The Cumberland Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-18
issued: 1929-10-11
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note: caaaggaBPacaagag See - "Three Passions" Cumberland Islander za-secwraswfcseo:^^ With which Is niusollilntcd the Cumberland News, Q FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. f rovlnclsl Library Mar. 1127 CUMBERLAND. BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1929. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM Manslaughter Charge Ends In Acquittal Jury Finds Victor Frederick Stephens Not Guilty in Last Case Tried at Nanaimo Nanaimo, Oct. 9.—Frederick Victor Stephens was placed on trial on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of William Hutton on the Courtenay-Cumborland highway on the night of July 14th last it is charged that the accuser! while driving his car, ran over Hutton who was walking along the highway at the time. Evidence in the case was given by Dr. MacNaughton, who made a postmortem examination; by Robert Strachan, engineer, who submitted plans of the scene of the accident, and by Mr. NormanSchwarze, who submitted photographs showing the scenes in the vicinity of where Hutton met his death. Mr. Edward Handlen, auto mechanic, of Courtenay, also gave evidence as to having been called upon to make repairs to the car driven by the accused on the morning of July IB. He described the nature of the dam age done to the car and in reply to questions of defending counsel, Mr. M. B. Jackson, K.C., of Victoria stated that the ordinary rate of speed of outomobile drivers on the Comox-Courtonay Highway was 30 to 35 miles per hour. The jury empanelled to hear evidence in connection with the case was composed of Messrs. J. C. McGregor (foreman), J. B. Freer, Mike Gallaso, H. A. McMillan, T. J. Husband, T. Bennett, G. T. Tippett, H. C. Botley, Andrew Dunsmore, J. Hamilton, S. Forsyth and W. Robertson. At 12:30 the court adjourned when the jury inspected the car driven by accussed. The court reconvened at 2:30, when the jury brought ina verdict of not quilty. This was the last case in the criminal section over which Chief Justice Morrison presided. Certificates And Labels Presented Fir…
note: Title Note: "With which is consolidated the Cumberland News"
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0068099
language: English
lat: 49.6186111
long: -125.0325
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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