The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-07-29
issued: 1904-05-11
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note: =**>&* THE-DAILY NEWS VOL. 3 NELSON. B. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1904 No^r^iy [DUG UP THE BOODLE [Lawyer Bangs Says Wilcox Told Him Where Stolen Money Was Hidden Became a Witness for the Crown to Save Hlmself-ltis Client is Held for Trial Winnipeg,-." May 10,—Lawyer Bangs, !('leased on ball In connection with the Vilcox mail robbery trial, gave sensa- lonal evidence at the hearing in Re- ■na yesterday. He appeared as witness >r the crown, and admitted receivlug ttpney which he knew to be stolen, VUcox, 'the accused, telling him "-''ere 13 find the hiding place of iV^Lji-i "E lamllton bills, A' *'■ -*** u ' -f (rial. Bangs refused to give evidence in an- Iwering crown prosecutor Johnston's luesUon, -Unless given 'protection gainst, incriminating statements. The J:itness stated that he received about 7,000 or f8,000 in hank of Hamilton ills of $5 a-' •nominations, .sked wh^-ib .._ 6 - - •», witness re- | lied, from a client; what client, he .•ould not say, After somo argument | o received the crown's protection and ent on. : Witness was asked If he had received fid money from Wilcox, as It was known | hat. Wilcox was the client referred to. '"he witness hesitated, quibbled and said io had not, received the money from .Vilcox. He hnd received it from no one. >le had gone to a certain placo to get it. le was told hy Wilcox the money was ...here and to go and get it. He thought t. was about February 1st. He heard ,t the loss of the money afterwards. When ho went to the place Wilcox nam- |>;d ho took what was there. He did not know how much the parcel contained. He look it home, opened It and exam- VnoA It, He gaveWUcpx^^OO. He knew *a<t no special authority to invest the money. Wilcox instructed him to get it Changed. The amount retained in witness' control could be obtained and restored. Wilcox told tlie witness that the Money was stolen when he directed him to the place where the money waa. The hills produced by detective Chamberlain were not a part of the stolen money. T…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0381878
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : F.J. Deane
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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