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4 Tuullsuty, April ''S3, 1903.
6AMEY HAS DISAPPEARED.
Whereabouts Unknown to
His Counsel.
Sensational Developments in the investigation —
Crossin's Cash Book Mutilated on Saturday -
Gamey Missing Since the Same Day—Counsel
Considering Throwing Up Brief.
Tod oto, April 21. -The Gamey
case assumed a new phase yesterday,
owing to sensational. to deuce given
by Mr. Edward Y'rosain, the piano
than, respecting the disapps•aranre of
certain leaves of his cash book, and
the simultaneous and unary table
sheen, e of Mr. Gainey himselfThe
man from Manitoulin had not been
present in court doting the day, but
that fact did not attract attention
until Mr. Crossin rrlatel the. inlet -
dent of Saturday, as told in the evi-
dence below.
C.aasol las Quandary, •
The (,,hula9lon was frankly made
Shat during the evening two of the
loading counsel had considered the
platter of withdrawing from tha
Cure. The deterrent influence was
the interest of the public. who de -
'Fired the investigation pushed to a
conclusion. Shortly after 9 o'clock
Mr. C. 1f. Ritchie, K.C., drove to
Mr. S. H. Itlake's house in Jarvis
street and held en hour's conference
with Mr. Gamey', leading counsel.
Mr. Ritchie /afterwards confessed
that he was entirely in the dark as
to Mr. Gamey'. whereabouts, that
hr hod been trying all evening to
Locate hien, and that he could not
understand his action in thus ab-
senting himself. A search Was being
made through Ganiey's brother, but
was so far unsuccessful.
Mr. Gamey left Mlardar. •
Mr. Gamey left the Walker llouw
late Saturday 'afternoon, and part
of his baggage is saki to be there
st 111.
Mr. McPherson announced shortly
after 11 o'clock that ho had nothing
to communicate, and in reply to fur-
(her questions Would not even say
Camey would be, here when wanted.
Mr. Smyth, M P 1'. for Algoma, is
hopeful. and said he believed ldr.
Gamey wanted a rest and he had no
doubt but that he would return al-
most immediately.
Tributes to air Other. -
The Camey enquiry yesterday was
prefaced by brief tributes to the late
Sir Oliver Mowat by (chancellor
Boyd and Hoe. S. H. Blake. The
Commission will not sit on Wednes-
day afternoon. when the funeral
taken place, in token of its respect
for the dead statesman.
Mks O'Grady.. =rear.
Ws. Cecilia O'Grady, clerk of Ales
at the Parliament Buildings, employ-
ed In iapartment of Public works,
was the Ilrst w•itneaa. She testified
that Frank Sullivan waa assistant
accountant in that i/epnrtna•,t. She
operated a Remington typa•writer:
She did not retirnder ever having
copied any letters for Snllitan. Ask -
rd whether she hail had any conversa-
tion with Sullivan since she was sub-
po•naed on Friday Inst eh.• said'.
'Yes. Ile came in on Saturday. and
shook hands all around. 1 said
'Nut' to say anything, as I don't
want to know anything.' "
Why did you say that?' asked
Mr. McPherson.
"1 don't think we can permit that
question," rrmarfi.Kd the Chancellor.
She refund to identify any Of the
exhibits produced as in either the
handwriting of Frank Sullivan or
the typewriting of the Department.
despite severe questioning by Mr.
McPherson.
Mr. L A. Great.
-1t'1I.
/Mint eMlrtlnr-lnF the
Liberal Association of Ontario, fol-
lowed. 11e swore that it was a
chartered organization, and that his
firm, Kerr, Paterson, I►avidann &
Grant, had acted for the ansociatlun
in a l.giel rapacity for some ten or
twelve yearn. Their work was chief-
ly frit h reference to elect pet i -
*ions, either a: solicitors or agents,
In th.• Manitoulin petition. they art -
ed as agents for A. O. Murray, o&.,
Gore Rey. the solicitor fir the p-
t7*lon,•r. The $1,IIOU deposited Wal
handed to him by Mr. ,lalneu* Con-
ine., M.P.P.
Mr. Grant plated that hod summer
he handled 1117.1)00 submeriptions for
the petitions, but could not 'the de-
(ailor as to where it came from.
"i keep no memorandum. perhaps i
sin enrel•mn in that," paid Mr.
Grant.
Mr. Itlake-11'4 very Rafe"
-Mr. brant -"It's earilesr.'"
"Car.l.ss, Nut Safe."
Mr. Blake✓'('ar.•Iese. but Rafe."
Questioned about Mr. Alexondnr
-Smith's cont)e,tkun. he said he did
not know what ,Mr. Sln,th had to
do with money matters, for elect inns.
He had the Walker Douse interview
Stith Mr. Gamey at Mr Frank Sul-
livan's rerfluest about a tittiber 1rani-
act ion nn the 12th Angaat. 1'p to
this tins• he knew nothing about
Oarney, except that he wens a Con-
aervMlve polltMlen. '
Ila gave to Mr. Alex. Pmitls'u as-
sistant, Atones lance, the instr,,e-
tione as tri the Oling of She petition.
It wen. Mr. Stanton of Hamilton,
and not lir. Vance,' Who Worked up
the evidence. i1e could not remem-
ber whether he received Stanton',,
first letter of Aug. G about the pro-
gress of Ms Work before the"Walker
House Interview. On .luly 19 he
sent .1. 1'. Stanton, of Hamilton, to
look Tuan matters to Manitoulin, and
gate him $100*for expenses* The
latter aubequently made a report.
The Maaltoalla Protest.
Q• -I would ask you kindly to
look at the IMyra and tell me tbt(
dote bf the first letter from Ur.
Stantnh giving a return. A -29th
July,
The' Chancellor -That is from Man -
Mrd Blake --Yes.
A. -Yes, my Lord.
Q. -'pia, er let me knew what was
the ditto of the letter Chet gave you
the detalls: Chet I9, MS deal letter?
A -That was the 3th Augoat.
Interview With aaas.y
lnt.•rtlew lasted two or at the
most three minutes 11.• had never
Met Mr. Gamey before, and had nev-
er met either hila or Solli%an since.
Mr. Gamy MI.tak.a.
Q.- Do you agree with the state-
ment that Mr. Gamey has made a,,
to Ihet interview? A - Mr. Gamey
14 mistaken in one or two respects,
at Leat,
Q. -Then I think I will have to
trouble you to give nay the portions
In which you think that he is Min -
taken? A. -My remark to him when
he was introduced was, "Mr. Gamey,
i understand you and Sullivan are
considering a timber transaction,"
I think Mr. Camey in his evidence
said it was stock,
Naughty Little TwldlI. 1a rIa Eye.
Q - When Mr. Frank Sullivan
spoke to you about a timber trans-
action was there a twinkle {h his
rye? A. --No, sir.
Ile gather -.d from the interview
that Mr. Gainey wanted him to act
Inc him in a timber trandhetion, and
asked: "1s your prop,aition In
shape." Gamey and Sullivan said it
watt not. He left with the under
atanding that he (Grind) • was to
secure a client who was to put in
11.000 or 15,0110. There was noth-
ing in the interview which roused
his suspicions,
Mr. Blake then proposed to inves-
tigate Mr. Grant's relations with the
Mulllvaus, and although Mr. Grant
objected to giving pritato matters
the Chancellor said that in this mat-
ter he ought to tell and he said he
would do so.
The witnems said that he had
known "trap" Sullivan for ten years,
and Frank Sullivan about two years.
A M.eeleg am11.,
Aaked ut,out Capt. Sullivan, ho
smiled, and Mr. Blake remarked, "1
see Went 1luron mapped , on your
face." Mr. Blake referred to the
Captain as a "hanger-on" or a
"parasite," but Mr. Grant's only
knowledge of hila In West 1luron was
that Sullivan was very drunk. lie
bad business transactions with Capt.
Sullivan about the purchase and Rule
of timber limits. In November,
1001. Capt. Sullivan craw him about
timber in Rutherford which Shannon
would buy. 11e offered the depart-
ment $23O for rho Iota, and a couple
of months •later Shannon came in
and said that an the timber was no
good he would not take the lots. In
April the department wrote• accept-
ing the offer, and he paid the depart-
ment 12'i0, and got the license in
Shannon's name. In May he drew a
transfer to the Traders' Bank,
which was completed in .rely ile
underntool It wan auld to Mr John
Charlton, but -did not • know t he
price. ile was not aware that it
was sold Immediately after to J. A
T. Charlton for rit.Oluo
The t/.■clean■ null«..
Mr. Blake further questioned Mr.
Grant as to the Manitoulin petition.
Mr. Fraser, the defeated candidate,
waa the petitioner, and worked with
Stanton to get evidence. Their re-
port was Moat dis•ouraging; they
could lied no et idenro of ..yatematie
or organized corruption. and there
was but one personal charge, and
that auaceptible of papinna1ion .
Before the Maoitonlfu protest was
filed there was a joint meeting of
both ,,idea about the end o1 Septem-
ber, at which were presort ilon.
Rh hard Ilu,. out. t, Hon. .1. it.-Stenf=
ton and himself and Messrs, .1. .1.
Foy. Or. Beattie Nesbitt and FAI-
mund Bristol, to pee whether the
number could not be lessened. lie
thought• the Manitoulin protest was
really filed by the Government, and
be, as the agent for the OovernMent,
could deal with it as he craw fit,
without conimiting the petitioner,
Mr. }'rawer. the defeated candidate,
and he did it. Out of the 11.000
l posit were paid $1:.0 to Stanton,
1104) to Framer and $100 to A. G.
Manny, local culieitor. The $100
was paid to Mr Framer, Isseenee he
said he was to runciderable expense
In connection with the protest.
"(consolation at ak,w," suggested
Mr. )flake.
Malaar* la sands of Firm.
The balance of 111.I0(1 wan moll In
the hands of the Oral. ile made no
report to his clients in connection
wttk-the withdrawal of the protest
This waa the first negotiation he and
11r. Bristol had.
ll. --la your memory so clear that
you would now say that you did not
verbally tell. either directly or In-
directly. to the (Internment the re-
sult of that application? A. -No, l
would not go that far. I may havi'
_informed Mr. Ross; he was the only
one. i1 1 told anybody. I may have
told hint brauM there were other
cases im uh'ed In the Rause negotia-
tions.
egolca-
tions.
el --You did not get any instruc-
tions from Mr. Murray? A. -Nn, sir
I tell you 1 ant sure i didn't dim -unit
1t with nnvhody or get any inatr,w-
11009 from anyb,elt•; tape«. possibly
1 ment7oi d it to Mr. Moss. (hut -
mid.• of him, 1 didn't dlRcusa with
anybody any 01 these matters.
The Chancellor -Ib you recollect
dl.clln..ing It with him?, A. -Ifo, 1
do not. but it was p rabble I dirt; 1
saw !lira frequently.
Mr. Rinke Q. -Would that have
hoes. before the dismissal or Ruhs•-
Iquem to it? A. -it probably would
be before the dimmimssl, but after
Mr, lIristol's and my Interview.
Q.- hu you remember. an 11 matter
of incl, when the dismissal took
place? A. -Thr formal dlamieRal
was, i think, on the 23th of (lcto-
her; the ('curt had been notified on
the 4111 that the ease well nettled.
No mention of the petition was
made by (army or Sullivan at the
1 Walker House interview.
While matters were In this condi-
tion with reference to the pi -Meet,
}'rank Sullivan ratite to hien aid
caked him fn go and see Mr (limey
of Menitonlln ttllnass wen b'u.ing
town that afternoon. but promised
to drop Into the Welker 1101104« on
his way to the stationile did sn,
Rod in the readidg room tart prank
Su111*9n, who took him up9)9(19 and
introduce) him to Mr. Gamey. The
Q -Von have told us what look
place. Was anything Raid 11 I..11 a
atnrk yens.ctton at that time? A.
-Nn, thern was ne Mention shout
. atnck at. all.
Gamey 11939 that you maid
that Frank and he had Spoken of 11
stork company In which he roil
peaks three thnunand Antlers In
cash In plc /A...km and two Ihnlnand
dollars toward,, spring. 1e that true?
A -- No, i have already cornuted
that. '
Q. -hid ams say that you could do
711 A -1 said, "I1 leu !et your
propoatl t
right, 1
you" --or
9.41
--Are
Ooverum.
Goner of
Q. -Ila'
the (109
Nn sir.
The ('
consider
your cliei
sidered 1
body -pet
tion loin
caw.
Q. -Ant
No. 9,y
Oovermm
Mr. Iti-
against 1
• Q_• -44a
you anyt
Q -Wit
arrived t
Mr. Stat
ity of en
We arriv,
strong e
and a v.
Q. -Th
cation w
saw Mr.
17. the
Bristol •
tion prt.
and whet
worth
without
Covernm
Aa lir
the hos
"So far
you to
with Mr.
present Ir
er. that
t rent men
Boutin e
set-,ff, c
it. in 1
with al:
Lord.
Mr. F.
Arora, 1
van can
opening
about a
had noti
Brent of
Mr. A •
Raid he
tote ant
docurm r .
tyl'ewril
Pat rich
and in t
don as
breach .
One of
writing,
defer t R
produce.
nical le
Rion pry •.
journed
In the
piano .
by Mr.
beginnil
him $2(
'ember
he re•.•f
sent the
showing
it.
Mr. O
11r. Mc.
misalon
then cei
Serie.. w
chine.
The . .
d,,cumGI,.t
ter, app
to 'pie
letter fu
saying
went: i
ed Tette
and the
3.
Mr.
plain it
the feel
lead to
tort did
the ca'
ceptor
Mr. Cr,
e
117Th9 wac
Q. -I1
have 11
Maf ou'
Q• -T
tion of
Ing. A
there.
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t0 he`
cover
Von W'
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lft)h, 1
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eour*,
tin, old
No, al'
4.-)'
exceytf
actwaa
am IM.,. ,,,:ffoo.% Aip Amu, ,r. ..-•r
that have a ltey.
The Chaneellor-The gap begins at
.luny the 10th and goes down to
what date? A. -February, lttu;t.
Mr. Johnston -When did you lent
sr this book? A. -I used it right
alon
Thg.e (chancellor --That Is the book
in current use? A. -Yea.
Q. -In which you keep ydur daily
entries of cash and receipts? A. --
Yea.
Mr. John/don-And in that book
you have entered all your cask en-
tries from last spring until the pre -
tent time? A ---Yea, air.
Q, -Prior to Saturday were there
no loose leaven In the book? A -1
think there had been, but they were
all there.
Q. -Now you showed Mr. McEvoy
on Saturday the entry In thin hook?
A. -Entry of what?
Q. -Of the Poo? A. -It wasn't.
there.
Q. -You showed him the entry of
the 1000 on Saturday In this book,
A. -Not in that hook; it wan to
1 Ma k
Q.-Yh000n -wemr that you didn't.
show It to him? A - Yrs
CoelAe't f.etrdlrt Mer...y.
Q. -And If lir 'McEvoy Raw the
September entries on Frtday In thin
I book you could not contradict it?
A --1 could not, beans«, as a mat-
ter of tact---
Q.-Now never mind that. H he
nays that he sew these entrlea of
September. 1002. In this hook when
he wan at your place you Could not
enntradict him? A --No.
9,' -Then you have on rine aide,
have you, the rash rrelved, and on
the other aide the p..vmente? A --
Yea, there la another honk besides
/lila
4 -Then 'rola the Item ending
January 27th, 1900, and for nine
pages prior to that yew have the
I ! .
•
Tile little- fellows are joat ,1A particular as the .,1d,'r char*' They mn.t
have the Iat.'st styles and sightly patterns. Our stock remt.ain,, the latest
American style« in imprrtrl Serge** and ('ana.lian tweeds. and at prices t.,
suit everybody. Our profits Are su,nll, oar• males sire large.
When You Want
anything in NI,•n'9 Furnishings nr• 11961 you ale always sure to think of 1111.
pinee MINI. Yon are always more t, get gems) weals and lat.'st styles at the
right. priers.
W. C. PRIDHAM.
Perfect Fitting Clothing Sons•. Men'. Fttrilish,•1' and Hall,',.
Our Stock of
FURNITURE
for the SPRING TRADE
14 1...0« :md ..ell nsw,rt/rt, rnnmiat.ing 01
PARIAH( SUITES, in silk. mg and velour.
DINING ROOM T.\111.P.S. in elm. such and oak,
with ehsir4 in g'rrat variety.
MII)EIIOARi1M in ell the leading de'signa.
11}:1)R0()M KI'ITF4 in oak, ash And mahogany.
01N1 ROCKERS, 1'AptlAlit TA111,1.4,
.1AItIHNIERY, ('01?l'lillr(, 7I'i*INO4. MATTRKHMEM,
WINDOW 4HAI)F$. MIIAM 1110I,I*HM,
iiAT RACKS.
BECKETT & STAUNTON
UNDERTAKERS ANO EMBALMERS.
Night and play Calls promptly *Iten.Iel to. Night Bell at Store, '.Vest, nide
tkpuaur. Phono 11)%
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N. D. ROUG V I E
1
Cash Hardware Store, - GODERICH.
11
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WESTOBY'S GROCERY
AND BREAD DEPOT
HAMILTON STREET, - GODERICH
T11}l P I!N1?1.1. - OF;AN
STEAM 13:11( INt: ('O.'4
Eureka
Bread
delivered t., all lusts of the town
every day.
Try 11
and you will want no ol.he,
We are head natters for all
Cereal Foods
Tilne.n'n Rolled Oats, in bulk And
package**,
Quaker (iats,
Hake Rarley,
Pat Barley,
itn11e1 At heat (Molina Rr 'akfact
Food).
('ream r4 Wheat (Farina).
('r iteked Wheat.,
('orium-11 IAolduat e,
Force. Swim* Food, llrwnnlia.
Rico, Tapi,wen, Sago.
(1r.aham Flamm. fin.' Family Floor.
}'ne Psetr•v flour, pude M9nit0ha
Flom, all gl•A.1eA.
We sell the hest of everything that's good to eat.
W. P. Westoby
FINE FAMILY GROCERIES.