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sJITTrc•r'KTH Ytett.No. vas
THE STERLINGBANK
OP CANADA
PAYMMENT* •AiY 'CHEQUE PREFERRED
Your tradesmen will be glad to receive payment by
cheque, which, wben cancelled, is an addlLao mil receipt.
A saw joys account web u• thus obviate* the necessity
of rarryi.rg large sum of ',sooty in the house, where
P. may become dtsplece.L
Head Office, King and Bay Streets, Toronto
Goderich Branch -ANDD w PORTER, Manager
A. G. NIS
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Agent of the Mutual Life Assume, Company of Canada.
The Western Assurance Company.
The Royal Exchange Assurance of London, England.
The London and Lancashire Guarantee and AccidentrCo.
The American Surety Company of New York. •
All kinds of insurertceo.
Office neat to Canadian Bank of Commerce GODERICH, Olt•r
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Girls wanted
Geld se e Ama ad .
THE MOONEY BIBOUr
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NOTICE
Heriag scia•tttry ectal briefness
to Messrs. McDooagh and Gled-
hill. I take the opportonity of
thanking my numerous cue..
toners for their very liberal
patronage during the year 1
was io business and to ask those
wbo are still indebted to me to
kindly se:tie at over. s. probably
the -book am:oust& etc., will
shortly palm net of my hands, in
which caw oollsetiows will be
made with costs to Mot.
F. BARLOW HOLM 4.
U0I)ERICH
'BIIS LINE
Two 'bums most all trains.
Private Balls have prompt and
caroted attootion. First - clam
livery outfits at all times.
Reasonable prices.
THE DAVIS LIVERY
F. tp- DAtoVIS
South Street 'Piave. No. 41
STAIATIOI TAQtRT.
XN1ia-A ROOD GENERAL
MDvns Mee te Mts. W. PRAM -
911 tt
WANTED. - A GIRL FOR UP-
STALIN work sad to aria with ppbeer.
A woman proferred. Apply to
Oil& A. C. UNTER alt
AQrT10111 SALES.
AUCTION SALE
or a oaau.oao s.v
MILCR COWS AND YOUNG CATTLE
Mr. C. teener will s.fl br Pebiis asstisa at
tares betel, Oaderiob. on
YATURDAY. MAY itb
nom esecie rr es it W took start,. about Y) bead
of ale Jong (.ow''. mre ead the le•N�.•.oam Cowie,
ortiodaMille. with few encepti000.
Tmema.-Olxx monithof creditawiill be elven oa
tereaddIfte ;Ago�f • per .saoved t per anima Wowed fore
C. L1118TKR. TRO•. OUNDRT.
empeletr. A•efi•as_r. `
AUCTION BALE --�
•
VAI.UABt-Z TOWN PROPERTY
Then . (1 to offered for sats b7 Pohl* see
ties �r'ae■,rttaepss&. of the ward oohing in 8t.•
$ATUaatir, were
TUE urn DAT OF MAY, 1919
oe
at 2 rots•, is the aharnoan, the following
dllbreat past is ad Mod
1. The school prop•rt) known as 8t. And-
rew's Ward Reboot oo of two Mets twee
and the Itaueleou thete•e.
2 The west halt of lot 214 ticave. *d-
ile mew of Wallington et. and 4tM ova
�r1. Partt of letsad Market 13A,�ayatt the sooner of lapin ave.
bet. Abse. 1. leart oe the (I poop.a
he a .[111 fah as i. m ava
very dear.h band-
' L� Wag •otat.. ?btu alio la a
rim vvvassmths.ttlai.t es
Dritassia rood
Ifferemer mad bM tot b oat fez the
tsar cottage&
Teres o[ -Id ger oast, nibs w the
day d mhokokasoswtitte elds tairtr days trambsw�saftoryl e whOO r 5.r�UMrs will be made 'Ae
day of saki. ire earner partirelars amity to
THOMAS OUNDRY. J. W. CRMO.
Auctioneer. Owner.
Dated Lure IR OM ; OM -
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Investors,/ \\I'c
Attention!
If you are Open to invest $100.00 to 11,000.00. easy
paymtnte write as at moo People who have
invested through w is the past are now reaping
from SS par esst. to SOO per cent. oo their invest -
Mist. We piste i•vests.en4 in toles inside
Oily Propriety sod are at present Investing in
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Inside Property
as we believe It will he the nest City in fasekat-
ebewa•. Balldiogs tinder coostyuetioo and
penults will amount to ower *1.000.'100 lisle year.
Three new biose of Rellwsys secured, making it a
large Railway Centre.
it you are Iutere.ted, write tea
• E. V. Campion & Company
WRYBURN NFfit'RiTY RANK BUILDiNNG
WRY BURN. ftAARATUBE WAN
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GODERICH. THURSDAY. MAY 2, 1912
FOR 'RALE
LHUNCH '•DORO?HY' I l SALett . The License investtgation
-Ifa,ib...rSbWlttela.eat., up ;i••a areLgoodd 00dsdtu.a,f
1IIC
lo sold W~ bogata. ac 401501
Tt: K fCK 814
A TRIAL TRIP
The pinnal for for
bale of the year
to new aubbcribers
for only
50 CENTS
TRI MONAD. P11tt. 1110 co.. 144.. Pwatat n
y IAsquttb asked witness it he ever deuce was to be obteined that acme
Nayed cards. "Masa" Dodd witnew. otber party W$5 to be hrooRbt into
i acid Asquith, ••'you bare tis tb• matter ae •a wittoew. Crolo-e:-
esrd., you have the trump., go ahead *ruined, be.aid that bis Pian L get -
sal arm.
rBIMA �mTatWU GOOD MILK
ilesi:MsY °i' fa Yam J. a
FOR BALE CUEAP,.-SLIC HORSE-
POWP.rt tell [peWf•s sy a. M Caine
PierfeeNso Voter Ca. with full launch MaIV
west : hog shah. thou -bled• propeller, Mfr
bon. reveres war. ,mark ern sod wimeaeary
wiriaorike'suw.•d twelve leattery er�t..4r
su�t ram
=IMP
its 1 errs c4 ., osear �ltlos. eta T
= IMP R 1Ia, Mesut Yore.t. , bet.
Ii"OR SALR.-BUFF ORPINGYPON
1.Toronto, mph Besot/ad *gm hatchlag tom stock riled b
111.311 Der ssu/og al t3. Write. r Omsk if. grove/cc
1.AlaSOX Da mkt). fiat
SPRAYING OUTFITS. STC.
Nothing pays better teas the ogre of roar
orerc�hard. Taw very bee apes taootitr and
t
BAMLINK. U.d.sieh0ra l�= or sense ley D. F.
VOR 1114LE.-1 SET sINOLI: Dat V-
1 MO baraen, I est Angle dray hareem. Y
iebes, I dray. 1 sistab, 1 cutter, t rubber -urea
te.
etcTHI. S Ort'!A cIata.L fora good bargain. ha-
LIOR SALE. -A CHOICE PIN OF
nye pulllets alsoildge . oro of buts cockerel e
one cockerel sad Are bass, flood Iayem.. ret
eformw, too sapiy rut THE BION AL
PUBLIC NOTICE
•r1�f�t•�n MI89 GLADYS CRUICK..
It Ms tensclaimed tag i made certain data-
airota n llrctlna Oa 10111. nmeab, charsator,
ooeded and rrpuiution-
I ME repeat
* arsnta that had best
mat any a r that I ever to say..•
at y Wase made a ab .age amuse
yet �eopo}ra.Ibr, your charh►eoyr ore nsspsettsstii000.
trivalent mut I dated rs without ma1ta4 -a
r my
latsnuoe to loam you. 1 sow tad fiat floe
wa l so triable tee at.bseaab ad temeat over
lamina ..ds w of term.
Taws
"Mae A. Messow."
LI ARM HELP AND DOMESTIC
88kVANTit-Peesoo, Lrel
.*oONtld mPty at m4 to wi1,1,1A1[ MOQLi�L
Agent,"8i. Reims, (Odourserameat . 0,4.,. lett �� D.
WtiODd. St Baktoe. Ost.. will receive =Pt
LIAPRRHANOING, PAINTING
l kat_uH��aivaefE rework doer, 48.
A. JAZ.. tat surae, Oedettoe. 5741
TINDERS WARTED.
TOWN OF of/DB/UCH.
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Teade% w�hs received by theunde .tarwd
•p W tea hearse t4o.:toes sows oe Ir1dae may
stn, 891 bribe sper.tio. of • se►horee siren
=roose. Apetiesete w furoate bons ant
toso~w tar s0n.rwt work wow
sprtakt.r uls rim
lour fur psEARY . ',Pte
do
May 2. 1912 1swe .Met.
FOR SALE OR TO SINT
DOR SALE. -TWO LOTS OF ONE
Atlas s*11A Whit acrL( sees. es Park stress
a -u
SOURS TO RENT ON NEWGATE
comes "iwoo halls. xpa , �karga Kamm tvh�eme.
ssm.r timbers bathroom me clos.t. Two
Moa dears me 'anuli!r for 000ktag with 0,061
sad hetiwv�asvtye�r in �1 , at.o
1 A.N7 L.'N,'W. xUrr,34•Wgilta MGM 11
rerY•m"i"
IALK OR BURT. -THE
FO
muse at s town. ser tans tWq , oma.
reeds. Order**. nsear
ace
who Y Moviesvistow•
home, 0aty a bans wife
tohinased lam
WM. aimWAITN 1yaild eoal,'o "ti It
H. Riots.Lssds,kure. lost
DOR SALE. -A BUILDING LOT
atAla Newgate drew. *pply to r. J.POW-
l.
FOR BALL -A FRAME HOUSE
o. Rlmks street. ammo sere .f Lad 1 a
nnmMt.lssame heft
AnaMwowwOpel; adeed. is wasY4Nstpbailo UH t
MOes rsa
RENT. -A S11Z-ROOMED
Orlgitsms ae sevsnlsos u R
KOveI AHD LOT FOR RALE Ojf
Norm rood, assort distant* Meta taws
s. tet agetalue two uses with Reed
•eaas.0 sad semi fruits. rams hoses f• good
seMM. Anyone � wsWay�st to mess, mos willStrir
tosksusatzhiestf5tiitu•• sept late
SALK -THE HOUSE AND
lea all Pill=n KreaL rsr las
o Ws. nar let sa ser alarm mom
Ase r rM>tt'healati tl hasu •�,t.a""'"'a
Dos QUIyO& MALI�yOR RENT. -
Late
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msdMf Maretz
osavesera0m, is ate a sf�tsaslheys ix
tee. br'
i i et M. aetsR
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sst! i
glOR MALL -TEN AGREE FRONT.
ji iNO earth a d emasts�
atee�ty�t. .b.tf.kd tutN. Ie j,y re.
14..Aiala•M 1> Windomaweems� t.,�,
ser. .*gaga wMdmv,
WOR SAIL -1W £OR1BS OF LAND
of sera of ea toss
lank all oseha tmt�t�
,meat ..m.: 1r� taw
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Mt. Eudo Saunders, Chief of License Department, Hears Evi-
dence concerning Hotelikeeper Farr's Declaration -- Com-
Dances;
om-
and play them." tlag more evidence a as to Insure that
Wanes. was errs -examined by Mr. all the hotel men gut fair play He
Danceeespecial! to the dates and
a
ted that be bad heard the other hotel -
keepers bad "fixed things" with the
missioner Patterson and Inspector o4squt'h `Deny Cbarges co,wiesionets and naturall this gave
m some marten as to woo
hs pen to his own license.
Mr. ane. i you • est
to Mr. Patterson at the first interview
that if your license were protected
other dtails of h� •
tory He admi t-
admitted having a esever.ation with
J. Reynold., o: the novas House, on
Monday owning lest sad suggesting
that to him at wben
wit-
ness
was in the wtt-
nabox be had "better mase a clean
Against 2 hum Other Hotelheepers in Town Swear Theyhi hat He denied telling Reynolds that if As -
breast of it and tell the whole %cat h."
`Did net Pay to Haw Tbrir Licenses "F4LIf0. ' Dance, Baked ll d suggest
The investigation ordered by th
tieerdary into the condue
of liquor license affairs in Cent
Huron, to cooaequeace of charg
made by 1f. J. Farr, proprietor of Os
Union hotel, Oodeticb, was held
the court bombe this week by Mr. Sud
Saunders, chief of (be Provincial Li
eeoae Deese tntent. The proceedin
opened on Monday efterncon and sou
boned until Wednesday morolog, wit
an evening sit ting oil 'Tuesday.
The aunouncetsent of the meet -tip'
tion occasioned quite a flutter in lora
(:.n.eervative political circles. O
Friday a caucus of prominent mem-
ber* of the party from different part a of
t be nouoty was held. and an effort was
mads to have the invrsl igation called
off. Win Patt.ersou, ebairman of the
Centre Huron license beard, who was
t h e principal figure in Hotel -
keeper Farr• ebargw, consented to
send in his reeigoat ion, sod it was
drawn up and band. -1 to N. Broder-
ick, of Seafortb, president of the Oen-
tie Huron Cona,rvetive Aasociatioo.
and by him war to„ be handed to
L. I3. Dickson. barrister. An action
for damages for libel, to,,be instituted
by Patterson &getout Farr, for *5,000.
ahw was talked et end this. afforded
additional excuse for au appeal to
Hon. W. J. Hanes, the Provincial
Secretary, to postpone Ibe invest;ga-
tion pending the trial of the proposed
action for 1111. Mr. Hanna, how-
ever, did not fall le with the proposal
and allowed the investigation to go
on.
Mr. Saunders atter hearing the evid-
ence made no comment opooit in the
nature of a judgment. It is under-
stood that be will submit the evid-
ence, with bis report upon it.
to the Provincial Secretary, who will
take whatever .tion he deems necea-
qultb were dt.mrs.ed be (the witness)
would t,e appointed as inspector in bis
stead. Repayiug to • question put by
bo 4 currenoe a few days after. Andrew there would" he something in it for Mr. Seeger he said he would not c n,-
1.Porter had told witness that be be. him?" "No,said Farr, -nor •t any aider the position of inspector at all,
re lieved his (Verr'sl !teener was in Ben-
e* ger. Porter told him that Patterson
e could do about what be liked on the
t board of commissioners ; he could get
O Clot! (the commi.sioner at Clinton► to
- go with bins, and Elliott (of Ooderich,
gs the third commissioner) would have
- nothing to ray about it.
h Ori the Occasion of the next inter-
view with Patterson the latter walked
nd
- into the hotel one evening aBug- the date. l.ommlestoner Saunders
1 acted to Farr that if the Colborne immediately ordered that the calendar
a House, up the street, were cut off be procured, and a constable . went to
get It. 1n a few minutes the constable
returned with the calendar, which
waa marked u the witness had de-
scribed.
Asked if he could not easily have
Pattersonmet Patterson at the Waverley hotel
in Clinton and trapped bins, witness
replied that be intruded to do so but
Messrs. Brothers and Bettie advised
him not' to. They also advised him
against writing to Patterson.
Mr. Dancey asked witness if he haat
ever offered Mr. Asquith 1641 to settle
• charge of violating the license law.
"No, I never did," was the reply.
Mr. Denney took Farr over a good
deal of the story be had already told,
but IiWe that was new use brought
out.
Mr. Dickson then asked a few
questions regarding the other liceose-
holders who were amid to have 'fixed
gw
up thin" with the comiseionerr.
Mr. Dsnoeyy also took a hand in this,
sod the witness" spoke of tbe Ocean
House, the Huron and the King
Edward, whose proprietors, be had
beard, bad been able to secure their
lieeoses. ,
The witness was in the box for three
straight hours, and when be was
through it was half -past 6 o'clock.
Thos. StoUtees, Warden of Hnrou
county, was then called. He was
frequently in town on business and
usual! 'flayed at Farr's boteL He
g
told 01 hoes oohed been kept informed
by Farr of what was going on, and al-
though he was not allowea to o intodetails es to what Farr had to him
he confirmed Farr's statement. in a
general way.
The court was adjourned at 6 o'clock
9.3
until 0 Tuesday morning.
John Torrance, of Clinton, i tor
for the License, district of South Huron,
was the drat witness called on Tuesday
morning. He remembered meeting
Mr. BBailie and Mr. ailie at Clinton
on April 4th. He was asked by the
two magistrates (Stuthets and Bailie)
foam R. J. tJlus, the Ilosone commie -
donee for Centre Huron tesiding at
Clinton, in consequence of what had
other time." es the salary •lffered no allurements to
Witness did not remember the dates him.
of all the interviews, but be was quite William Patterson, chairman of the
sure about the one on the 10th of license board for 1912. w..1 that the
April. Mr. Dance). asked bow he re- meeting of the board called tor April
membered that date. Witness replied Z4 to decide on licensee for the nest
(hat he bad put a mark, the letter P, year had been calledoff bya letter of
on bis calendar fn the bar, tomart In.truction tram the Provincial (4ov-
the date. "I saw things were getting eminent. The boaid bad discussed
warm, and just tbougtt I would mark the fact that two licenses had to be cut
off, but they had not decided wbi• h
hotels would be refused. They had
not finished an inspection of the
hotels. tie paid four visits to Farr's
hotel, one en March 25, another en
March 2P, a third on April 10, and •
final visit on April 19. He vigorously
denied that be had visited the botel
previously, as sworn to by Farr. On
March 25 be bad stayed all night at.
Pat is hotel and Farr had exprewed
great anxiety as to whether the hotels
to be refused a license had been de-
cided on. He told Farr that the com-
missioners had not yet corse to a de-
cision. He deciered that Farr had
not discussed the question of licenses
until atter the hotel closed up. Then
Fair taus hint to a small ''room
off the bar. Earlier in the evening,
Farr asked him to stay with him that
night, and to .woe to one of the small
router off tbe bar after he closed up.
we be wan talk to him. They
remained Idfroom for half an
hour, and then be went to the readiug -
room. Asquith and Andrew Porter
came to the room about 12 o'clock or
later. Farr had mentioned to him
that Porter and Asquith had called up
on thepphhone and asked if he was
staying
When be there.
be went upet.irs to go to bed
Fare resumed the conversation re-
garding the license reduction, and he
bad told Farr to go to sed and sleep
sound over it, as be did toot think
there was Buy danger to bins. On
March 21f 'Patterson mad he had called
on Fat r a few minutes before train
time, after a meeting of the board.
He called on Farr on the fat • er'• in-
vitation. Farr had told him un their
last tweeting that the next time the
cowwl,miioners met. he had something
to say. He went into Farr's hotel on
this occarioa, and told Farr if he had
anything to ay to say it quick, as he
bad ooly fifteen miunter to catch the
train. Farr netted at the clock and
told him if be was going e. catch the
train pe had only three minutes.
Farr's hostler backed out a horse abd
rig acid rusbed him to the station.
DwcrPeng the visit of April, 10,
on wbieb occasion Farr swore the first
offer to guarantee the license for a
The inesetigatioo opened at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon, Crown At-
torney Seeger appearing for the At-
torney -(General's Department, L. H.
Dietson. of Exeter, tor the complain-
ant Farr, and Is It Dencey for Wm.
Patterson sod A. Asquith. haloes
oommiesiooer and inspector respec-
tively.
Mr. leaner requested an adjourn-
ment until the following morning, on
the ground that the only information
his clients had ae to the nature of the
charity* was what eilla contained in
the press report.. He had had no op-
portur:ity of seeing the declaration
made by Mr. Farr.
Commissioner Saunders declined to
make an adjournment, but promised
Mr. Dameey every protection for his
Mental, including the opportunity of
recalling any witnessed if desired. a
Mr. Denary also was given • few
minutes to peruse Parr's declaration.
By agreement of all parties the wit-
lessss were =eluded from the eourt
room until they sbouid be exalted epos.
Michael J. Farr, keeper of the Union
hotel in Godeticb, whoa sworn dec-
imation was the cause of the investi-
gation. wee the first witness. Io exam-
ination by Mr. $eafpee, the feet waa
brought out of the passing ot. muni-
cipal bylaw of the town of Galeria&
providig for the cutting off of two
licenses In the town. Shortly after
for pawing of this bylaw -a week or a
amok and a half, the witness said -{he w
witness was called upon at his hotel 6ersos
b Wm. Patterson,oha
ir.ao of the Pat
lour ought to be able to rouble bis th
business. "I knew e ice *as
broken," said witness, "and I said,
'Mr. 1•attetson, about the payment of
the money, get it out of your bead, for
I wont piy anything.'" Patterson
said, '•Don't do anything you will be
sorry for; think it over." Pntteeson
stayed at Farr's hotel that night, the
first time be bad ever done so, end
just before retiring Patterson said,
"Bleep o.,-• that that I was telling
you." t%'stnem said, "All right." He
told Mr. Stotbet-e al;out this interview
routs. Al.o, in the of a few days.
The next interview was wben the met et to diecues the
trao•fer of the British Exebsnge
license. Patterson came to his hotel
just a few minutes before the time for
Ledo the depeature of the 4d0 trn and
asked Farr, "Did you deep over
that r
The next talk with Patterson was th
on tbe 10th of -April, wben e com-
missioner tet in Goderich.
Patterson to winner, "You have
a tries business hare. You could
double it if the Colborne were out sit
the way. It would be worth 1111,(100 to
you " Witness asked how azo
money it would aka to t the dual
through. Patterson said he wanted
$1(b for every thousand. Wither
naked bow much that meant. Pat-
terson said it meant $000. Witness
said, •'1'll let you know what I will
do."
One remark of Petternisa's was:
"You know it takes quite a bit of tasty money. This Clinton sty is no cheap
gtly." Something was Raid about wit-
ness' writing to Pattersou, and the
tt
laer directed witness to be careful,
as there was another William Potter -
goo at Auburn. Witness suggested.s:o
addressing the letter to William Pat-
terson, license commier Patter-
son said that would be all right. He
also told witness tbey could meet at
the Waverley house in C)ioton.
Witness related this oonvernat2oo to
Warden Stothen and Wm. Bailie the
nett day.
Asked whet was his meaning 413 do-
ing all this, witness mid be never in-
tended to pa anything, but be "did
not want to fail out with him."
On the 19th of April Patterson cameoo
to witness' hotel at nn. He said to
es
witns, "You did not write me."
"No," said the witness, "I thought
somebody might get it, and i didn't
want to take any chance.' Patterson
said he had seem Clue and bad got
him solid. He also said. "We b►ve to
our own. You know your
bar Pat went up into Ashfield and
canvassed for M. G. Oameron." Wit-
ness sats be wasn't ble for
hat bis brother did. and told Pat-
he was caking too Lunch looney.
Letwn replied, '1500 is the least I
will take, sad loaf is not much when
it's split." Wither asked if he were
the only Grit they were getting after,
and Pattewos replied. "I aon't get that
into Jour heed. You're getting off
easy.
Witness said bill a ifs and his father-
in-law (John Kelly) were in the hotel
at the time and he went to them and
told them what had occurred and
aimed them if be sboeki promise any.
thing. They advised him not to.
Wham' returned to Patterson, and
Pattereo• then promised witness that
it fun psld tbe money 8s (Patterson)
world protect him for the next three
years. Witness told Patterson he bad
made up his seiod not to give him a
sect. Patteeann said if he didn't Mar-
tin and Johnston (et the Colborne
Hume) were warding to do It. Patter -
elm said be would proton the witness
dor the nest three years if he were
test in trouble Witness replied that
he did not want any protect -too : be
intended to keep the law to the min-
ute.
tee Huron board at license aont-
miwtooers. The conversation turned
on the midmost of thereduction in the
number of Reenees sod ed a..a moo
Wood "�ed the
upset $4,000 on his hotel
and be axe would bemired on
him." Patterson remarked that he
bed worked against local option in
Hallett and had made irad f Heads and
had never got anything for 1t ; and he
did not calculate to do anythi•g for
nothing again. The eoovreatlon oe-
eupied about three-quarters tot an
hour. aPpatteerson was not on an of-
ficial
the hotel. W toss told Thee. 'and did not lily
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Patterson left tie hotel and witness
• t gilled him hack and Mr. Kelly Mined
see Umiak. '0,. Kelly reproached Patter -
sea tee ti. reaves be bad got Almost!
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D.a bots. "I don't want to talk with
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yam em. . i mover asked yon for any-
ttwas the filth (and lest a inter-
rwith P.tsweom. Wittman told
Ariffin of thin 000v resatio0 11s
serve night and told Mr. Rtoth.es sod
Ido Bailie of it the following day. On
the seem day (the 118) he made •
dseiaratioe before lmar.. game,
Griffis and Rtotb....
Wiled** told also of some conver-
sations with A. Asquith, the license
inspector. Tb. 1.y the oommideine
w.e.wg sensed for the year Asquith
same to hie pima, and told him Elliott
hod taken P'.ttrr.nn op to Ala plow*
been said. tie told Mr. &loft of toe fixed sum of *600 was made, Petter-
report that something crooked was
going on in his district and that Farr
had been sppproacbed and sated fur
1119110. Mr. Clod couldn't ferlieve it and
declared th.t, as for himself, be would
Oke a ttralght course and would give
up Ids poaduon before be would assent
to anything etooked. d1r. (duff fur-
ther said that be would be guided
largely in the matter by nr. i4lliott
(the oommirioner from iiodericb).
Cross examined by Mr. Danoey, the
withers said that My ()tuff denied all
knowledge of wrongdoing sod bad hoer
been
WH1i "eaIlio, Reeve of 1% est
W awaah.4, and .Justine of the peace,
gave evidence that led up to the time
when Farr mads the declare/doe. He
said he bad the filet conversation
with Farr about the 12,8 of Marcb. It
was then that Parr communicated
with him for the first time in reference
to bis license and to certain proposata
by Oommiestooer Patterson sod In-
Uro Asquith. He told of ftve dif-
ferent interviews be bed with Farr.
When the metier was tneotioned at
any time before April 18th witness
said he bad not offered Farr any ad-
vice, but when be was told by Farr
that Patterson bad been to bion on the
Ma and renewed his prop, mal and
was asked by bio what ani .hid be
door, witness s M be w0*1l ,tot ad-
vise him to write to Prktersr, , or p.
y
any mosey as was sttggwa,-tt. He
wouldn't set • trap for my id 4•• hs
said.
*Roses further said tL .1 he I• -
fermi Parr that he could d., use of
two Wage : make a declaration before
the °rows attorney or ester* rrim-
fal charge. I think you advised
him very o oommented 000)0)4*.
skewer Saunders.
Whose Mr. Bootie was eros, «ram-
ified he told of saying aom•tbingR to
Crown Attorney Heger. sem. daye
previous to the signing of the deee-
lrration, about a "kind of cooracy"
that was on foot, but dot vs Mr.
Seeger any id riot
At t tistm
ha said be dld sot feel prepared to
eoufide in the thews *choosy.
John Orfeln, a tawteYing aalmo.an.
and •rale. of the pesos, residing in
son said that Andrew Porter had
companied bite to Four's boteL Porter
went from the small room off the bar
w the reading-rootn, fwd Pau-ergo/I
claimed be attempted to follow, but
Parr pulled him back and shut. the
dour. Farr immediately re -opened in-
quiries about the hotel* to be cut off.
4 told him be would have to take
hie chances with the ethers,.' declared
Petteraon. He had fixed up his hotel
and would , .sod In no great danger.
Porter came track from the
ing-
room. opened the door of the tuall
room, and seeing them' in conversa-
tion returned to the reading -room.
The vert to Oodericb ins Apel l9.
Pattereou declared, was not for the
purpose of awing Farr. He had been
appointed to a local immigration
agency, and he bad come to Goderich
to see K. N. Lewis. M. P., In connec-
tlOn with this. He had no appoint-
ment with Mr. Lewis, and, on tele -
phoniest his residence, did not find
hint in. He had milled at Farr's hot. i
for dinner. Some time atter dinner L •
went to the bar with a Mr. Rubertor,
as both wanted to pay for their din-
ner. Patterson boogbt cigar* for troth
but Farr did not take the pay for the
dinner' out of the doll*. bill tendered
to him. Four told hies be wooled to
see hien, and they mt again in the
room off the bar.
"Farr told moo that, it sem public
talk of the town that some of the botel.
tmen had gait tbemrrhw Read solid. "saki
Patterson. 'He aid it was op to him
to do the same thing. He said be
hard the were putting up pretty
well. I t� him that was news to M
and he said the were putting up *410
and IMOD each, but he would not tare
to pay that much to make himself
goad. He wouldn't mind halving It up.
Hs would give *a00. 1 replied that 1
was mot in that le ein.D., and that i
would not take double the amount and
do it. i told Wm be would have to take
bis cameos, with bbd ret of the hotel
keepers. 1 went out toward. tie
.tubi., sod Farr called use beak to the
small room off the bar, and 1 loved
John Kelly and Farr there. Re[)
mid it was a mimeos that somebody
wee the •.i1 wit orae. was behind this aim advising me."
Abut the Deli.t Apse, be said. Mr. "1 llakdd what I was being advised
Farr W told hies but that b. wee t'D d^• and he replied to bold ,ip CM
having trouble .bout hie license with hotelke.pese for mosey. raid 1 wa.
Inspector Asquith and Ooeaogeoso r I not asking any brxelkeepere for money,
Pot memo sed be was told .f .'r els Dauber woo oat ieyr w or Mr. Men
eon venation* with both these m••.
The next day t h. parrs thing wee re-
in the posse nee of the ties
..f the. pewee Msdsre. ANJie,
hen and t+riflln. W iteees goy h
but he (Milos/ ) muMn't &toff Patter- sees he who •nggestol that the manila
wALI. PAMIR -1011 W ALL sod Patterson ewe too ants for that M "probed,- and that h. wenljftse% "
tb escItis Ow another coeseirwr Asquith ra- ■ . Maegrove. M P P. for Norths, rosrk.td to *imams r -Wouldn't it he tsNMtn bars also draw tie Aov-
ale
f1M'
mosso /► •pi�rrt t
wise If this other plane up byre entero- arnaM ere Mtestkts to It. Items
itis the Colborne moo wars auto. r ready understood t1a1 fustier vet R_aslsasd ata pew s
for anything, and 1 walked oat."
"Did not you tell Mr. Kelly that yea
We!" not seeking a bribe, bat that Mr.
Parr had triad to bribe yes r .shed
the ror•m Weimer.
"i did nut," emptied_
"Your Mould have." remarked the
comp nodose. bedrd Aad other two told Elliott
eseemb ien-