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An imposing array et counsel beto -.
erred;_ the importance attached, to the
Out, .e• a. h '
+C$, W. Pelf, 'KLC;, , M.P';, of Hatrinten,
was . senior. Counsel for the defence
eal,gistili a PIA* were S, T, Bigelow ` .01
Toronto,- and llank POAnellY of Gocle-i-
pigelOW' )►ad , ably handled. the
prelitrhiary examination and recom-
mended the securing or t1i, Bell, one of
the Inose eminent pleaders in his pro-
fession in Canada. To him will go, ,in
main part, the credit for tovenlock'e
Complainant 'J tl'iies
7, E. Holmes, crown attorney of
Goderich* handled, the case . for the
crown.
Muriel Finnegan, • ;the... icomplainant.
was called first, Although only seven-
teen years of age she looked older.. The
only woman in ' court, save ` one, her
aunt, she faced the crowd of possibly
250 menand told, under close question.
ing. 1VIr. Bell a i . by -the- Crown At-
torney,, the most intimate details of her
experience with Thos. GGovenlock, on the
morning of November 'Pith, 1933, in a
parked motor, car in a laneway leading
to the.,C<ooper..home on the Clinton Lon-
don higliliwayr'rzcar 'Kippen.. She and
her friend, Margaret Montgomery; had
attended a dance -at Rippers, Missing
their escort When the dance _ was over,
the- Montgomery girl asked-Govenlock to
take 'them home to Egmondville.
.s
car along ,with Conrad Eckert, of Sea -
forth, a friend ' of Govenlock's, his
friend, Beatrice Cooper, and, Govenlock
himself.
- A short distance down. -.the road the
car ran out of gas and Govenlock had
to return to Kippen to secure a supply
Phe C
distance away, Eckert and Miss• Doper
124` '' - -`-"^'1 car and walked to the
• farm, (Wenlock prorriising to call for
Eckert on his way past the house
.There was some trouble starting the car
and then some difficulty locating the
Cooper home in the dark. There was
show on _ the ground_ but _.few lights in
the -houses, it being well after two
o'clock in the morning: Finally Gotten -
lock saw what he ' thought was the
Cooper place and drove into the lane,
way.
In the Laneway
A short distance - up the laneway she
stoppped:tlhe car, put the lights out and
waited for -Eckert. Both Muriel,. Finne-
gais and Margaret Montgomery were in
the bask seat. .Govenlock asked one of
them to come and sit with him. Miss
Finnegan moved to the frdnt seat be-
cause,,as .she explained in evidence, she
'thought she could. handle him."
She,
.claimed that. he immediately be -
eau's o ,mike, advaifces widen she olaltii'
esl tp,,,i1,ava attemptod to repulse. He
grew more ardent and finally was able
to assault her although Margaret Mont-
,
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the earlier r : ,of ' coMMAAltahie ' diseu'
,:'g`a'm k giM' spry
art aitontgoinerY, an the s
',eon;trmed the 'evidence as 'liven by' het
friend and: added�ip
some ��:-details as'' to
Cxo 1 en�lock' 1 ha ♦ i , struck a1upt r And
sworn at her when she attempting
to asssst /guriel while the assault wall
taking' pace,' She was much more self
possessed' on the Standthan was Miss
Finnegan who nearly broke down on one
co
ll.!
became n
twooccasions, who
or as ahs, . ax>,d
fused;and stubborn, Mailing to remember
a number of ineldente to which she had
Previously sworn ' in preliminary hear-
Conrad Eckert was a most difficult
Witness on the stand, He appeared •to
be very much confused and unable ,to
remember the simplest details... He did
however, • remember coming 'out of the
Cooper house to be greeted by the young
woman- with a question as to whether
he had heard` them calling for help. Re
alsb remembered a couple . of remarks
made by Govenlock after the girls had
been returned to their homes, in which.
Govenlock was supposed to have said he
IPA a `wrestle' iwith. the Fhznegap.. _irl
and that although she had thought she
was strong, he had proved himself the
stronger. He also remembered Goven=
lock :saying that the Montgoinery girl
:tad—annoyed._ ed._ him, Turin .. ,the -assault
y g
and that he had fixed her all right.
.,,s -at orney..aftefward_ .clams—'
ed 'that Eckart was feigning stupidity In
the witness box in order to' shield his
friend Govenlock. • ' •
Govenlock- on Stand ,
Govenlock, called to the stand on
Wednesday afternoon in his own de-
fgn'ce•. iiatly contradicted all of, the eyi-
dence- of the other witnesses, relating
to his having used violence in the motor
car. He related in detail his affair
with the girl but clairned, that she
had been a more than willing accom-
plice. He agreed that most of the gen-
eral correct but
that there had been no assault, that the
details ofthe story were
.... _ _ ._. , __....
Finnegan girl had assisted him in every
way and that the Montgomery girl had
been an amused onlooker. He denied
his friend. Eckert's evidence or _that
there had been any outcry for help.
Mr. Bell took over two hours for his
address to the jury. It was' an. able and
very dramatic address, He leaned negi-
gently against a railing, casually wiping -
his `glasses on his court go'Wn, the while
he spoke to' the jury in the most friend-
ly and personal way. He was obviously
creating the impression that was'
was an
intimaefriend of each and every one of
them. He ' took them on a journey'.
through, the ease, pointing out each'
taken lble oil evidence,
tttniiTtle it, oVek
carefully for ,their,inspection and show-'
ing ,how it had happened. •He was hard
and cruel in hisindictment of the com-
plainant's actions, then tender and for-
giving, a gentle frlend.His client, Gov-
•_enlork•.•• wawa arnong the -most_ abused -_.,of
mortals and no man could fail to see
the .atrocious manner in which -he had
been picked on. • die missed no trick of
his trade, delivering as able an address
in the classic manner of pleaders as has
been heard in the old court house in
many moons. He damned his client on-
ly to emphasize his virtues. His voice
sank to a gentle murmur only to rouse
to a thunder of indignation at the
wrongs of all mankind. • '
He 'is a very • able and accomplished
esker
Crown's. Summing Up
In his summing up for the Brown D.
E. Holmes prefaced his remarks by say-
ing that the limy must -not expect any
sustained flights of oratory from him.
* He approached his task with- diffidence
in view of the exceptionally able address
of the counsel for the defence, How-
ever, he accepted his duty and proposed
to present the facts as he saw them.
He pointed out that Muriel Finnegan
was only seventeen years of age and
not the type who was wise beyond her
years. She was not the city type ac-
customed to appear smart and pert.
Her attitude on the- witness -stand
should be judged in the light of ,what
slit was and what her upbringing had
been.
He objected strongly to defence hav-
ing brought three young men Into court
at one point in the trial. These men
had been 'presented, the Finnegan -girl
had been asked to identify them and
then they had been sent out again with -
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'that the ' jury -find tovenlock guilty
on the, evidence.
It beingthen nearly eleven o'clock,
his Lordship dismissed the jury to their
fumes to reassemble In the morning.
' The . Charge ,, ,
At ten o'clock on Wednesday morning
whryn the court reassenmbled Mr. Justice
Kingstone charged the jury. He point-.
ed out their duties, advising them that
It was his duty merely to tell them the'
law, and theirs to decide on the guilt
or_ -innocence- of the aeoused-- actor -ding:
to the evidence. His summing up of
�L'idenca, w s_masterly aplleared
to be „distinctly in 'favor of the crown..
He threw fresh and • novel light on°'the;
evidence, interpreting it from the point{
of view of great experience. When he
had finished and the jury had filed out,
there appeared to, be great doubt as to
the acquittal of Govenlock, an eventual-.
it'y which had been previously consider-
ed a foregone conchinion. '
Forty • minutes later the jury filed
back in and gave their verdict and Gov-
enlock was a free man.
The court was crowded all three days
except for Wednesday morning, when
most of the spectators appearedto have
other business..., 9 The riumbtf young
men present .was eominerited on. ' t
was said by many that their presence at
the trial of a case Which is considered
to be the outcome of a 'condition which
has-'beeni of great concernto many par-
ents for years, might serve in the nature
of, a lesson to those tempted to practices
likely to land them in a position similar
to that of 'Thomas Govenlock.
Frost is a Problem
In Town and City
Danger of Water F'amine 'Every-
where in the District' if Cold
Continues
Frost has become a , menace of unex-
pected proportions in--Goderich-'-and--in-
fact in all towns and cities affected by
the cold of the past couple of months.
Water services from the mains to the
houses have frozen for the first tithe in
history. Individual' services have • been
frozen before when for some reason the
pipes had been brought nearer to the
surface; as in building operations, for in-
stance„ but the condition has never
been a general one.
Ih Goderich the water pipe leading to,
the Knox Presbyterian church which
was supposed- toe' perfectik :" safe at
about_2 five feet 'below surface, froze
hard. H. J. A. MacEwan had' a similar
experience -as have scores of other citi-
zens. The hydro truck has been kept
busy for weeks, on 'duties which . it had
never faced before.
Condition General l!
A similar "condition prevails in Lon-
don, Detroit, Stratford, and in fact in
all communities where comparatively
mild winters have been the rule.
The Odd thing about it is that ron the
days which are mildest in the midst of
such generally cold weather, the ground
freezes more gttickly than on the cold-
estdays. 1t seems to 'be driven dawn
wards by the warm air.
One plumber states that he has had
some freezeups to attend to every day
since the first of the year but that the
number is always greatest 'on the • mild-
est days. ' -
The -,promise of a break in the cold
wave which is no longer a ,wave but a
deluge, is likely td result in temporarily
greater difficulties but of course in
eventually solving what . might become
an acute problem. The cities have
been laying plans to cope with 'a veri-
table water famine if the condition be-
comes as bad as has seemed a possibility
for some days. It appeared to be not
impossible for all but the very few to be
cut 'bii' entirely.
Athletics' Branch
ANSS WISE
-flu o L -tib
ofd">iti iu 'Count;/, died at':°the WO
Yber wtciowed datlekter.
1004 Amt►ndst .etreet. suit Ste, ;Marie.,
sre4tUat7 tt1 1 I34, llirsx' Wive
Oohs' in: Ooderleh' T+a� iIp , u . i
. u*, ei ' e se : 'ltn
here and on _ January .2Oth, ' 108. .was
in rigid ta: Win. 1 . Wfi . ' I •. eeo t
ytg' couple moved. 'to Pickford., 'h,,:
'where .-they took> ii ' in Mack.
cino Ole; there'Until
1919 when retired,
Settling in ,the
Sault, When her husband died, in 192a
she went • to live with heir • daughter, MO,•.
A. 'H. Craerferd, where she reMainUed
until her' death. On February lgth, she
was buried in the Cottle cemetery, near
'Pickford, Funeral' • services were eon -
ducted by the Rev, Marshall W. 1Hoyt,
of the Methodist church of which Mrs.
Wise had been a member.. Deceased is
survived'. by tWo sons, Lawrence '11. and
Charles A., both of the Soo; four daugh-
ters, +Mrs. A. B. Crawford, of the boo,
who eared for her through her last ill-
ness; Mrs. Berne Wood, also of the Soo;
Mrs. Alex. ;Harrison, of Pickford, Mich„
and ,Mrs, Jas. P. Crawford of Parkville,
Mich.; one brother, W. J, Blair, of
Gbderich; three sisters, Mrs. Robs, Bea-
com, Mrs. John 'Hillock and Miss Emma
Blair, all of Blairville, Mich., and, a host
tri grandchildren and great grandchil-
dren.
The .new Southwestern Ontario branch
at the A. A, ,tT. of C.' appears to
be .functioning in spite of opposition. 11
claims complete jurisdiction within its.
territory _and_ is acting as if it Were
Certain clubs within the district have
been suspended for holding unsanction
ed meets but these- are being held in
vheyance until March 5th. These clubs
may be reinstated by falling in line with
the new state of things. A silver gloves
competition has been sanctioned far
-Sarnia for March 7th, and a golden
gloves competition may be held in Lon-
don.
A meet will -be -held -t - deteis!nftg""tise
representatives for South Western On-
tario far..._the......,British--..L+'moire.-.games-
trials: The 91st Highlanders of Ham-
ilton are holding an indoor meet in
Hamilton on March 21st. Bobby Kerr
of Hamiltonis taking entries. Clubs
interested in zone . wrestling meets may
communicate with the secretary in Lon-
don.
There- seems.--to---be- all, air -of -authors
about the_ new body, Clubs interested
in getting in touch with the body may,
do so by _addressing the secretary, W.
Gordon Young, 429 Wellington Street,
"London, Ont.
AMONG THE CHIURGIIES•
• Services in - Victoria Street United
church on Sunday, March 4th, will be
11 a.m., morning worship, pastor, Rev.
F. W. Craik, will preach, sttbjeot, "A
Stimulating Psalm:" •3 p.m., Sunday
School;' 7 p.m., evening Service; subject,
"'Phe Man of Decision,"
The third of the series of the Lenten
Y. P. services will be held in the -Bap-
tist 'church on - Monday evening , at 8
o'clock. The special speaker at this
service will be Rev, ;rimer Owen, BA.,
of Trinity United church, Stratford. If
you haven't been in attendance at these
meetings . ypu• are miming a real; treat.
Come and enjoy thew' 'services every
Monday evening. - ,
Services in KnOx Presbyterian ehurch
, on Sunday, March 4th, will be: 11
a,m., morning Worship, pastor, Rev. D.
J. Lane, will preach, , stibject, "Lessons
from -Calvary;----Number- one- ----3 p.m.,
Sunday School and Bible Class; 7 p.m.,
evening service, subject, "When Jesus
Saw His Mother."
Fihult Menaeed `
Fruit men are wondering what will be
the possible damage to their crops. In
the case of peaches it is slikely, to be an
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aid. to those trees not ariiestroy`ed' a`s'sts v
and ' irianur. are frequently .""placed
around the rocs of teach trees to hold
the growth back until after the possibil•
its, of a late frost. That will riot , be
necessary this year. Other fruits and
berries are Almost certain to be adverse-
ly affected if, not killed outright. The
opinion, is expressed that the ground
will not be free of frost, until well into
June, although this. will not prevent
growth, it will only delay it.
1f the balmier weather which set in
On ',March lst, continues most of the
difficulties above outlined will , solve
thenis i es in tinge.
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MRS. JEMIMA . FISHER
The death occurred on Monday, Feb.
26th. of Mrs. Jemimtt Fisher, at her
home, Nelson St.,in her Beth year. She
was ' born in . Tuckersniith township in
1848 and in 1870 was married to Amos
Fisher. They settled on the 2nd con="
cession , of Colborne Township, one-half
filil�'"i""'"o"'i"�f'i3i'I�i';'i�`T�i•e
sided until their *removal to Goderich in
1918. Her husband died in 1922.She
is survived by live 'sons, ;' Herbert, Ed -
ward,. Arthur and Fletcher, of Colborne
Township, and Horace of Goderich, and
four daughters, Mrs. ii:, 1t. Gong. and
Mrs. W. E. Stethers, Goderich; Mrs.
Wingate Tebbutt, Druid, Sask., and Miss
Pearl, at home. A daughter, Mrs. M.
Ohier (Fanny), died in 1924. Two half-
brothers and three half-sisters alsb sur-
vive, and: twenty grandchildren and six
great grandchildren. Mrs. 'Fisher was
as a of . a brighla:� d_.chieerfu it ROA-
tion, interested in everybody and every-
thing' about hero She retained all her
-
acu r o a remarlfabre ttegree up to'
the time of he_r last Illness. The fun-
eral was held on Thursday afternoon,
the services being conducted by Rev. Q.
T. Watts, of North street United church, •
'of' which the deceased was a member.
The pall -bearers were four sons, , Edt-
ward, Horace, -Arthur and Fletcher. In-
terment was made in Maitland ceme-
tery.
Cold storage eggs are
off the market. On February 16Lh,
there were only ,.116,041 dozen, -being -
t sxnalleat on reed at_ .OW, Alt(' -_.
for the past ten years and pi o1 aj ly
longer.
Importation f fresh, chlled, and
frozen pork into the island of Malta
is now prohibited.
Services in' the Baptist church on
Sunday, March 4th, will be: 10 a.m.,
Bible ,School; 11 a.m.. 'gospel service,
pallier W. T. Bunt will preach, subject,
"Spiritual Worship." The Lord's supper
will be `observed -.at the close of the .sero,
vice. All members are urged to be pre-
sent. 7 p.m., gospel service, subject,
"Jesus Christ Crucified"- "The_ Mean
ing to You. u •
Services in North street United church
on Sunday; March 4th, will be: 10
a.m., Meh's Club, "Love Thy Neighbor
'as Thyself. -Do we, Can we and How?"
-11 a.m., morning worship, pastor, Rev.
G. T. Watts, will preach, subject,
"Jesus on the Mount of Glory." 3 p.m.,
Sunday School. 7 p.m., evening ser -
Vice, subject, "Dangerous Delays."
Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock, prayer
service.
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