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The Huron Expositor, 1997-05-21, Page 1Sports Huron --Perth winners, live !tune -throw apart. 'Se* pgc 7 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 -- Seaforth, Ontario Mayor says 1,790 have megiatered for tnattif Amy Mayor Irwin Johnston told council Tuesday night that 1.700 peopk. including a del- - egation of 40 from Napanee. had so far.prc-registered for the Hurun County Road Superintendent's Trade Show in Seaforth the first weekend in June'. - He said ihside booths have sold out. and a tent is to be added to accommodate more, - which is'already better than the . nu tribe r _of -booths WOW, for the flourishing annual event as vfealord last year. The m yor .repurled much u! the shuw's'advertising budge' u' ,.:500 has been open; wtL otuadeasters in Wi igh t is ane: London and he anticipates ,t successful show. fan- w if bus different con- tingent t,• yartuu, act ururnu dations ir: thcr"county and mans arc booked' Lt+,tarrnt',' around the ilgripit:t and ' arena. . A golf tournament is Arnot* the eveni% and. displays scheduled lar the flourishing track show. returning to Huron tor the first bine since' ,it begat .abouta decade ago. Purge . approved for fire -damaged '4valls on Main St. • RN' GREGOR CAMPBELL I:stwsn'or.Stafl • A pargc was approved for the brick walls facing the tire -gutted hok un Seafurth's Main Street -at Seaforth Council Tuesday night. The barricaded property awned by was scheduled to l)c sold •to a Seaforth busi- nessman Friday. but the. deal didn't close. it still may. "it's good for the town. 1 tun tell you that;" a local realtor said. Parging is a common rein= Iorccd cement plaster finish- ing process. similar to stuc- co. •which can be painted if wished. The exposed walls of the buildings adjacent to where 26 Main Street South once stood, arc eyesores.of burnt.brick and wall ..right now. A •big fire last Canada Day weekend damaged the more than' cenwry-old part of • the block. south of the intersec- tion on the past side of the sttreet, beyond repair ai rea- sonable cost. so a demelitien permit ,was ,approved and it was ,tom .down and cleaned uparoLnd Cbrisinw>ititne. The property is owned by • Dave and Michael Anetett, of Anitett Jewellers. Dave lives in,Clintun and Michael in Exeter. Coenci I .agreed 10 this pargc, on the recotptnenda- tiun of 1,ACAC, with the pro- viso "the lope material is 'compatible.mo theAlaisOrag brick ands fte.existirtg .brick .structureits prepared and aired to the satisfaction of igke chief building official." .There was no quorum May 112 when Scaferth's Local Architectural(Conservation Advisory Committee had a L'QPNTUNUbP on page 16 May 21, 1997 -- $1.00 includes GST PHOTO BY SCOTT HILOEN0ORFF HURRAYS LEAVE COURTHOUSE.- After receiving a not guilty verdict for the second-degree murder of his tlpughter, Steve Murray leaves the Goderich Courthouse. Thursday afternoon With hie family. From left: Anne, Graig, Stave and Dean Murray.. SCOTT lintOONDORFF SSP News Staff Steven Murray of Goderich' was found not guilty of the second-degree murder of his daughter. Mistie, .on Thursday afternoon. Jurors deliberated for about' 45 minutes before delivering. their verdict after the 12 -day trial that stretched over three weeks: "One thing that we were never concerned about was to have .the truth come out. Today. it's come out and it's over," said Steve Murray • who paused to make a- brief statement after the verdict. A verdict defegce Lawyer Brian Greenspan said was the fastest in his cancer. 'Voir search for-Mistie con- tinues." Murray said before wanting away with his wife Anne, and two sons Craig and Dean. There had been cheers and applause when the jurors gave their verdict around 4 p.m. from family.aad friends. maty who wore with Murray in court throughoutthe trytl. • Greenspan did net _com- -went on ,wbetber or not the Murray family would take any civil action., Crow(! Auoraey.Robert not. guilt Morris will not be appealing: Morris argued during the trial that Steve had taken his Ib-year-qld daughter onto Lake Huron on May 31. 1995 and committed second- degreemurder. returning to shore alone. About 30 witnesses testi- fied in both the, Crown and defence eases. In his charge to the jury. which took about four hours Justice Donnelly said "the spioe of the Crown ease" was the testimony of Pat Catik and Mike Ryan who testified they saw Mistic leave with Steve on May 31. Donnelly' reviewed the tes- timony of witnesses who said they saw Mistie after May 31. • He said if the jurors believe any one of those sightings could be accepted beyond a reasonable doubt, they had to to find Murray rtotguilty. "The fact no body has been found is an important factor in determining she • is dead." be said. While a body isn't needed for a .murder to • have occurred. Donnelly said each juror had to be satisfied Mistic, is dead. If.tjtsy believed,Mistie was dead, -be said tbey.also•had to be satisfied beyond a reason- able doubt that Murray hod the intent to kill Mistie. • Further. they had to;bc sat- ' isfied that is was a deliberate act on Lake Huron - on May 31. In considering the testimo- ny of . CaIil and Ryan, Donnelly cautioned the jurors. '"there is a very real risk that an honest. conscien- tious witness could be mis- taken." He said three' months had passed before they gave their statements to the police. and four months after .Kevin Adair recalled seeing a young woman with Steve that day. Donnelly said human reel oltection is "notoriously" unreliabk and suggested the brief conversation Ryan and Cafik testified they ,had with Mistic may have been on the long weekend. before May 31. when the couple first trust Mistic and her best friend. On the ether hand. Donnelly reviewed a state- ment made by Gordon Ferguson in the defence case. Ferguson. who now has brain damage and is quadriplegia after an accident, gave specif- ic details about helping Steve take his boat,out of the water end.of the time spent •fishieg •that day with a friend. -Although-he. didn't know the specific day. he provided details that linked it to May 31. • "He's hitting all six cylin- ders with these answers." -Donnelly said'atter reviewing Fergusun's lesUmuny He said it's sad• to think how Ferguso►ti will spend the rest of his life. "But he may. have significance to this • He reviewed the Crown's .summation that Mistic had not run away. she was sent to the boat by Steve tat May 31. he concealed that fact from the police, kept. Anne away for.two days to avoid discov- ering Mistie was misstate and didn't tell the police about' any witnes'.es he knew were at the harbor that everting. to review of the defence summation. he said the crown is overreaching. it • was unreasonable Steve would talcs Mistic out in plain sight. would expect a body to resur- face if be did. the Crown's witnesses were-riddlcd•.with inccrnitstencies and witnesses saw'Mistic atter May 31. kle said Dennctly '.was Weedy corrcctiodic law." A.. a result,,Morris takes no issue with,t?unnelly's charge tv the jury, adding Donnelly had CONTiNt.11a> on page 3 1W I M8L4E News Staff arty years ago, Amp tennis' School astmetdp van.establishment .with a ",and over the rs, the school met that goal. ,from go) 1 3, is. tot ASIA the OCe The story notes that tthe 1perpulation of the ,sabopl; i v t:fo 400 pupilts l IQctober : of ;1967, and also.fated thatpro- grams are tailored to ;fit :the roods of tyle Ipttpiis in ,the community, and, ,cQnc1u ,with .rbc statement: "its new orthppl,in an institution 1111- t p,Iradition, without ptapGe- i, without blemishes .awl with t a record. Officials hope•that within the first four months, precedents whish build a worthy ,rocord have been; established." lacy ;Jewitt, principal at the .that gott}y back .!o days of the sch901.4 first principal Mathias, It was very:innoxtt- , t4 ,alts4 r as •pr-trgriomnins." ►rl's Js$Wrrit sr� - t:alsiv..tbtmae t,t+reti, tP/641hat .wvhitE41 ri4lwppro- $ ogre, ! mailable, 4S.flrtl. i:$0 t ttacm to to .sabog. '1 t ;w»As ;like a 014$01390",- 1,v Ikiws laioalw mi lti+Qi�, c d i ,sairoalmiot s ;iioopiiOf.1 itkafflkft ern tl1,114pARAO ptjot s /1. ' 1i111i14t>,1' +{cmcmber , the sebo0 lowt:ase,"..sue , rfiotltg t t .avoir l'tt'eeday, ciel AMON.,rbc .arfbpol cetu1d ejpost eiadors. 'Chert'l;Rech wbge#nats-heart teacitittg .R mode .1070,.apdromv 1. racons would ,1)..e would ala+ pitigialoc said. OOP* Ice t4!i3=RP4-411- y. leadi ''cQf.► .• A1411110 tfi It ;th 1 1 4 0 i !14'1 i�#it+E . Rath I$AiktX arta Keek! :r1t41�u1'► t.'tarr. `'yri rf W. •'' Si71t'. 110104 awnA'»ASSrl', said, t9 01iieh a , -rural change., � While technology Defence wraps up Witnesses saw Mistie after May 31 in London SCOTT HliiGENDORFF SSP News Staff After lengthy .testimony and truss -examinations from Steven and Anne Murray. the defence case bniught forward witnesses .who saw -'Steve at his boat May '31 and others who report seeipg Mistic after May 31. les tar away as London. ' Onc witness said Mistie came home from a mull with her and spent a night in her room 'ilium:. 1995. Thetis witnesses w -ere heard in the last Sew days ut the trial of Steven Murray which concluded last week in it "not guilty'' verdict. Day 9, Monday, Mu, 12 After testimony from Anne • Murray. the .defence calls witnesses who son' Steve Murray the night Mistie. dis- appeared. David Wilson. a diver from Blyth. saw Murray .alone in his boat on -May 31 white Wilson was diving near The Cove. Wilson said he heard the noise of a boat 'approacitng and saw it was Steve's boat. Wilson was in the lake. away front shore. preparing to place markings on a ship wreck. below. Wilson new Murray from the Park •House and could see that it was hire behind the wheel ul his boat. He didn't see anyone else in the boat. He described Murray's path as he made it right turn past the bccakwalls and back through them toward the piers. That was around 7 p.m. acid after his dile. 1�'ilsun saw Murray again at the Park House around 8 p.m. Greenspan prudueed a credit card statement to show • Wilson had a Park House Burger -Deluxe and two beers :that night. Wilson said he saw Murray coming in the back door and spoke to him briefly. Under cross-examination. Wilson said he was wearing a hood and mask but had the mask off his face when Murray passed. He said Murray's boat trip took about three minutes. Evidence in the Crown's case su$gcstcd.Murray had been on the lake for about a half - :hour. 'Morris pointed out diserep-- tsncies .in Wilson's police statement in which he ,neglected ,to ,tell :them about .seeing 'Mu r y ,cin .ihc tbclat :W about the beeneth of tittle 1t 4,9gk, !blit ,recalled .the ltlfgr- ins ,ip-c9►ttt• 41) .rsalll 'he ;t lwetit- ,it nater. c ,alsosaid he saw $ttexe 14#1 t,ii4titc a fcwttliticF PAPAW O the ,kftke 811) AP.Akk, NWti r9tf Si4ny c I�.gr.. 00aftvi 4 XC Mfl a;s Ar ,Alt oc!'teaiit ,6 lqf