Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ruling policemen lose bid to prevent brutality probe the Manitoba court of Appeal ruled tuesday that the Manitoba police commission should investigate allegations of police brutality made by John fran Cis Frampton made the allegations in connection with events that followed his arrest on a rape charge in in in its the three member Appeal court disagreed with arguments by lawyer Rory who represented police officers Douglas Johnson and Charles Baran the policemen who Are alleged to have mistreated Edge among other that the com Mission hearing be used to gather evidence against the during court Justice Joseph Osulli Van said there is nothing wrong with a commissions findings serving As evidence for a later citing an inquest As an you seem to be in the position of a murder suspect who is afraid evidence at an inquest will be used in criminal he Edge appealed to the courts after the Manitoba police commission undertook to hear the brutality allegations last the commission adjourned the hearing pending the court in addition to questioning the authority of the com Mission to hear the Edge also asked the court for a ruling on whether he should be allowed to subpoena attorney general Gerry Mercier to obtain clarification on the role of the police commis Sion in this the court upheld the commissions refusal to allow Edge to subpoena the judgment was Given orally by chief Justice Samuel he said he or one of the other justices who heard the Case will be providing written reasons for the courts Marvin lawyer for the Manitoba police said tuesday he expects the commission will hear the Frampton complaint within a Frampton was convicted in of raping a 14yearold girl and sentenced to three years in he he was repeatedly kicked and punched by Johnson and Baranetski while awaiting Man faces charges in Alberta a charged with four counts of keeping a common Bawdy House after raids thurs Day on local Massage was expected to be on his Way to Calgary this afternoon to face related charges a Calgary morality division spokes Man said tuesday a member of his department was to arrive Here this morning to escort Ken Kerr alias Richard James of Hargrave to the Alberta Kerr appeared in provincial judges court Here tuesday one Day after he was released on his own recognizance on the four Bawdy House he was arrested after mondays court appearance on a Cros Canada warrant issued by Calgary morality squad officers raided five escort agencies there thursday in conjunction with the Massage parlor raids Kerr was detained in custody on the warrant which charges him with one count each of aiding prostitution for personal gain and a second procuring charge is to be Laid against the Calgary police spokesman said Kerr was among at least 23 persons charged in connection with the raids the others have been pending their next court Date five other persons have been charged in connection with the Calgary jewellery stolen from Home two 18yearold men have been charged with a series of breaking Between late november and police said two suspects were arrested by officers investigating an incident monday at a Home on Mathers Avenue in River Heights in which Cash and jewellery Worth was the suspects were flagging a cab at Grant Avenue and Waverley Street at the time of a department spokesman said one was allegedly wearing a jacket stolen during a previous Steven Ronald of Oxford faces 11 counts of break and enter while James Peter of Grant faces three of enter and second Man named in theft Winnipeg police have released the name of a second Man charged in connection with a robbery saturday in a downtown hotel Timothy John of Higgins Avenue has been charged with robbing a 41yearold Man of Brydges has been charged with four other counts of robbery which he allegedly committed As a police said Darrell Jack of Broadway Avenue has also been charged in connection with saturdays tenant Abandons fight for Block Carol poisons fight against the demolition of the Alexandria Block has ended with her moving out of the Vic poisons said tuesday the Wornan moved from the Edmonton Street and gear Jiam Avenue apartment Block because it want Safe to live Suje was the sole remaining tenant following a decision by owners Ronald Ryback and Asia investments and construction to demolish the Structure and erect a office photo by Wayne Glowacky Why court frostbite that i what these two women May have asked themselves before they ventured out tuesday on Portage if being bundled up in Woollen warm mitts and a leather coat can keep out the then these two should feel Fretty snug despite a Low of 22 Snow flurries and a cold contempt charged for slaying reports the provincial attorney generals department has filed of Tetree it will seek t6 have the Winnipeg free f Fadio station cd Etc and some of their employees held in contempt for their reporting on shotting incident last october at Sturgeon Creek regional secondary v v a notices of Fri Brien filed if Mafli Lojba court of i teens Bench alleged the newspapers were in contempt of by virtue of statements made if the newspapers which prejudiced Mankind against a juvenile Beffe his Case is Deputy director of said tuesday the action was taken because the criminal prosecutions Branch believes the articles and radio broadcast were in contempt of named at the free press were Publica to arts Western which owns the president and general manager editor Peter Mclintock and reporters Debbie Lyon and Steve those named at the Tribune included Southam press which owns the publisher editor Dona Harvey and reporters John Tim George Jacub and Brian the notice filed against Krc alleged an interview took place in which the accused name was used and that the shooting was said to have been planned and named were Armadale communications Lim which owns the station manager Gary director Warren Henderson and broadcaster Mike Ward the notices Are to be heard in 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