteen
years
with
the
exception
of
time
out
for
Air
Force
service.
"Absolutely
not,"
declared
witness
when
askPd
by
M"Knt2ht
it
he
had
manufactured
evidence
in
this
case.
Nor
would
witness
do
anything
to
hinder
a
proper
defence.
All
eifccts
had
been
taken
from
McKnight
in
the
usual
way.
McKnight
.asked
White
You
wouldn't
wain
a
fair
trial,
would
you?
White
Certainly
I
want
to
see
a
prisoner
given
a
fair
trial.
.Questlou
Wouldn't
you
go
to
any
length
to
convict
us?
Answer
Vlo.
Question
Tsn't
the
police
force
prejudiced
against
us?
Answer
Not
that
I
know
of.
'
Question
Was
it
possible
you
put
evidence
in
the
pants?
Answer
No.
White
"said
"we
were
fortunate"
In
finding
so
much
evidence
In
the
pants.
It
had
not
been
considered
necessary
to
.send
accused
s
jacket
as
well
as
pants
to
the
analysist
In
answer
t
McKnight,
White
admitted
frankly
that
he
had
!
once
been
in
trouble
an
auto
:
accident
with
a
police
car
for
which
he
had
been
reprimanded
and
fined.
The
hour
being
nearly
5:30
p.
m.,
Crown
Prosecutor
T.W.
Brown
suggested
that
the
Jury
must
b?
not
oniy
tirzd
but
bared
so
adjournment
was
taken
until
10
o'clock
this
morning.
The
following
are
the
jurymen:
Foreman,
William
Scuby,
Alex
Bill,
Robert
Armstrong
James
Clarke.
Norman
Edwards
John
Wllian.
Richard
Brash.
John
Chrlstensen
Jr.
Michael
Eckland,
Libert
c
Bnsso-Bert.
William
Tooth
anJ
Allan
Armstrong
Fried
Chicken
at
the
.
mediately
by
car.
Mrs.
Martin
Miller
is
spending
the
week
in
Prince
Rupert
with
her
daughter,
Marion.
Under
her
maiden
name
of
Anna
Louise
Cerf,
Mrs.
Miiler
has
written
some
beaut.'ful
poems
some
of
which
have
already
appeared
in
the
daily
press.
Her
friends
hope
that
more
of
these
will
be
forthcoming
soon,
in
book
form.
Work
is
going
ahead
on
the
new
Canadian
Legion
building,
the
old
guardhouse
of
the
army
camp,
to
have
it
ready
for
early
occupancy.
Tom
Turner
is
putting
in
the
windows
all
of
the
old
ones
having
been
broken.
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638
rhone
351
through
a
revolving
door,
and
into
the
storage
section
of
the
establishment.
Mrs.
Hardy
testified
that
she
asked
the
two
men
the
nature
of
their
business
in
the
rear
section
of
the
building
j
not
open
to
the
public.
She
identifed
McKnlght
and
reported
jhim
as
saying:
"I
got
the
wrong
store."
She
asked
him
what
store
he
did
want.
He
asked
the
!
location
of
the
B.
C.
Butchers.
All
three
witnesses
testifed
that
McKnight
was
one
of
the
men.
Defense
counsel
pointei'
out
that
none
of
the
three
witnesses
could
identify
the
other
man.
!
The
establishment
was
closed
at
about
G:50
p.m.,
testified
Mr.
Ranee.
All
doors
and
windows
were
locked.
Returning
at
about
'
1
p.m.
the
next
day,
he
found
the
safe
ruined,
the
back
and
only
window
broken
and
what
h
thought
was
Vaster,
upon
the
floor.
He
was
later
'informed
that
the
substance
was
ballast,
used
in
safe
blowing.
The
safe
i
till,
statements
and
two
wills,
be-
longing,
to
Mr.
Ranee
and
his
I
wife,
disappeared
I
j
Roste
Holmquist,
a
carpenter
testified
for
the
prosecution
that
he
was
walking
home
along
3rd
Avenue
on
the
night
of
December
24
when
he
heard
a
blast.
Holm-quist
said
he
had
had
experi-
ence
with
dynamite,
having
worked
in
mine?
for
a
number
of
'.years.
He
testified
"the
sound
struck
me
as
a
charge".
1
"It
went
off
in
the
genera!
direction
of
the
Three
Sisters
Cafe
or
the
store,"
he
.
said
(Ranee
&
Hardy's
adjoins
Three
Sisters
Cafe).
Two
other
persons
stood
in
the
doorway
of
the
Victory
Cafe
nearly
opposite
Ranee
and
Hardy
and
remarked
about
fhe
blast.
Holmqirist
said.
He
wa.s
told
by
one
of
them
that
the
time
was
about
11
p.
m.
j
Native
Girl
!
A
23-year
old
native
girl
Violet
Sampare
testified
tnat
late
on
Christmas
Eve
In
the
Kinp
George
Hotel,
McKnight
told
he;-!
that
he
had
blown
some
safes
"Pen.
I
"He
showed
me
some
money,"
;she
testified,
"and
said
he
got
it
I
from
what
he
did".
The
girl
asked
McKnight:
("What
would
you
do
if
I
went
to
the
cops
about
it".
She
reported
him
as
saying
that
it
would
ibe
the
last
time
that
she
would
go
to
the
polii
e.
"He
tried
to
give
me
$20
but
!l
wouldn't
take
it,"
she
said.'"He
gave
it
so
I
wouldn't
go
to
the
police."
!
She
said
she
saw
McKnl-ht.in
(the
Grand
Cafe
on
Christmas
night
and
that
he
told
her.
to,
be
careful.
"I
think
he
meant
not
to
talk,"
she
said.
In
front
of
the
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MOMi
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mailt
she
saw
Stewart
Thompson
and
M
Kniiiht.
The
J.-nicr
was
showing
Thompson
a
piece
of
iron.
She
said
she
overheard
them
saying:
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the
NKW
MARGIiNE
to
know
it
has
new
flavor,
new
texture.
That's
because
you
housewives
told
us
what
you
like
best
in
margerinc,
and
we've
made
the
NEW
MARGENE
to
suit
your
wishes.
It's
GOOD-bettcr
than
ever.
Get
some
today.
A
PRODUCT
OF
CANADA
PACKERS
Quantity
of
good
quality
Spruce
logs
andor
lumber.
State
where
available,
price
and
other
particulars
to
Box
No.
682,
Daily
News.
Junior
Chamber
PRIZES,
PRIZES
Music
by
the
Dukes
TSS'Tr
and
Beauiy
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