HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-08-03, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988. PAGE 7.
Legion fire accused fails to appear in court
A warrant has been issued for
the arrest of one of the two men
charged in connection with the fire
which gutted the Brussels Legion
in the early morning hours of July
6.
Judge Robert Riley ordered a
bench warrant for the arrest of
Robert Martin Killick, 22, of no
fixed address, after he failed to
appear in Wingham District Court
on July 27 to face one charge of
break, enter and theft and one
charge of arson, laid by the
Wingham detachment of the On
tario Provincial Police following
the fire.
The second man jointly charged
with Mr. Killick in connection with
the fire, Leonard Gordon Cowie,
22, of Wingham, made a brief
appearance before Judge Riley
and was remanded to August 24 in
order to have time to seek legal aid.
Both men were released on their
own recognizance following their
arrests just hours after the July 6
fire.
In other court news, Harry,
Maimoon and George Singh, all of
RR 2, Baden, appeared before
Judge Riley and were remanded to
September 28, when they are
expected to enter a guilty plea in
connection with a charge of
cultivation of a narcotic. Wingham
OPP laid the charge after a large
quantity of marijuana plants, with
a projected street value of $150,000
were discovered in a secluded area
of Grey Township. A fourth
individual, a 17-year-old female
whocannot be named under the
terms ofthe Young Offender’s Act,
appearedon the same charge in
Goderich Young Offenders’ Court
on July 13 and was set over to
August 10, when a date is expected
to be set for plea or trial.
Filling in for Judge R.G.E.
Hunter for the day, Judge Riley
went to careful lengths to make
sure that several persons appear
ing before him on alcohol-related
charges fully understood the pos
sible consequences of drinking and
driving, but also imposed substan
tial fines and suspensions on those
pleading guilty, after asking court
police officers “what Judge Hun
ter would do in the circumstan
ces.”
“You can very definitely screw
up your life if you drink and drive, ’ ’
the judge told James Symes of RR
6, Goderich, Douglas J. Pidgeon of
Walkerton, and William H. Krotz
of Gorrie, before imposing sen
tence. Mr. Symes was fined $550
and has his driver’s licence
suspended for three months; Mr.
Pidgeon was fined $500 and
received a three-month suspen
sion; and Mr. Krotz was fined $600
with a six-month suspension.
Judge Riley also had some
advice for Ronald Stokes of RR 2,
Blyth, who appeared to plead
guilty to two charges each of break,
enter and theft and of possession of
stolen property, although the
possession charges were later
dropped. “You are very, very close
to going to jail for this, ’ ’ the judge
told Mr. Stokes. “I prefer to think
you were just stupid, not dis
honest.”
Mr. Stokes was fined $300 after
pleading guilty to the theft of a car
stereo from Ducky’s Auto and
Farm Repair at RR4, Wingham,
last April; he was also fined $200
after pleading guilty to the theft of
automotive parts from Marks Bros.
Auto Body Ltd. in Wingham last
May.
Marks Bros. Auto Body was also
namedinacasein which Jeffrey
David Springer of Goderich, form
erly of RR2, Wingham, pleaded
guilty to the possession of stolen
property after offering two stereo
speakers for sale to the body shop,
three weeks after the same speak
ers had been stolen from the shop.
Judge Riley expressed skepti
cism at Mr. Springer’s story, but
struck his guilty plea after Mr.
Springer insisted he had found the
speakers by the side ofthe road. “If
you thought they were not stolen,
why are you pleading guilty?” the
judge asked. “Only a damn fool
would plead guilty if he’s not
guilty.”
The case was set over to August
24 to be spoken to, at which time
Judge Riley told Mr. Springer to
return with a lawyer.
Bruce Wayne Boyd of RR 2,
Brussels, was remanded to Sep
tember 28 when it is expected a
date will be set for plea or trial in
connection with one charge of
impaired driving and one charge of
possession of a narcotic; Brian G.
Johnston of Blyth was remanded to
October 26 for trial in connection
with two alcohol-related charges;
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and Derek Tanner of RR 2,
Brussels was also remanded to
October 26, when it is expected he
will enter a guilty plea in connec
tion with two alcohol-related
charges laid against him in De
cember, 1987.
Douglas Ruttan and Valerie
Jean Comeau, both of Walton, also
appeared in Wingham Court July
27 on a joint charge of possession of
a narcotic and were remanded to
December 21 for trial. Mr. Ruttan
will also appear for trial September
28 on an unrelated charge laid
under the criminal code.
A bench warrant was issued for
the arrest of Carl M. Brindley of RR
1, Gowanstown, after he failed to
appear on charges of theft and
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possession of stolen property
involving a Brussels business. Mr.
Brindley last appeared in Wing
ham court on June 22 when he was
remanded to July 27.
Murray Derbyshire of RR 1,
Belgrave appeared to plead not
guilty to a charge of cruelty to
animals laid following an incident
at his farm last April, but Judge
Riley refused to accept the plea
after finding out that this was the
East Wawanosh farmer ’ s first court
appearance, and that he had not
spoken to a lawyer. The case was
remanded to August 24 to permit
Mr. Derbyshire to seek the advice
of a lawyer.
Finally, three young men ap
peared before Judge Riley and
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were remanded to a later date on
alcohol-relatedcharges arising
from a “Pit Party” which took
place at a gravel pit on the
Turnberry-CulrossTwp. border 15
km. northwest of Wingham on the
evening of June 11; the party
involved 500-600 people and
brought 20 OPP officers from the
Wingham, Listowel, Walkerton
and Mount Forest detachments to
the scene at various times.
Robert E. Lebbink of Harriston
will appear again on August 24 to
be spoken to; while Robert Gordon
Goddard and Wilmer David Mit
chell, both ofGoderich, will appear
on September 28 for the same
reason.
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