Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 17, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba A of. 41. Kathen. Ancl colder. Sun Renss. 6 38 . Bets 6 35moon1 Risos. 1 35 am. Bets 8 64 March 17,1914. Twenty pages. No. 213. Again judge to dismiss Hagel a Justice Curran refuses however to take similar View of Case application of defence for stated Case is now under consideration or Bonnar requests interview with Krawchenko which May cause further delay a motion made yesterday Fri Eric Ori at the coital Usk of the Case for the Crown in Tho Hagel Westlake irial by b. A. Bonnar . Counsel of. Percy e. Hagel to the effect tha Liis client toe released was refused by or. Justice Curran. Or. then is decl for a stated Case on several grounds announcing that a Fuller application covering All his reasons a uld of forthcoming. Or. Justice Curran stated that the application Ould have Liia fullest consideration. Following this argument which took up some time. Or. Bonnar then asked for an adjournment in order that lie miss t interview Hagel and h. D. Cut Ler Liis client John Westlake in the jail so that they might Confer on Sev eral matters in connection with the defence. To also asked permission to interview Krawchenko in the presence of the chief of provincial police. These requests were granted but j t resulted n the question toeing asked by de. Anderson ., for the Crown alien j or. Bonnar worm be ready to Call Krawchenko. Or. Bonnar gave the an Siver at the earliest possible it Ivas then assumed that counsel for be defence had no t finally Omatie up his mind to Call Krawchenko. There is every Possi bitty of even a further de Lay in proceeding with the trial at Morden for when or. Bonnar saw chief chief stated he had received no instructions from the Crown in connection with the interview and until he had received these instructions could not accompany the lawyers to the jail. By a strange coincidence. B. E. Graham Junior counsel for the Crown had not heard or. Justice cur ran Grant the application and or. Bon Vas therefore without the proper authority to see Krawchenko with the Soult that is left the buckling in com Pany tilth x. F. Hagel . H. D. Cutter and Krawchenko s counsel stat ing that he would give up the idea of seeing Krawchenko that evening. He however went right Over to the jail and interviewed both Hagel and West Lake. May mean More delay. Under these circumstances or. Bon Nar Wili doubtless another delay a she vill not finally decide to Call Krawchenko until he has secured an other interview with him. There will however be strenuous objections made to any further delay in View of the great expense to which the Crown Lias air Ady been put in connection with the whole matter. Or. Justice Curran has stated to is anxious to the Morden trial proceeded with and Doe not wish any further new in evidence. During yesterday s evidence nothing cime out with the exception of the evidence Given by Agnes o Donnel who testified to a conversation she had Rith Hagel on the occasion of a visit he made to the House of which she was an inmate in the suburbs of the City. The witness admitted she was addicted to the use of morphine and tools Grain three times a Day. She Testi we that t in morphine was now Neces sary to her existence and admitted she always took it and that the doses were increased gradually from time to time. Or. Bonnar did not very severely and it was noticeable that the " Hnevsa was very nervous while in the of not speaking loudly enough to to Irful by others than the jury and Nicl most of the. Time. Three prisoners give evidence. Thres prisoners were brow at from the provincial jail to testify Foi the Crown. A Jond Blake stated he had seen hag.91 and Reid in the jail. On March he had a talk with Hagel in which one latter asked him to see Reid and leg him not to say nothing arid he continue to from Page five.,i " labourers from Spain canal contractors charged with importing workers. Gets emphatic denial. If workmen do arrive at Canadian Boundary they will be turned Back Ottawa March 36.the att Ati an of the department of labor was directed last week to a despatch emanating from 400 Spanish labor ers were being imported into Canada for employment on the Welland canal. The minister of labor at once brought the matter to the notice of the depart ment of Immi Jurat Ion and the depart ment of railways and canals which has to do with the construction of Tho new Welland canal. The minister of labor who was in Toronto on Satur Day also made inquiry on this Point of the Spanish Consul in that City who stated that he had no knowledge of any unusual influx of labourers from his country into Canada at present. Some of the labor Union officials in Toronto had word last week that the 400 Spanish labourers in question had arrived at new York tout if this is Correct the party has not yet reached the International Border. If they should so arrive the immigration officials Are under instructions to fully the provisions of the Immi Gration act. The contractors on the Welland canal have also been communicated with by the government and declare there is no foundation whatever for the published reports in sofar a they Are concerned. All contracts for the Welland canal contain a pro vision that no labourers shall be employed on or about this work who Are not citizens or residents of Canada. Authority is however Given to the minister of railways and canals to waive this condition either in general or to a limited extent should it be deemed expedient to do so. Train hits Handcart kill sep men John Creasy and John Turner Vic Tims of Accident near Sidney Man. Sidney in an., March 16.John Creasy manager of the Monarch Lum Ber Yards at Sidney and John Turner a. Labourer were killed on the . Four Miles West of Sidney last night while Joe Saunders and Alex Sokol Owski the latter a Section Foreman had miraculous escapes from the same Fate. The four men were returning from a party at Melbourne and were travelling on a Handcart. Apparently they forgot that . Train no. 4, going West was almost due As they were unable to Stop when the train approached them smashing the hand car and killing the two men. The other two jumped in time and escaped. Tur Ner leaves a wife and three children acid Creasy a widowed Mother. Private members had last innit for balance of session goes Ern Merit business will take up five Days of week Canadian a prisoner Carvel brings up Kelly Case in veiled across United states Borden g. Howard Ferguson m.p.p., who probed Trent Valley canal matter violates statute. Chief Justice Mathers says delay is vexatious. Ecu uen. Man., March 1c. In con v Ersa Tion with a free press repro Here ti.x1ny chief Justice male cars intimated that he fully a pied that the delay in Kraf Chiiko trial would prove Only Posy but vexatious to the prs Osheil to serve on the jury. Trial was the Only one before Spriner assizes of the Southern Ciali District and should have be i March to. If it. Had been in it be delay Ivas to. Have so the Arouh the prisoner Kraf Iko a Oulch have been brought to his trial would have i a oct decl at least until his evidence was required in Tho Griselia. It Nas now too late the chief Justice thought to wisely exercise the prerogative of the Southern judicial Assize court in regard prisoner As it Ivas expected that he would be available to stand his trial Tor his life by wednesday or thurs Day at the latest. The court resumed at 2 o clock today but nothing of developed. File press special. Ottawa March 16.g. Howard Fer Guson. M.p.p., for Grenville has according to the revised statutes of on Tario 1 Orfei Tod i seat in the Legisla Ture Ait become liable to a penalty of $2,000 per Day for every Day on which he has occupied his legislative seat since his acceptance of the Trent canal investigation commission from the do minion government. According to questions placed upon the parliament Arv order paper today under which it is not improbable the Justice depart ment May be called upon to take a hand or. Ferguson s liability extends Back to 1912.mr. Ferguson in apparent penance of the statutes accepted from the do minion government the commission to investigate charges of irregularities in connection will the conduct of officials and employees on the Trent canal and his report has just recently been made Public. Under the statutes the con option of which was evidently designed to prevent a politician in one less Slature accepting commissions of emolument from politicians in another legislative body the Large penalty to which he has become liable can be collected from him by process of Law by any citizen who desires to take action. The revised statutes of Ontario for 1d1j, chapter 11. Section 10, Sot Forth As follows except is herein after specially provided the special pro visions naming members of the executive Council army and Navy of flyers coroners justices of the peace Etc no person accepting or holding any of Nice Coin Mission or employment per manent or temporary in the service of the of Canada or of the government of Ontario at the nomination of the Crown or at the nomination of any of the officers of the govern ment of Canada of of the government be Ontario to which any salary fee wage allowance emolument or profit of Uny kind is attached shall not o eligible As a member of the Assembly or shall sit or vote Section 16 of the same chapter pro Vides that a person ineligible As a member of or disqualified from sitting or voting in the Assembly who sits or votes therein while he is so ineligible or disqualified shall forfeit the sum of $2,000 for every Day on which j he so sits or votes and the said sum May be recovered from him by any person who sues for the same in any court of competent jail sentence for stabbing wife. Woy bum. Sask., March 16.stein Bruckner. The. German who was arrested it Ere on Larch 5 charged with stabbing his wife and Andrew Encl was today brought up for trial before or. Justice Graham. A there was no defence he was found guilty and sentenced to is months in jail on each count. He was taken to Regina today. Mrs. Stein Bruckner and Andrew Engels had sufficiently recovered to be in at Tendance and save evidence. \ Ottawa. March 16.today was tha last private in embers Clay of the ses Sion. From now on the five working Days of the Welc driven. Over to government business and such Dis Cussion As the opposition May under the rules bring up As matters of pub Lic urgency or As amendments to the motion to so into a oin Mittee of sup oly. Much headway was made during the sitting with the disposal of resolutions in the name of private Mem Bers which were not of a Cohen tips character and motions 3or papers. The most prolonged discussion was introduced by f. B. Car Ell Carleton. Who reviewed the Case of a Canadian Citi zen named Kelly who he says was in veiled Over the United states Boundary by american officials who wanted to punish Nim for an old of Fence against the Laws of the United who is a Kew Brunswicker. Was sentenced to fourteen years in an american t Rison. And despite efforts of the former and present minister ofjustice., covering a four years the Washington government will not consent to his release. Hon. C. J. Doherty and Hon. To. D. Hazen both agreed that it was a hard Case that the sentence Jinete out to the Canadian was altogether too severe and that at least one More determined Effort should be made to secure for Kelly his Freedom. At a late hour i. D. Mackenzie of Cape Breton spoke to a Resolution de Claring that the time has arrived for the Extension of the i. C. R. Into the non railway sections of the maritime provinces. Investigate cigarette evil. Premier Borden announced the personnel of the committee which is investigating the cigarette evil As Fol lows messes. Bernard Brodies Charl ton Cromwell Kemp Kite Lemieux Macnutt Marcil Morphy Paquet Perley Stewart of Lunen Burg Schauf Ner Turgeon Hon. W. introduced a Bill to Amend the insurance act. It was designed he said to meet certain defects existing particularly those which had been revealed by the liquidation of the Union life Assurance co. Of Toronto. He said it would give greater Powers to the department in dealing with insolvent life insurance compan ies. There was a provision that in the Case of contracts entered into Between a company and any of its directors officers or agents the liquidator might elect to continue such contracts or to terminate them no matter How Long a term they might extend Over. If terminated the contract would rank for Only three months. Another important clause provided that in liquidation the claims of the policy holders should be a first charge upon the assets. Companies would not be permitted according to another amendment to invest in shares of companies carrying on the same class of business and any companies now holding Suc h shares must Dis pose of them within the next ten years. There would More stringent regulations of companies in organization particularly As to expenses and also provisions whereby there would be a limitation upon investment in unsecured Bonds. There was clause providing that the liquidator of a life insurance company might re insure the contracts of the insolvent com Pany. This said or. White would be in the interest the policy holders. amendment with respect to fire insurance companies provided that in Oam Ratett against her Burband had become in tolerable. And she determined us Stop it. She consulted an eminent lawyer. Who advised her thai local r Rocoo i Ades would be a Ite Tiwu they Wera often in Hie cose of i he inno cent than in the e of the guilty. Sho decided Lien to take lip Law into liar div ii hands. She. Boil Rel a Revo Var. Drove to he Fiscaro offic. And sent in her card. M. In Lect ten most ii i Etc Rhu Milia ions inflicted on my Hunt acid by this Man. 1 Drew my Rov Ivor front my Muff and fired All the fart Ridkes. M. Calmette was surprised at die. Flint report and Trier to take shelter be Hind a said she. Mme. Caillaux wat formally with attempted homicide and re moved to St. Lazare prison. Later Tho charms was changed to homicide. It was officially announced tonight that m. Caillaux had tendered his Resi in Atoji from the ministry of fun Ance. Bul that Premier dome Affue withheld his decision until lomorror.-. Mine. Caillaux is the minister s third wife. She is 39 years old. And her name was Rainouard. She was the wife of Leo Claresie. Brother of the late Jules Claresie. From whom so was divorced. Story of attack. The Ner Sonny Ca Mimier of Gasion. Wilmette . Josenh Ca Haux be on Jar. 12. And since then Tho at tacks against the finance minister hav Boon m daily feature of the Nane. Flip f to that Tare am Nalam was in Auer aral a Oil i eve of on nine of in i rat of the present Tii Allier of in Mitlena created int cup i interest in the of Furbos. Among these m. assert in that m. Cal linux offered to pay $3,200.000 to m. Sch Neider the i Coral representative o Marcel Prieu. When had entered claims is inst the \ a government. On that so i or cent of Liat amount should be turned a i t the Nar y s can Roar n fund for the comin Al tons. Marco print was a French mor Chaae of Brazil. Thirteen ;