Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 19, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vol. 41. Weather forecasts fair. Puiul a Juler. Sun rises. 6 34 . A Tel 6lso Moon rises 3 47 . Sets 10 48, Winnipeg thursday Maibach 19, 1914. Twenty pages. No. 220. Krawchenko in Dock retains a Calm Demeanour pleads not guilty to charges of robbery by violence and of murder Royal Bank must pay judgment for employees of Imperial Timber and trading co. Two months. Wages due property of concern taken Over by Bank As Security for advances. A h. Hastings in outlining Case for Crown shows careful preparation. All but one of jurors Are of Agri cultural Pursuit eighteen jurors challenged Vancouver. B.c., March is. Or. Justice Macdonald this morning in a written decision gave judgment to the 85 employees of the Imperial Timber and trading company for $10&00 and costs against the Royal Bank. The amount claimed represented the men s a ses for november and december 191s, up till the time the Bank took Possession of the property of the com Pany As Security for advances. The action was of particular interest to the leg Al fraternity As being the first action brought in Canada under the new amendment to Section 88 of the Bank act making any Bank liable for wage of la ims where it takes Possession of a business.-. His lordship found that the judgment which the men had previously obtained against the Imperial Timber and trading company was not a bar to obtaining judgment against the Bank. I i ree press spec Ira Man. March 18.the Long i fated trial of John Krawchenko is Vas we Uncer Way the important preliminaries of arraignment the Reading of the indictments against him one for robbery by violence and the other for the murder of Henry m. Arnold and the not guilty pleas of the prisoner completed the first stages. Then the Fery grave business of err Jin Elling a jury was gone on with. The prisoner and. D. Suffield his counsel scanned closely the faces of Jeh jury Man As he stood up to be sworn. Many of these jury men were challenged on behalf of the prisoner before their lips touched t in sacred volume. The reasons for the challenging of 18 jury men by the defence will probably never be known except the prisoner and his counsel. It first skirmish on pan a tolls Strong language used by opponents of presidential policy which is branded As humiliating. " t tips apparently to a certain extent a. Jitter of intuition. Fhe main object of interest in the lir trom for those who could see him As the prisoner. He wore a serious look and was grave most of the time but Ever and anon a smile would Flash Over his dark and rather handsome face. In repose the prisoner looked somewhat sad and it was apparent that he realized the Gravity of his position. His attitude since the open ing of the trial and even since his arrival despite the somewhat unconventional method of his Progress from the train to the courthouse has been marked Fay a sort of melancholy dig nity relieved at times with flashes of repressed Gayety. During his occupancy of the Dock in the afternoon he frequently drank water. Kraf s glance As it Falls on one while he is looking about the courtroom is kind and genial. W. H. Hastings addressed the jury outlining Fie Crown s Case in his usual painstaking and scrupulously careful manner. He Lias evidently prepared his Case with the greatest attentive f every detail. J. Sufi Geltl the prisoner s coun Sel watched every utterance with the and Sara tinted every Only Forward. The of the Day was hippy Fig rapper of Winnipeg. He Iden photographs which he had taken of the scenes of the crime in Plum Coulee. No attempt was made to Cross examine this witness. In regard to the Advent of John Krawchenko into Morden to be tried for his life there had been Many conjectures. However few expected it would happen As it did. It was thought that he would be whisked a Way in a closed Rig and when none turned up at the depot the crowd thought that perhaps the prisoner was not coming. Hen the train stopped about three Hundred Yards from the depot there was a general race from the platform. The train had stopped alongside freight shed and the Vanguard of the racing crowd met Kraf. As he was hurrying along handcuffed to Jacob Handel provincial Jailer behind the freight chief Elliott followed. The line of March led through a wire once which the prisoner and Bis Sard navigated with celerity. Before setting on to a Street another Fence Tad to be mounted and then there was a walk of about half a life to the courthouse. The mob followed but it As simply a Good natured curious the prisoner was marched. Into the front door of the court House and then to his cell. A this time it is stated a closed Rig had been waiting about half a Milo East of the town near the crossing of the great Northern tracks. Krawchenko was manacled hand in Liana with Jacob Handel chief turnkey a the Winnipeg jail he strode orig quite unconcerned his free left hand swinging. Chief Elliott walked wind and tried to scare off intrepid wore a Black overcoat men. Krawchenko a fur Collar a peaked cloth Cap seemed just an Ordinary Type of Raan. He not appear agitated nor inclined to hang Hack at All. In prisoner s Box. Krawchenko sat in Tho Box very quietly and seemed to be a. Model Pris Oner. We stood up in the clock in a manacled and erect while being a i Ned. He drummed casually with " s. Nasers on the Edge of the Dock Hub Tho grave indictments Char gig. E murder of Henry Medley Arnold Neild. Washington ixc., March luminary skirmishing on the Panama canal tolls controversy will occupy the Senate tomorrow As the result of an Effort made today by senator o one.3 of Washington to have passed his Resolution calling on president Wilson for information As to what foreign governments have protested against toll exemption for american Coastwise ships and correspondence Between rhe United states and foreign Powers re lating thereto. Senator Hoko Smith of Georgia moved that the Jones Resolution be referred to the foreign relations commit tee declaring that the Senate should score people trapped in burning building Milwaukee wis., March 19, fire which broke out in the evening wis Consin building Here Early this morn ing swept along the entire Block and at 2 30 was not under control. According to the latest reports 20 people Are trapped on the top floor of the Windsor hotel one of the buildings at tacked by the Blaze. At 2 30 o clock it was feared that the A Chapman co., one of the largest dry goods stores in the City would be destroyed. The evening Wisconsin newspaper building cannot be saved. Of customs dead Hon we Paterson staunch lieutenant of sir Wilfrid Laurier notable figure a thorough Canadian was Man of undoubted ability and earnestness splendid. Political speaker and fighter. Not hastily consider a Resolution calling for information relating to foreign affairs. Senator Bristow of Kansas who is opposed to repeal of toll exemption urged that the Resolution be referred to the committee 011 inter oceanic Ca nals of which senator o Gorman is chairman. Opponents of Tho repeal of which senator o Gorman is the Leader believe that the canal committee would give a favourable report on the Jones Resolution and that the committee on foreign relations would Pigeon Hole it. On this Issue the Senate May be forced to vote tomorrow. That such a vote could not strictly be considered As a test on the repeal Issue however is maintained by some senators because some might vote in favor of a request for More information who would not vote against repeal on the final Roll Call. Price of non intervention. In urging his Resolution today. Sen Ator tories charged exemption repeal was the Price to be paid by the United states for non interference in Mexico by 1 foreign Powers and that president Wilson s plea to Congress for repeal followed negotiations. With great Bri Tain whereby that nation had agreed to support the principles of tie Mon Roe doctrine. The Washington senator assailed the views of the president in the matter declaring that to reverse the policy of the Govea Ament would be a humiliating cowardly Craven action. What is tie foreign policy that re mires such humiliating cowardly Era Ven action on our part the senator demanded. What Are the delicate mat ters that demand this humiliation this Price have we become so inert so weak so supine so Verile that the Monroe doctrine must be sustained and invigorated by the very Powers against which it was invoked Are we so weak of so entangled in the meshes of our own diplomacy that the demands of England based upon the selfish inter ests of the Canadian Pacific railway company must be granted right or wrong have any nations besides eng land objected to the exemption it is proposed to repeal these Are questions that must be answered to the satisfaction of the american senator Jones quoted from president Wilson s pre election speeches in an attempt to show that the chief exec i Ive then favored the exemption. Senator Jones a go cd that repeal would be a great economic that it would Benefit the Canadian Pacific railway Canadian interests a. The transcontinental reads and others and injure More or less every Brantford out. March was received of tie death at the Home of his daughter mrs. Or. Brains Combe. Picton. Ont at 2.30 Thia after noon of Hon. William Paterson min ister of customs in the Laurier government. While his death comes As a great Shock h was riot entirely unexpected As or. Paterson has been in very poor health i or some time. He is sur Vived by his wife along with two sons and one daughter. One son. Charles Gordon holds a chair in the Theo logical College san Francisco while the other. W. F., is president of we. Paterson and. Son ltd., this City. In the death of Hon. William Pater son at Picton there is removed an other of the band of fighters in the tji Beral ranks who for years fought persistently against sir John a. Macdonald and later Vas associated with sir Wilfrid Laurier in the government from 1896 to 1911. He was minister of customs during that period and carried out his duties with eat Success. When the reciprocity negotiations wore under Way to or. Paterson and or. Fielding were left the presentations of the views of the Canadian government. Early an orphan. Life was a fluff it All the Way for we. Paterson. Born in Hamilton in 1s3of scotch parents. He Wam Only 1q years of Ake when they were both car ried away within a few hours by the dread cholera epidemic. The orphan boy was taken by Kev. Andrew Ferrier d.d., of Caledonia and by him was brought in and educated. At first to was a clerk in a grocery store and afterwards formed a partnership with a b. Leekins in the manufacture of biscuits and confectionery in Branti Ord. Later in 1876, to took Over the whole bids guess. And became exceedingly Liro senious. In 186?. He married Lucy Clive. The third daughter of C. Davies of Brant Ford. He Besan his political life when he Defeated sir Francis re Iricks then minister of finance. In South Brant by 272 votes in 1872. At that time As mayor of Brantford. Or. Paterson was but 32 years of ase. But had shown himself energetic and Public -.spirited, and was held in the richest Resard by his fellow townsmen. The contest was a most stubborn one and the Mac Lonald Cartier ministry of which his opponent was a member had a Large majority but the Vicror of the Liberal candidate and the enthusiasm of his supporters won the ejection. It was a striking introduction of the practically inexperienced Young Man to have Defeated one of the shrewdest and most experienced political leaders of the time. From 1s72. Until 1896 or. Paterson continued to beat every opponent but in the general election of Isno when the liberals won in the of constituencies. Paterson himself was Defeated. However he was taken into the government and a seat was found for him in North Grey. Subsequently he sat for North Wentworth and Brant from 1900 to 1904. And for Brant from 1904 to 1911. When he was Defeated. He was one of sir Wilfrio d Laurier s most stable and Able Sun porters. A genuine Patriot. Or. Paterson not seek Public honors and never pushed himself for Ward except when hard blows were whisky causes death x two men guests at dance die in agony after drinking bout. Several others were ill. Liquor was purchased in Revelstoke tragedy causes a deep sensation Revelstoke b.c., March 18.provin clan Constable Rothwell has just re turned to town with the bodies of two victims of a Peculiar tragedy which occurred at. Malakwa. Near Here. It appears that on Friday night liquor was purchased Dii. Revelstoke by a Malakwa Man for consumption at a Dsa inca at Mala Cwa on saturday. As a result of. Partaking of this liquor ten guests at the Malakwa dance were taken ill during sunday and Mon Day and two a married Man named la Beau of Malakwa and Olaf Jensen a casual labourer died on monday in terrible agony. Others including Pat Labeau brother of one of the deceased were very seriously ill. But Are now recovering. Constable Rothwell holds the bottle containing a Small Quantity of the liquor. The l inquest will open on . The tragedy has caused a great sensation in the District. Jury disagrees Inch rat new hearing ordered by or. Justice Elwood in Estevan Case sensational features. Continued on Pago four. Rheland member gets nomination Valentine Winkler to Lead liberals in new provincial constituency. Is unanimous Choice , . For Morden retires in favor of Veteran representative free press special Estevan sask Mai Fli is sensational features marked the trial today of George Ferguson charged with the murder of Edward Smith of big Muddy District. Ferguson was shot on Jan. 3 and died january 23. Conversations held immediately prior to Che shooting Between the accused and Ferguson were introduced. The jury disagreed after being out several hours a d were discharged. A new trial was ordered by or. Justice Elwood. Smith s dying declaration read in court was used As Strong argument by grown prosecutor Lockhart the shot gun with which Ferguson is alleged to Jive Fred the fatal shot the Poplar pole which Smith is said to have threatened to. Beat out Ferguson s Brainis immediately prior to the shoot ing the shots and Ami wad taken from Smith s breast and ills clothes were James f. Bryant of Reginia made a stirring Appeal to the jury a behalf of accused advocating self defence As the reason for Ferguson shooting Smith. Counsel for defence urged that the statement of the accused be taken rather than the dying declaration by Smith deceased he said had always carried a gun causing Ferguson to be afraid of him and that the latter Only fired the fatal shot As a last resource to. Prevent himself from Beta g clubbed by Smith. There were no Eye witnesses of the to age Fly it taking place on the farm of the deceased near where Ferguson had been cutting -poplar1 poles and across which he had to return of Liis Way Home. Ferguson s wife gave evidence of Smith s unwelcome attentions to her last August when her husband was away from Home at which time they were befriending Smith when he was looking for a Homestead in the District. Since that time there Jia a been strained relations Between them de ceased on one occasion threatening that he would blow his damned can off at the same time producing a re Volver in the presence of. Ferguson s wife. Or Justice Elwood in summing up spoke rather strongly against accused instructing the jury As to Rea sons for either of three verdicts Mur Cler manslaughter or acquittal. Free press special Morel in March 18.Valentine Wink Ler . � or Rhineland received the most enthusiastic As Well As unanimous nomination As candidate for the new provincial constituency Morden and Rhineland Ait the Liberal convention held today. The convention was the most representative ". Ever held Morden and a special train brought delegates from the Eastern portion of the constituency. Every poll was re presented and there must have been nearly three Hundred delegates in. The big Hall which was taxed to hold them when nominations were called by the chairman John sweeter. Mcconnell sitting member for Morden asked leave to say a few words. He told of How he had been legislated out of a seat As the seats occupied by himself and Valentine Winkler had been merged. Valentine Winkler had been a representative of the people of Rhineland for Many years and understood their needs better than any other Public Man. Could Hope to do. He had decided to leave Morden and Rhineland to Valentine Winkler the old and tried member who he had no doubt would easily dispose of the candidate imported into the constituency by the Roblin machine. The doctor defied any Man to say that in his Long legislative career Valentine Winkler had Ever made five cents out of the government. As for himself or. Mcconnell declared that he might still be Iii the political Battle in some other constituency then the ibis fight was staged. An open convention. Before nominating or. Winkler or. Mcconnell declared the convention was an open one. Nothing had been Cut and dried. There was no steam Rolls. If the convention had any other candidate in. View whom they thought could carry the party to Victory it was their duty to bring him out. If such a Man other than or. Winkler were the Choice. Of the convention he would support him heartily. John s Weet the chairman president of the Morden Liberal association re iterated the statement that nothing was Cut and the convention was at perfect and unrestrained Liberty. He asked if there were other nominations t after a Long wait somebody suggested or. Mcconnell but that gentle Man gracefully refused to allow his name to go before the convention. Duning the wait there were repeated shouts of question and at last the chairman declared that As there were no other nominations Valentine Winik Ler was the duly appointed Liberal nominee. Then there was a wild outburst of cheering and delegates waved their Caps and hats and got on top of to make their cheers heard the . It was an. Ovation which any Public Man might be proud of. In accepting the nomination Valen Tine Avin ter expressed his pleasure at such a rousing tribute to himself. It made him feel that in his Long residence in the constituency thirty one years he must have to a certain extent conducted himself As a Man. A was touched by and elated Over the tribute. Or. Winkler As he proceeded was from time to time cheered to the Echo. He had been placed in Nom a i � " a i Remc it or the court. I a la " i a i liboro say Krat u " a s " 1u1 in i3111 compare Dat a Vns last ii Iai Ini Ilia i to. Suffield s plea refused. L no 5 or or 1. a intents ctr in. In Sultini to moved i Orch to James Johnson suicides in grand Forks hotel. East Orvind Forks minn., March 13. Johnson Grafton m. 11., drank four ounces of acid today in a local Saloon dying five minutes later. Johnson on monday declared Bis intent Ion of committing suicide friends to Kiris a vial of acid from Liloni at Tiit time. Johnson was Well financially being in business. ,. " i. Him ii i an t ixe0 o Nis " a to. " r. " i 1 1 b Irv " " Graf ton and Winnipeg. Canadian Northern Likely to get Bond guarantee for forty three millions Rumor Strong in the capital after conservative caucus that railway will succeed in application proposals were submitted by Hon. W. T. White and were discussed in every phase insurgent forces headed by , Matte Strong fight against government assistance plea entered that Western provinces and Canadian credit would suffer if request was refused Ottawa March members of both Chambers met in Cau Cus Tje Hind the closed doors of the rail Way committee room this morning and threshed out the general question of More Aid to the Canadian Northern railway. I the caucus lasted from 10 o clock Thia morning until after 1 o clock. As a result of the family conference the Rumor has got abroad that. Mackenzie and Mann will succeed in their application for Aid. The application of the Canadian Northern for a Bond guarantee a Prois imaging $43,000,000 to Complete Apfl equip their transcontinental line was considered in All its phases Andi no closure was placed upon the speak ers. These included members came out As straight champions of the company members who while not Fli restly favouring the principle of further Aid still deemed it expedient that it be granted and members entirely opposed to Aid in any shape or form being Given to tie company. The average of the sentiment struck Bow a every is believed to have strongly favored Tho granting of the application of the company. There will be another caucus at which the detailed ,. And the conditions which it is intended to attach thereto will be submitted for approval to the members assembled. Submitted by Hon. Or. White. The proposals in their general form a Ere submitted to by Hon w. T. White minister of Fin Atice who in. A somewhat lengthy statement out lined Tho situation the free press special the policy adopted last session of see ing the Road through to completion. Hon. Robert Rogers minister of pub Lic works also spoke at some length bringing to the attention of the causes the liability of the four Western prov inces in the matter of Bond guarantees and the danger to those provinces if anything were to happen to the Road whereby the present contingent liability should become direct. Hon. Or. Reid minister of railways further presented the Case and it is understood that while no definite proposition advocated to the caucus by these members of the Cabinet. The trend of their plea was in favor of granting further Aid to the company upon the Best terms which it was pos sible to Borden it is said spoke very briefly upon the subject and not commit himself in and Way declaring that the government desired to leave the decision on the matter to the Mem Bers of the party As a whole and As Suring them that Noil no would be done Heads of the majority of t h e party. Seven insurgents fought hard. led by r. B. Bennett of Calgary was Mcluin Evi Dence in the caucus and their opposition to the whole proposal of Aid obtained considerable backing by Mem Bers from various provinces. Or. Ben Nett. It is said was uncompromising in his opposition, while the present uncertainty., existed As to the financing methods of the company As to the relation fits assets to it liabilities As to the method of disbursement of past Grants and As to the personal domination which now of. .,.j even among those who advocated tiap ers to the financial institutions no the granting of the application of the uie country which might ensue wore company emphasis was Laid upon the the government to go now upon necessity of getting the very Best pos Sibla securities both in regard to Trie Road itself and in regard to the extraneous assets of Mackenzie and Mann. There was further a Strong de Mand for a Complete and As explicit a statement As can possibly be obtained on All questions bearing upon the re lations Between the company the do minion and the provinces. The discus Eion is said to have waxed at times i somewhat acrimonious Between Tho i friends of the Bond guarantee propos world s news summary thur Day Manth 19 the weather forecast for today follow fair stationary or a Little higher temperature. John Kraf Cheneo accused of the murder of h. M. Arnold at Plain Coulee appeared in court at Morden yesterday and entered plea of not Page 1. It is believed at gotta raw. That the Canadian Northern railway will get desired Bond guarantee of forty three millions from the Borden government. Page 1. � opponents of president Wilson s measure to repeal the Panama. Canol tolls declare the policy of the president is humiliating. Page l Percy Hagel takes stand in own de Fence at Winnipeg assizes flatly denies complicity in escape of John Krawchenko. Page 1. A. K. Berry was elected chief Ranger of Canadian foresters and it was decided to hold next Mort no at Brandon. Page 20.evidence of John Krawchenko As do Fence witness in Hagel we Suatos trial at the Winnipeg assizes is. Commercial news. Page 13. Financial news. Page 12. Percy huge Fum denies complicity lawyer charged with aiding Krawchenko to escape gives evidence not forced to answer Westlake to be heard today possible conclusion by end of week. Liberal returned Hon. Tessier successful in Provin Cial by election in three River. Three Rivera quo. March 16.a hotly contested provincial by election following the appointment of Hon. J. Tessier to Tho new Nort Folio of min ister of roads in the a Only Cabinet closed today the government Candi Date or. Tessier. Retaining the seat Over. A. Desk. Conservative by a majority of 233. The opposition speaker vigorously denounced the government for not instituting a More thorough investigation into the accusations made during the recent graft inquiry. It was argued among other thins a that some members were in the. Habit of receiving big Legal fees for piloting measures through the House and that these fees were really bribes. Sir. Tessler a con duct As mayor of three Rivers Iraa also a Tion and its opponents. Government to step in. Asa possible Compromise it is stated that Hon. A. Felletter postmaster out a gov general suggested that one Way of the difficulty might be for the Ern ment to step in and relieve sir William Mackenzie and sir Donald Mann of the responsibilities of the Road and take Over a part or possibly the whole of the system As an Extension of the inter colonial and the Hudson Bay railways. Tills move however is not believed to be seriously entertained at the present definite decision was when tie caucus broke up. Stood however that a proposal fathered by the Hon. Robert Rogers for the appointment of another special com Mittee composed of ministers Ana pro Vite members to Deal with the whole question was adopted. It is believed that this proposal has for Ita design the bringing of recalcitrant into Vitae and the creating of the impression that the members Are to have the final de Cleion in the matter. Sir William Mackenzie was n con Ference with Premier Borden for some time this afternoon messes. White and Rogers also being present sir Richard Mcbride is expected Here in a Lew Jaro from British Columbia and it is expected that the finishing touches will be put upon the proposals at very Early Date. Ocean steamships. Steamer arrived at fro Cassandra. St. John Kanetha 9 John Lon on Potsdam n new York Mew Yorac new York t., in t1tamerica no or York gents Germania Fayal Matt Yor Canada Marseilles. In Ilea Jess orc. Rotterdam St. ,7 or weather report Tho Veatter a court from the ir9teoro Loc Ica Observatory at St. John s Coll Effo yesterday As follows Torsoe attire at. 7 16-8 maximum for to Dree done i Reanea 12 hours. 18-9 minimum. 3-0 barometer. It is under 30-63 North Vind at 11 Miles t or hour. The Canadian met Orono ical so Vlco Wea Tsor of Erva Lonh taken at 7 o clock last evening. March is. Time were port Arthur. 14 fair win Nancg. 16 Clear Minnedosa. 22 Cloudy Quad Nello. 20 i now inc Swift current. In Cloudy Princo Al Is Clear Battleford. Clear Medl in hat. 3c fair a Leary. Z3 cleared Monton. 34 fair. Eora tight local snowfalls have of Creti in Saskatchewan hut the weather a Tho we Tarn provinces has Beon generally fair and in moult localities moderately cold. Dawaon. Abort Arthur. C-2o Parr sound. 14-28. To Endon. 23-34 Toronto 22-32 Kinen Tor. 32-36 Ottawa. So -36 Montreal 33-40 Quebec. 22-36 St. John. S2-44 Haifa. 32-44 _ again was tit court room at sizes filled to overflowing All Teeteet Day during the Hagel Wietlake trial the knowledge that Hagel Fol Seit going on Tho Stacie proved h drawing cart Hagel made an. At Ere stung wet Nesa and gave some vary Flat Delia it to certain await Mesils Craft to Jura by la. Aji Aei Bol it m not Oia Orea to do no of i Cun Ruri. Xuy serous objections wort this a Tuut i a Uay Jar. Andereoni to crows sex Sonie of to ecu wire Isuzu Tinubu. Usu of the Muse unto Rigaut was Luai. Sci Mai Uii Ilter Liutik nut by by u Al a yes who had t Coa remu Iea to uti Iwko a cd duct. Tjio a to Tousnt Inch by Inch by Mit i the Ivy re pin used by i. B. Urai Iam wide i no Saia in reference i of i Laucel join Tjui am u to the witness of several occasions rapped his an Kocra out m a nary manner. Afternoon session. The moment the judge hint taken his seat at 2 . Air. Anderson went to work on uis crop in Exantu Nusun. He Toon iii1. l Over Nis move mini on certain nig note following and Uro ceding tue a Capo. Use witness in answer to Oue question Statt a he Hud never seen any wound on Liu Xun s a in since he had Nover any Opportunity to do so. He g7lve an account of his movements Guanay Jan. Is ainu told How he had gout to and jeer a Oulu and that his Lauzur was with him. Jde stated he was not drink ing much that Day. also Ciurea at 7 Cumberland court to see if.juxt, Hiigel he was a real estate Man who sail he was uie husband of Agnes on Nell. He had met him when he Hau offices in the Union Bank. Uri Liin to had Leno a three years. Wallace about the same time. Thesa three As Well As Hux Loh were frequent visitors at his office he not know where o Donnell was now. In connection with a conversation held with. Kra Ilchenko on the evening of Jan. 9, uie witness said it was just As Krawchenko had re lated in the Box. To was then to scam ined on his evidence Given at Tae Royt Al commission. Commission improperly constituted. Here or. Joanar raised objections. He stated that Tho evidence Given at the Royal commission was merely a series of statements forced by improperly constituted court and As Fuch i object to Hagel stat id that he understood that Protection was Given to All who gave evidence before Tho commission. Or. Anderson co tended this was not the Case and or. Bonnar was overruled. Other questions Wro objected to by or. Bonnar on the grounds that the questions by or. An Derso i were based on evidence extorted by illegal methods the com Mission was illegal and the Wei Ole proceedings were illegal. At this Point or. Graham arose to speak. Of it s Yon. Is it said or. Bon Nar. You re Only part of the Evi air. Justice Curran to uphold you or. Bonnar i would have to Rule that the Royal commission a Ultra ires and that Tho government wrong in appointing 11." or. Bonnar wild such who Tho Case but his lordship Jade no ruling but said or. Bonsai s objection nits noted. They Are Well spread through Tho notes or. Joanar laugh and the court. They Are my lord replied the . Or. Anderson then examined further on Tho previous evidence at the Royal commission and Hagold stated thai. If All the conversation had not been Given at the Royal commission he stave some of it. Jin May have asked Kraf Chenko about Kome Money it was possible. He would surely want Homo Cor defending the accused. His object in going up the night after Kraf Chenko had been committed for trial was to discuss the evidence. This a stated he had at the Cornomi Stoa. He had spent $10 on sir meals and $4 Lor underwear. In answer to another question Habel smiled Ash grave Tho answer and when his previous answer Lead t sea read out remarked to or. Aiichi arson. That does not discredit tie it Jfe does it question of professional privilege. A serious argument arose a to a Fesa ional privilege and How much a lawyer could toll of what he learns of a client under arrest. At the conclusion of thin argument Hagel flatly refused to answer cer Ain questions and was not ordered to do so by the court or. Anderson read extracts from tie evidence of Hap i at the Royal Cuni Mission and put a dumber of 3 Iona in connection with has a s lotions of the night of Jan m. A Sej replied that he had been taken a r. Disadvantage As he ha4 had no chant to refresh his memory in Rog Ard to previous evidence. Lie relieved a said that Cutair of the map. Who had testified against him bad been accorded that Prii Lefee. Or. Anderson asked Tia gel Wii at he was worrying about Ana a to Hov considered he a ;