Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1901-05-11
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note: A ���������I- U>'V VOL. 4.���������NO.>3^/������ SANDON, B. C, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1901. ' $2.00 PER YEAR. That Trial Was A Farce, Witnesses Examined Were Non-committal and the Case Dismissed. The great trial is over and such a farce! C. Hansen and Ed. Cusic were arrested and placed under bonds for unmercifully beating Wat Gray in front of a saloon on Monday night week, it was reported around town in the interval, Gray was robbed of $G0O. After a couple of adjournments the case came up before Judge Lilly on Tuesday, the prisoners being represented by M. L. Grimrnett and F. L. Christie respectively, Gray saying he did not want,a counsel. From Gray's own evidence and f the stories he told in the interval, he deserved to lose all money he had; but fcliis does not justify' the treatment he received from the offenders; whoever they were. Any man who will come to town with a lot of monoy on him, get beastly drunk, visit the brothals and lounge around, must expect serious consequences. At the trial, it was evident he was intimidated, and failed to tell all he knew about his assailants, for anyone know-, ing the people as well as Gray knew them, and who was able to walk from saloon to saloon, was sober enough to identify assailants if he wanted to do it. However, all told, six or "eight witnesses were examined, all of whom saw more or less of the fight, hut there was no one who knew who struck the blows. On this point everything was a perfect blank. Generally speaking there, is a msh to such fracases as that; was, but in this case not one pf the witnesses ^V,appears.to,have any ctiriosity.'apd.fts a. consequence they'.'.could not tell .any-J thingto incriminate any'one, and as a result the judge had* -;totacquit the defendants. .- \ ������������������.'.��������� : .:-:������������������' It appears to us repetions of this kind are going to inaugurate Coenr d' Alene troubles where mob law will prevail: It will certainly be the case iinlessprovin-.: eial officers are brought i…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183431
language: English
lat: 49.975556
long: -117.227222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sandon B.C. : Cliffe and Son
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text