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trabers all present tex-
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a moved and carried
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deration. Plans and
he new Town Hall
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rs for building the
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at the offer of the
to exeente a deed for „
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Holland, J. Hawkins,
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Svorthcatt, A. Ingram,.
cArthur, R.. Carlisle.
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W.' Mulholland, j.
• W. McSherry, G.
J.Gorby, E. Trayere
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Truemner, J. Koch,
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TWE TY -SECOND YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,165.
1
THE HURON ASSIZES.
The Whiteley Trial.
Mrs. EdVirards Acquitted.
• The Spring Assizes for the County of
Huron opened at Goderich on Monday
of last week before Judge Street. The
following gentlemen composed the
Grand Jury.
Gabriel ' Elliott, foreman, W. Lam-
prey, Ii. Elford, Wm. McLean, 'R.
Richardson, Wm. Gemmill,W.L.Henry,
Wm. Baine, Thos. Code, E. Bryans, J.
B. Atcheson, Jno. Higginbottom, T.
Russell, Jno. Jackson, P. McDougall,
Jas. MoNair, Jas. Spence, Samuel Cald-
well, John Northcott, Wm. Bullen, M.
Madigan.
CIVIL CASES.
The first case tried was Cameron v.
Aldsworth, an action for slander brought
by Mr. M. C. Cameron, Q. C., ex -M. P.,
against an old gentlemen formerly one
of his clients. A dispute arising in re-
gard to legal charges the defendant 'ap-
plied for a taxation of costs'which re-
sulted adversely to him and he was put
to further heavy expenses. He then be -
carne very abusive, and was in the habit
of shouting out to Mr. Cameron on the
street, "You are a thief," "You are a
swindler," and othet remarks of this
kind, and on one occasion attracted
quite a crowd to the outside of Mr.
Cameron's office. At last to silence him
Mr. Cameron took the present action,
and at his examination before trial the
defendant so misbehaved himself that
his defence was ordered to be struck out
and the only duty left for the jury was
to assess the damages. After hearing
the evidence they placed the verdict at
$100, to which will be added costs.
• Gibbons v. McDonald.—An action to
set aside a fraudulent conveyance; judg-
ment reserved.
Barr v. Barr.—A line fence controv-
ersy; settled in the terms of consent
minutes.
Sands v. Eberhardt.—This was an
action in which the plaintiff sought to
recover wages from the defeedant for
three years' service as a farm servant,
and resulted in a verdict in favor of thet
plaintiff for. $100, with set-off for de-
fendant. Mr.. R. H. Collins' appeared'
for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. T. Gerrowi
for the defendant.
Weiner v. Sweitzer, Young v. Young
and Yoe v. Townsend were referred to
the local master to report upon, as were
also Speers v. Speers and Sturdy v. Mc-
Lean.
McLean v. Vidal was postponed by
consent. This coniplucled the civil busi-
ness of the assizes.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
John Armstrong, swat up from Wing -
ham some time ago, charged with hav-
ing forged six promissory notes, one of
which he was also charged with utter-
ing, pleaded guilty to all the indict-
ments. Mr. Garrow, Q. C., stated on
behalf of the prisoner, who had hitherto
borne an exemplary character and he is
the head of a family, that the act was
committed during a fit of temporary
aberration, and the court, taking a
lenient view, allowed him to go free on
suspended sentence.
WHAT THE GRAND JURY HAD TO SAY.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1890.
{ildolAIAN BROS. Publishers.
161.50 a Year, in Advance.
J. Whiteley, cf Goderich township, and
the particulars of which • are already
familiar to our reeders, was commenced
on Thursday morning. The court -room
was crowded to its utmost capacity, and
among those presene a large proportion
of ladiee was apparent. The prisoner,
when placed in the dock, was dressed in did not return until the 19th. Mr.
black and wore a black net veil over her Whiteley was then sick, and witness
face. She had the appearance of being noticed a peculiar look about his eyes,
no older than thirty years, Which is her which looked hollow and weary and
age. Mr. E. F. B. Johnston, ex -Deputy were bloodshot. On May the 22nd he
Attorney'General, conducted the prose- died. He had had medical attendance
cution, _the defence being represented by during the intervening time. Witness
her Woodstock solicitor, Ma Ball, and continued.to live with Mts. Whiteley
Mr. M. C. Cameron, Q. C., who took after her husband died, and the prisoner
charge at a late hour on Tuesday owing did not seem inclihed to say anything
to the withdrawal of Mr. Blackstock, of about what she had done. When asked
Toronto. The priaoner was brought if she did not think she had done wrong,
into Court on the arm of Governor she replied that she did not. The wit -
purging, and continued vomiting nearly
all that night. He was also very thirsty
and drank water several titnes. Mr.
Whiteley was weak the 'next day, and
after that off and on vomiting all the
time. On the 4th of April witness left
Whiteley's house to go to Waterloo, end
ness left Mrs. Whiteley _in August fol -
.—The following were the first jury lowing, and after she had left Mrs.
called: Donald McLean, Morris ; Whiteley came to the house of the wit -
Sidney Jacobs, Seaforth ; Wm. C. nese' mother, and that of her aunt,where
Durst, Goderich township.; John Jen- witness was staying, and spoke about
kins; Goderich township ; John Red- rumors that were afloat regarding her
mond, Wiewanosh ; C. F. Hodgins, connection with the death of her hus-
Blyth • Alex. Gardiner, McKillop ; band, and which she ascribed to wit-
Robt. McLean, Goderich ; John Trevi- ness. Ori one of these occasions she said
theck, Stephen ; Samuel Anderson, that she thought ihe had done so much
rurnberry ; Hugh Moses, Morris ; Sam- for the witness that she ought to- be
uel Kerr, Wawanosh. The following willing to carry her secrets to the grave
were challenged by the crown: Robtwith her. This Was said in the presence
McLean and C. F. Hodgins. These of Mrs. Johnston, an aunt of the
were challenged by the defence : John witness.
Jenkins and Hugh Moses.. The follow- William H. Whiteley, A brother of
ing jurymen were then called : David the deceased Whiteley, was next called.
Moore, Morris, challenged for defence; His evidence was principally as to the
Hughston Gibson, Turnberey '• Henry ,symptoms manifested by his brother
C. Doane, Zurich, challenged for the during the time he was ill, and he also
defence; Wm. Scott, Brucefield, chid- narrated how on one occasien, when he
lenged by the defence ; James Elliott, was present sitting up all night with his
Turnberry ; Richard Fulford, Colborne, brother some soup which had been pre -
challenged by defence ; Wm. Ball, pared by Mrs. Whiteley for her hus-
Howick ; Thos. Jackson, Clinton; band, and which he and Mrs.! Quade, a
absent ; Thomas Boyd, Colborne. sister of ,Whiteley's and deceaeed, had
The jury being ready, Mr. Johnston •tasted, made both sick and caused them
• for the crown addressed them, stating to vomit. According to his testimony,
that they must remember that the crime Mrs. Whiteley had 'manifested some
charged to the prisoner was not that of reluctance in tasting the soup, and he
murder, but the less and simpler one of did not know that she was sick, but
administering poison with intent to kill. only that she claimed to have been.
They should bear in mind first that the Dr. Whiteley was ti. en sworn, and tea -
administering of We poison by the tified that had seen the deceased on the
prisoner must be shown, also the intent 9th of March, 1888, and diagnosed his
to kill. The facts were very simple,and case. The first thing which attracted
it was for them to judge as to the truth- his attention was the appearance of
fulness or otherwise of these facts: He Whiteley's eyes, whice• were suffueed
then pointed out the position of Miss and congested looking, and incapable of
'Johnston in relation t�i the case ; de- standing the light. An exarnimition of
scribed the buying of the poison,and the his mouth and gums showed them to be
alleged putting of the poison into the salivated. Oiler indications were pres-
porridge, soup, and tea, and the subse- ent which he now believed to have been
quent illness of the deceased. He then, indicative of arsenical poisoning, though
pointed out that these alleged acts con- at first he had diagnosed the case as one
stituted the grounds for the three of inflammation of the stomach and
charges against the prisoner. He charg- bowels. The symptoms, he found, were
ed the jury against being biased by also with some variations indicative of
'newspaper articles or common talk, and acute yellow atrophy of the liver, but
impressed on them, that they were to that malady was, so far as he knew, al -
give their verdict without prejudice in most unknown in Canada, and chiefly
favor of either the crown or the confined to tropical climates. The wit -
prisoner. nese was examined tend cross-examined
At this point a somewhat dramatic at great length on the symptoms of
incident occurred. Juror Durst ap- arsenical poisoning and the difficulty of
proached the Judge and stated that he distinguishing between it and yellow
was suddenly taken ill, and his appear- atrophy .of the liver, and maintained
ance confirmed his words. Dr. Reeves, that the symptoms he had nbserved
who was in court, was requested to ex- were more those of arsenical poisoning
amine the juror, and reported that Mr. than of the latter disease.
Duret was unfit for service ,oir the jury, This concluded the case for the
so he was allowed to leeve, and the Crewn.
Judge announced that the entire jury For the defence Mrs. Stephen was
would have to be discharged and the called, who related a conversatiou she
whole process gone through with again. had with the witness, Minnie Johnston,
This was done, in a somewhat formal in which the latter had said she knew
mannerellirarn Fisher, of Colborne, be- nothing wrong of Mrs. Whiteley. Thos.
ingikhosen to fill Mr. Durst's place; and Drachman and Miss Worthington were
all being again sworn in, the evidence called to show that no poison had been
was proceeded with. registered as being sold to Minnie John -
The first witness called was Minnie ston on the date she alleged it was pur-
' Johnston, a young woman of twenty, chased. Drachman was:thii person from
'‘ who, at the time of Whiteley's death, whom she said she procured it; and in
i.nd.about two years previously, had addition to the fact of its not being
been living with the Whiteleys' as a registered, as was the custom, he felt
companion and assistant in the house- sure from memory that he had never
work to Mrs. Whiteley. sold her any. He also deacribed the
She testified that in the latter part of label placed upon arsenic when sold,
February, 1888, she was sent to Clinton, which the witness, Johnston, had, said
and, at the request of Mrs. Whiteley, had the word arsenic printed on it in
purchased ata drug store there twenty large characters. A label was produced
cents' worth of arsenic, which at that • and showed the.t the word poison was
time Mrs. Whiteley eaid she was • going printed, but the name of the poison was
to use as rat -poison. Some time later, written. •
about the 15th of March; while break- Dr. Reeve of Clinton, said he had
fast was being prepared, she noticed the attended the deceased Whiteley for
package of arsenic upon' the table, and some years before his death, having_
observed Mrs. Whiteley with the handle treated him for -dyspepsia and an affec-
of a teaspoon placing a small quantity of tion of the eyes. ,On the28th of March,
the powder on a plate upon which por- 1888, Whiteley called at Ms office in
ridge was afterwards placed and put at Clinton, and again on the 2ad of April.
the place at the table where Mr. White- Afterwards he attended him athis house,
ley usually sat. The witness asked Mrs. where he was confined to bed. At first
Whiteley what she was doing, and Mrs. he thought he was suffering from inflam-
Whiteley replied that she was going to mation of the liver, but subsequent de -
give Mr. Whiteley some of the rat velopments convinced him that the
poison. The witness asked if she was disease was acute yellpw atrophy of the
not afraid to do such a thing, to which liver, a disease of which he had met
Mrs. Whiteley replied no ; she did not three cases in the county before. He
think it was any harm to put a man like was convinced that it,was of that com-
Whiteley out of the world. The witness plaint and not from arsenical poisoning
then said she would tell, but Mrs. that his death was caused. Under cross.
Whiteley said she had better not dare examination, Dr. Reeve admitted that
tell, for if she did the law would punish in many respects there was great simil-
her, the witneas, just as severely as Mrs. arity between the symptoms of arsenical
Whiteley, and she threatened the wit- poisoning and those of acute yellow.
nese to do away with her also. Mr. ateophy of the liver, but still maintained
Whiteley came in and ate the porridge, that the distinction was clear enough to,
and after breakfast was very sick,vomit- enable him to say that it was the latter
ing and complaining of pain in his atom- that was the ause of death.. He submit-
ach, but did not cease from work alto- ted, however, that arsenic skilfully ad-
gether or lie down. Less than a week ministered would prcduce symptoms
afterwards, witness thought, when din- which it might be almost impossible to
ner was being prepared, she again saw distinguish from those of the, yellow
the package of arsenic upon the table, atrophy.
symptoms of arsenical poisoning to those
of the disease diagnosed by Dr. Reeve,
but they held that theleading'sympterns
of arsenical poisoning were absent in
-Whiteley's case as described, while the
more prominent indications of the
acute yellow atrophy were present.
This evidence dlosed the defence and
Mr. Cameron proceeded to address the
jury. He addressed himself mainly to
the utter unreliability of the testimony
of the girl Minnie Johnston, who, if
her own statement was true, they would
be told by the Judge was an accomplice
in the crime, and on her uncorroborated
testimony they would not be justified in
finding a verdict of guilty. Her story
was wildly improbable. It was incon-
ceivable 'that a woman of the prisoner's
intelligence should, openly in the pres-
ence of this girl, attempt the crime
with which she stood charged. On the
other hand he advanced the testimony
given by Dr. Reeve, . who for a life -time
had practised • his profession in the
county, and who had unequivocally ex-
pressed his full: belief that yellow
atrophy of the .liver and not poisoning
was the cause of •Whiteley's death and
the ailment he suffered from previous to
his death. He concluded an eloquent
appeal for the release of the prisoner to
rejoin her present husband, who was
anxiously watching the result of the trial
in the Court, and to her son of tender
years.
Mr. E. J. B. Johnston, for the Crown,
stated the satisfaction he felt that the
defence of such .6e, important case should
have fallen to onteso able as Me. Cam-
eron. He then proceeded in a temper-
ate but very forcible manner to show the
strong points of the Crown and the
weakness of the theore4of the defence.
His Lordship's summing was a most
careful review of the testimony given,
and was pointed as to the great care
that must be taken in weighing the evi-
dence of the -principal witness, Minnie
Johnston, upon whose testimony the
Crown mainly relied, which, as she was
by her own statement an accomplice in
the crime charged, must be most amply
corroborated. On the whole, the charge
was very favorable to the prisoner,
The jury after a brief retirement re-
turned to the court room with a verdict
of not guilty. The prisoner, who
during the progress of the trial had be-
trayed little emotion or interest in the
proceedings, was completely overcome,
and had to be assisted into an adjacent
_room by her present husband, Mr. Ed-
wards, and othea friends.
The Grand Jury made the following
presentment:
At present there are 12 prisoners in
jail, viz :-10 men and 2 females; of
the males 2 are insane and 5 are va-
grants, all under sentence, one for res-
• cuing property from bailiff, 1 for being
drunk and disorderly, both under sen-
tence, one for forgery waiting trial; of
the females 1 is a vagrant under sen-
tence, the other female is charged with
murder and is waiting trial.
Of the insane prisoners both of them
are more fit subjects for a. House of Re-
fuge than the asylum. The one is65years
of age, the other is 30 years of age, the
latter strong and able to work and does
work well under instructions or direc-
tions, but is quite weakeninded ; the
female vagrant is 54 year's of age and
weak-minded, a fit subject for a House
of Refuge.
Of the male vagrants one is 80 years
of age and one is 67, other two of them
ought to have been sent to the hospital,
one had lost the power of Ms arms, the
other is in a consumptive state, one has
loat a leg and so is unfit for hard work.
The insane have both been reported to
the proper authorities and are now wait-
ing removal to the asylum.
On examination of the jail premises
we found it clean and orderly and no
, complaints from the prisoners.
We would recommend a better system
of drainage, as the present arrangement
is not in good working order.
iffle quite concur with Your Lordship's
views of the necessity of a House of
Refuge for the poor of this county, and
strongly recommend the County Council
not to delay providing such .an institu-
tion for this country, as the poor cannot
be properly provided for in a jail.
All the cues laid before us were of a
grave and serious nature, still we are
pleaaed to find BO small an amount of
crime for so large °and populous a
county. All of which is respectfully
admitted.
Gam -cm, ELLIOTT, Foreman.
• HIS LORDSHIP'S REPLY.
•
His Lordship was glad the question
of the necessity for. a House of
Refuge had been brought up. He
hoped some of the members of the Grand
Jury were also members of the County
Council, so that they could give their
influence towards the establishment of
such an institution. This county cculd
well afford to have such a place for the
benefit of the unfortunate poor. On the
• question of draining he would say that it
was almost mOrder, and should be
attended to. The -presentment would be
• laid before the County Council, and he
• leoped would be attended to. He had
• also intended to make reference to the
poor ventilation of the court roma.
THE POISONING CASE.
The trial of Mrs. Edwards for the
poisoning of her former husband, Hugh
few days till it began to swell, and on
Friday the child was taken to Dr. Wel-
ford, of Woodstock, who holds out
small hopes of saving the eye, and states
that if the eye had been attended to at
once there might have been some chance
for it.
—James McKellar, acting in behalf ol
Toronto capitalists, offered the executors
of the Crawford estate $70,000 for the
Crawford House, Windsor. The offer
was refused.
—Mies Dawson, chief attendant at the
London Asylum, has left for Chicago to
take a course in nursing. Miss M.
Thompson has been appointed in her
place.
—At the recent celebration of the
golden wedding of Squire and Mrs.
Kitchen in Windham. Eighty persons
participated in the banquet and accom-
panying congratulatory ceremonies.
—All hopes of saving the fioe schooner
Watertown, of Kingston, ashore atBear
Creek, New York, or her cargo of ice,
are abandoned. She is valued at$7,000,
and was not insured and the loss of the
cargo is $800 more.
—The Protestant Orphan Asylum at
St. John, New Brunswick, receives
$6,000 by the death of Judge Bots-
ford. It was bequeathed by the late
Dr. Botsford subject to life interest to
his brother the judge.
—A young woman in St. John, New
Brunawick, the other day unconscieusly
placed her hand on an iron post while
in contact with an electric wire, when
she received Such a severe shtick as to
cause her death at the end of a week.
—The PrinCess Louise and Marquis of
Lorne have ordered a wreath to be
placed on the coffin of the late Sheriff
Chauveau, of Montreal, and telegrams
of condolence have reached the family
from all parts of Europe and America.
—The Chatham Harvester Manufac-
turing Company have decided to go into
liquidation, and their assignment may
follow. The liabilities are placed at
$98,000, of which $45,000 secured is due
to the company's bankers.
—A boy baby was found on the door-
step of Gaptain Giese' residence, Wind-
sor, a few evenings ago. The child was
but scantily dressed and had a note pin-
ned to it which read: Please take this
baby and keep it as your own."
—Mrs. Susan Miller is suing the
Grand Trunk Railway Company for
$10,000 damages for killing her son
George, while crossing the track at
Stouffville. The Railway Company
have made a proposition to settle for
$2,000.
—The Rathbun company have 3,500
tons of ice stor.ed at Rossmore, Prince
Edward County. It took 50,000 feet of
lumber to build the houses in which to
store it. W. H. Chatterson who had
the contract ef storing employed forty
men.
—As a result of a recent storm a large
hemlock tree on the late Mr. 'Hender-
son's farm, concession 1, township of
Culross, was blown down, and strange
to say a colony of Lees was found en-
sconced in the hollew of the tree. About
a ton of honey wee secured.
—The 'adieu! of he Church of England
Bible Flower Miseion London, visited
the city Hospital gaturday morning
laden with floral presents for the in-
mates and nurses, and had the satisfac-
tion of knowing that they were greatly
appreciated.
—Rev. W. H. Gene, of Lyons, nar-
rowly escaped death on Monday by be-
ing thrown from his road cart under the
horse's feet. The accident was eaused
by the carelessness of a young man on
horseback whose horse was not clear of
the road. Mr. Gane was not seriously
injured.
—McCabe's hotel, at Paris, now own-
ed by Mrs. Tufford,was burned on Tues-
day morning bat week. The building
had been unoccupied for some weeks.
The fire must have been caused by in-
cendiarism. Mrs. Tufford's loss is about
$2,000; insurance of $1,200.
—Mr. Fred Fowler, a student at Al-
bert College, Belleville, died Saturday
morning after an illness of several
weeks' duration. The deceased, who
was in the first year of his course in
arts, was a young man of fine character
and great promise.
—A Grand Trunk fireman named
Mitchell had his neck broken at Fort
.Erie, the other day, in a peculiar man
ner. He was reversing the engine,
when the lever slipped out of his hand
and struck him with terrible force on
the.chin, causing almost instant death.
and his disciples while he was on the
eaith, pointing out the many disappoint-
ments and persecutions which they en-
dured,and showed that similar sacrifices
were required of the Christians of to-
day. He also demonstrated the neces•
sity for. Christians living up to, in their
• worldly affairs, .what they profess in the
church. Mr. Clark will preach in the
same church next Sunday.
—One of the oldest settlers in Elgin
county, Mr. W. J. Colver, of Aylmer,
• died Monday morning at the ripe age- of
89 years. He came to Elgin county- in
1819 and has been a resident- of the
county ever since. His_ aged partner
ith whom he has fought the battles of
e for sixty-nine years, still survives
m.
—Edward Wasell, of London town-
s ip, was arrested last Saturday on a
charge of being insane and dangerous to
be at- large. Mr. Wasell was a civil en-
gineer, and superintended the construc-
tion of the Huron and Bruce Railway
Some years ago. Letterly hie health has
been poor and his mind is said to be
affected. _
—Monday evening Thomas Devine, of
Boston, while stealing a ride on the
Grand Trunk Railway express leaving
Peterboro for Port Hope, was thrown
under the wheels and almost literally
cut in pieces. The other incoming
trains Timed over his body. Devine
was about 28 years of age, and was
identified by his chums.
—The . Newfoundland • Government
has decided to repeal the Beit Act, and
hereafter French, American and Can-
adian fishermen will be permitted to
freely purchase bait in Newfoundland
harbors upon payment of tonnage and
license fees, but the exportation of bait
to St. Pierre Miquelon will be pro-
hibited.
—The Colchester Reef light was
lighted Monday night, 31st March, for
the first time this season. There are
few crafts out yet, but there is no ice in
Lake Erie. The storm of the previous
Thursday was most severe along the
Erie shore. The fishermen all suffered
more or less from the effect of high
water, such as has not been seen in
twenty years.
General Renwick, one of the oldest in-
habitants of London, died last Satur-
day night. He was nearly 90 years of
age, and a retired British officer. He
originally belonged to the engineering
corps, and when he came to Canada,
many years ago, selected a large quan-
tity of the best land throughout western
Ontario. He owned many acres of
valuable land in London. His wife and
daughters have resided in England for
some years past.
—A Toronto despatch says the barley
market is getting a move on in great
shape and prices are advancing, but. un-
fortunately it is too late in the season.
Farmers are about cleaned out, and
many stocks are nearly used up. A lot
• of 10,000 bushels hardly equal to No. 3
extra is held outside at 40 cents, and
some dealers say that round lots of No.
3 extra cannot be got for less than 42
cents at outside points an advance of 4
cents in the past two Lye.
—The following scholarships of the
, Women's Medical College, Kingston,
are announced: The public scholarship
of $40,open to students of the first year,
has been won by Miss Gertie Hulet, of
Norwich, Ont. ; the McNee scholarship,
$45,open to students of the second year,
has been won by Miss Mabel Henderson,
of Brockville; the Dr. Jennie K. Trout
scholarship of $50, open to students of
the third year, has been won by Miss
Grace Ritchie, of Montreal.
—During Thursday night last week
.Timothy Quigley, of Grand Rapids, and
Ed. Austin, of Detroit, met in a fishing
shanty near Sarnia for a prize fight.
There were abeut 150 spectators. Quig-
ley had the best of the first round when
the Sarnia. police swooped down on the
• crowd, and there was a scene of confus-
ion. The crowd took to the woods but
Quigley was captured. Ile was fined
$50 and costs, which _he paid. Mayor
Watson has determined on breaking up
prize -fighting in his district, another
fight having taken place a few weeks
ago.
—The Brampton Conservator says:
'Wm. Hopkins; a resident" of Streets-
ville, *died on Tuesday mottling from
diphtheria. It is said that in a foolish
moment, and as an act of bravado, he
purposely entered the, room where a
child suffering from diphtheria was be-
ing cared for and rubbed the, clothing
worn by the child over his face in order
to catch the,infection, and that he did
other foolhardy acts to prove that he
feared not the terrible scourge. He was
taken Maud lived only a few days. He
could not be prevailed upon to keep to
his bed or room, and actually walked
around until the last moment, when he
fell down and expired by actual strang-
ulation and eomplete collapse of the
ysy•
system.
Boyle, who has disappeared
Canada.
• In Southern Manitoba and on the
Portage Plains seeding is general.
—There are only two hotels in Bow-
manville, a tovin of 4,000 population.
—Mr. Lahie was committed for trial
at Hamilton on Thursday under the
Charlton Act.
—Hon. Jos. Martin was given a pub-
lic reception at Portage -la Prairie on
Thursday night last week.
is reported that during the eorn-
ing summer 2,500 Mormons will emi-
grate to Canada.
—Hon. P. J. O. Chauveau died Fri-
day. He -was the firat premier of Que-
bec under Confederation.
—On Wednesday night an Indian was
found dead at Rat Portageiwith an emp-
ty whisky bottle beside him.
—A Brantford little girl, named War-
lott, swallowed a water color paint and
' her life is despaired of.
—Rev. R. Wallace has arrived at the
Marchmont Horne, Belleville, with 117
boys from England.
—Rev. J. Coburn, the blind preacher,
officiated at Agnes street Methodist
Church, Toronto, last Sabbath.
—Miss M. Mackellar, of Ingersoll, has
passed her final examination at the
Royal Medical College, Kingston.
—Hon. Oliver Mowat gave $100 to-
wards erecting new buildings for the
North Oxford Agricultural Society.
—Two young men arrested at Aylmer
for stealiug syrup have been sentenced
to one year in the Central Prison.
—Rev. Thomas Cullen, of Sarnia, has
been invited to remain for a third year
with the Methodist church �f that place.
—Two Kingston boys named A.
Lloyd and G. Coulson went for a sail on
Friday and have not been seen since.
—Another mass of rock has fallen
from the cliff near the site Of the late
catastrophe in Quebec City.
—The lumbermen of the Ottawa val-
ley are making arra,ngements to formal-
ly protestagainst the recent increase in
the pork duties.
—The Reformers have again nomi-
nated CLIO: William Gerson to contest
Lincoln county for the Local Legisla-
ture.
—Grand Trunk and Michigan Central
trains collided at Niagara Falls on
Saturday last. Thos. Keter had a leg
broken. -
—Rev. John Gray, of the Windsor
Presbyterian church, has been granted
a three months leave of absence to en-
able hieri to visit Great Britain.
- —Mr. and Mrs. David Harvey, of
Sparta, well known throughout Elgin
county, celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their wedding on Saturday.
—Henry Hoyle, son of a respected far-
mer near Tilsonburg, has been arrested
and committed for trial on a charge of
horse stealing and wife deserting.
—Graduates and undergraduates of
Toronto University residing in Oxford
county have taken steps for rais-
ing a subscription towards restoring the
library.
—The village of Waterford, hallor-
folk county, had a narrgw escape on
Monday from being wiped out of exis-
tence by fire. Total loss of buildings,
and stock amount to $60,000.
—On Monday last week a five -year -
°VI son of Mr. A. W. Harwood, of East
Zorra, had the misfortune to run the
prongs of a table fork into his .eye. It
and this time Mrs. Whiteley put more At about 7.15 p. m., there being a
of it with sugar in the bottom of a tea- number of other witnesses to examine,
eup into which tea was poured, and the Court was adjourned until 9 o'clock
which, after coming in to dinner, Mi. next morning, and the jury were locked
Whiteley drank. The witness did not up with such comforts as could be pro -
remember what she had .said to Mrs. vided for them in the, jury room for the
Whiteley at the time, but remembered night.
that she felt alarmed, 'and Mrs. Whiece On Friday at 9 a. m. the case was
ley, before her husband came in to din- again resumed, and as on the previous
uer, again threatened her if she should day the court room was crowded. The
tell what she had seen.- After dinner counsel for the prisouer put iu the box
Mr. Whiteley went away to Clinton, Dr. Shannon and Dr. Appleton, who
and after he had gone Mrs. Whiteley agreed in the main with the opinions
remarked to the witness that he would Dr. Reeve gave in the box the day be -
very likely be brought back dead, and fore, and from what they had heard of
that she did not think it any harm. the symptoms in Whiteley's case with
About dusk Mr. Whiteley returned
from Clinton, eomplaining of having
been taken sick on the road home, and
he was vomiting, and complained of
Dr. Reeve's diagnosis of his ailment and. appears that he was using the fork to
the cause of his death. Their cross -ex- straighten one of the hooks when the
amination by Mr. Johnston resulted in. fork slipped with the above result. No
an admission of the similarity of the attention was paid to the scratch for a
bi
said, the deceased uncle was very
wealthy. The legal gentleman, who is
looking up the heirs, is expected in
Wingham shortly to have the necessary
papers executed. Mrs. Andereon did
not go to Manitoba with her husband
and family, but will journey westward
as soon as she signs the papers to secure
her interest in the estate of her deceased
relative.
Huron Notes.
—Mrs. John Somerville, of Morris,
has a goose that is making a record by
laying eggs, some of which measure
9.11x12 inches. The goose that beats that
will have to stay up at night.
—Last week John and Deugald Me
Taggart, of Grey, near Monerief, were
away at St. Thomas attending the
funeral of their youngest brsither, Mal- •
colm, who departed this life on Friday,
March 218t, aged 44 years. The funeral
took place on the Monday following.
The deceased had been sick about a
month and a half with inflammation of
the lungs, and this caused his death.
Mr. Mclaggart was a very highly re-
spected member of the community,
and was an elder in the Presbyterian
church at Kingemill for 'many years.
A wife and four children are left to
mourn his departure. The interment
was made in the St. Thomas cemetery.
—On Monday evening of last week
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shapton, of
Stephen, were returning home along the ,
3nd concession when they met a farmer
well under the influence of liquor,shout-
ing loudly and driving furiously. When
but a short distance from him MaShapton
yelled to him and at the same time
turned partly off the road. The "fall"
farmer took no heed, but kept driving
and in passing, his wheel caught in Mr.
She.pton's rig and upset% throwing the
occupants out. Mrs. Shapton's apparel
caught in some of the irons, and she
was dragged a considerable distance.
Luekily no damage was done, except
the smashing of the vehicle somewhat.
• —The death on Thursday last week,
of Mrs. Wiltse, sr., at the residence of
her son, London Road, Tuckerernith,
removes one who has "watched the
current of events" for many years.
Deceased came of old U. E. Loyalist
stock, and was born in the county of
Leeds, where she resided until she -came
west with her son a few years ago. For
44 years she has been a widow. She
had good health usually, but about a
year ago sustained a stroke of paralysis,
which 'either weakened, and which re-
turned and was the immediate CILIUM of
her death a week ago. For a great
many years she has been a Zealous and
consistent member of the Methodist
church and "her lamp was kept bright-
ly burning."
—The Groderich Star of last week
says: The Grand Opera House was
crowded to the doors for three nights
this week with audiences anxious to
hear the now famous temperance lec-
turer, Joe Was, once a re,otorious saloon
keeper and prize fighter. His thrilling
recitals of his own experience, and his
forcible presentation- of the temperance
cause were listened to with the closest
attention, and the frequent applause
showed how close was the sympathy be-
tween the speaker and his hearers. A
notable feature of his remarks is that he
blames the continuance, of the liquor
traffic, not so much to the retailers and
and saloon keepera as on the people who
patronize them and keep up the demand
for the liquor trade in all its branchei.
He deserves great credit for what he
has accomplished in his own reforma-
tion and for his well meant efforts to
lead others into the path of total ab-
stinence.
-s--A meeting of the East Huron IA -
cense Commisaioners was held recently
at Brussels to deal with the applications
for hotel licensee for the incoming li-
cense year. There are 26 applications
in the East riding, satne number as last
year. The new applicants for licenses,
for hotels not nolding licenses last year
are Jetta,: Gill, of Ethel, and G-eorge
Zilliax, Efenfryn. It is thought by a
good many people that this meeting of
the Commissioners should always be
held in a public hall and entirely separ-
ate from any hotel, owing to the nature
of the meeting and the business that
might come before the board. A great
deal has been said of late about the On-
tario Government and their officials
showing favor to their friends in the
question Of license. In East Huron out
of the 26 'applicants but 5 are Reform-
ers. Two hotels licensed last year were
burned during the year and not re-
built, hence the number of applicants
are the same as in 1889. There are no
applications for shop license in the
riding.
—On Wednesday evening' of last
week a cornalany of ladies and gentle-
men from Knox church, Brussels, num-
bering about thirty, assembled at the
residence of Mr. J. R. Grant, in that
village;- for the purpose of making a
farewell visit to Mrs. Grant before her
removal to Winnipeg. They brought
with them well filled baskets, and two
long tables were soon fairly groaning
-under the good things. It is needless
to state that ample justice was done to
the spread. After supper was over Mrs.
W. B. Dickson, secretary of Knox
church Missionary Society, presented
Mrs. Grant with a highly compliment-
ary address from the ladies of the So-
ciety, accompanied by a beautiful ruby,
satin finished berry dish, on a heavy
silver stand, with silver handle. A sil-
ver fruit spoon accompanied the dish.
Mrs. Grant has been president of the
society ever since its organization, and
has also been a most active and enthusi-
astic church worker. She goes to re-
side in Winnipeg, where Mr. Grant hae
a responeible position in connection with
a loan company there. and where he has
been for some months. Mrs. Grant's
removal from Brussels is s, subject for
deep regret by the citizens generally,
and many 'hearty wishes will follow her
to her western home, for her future wel-
fare and prosperity.
—Mr. Victor Robertson, son of Judge.
Robertson died suddenly at Portage la
Prairie Thursday last week. Deceased
was a well known lawyer and was
specially retained by the Dominion
Government to defend Indian prisoners
at the close of the rebellion. One of
his clients was the rebel Poundmaker.
Birchall, accompanied by her
father, Mr. David Stephenson, and her
sister, Mrs. .West•Jones, left Niagara
Falls for Woodstock, Tuesday morning. 4 mysteriously from the western rancheieof
Meta -Birchall and her sister, will remit
at ; Woodstock until after the trial
her husband. Mr. Stevenson will re -
then to England. ,
=Mr. A. Cameron McRae, of Gore
Bey, Manitoulin Island, WRB arrested in
Toronto, Saturday, charged with forging
a cheque for $200 on the Bank of Toron-
to, to which the alleged forger signed
the name John H. Duffey. The prison -
et McRae, is well known throughout
the Manitoulin district, where he is
quite a prominent character.
• Alberta, was well-known in the Cana.
f dian Northwest. He represented the
Macleod district in the Legislature and
was looked upon as one of its brightest
lights. At the last election he retired
from the House and suddenly disap-
peared, since which time there has been
no trace of his whereabouts. Since the
death of the Earl of Shannon and the
suocession of young Boyle to his father's
title and enormous estates in England
search has been renewed, and Hon.
Henry BOyle left London, Saturday for
—The London Advertiser of
Monday Canada, to assist the detectives in work -
last says: The pulpit of the First Pres- ing up the caw. As the young lord was
byterian Church in this city, was occu-
pied morning and evening by Rev. W.J.
Clark, freshly graduated from Knox
College, Toronto. Mr. Clark is possess-
ed. of a good voice and an earnest, con-
vincing manner. In the morning he
preached a special Easter sermon, select-
ing as the keynote- the query put to
Peter by Christ, "Lovest thou me?" and
the conimand which followed Peter's
affirmative reply—" Feed my sheep."
The speaker reviewed the lives of Christ
-known to have a large sum of money en
his person at the time of his disappear-
ance there are fears of foul play, and
the opinion prevails that he has met a
similar fate to Benwell.
—Some time since, Mrs. J. J. Ander-
son and Mrs. Walter Taylor, of Wing -
ham, were notified that an uncle of
theirs had died in Australia, leaving
them considerable money.. The amount
each will receive is not known, but, it is