JANUARY 21. 192s

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- c‘. Having Been Out F H - Which Time They R§,‘,‘.f,,e§‘.‘f 13,331‘:

ment, Jury Bring . in: Th e i r, Verdictl

Cimpled with a Stmng Recommenda-i

tion for Mercy.

‘The case of Joseph Matthewsldo _',,‘ . . . c c» “Wit-pain: m‘ “my hm“ w" '°‘“"“°“ “W” ‘imbibe at aboufi .ws°..t'§'°.'.§l.'.'3

030 YEBWTQEY 11101111118 at the Su-[utes to seven. When I came down-

m° oqw" a stairs Matthews was 1 lyin tl . OMPIRBHGIOS. witness for the lounge. He came out wit)? :12. Hg‘

defence corltinuinfl his evidence went down

under direct examination said the from churchudellftlree-ellfteg 8:95:31?! liquor referred to which was found I saw llim again ahgrt] n“ ,- 1') . his premises, did not belong to came home. He nod breakfast 11st,. him, The liquor was found in hls'me. He stayed l.“ a “we whhe Ii barn- It W“ 111""! "We by flbsthink he went, out. 1 did not take) gflopwd son. a bad scamp, who has‘, much stock o, him I Saw the once) in nu often. 1 was workloqeh... mmmh , ,émgn,zed 91h“:

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time of the seizure. I have been.man_ Th; . 1 th . working at Aubrey Mutcrrs for the‘ think. I 210m? kllow ewilfctsriffigh. post nineteen or twenty years.

mat night (Saturday). I Was only ma; Salurdhy night I heard no :1 fxizllggnmhigoig-m? ‘m’- 1 w“ “"*nolse. I ‘don't think he could get out liquor at all. C - _

cc c w. cps.szlwss'.lt:zs.rrsliil. Q. What time did Matthews lielywhh yo“, heighho“? down in youftgtitchcn on the night, A NO‘ of the assau l _ . .

A‘ n’ might Pa? bate“ eight ouonfégtqwcrc you 1.0. taken to court clock or after. d no look at the l.“ Y.._ 3 h - d S l-lme- He 5am he was sick and “"31" witnesstbwhellvfiiliir? glffggiell 0:110: i0 sleep when we plaged mm o“ m“ Mrs. Sheppard out of her name.

‘ Matthews never fought in lny afterwards? , h d A. No. not in my. place. He had;wa;_s$:§e eyéu home 110mm! t‘) drink “m” “Em °'°‘°°kyllce came Sunday morning asking

Mr. Campbell: He ‘would be prettyfih. Joe Matthews?

W5" M‘ ten wwldn" he? O. I was down to Mrs. Sheppcrds

1 w“ m h“ omy once‘ (the dining room when I was wash-

Witness: No, I did 1101118 “P l" °°“1l-- lllttle while cite

fence. isn't that the rolyson? moclh

N“ ‘msww _ l Q. was the prisoner in your Eufibflh swwam isw°n‘)'_l lwelwhen the police were there. at 2'! Spring Street. James Stewart» A No he was hoh ‘ls my husband. I was '

member the night o! the assault. I» saw the prisoner between 8 and _'l atlohe 0.6106,”

in a bad state of liquor. His face, . -

was badly marked. He was able toihe “as m the kitchen’ wall: around but not verygood. He certainly you“ khwh

‘m m‘ rem?“ yea? hnlg‘ It: Saw mm Witness: Finally. he wasn't again aroun eg o'coc . c was 1 - _ I did t

at our door, I saw him through thels de an" dmncr no See window. He was just as drunk then. d th h _

i-ie couldn't hold his feet very well. dresfenigbyoue ‘$5 Se‘, My sister told him I wasn't home. through the hhcheh?

I did not want him in the house; N That's all I saw of him that nights, I saw him next morning at 6.45. Heihce them

111111991! l‘ m9 d°°"- I w“ Watching‘ A. Twice. After dinner was thejcame back he was wor mm ‘hmuih ‘he “mam” He camesflrst time. I dld not know what time ped on the floor. Mr. ,Shepperd carried him to the lounge. Sa[uyday_ with any-l

t say he was sleep- h .disfigured.,a1,;ohol_ 1 started to (lrml; (i151, vnlnldnlght faces what most 1 loft public life in this country consider

the biggest problem in the British

back again at 8.15. He was in the,“ was

“m!” m‘ this “cum” mt aboutl Mr. ‘Campbell: You could tell thegf-Ie was not ha" “n himr- He w“ m‘ bad men‘ time well enough the night beforeébody. I could no cmdmo“ compared with that “when you covered Matthews wlltlhiing. His

the quilt. and did you hear i e 3"W"11=Y-H° W“ “Mk1”! ‘"1’ 5°“ clock strike the second time youjpurple

There was a lot of diflerence in his

that Slalhlcliggerlglotrglingimess’ Ytmlcovered hi1‘: up; - - A. I n swear hignglthhhow anything about this easel‘ M‘: ég-‘élhhefi. Ftzrshlh {gm » . ' . i hi, h . . - 01‘ wltness_No' u lt rn g ave een Margaret Bridges (sworn) I om 1e , ht h e wife of George Bridges. I live at 2lh€“',lg:“sm:mg S: the dock swing 597°“- I have knmvn theimight have struck nine instead prisoner for the past 3 or 4 year-Site,‘ as h“. as yuh khmh 1111b he b“ bee“ i“ mY Pmce ‘lwml Witness: I know it was often. I remember the night Ofthfi.‘ Ohm,‘ when I weht w assault. He was at lnympéhce. He: came between 4 and 6 e even- i M h ht in: in company with Tommy Gayle»ggzzfcfniehuggafitfsay h ‘Vas He was pretty drunk. He stayed allgmn (hunch “t my p“‘°°'| Mr. Campbell:

ten o'clock.

night. He had supher m t 1k

lie was so drunk c cou n‘ we. a

over the floor. My husband was out gfiegsuighit m{%'§'tr°uh1e_

at the time. There was a campb=11,m,nuws w, you did

rigs "m" 051mg" s“filnihmghhfiifitime it. was. Now, Mrs. Bridges. t ere was no rson -‘ h g mm ll, wag-lg

= Colin Fraser was the only lghegff“ "‘“°‘" w ° one in at i’! o'clock. My us an I k came in about the same time. Helhemd m” c 0c

Why didn't it would

strike.

between 'i and 8. I don't know‘, n where he went. Became in aflblnlggfi 0?; “l; and fell on the floor. They pvt bimvwhen l, Si...“ M? on the lounge and he went to sleep-l His two boys came after him be-ipflsoher slept M] [fight tween '1 and a. Dave snepperd 11°11"; m). Campbell: How cd put_him on the lounge. Oh. yes-he Shh,’ a“ his“? Dave Sheppard was there tOO. he; boards at my place. I think he ls _ why d“, you away to the woods now. He helped ma, Mahhews M; yquf my husband put the anion" ‘m... o'clock the night before? the lounge. I am not positive about A the time. ' Q. When did you see him last? _ A. I went upstairs about ten o- clot-k. I come downstairs atlllhnlnlgi was still on the lounge. 0 l ; 1 didn't down for a glass of water. I cover- 1°’ m" ed him with a quilt about l0-30~ 11

lo Lei-go's Livery Stables. q, Did your husband tell them- A. I don't know whether he d

(Jlbguncil: You knew Matthews w

1'1"‘ Y°“- W" M“°K““‘°“’ *1‘ 111° Bisxar. but didn't know the other)

Itnc last time. nls 1 u came from work (Mutch s) at 7.30 marked up‘ After I ahgnr/ea Sig);

I never handlediof the hm,“ |

lounge. ~ . . Q~ m‘! he ha“ “nymmb t‘) dxmklllousc. I don't know how often it)

when the po-i

l wimesa m “m”: w a questmnzlmy brother's wife. Matthews was inl

hum‘ "mmprfloalld and Matthews were talking only _ r you washed the bill. M" 05mph“ Yo“ ha“ n” debdishes. That would be about 1 ohigiven by his wife.

house i 64

m“? °“< Q. You don't. know where he was spring strait in ocwber 13st" I redat one o'clock. Now. come on. Whore was Joe? Wasn't. he in the house atlinl; about having a horse for sale. you to get drunk. PIlSOIlEII YCS, Cf late. I WES Dilly ‘mm Your 0w" emerald 1519-"

NEW YORK, N. Y., 5M3. Z0.

1 n,“ i, married ma“, rPresident William T. Cosgrave of Mr. Campbell: I agree wltlryou

out- Bridges‘. I saw ‘him later. llim Fraser and I went to se o out, I was going upstairs to get,a horse he had for sale. That

him going

bed. I look-

ed at my husband's watch. I waslthc case? p A. I don't know anything about nlglli, a; Bridgcs, aot up Saturday it. I was at Bob Stanley-S morning about 8 o'clock. I was SICK‘

afferithe assau Saturday before the assault. I anqydry,

A fewlwas who took not know what there _ (IOIQGIIIUCT going over

~ ea it strike nine, nor eight. norlanymorc (Matthews) was out n. few minutesreveih why were you hswhihg w the!

Did you have your,I knew nothing the window sewingpvroke up next morning lounge. When I awoke it was day- nQLqL

do you knowlI must go

s 1i, 1v an r did 1 tell them to solace into George a u e e (I then went across the street to 1 did not give thcln bottle from gel-ell Bridges one, \'iil.(l

hear him tell anyqKennys. There was a

American System Held’ Inferior By Ame

(Canadian Pun)

TQRQNTQ. Ont, Jan. 20. - Baned on his tour throughout the Empire, Right Hon. Coi- orlei L. C. M. S. Amery mid: a new cclnfoalion of faith as to the lclltlons of the conch tucnt parts of the Empire be- fore the Canadian Club, here today.

The belle‘! one; many in some form of federal government for the Empire had now been found to be un- workable. he mid. Volunt-l-y iibflperatlon arrliong flee and lresponsibllg. governments pre- serving the ancient symbol of the throne and yet allowing for the fullest measure of domestic liberty andltrue responsibility

, would produce much better re-

sults the speaker thought. This idea was the latent and the eupl-brrf: produdiof British . political genius. Thevachemc had not been in exictence at the time of the framing of the American constitution. The frame s of that constitution had only the countries of anc- ient time: and Britain, n‘: she was at that time to serve as a model. Consequently the Am- erican systcm 0f Government was an eighteenth century creation and inferior to tile modern British lystem of res- ponsible government with vol- untary cooperation taking the place of a rigid federal cousin tutlcin. . “We have." said Mr. Amery. i “a more modern, more flexible system which brings every man into a (truer touch with the government and really i makes for government by the

MT- casmpmu: Th“ was the ‘mlyling the dishes. It was about 12 people and through the peo- "me W“ we'°~°au3ht' ‘o'clock. lie was talking to Mr. ple."

witness: I did not keep time oi Bridge, l____,____r_ ____.__ __ ,_,_ the times I was searched. Perllapsl Q Iihw hhh Mm. yo“ washed the! W“ °r me “m” °r maybe w“ dishes were the police there? lsaying. "

M1". Cflmlllbell! Did W" B" 1°: A, About a hall an hour, James Stewart (sworn) i live on "m"? Mr. Campbell: You said your nus- 2'1 Spring Street. Witness came

house about 6.30 to pay me

Thomas Coyle (sworn)

that afternoon on the corner

the prisoner. It was about 4 I stayed with him an hour or so

(about '1 o'clock that evening.

as I can tell I left about nine lclock. The prisoner was laying

Q. How many times were the po-lthe lounge at that time. He got

land went out for‘ awhile. when

conversing

face was badly It was

color, perhaps.

Joseph Matthews (sworn) I

‘afternoon. I do not know

I‘: . ion

you

rne there. quite awhile. Afterwards I

remained. I was not

0X1

: I k 1 tn t the ll m. 1 saw Mrs. Brldfieil; she wlmess A“ new s a lggttlng ready to go to church. I said ham may n mink

down drink. She

I am not familiar with

out I went through the old

I did not tell the police thatlsquare. I went down tn King street time it was. (‘sfinylgo Bridges, Tommy Shepperdh housc- coyle and Colin luascl" wen!

ld

lChipmalfs. I got a ,Chipman.

there. We had a bite to eat

BSidrank some of the rum.

again and

.Shepperd for a "teddy." I went out Byidges told

("d 110i 80 in bed for awhile anefllupstlllrS when the police were thercfiwent back to George I covered him. I looked all the A. N r 1 (hd not ‘was during the morning. I did doors that night. "I all"?! 1°°k the’, csmflli. That's’ your oath. is it? go out. I got dry

' ~ i Witness: Yes, that's my oatb- _ _ ’ l Council: We'll see about thatm; the barn. Thats

{on Matthews? i A. I did not Matthews; we were ‘friends, and besides

RATE-Jo. per word. 119i each insertion in this column.

3on1)» snow sc EA

J. M naid'|. 11183 lmghligtggllyzfkao w bed, y non rnmnno or avalw‘ A. Yes.

dmhihuoh. manly mg gxpedi-j hook the back door. "only exec“ quuglm cen-i Witness: Finally-J could not My

‘$511,017 Printer-y. 1mm m-

_______________________________ o'clock. ‘LEMON! -- 10c. A oozlu- P -I

night, after eleven l! Cross examined by

Q, D0 you remember the night

Condensed Specials llagltwhen d“ you throw the wam em

0 throw any water on always good Toombs evldenc I never beat following her up about 10.20.

A1- P. (hi... up-—(Il'l answer to a question.) don't know ahvthlns about the the doors every you‘!

whether he was out or not. that Mr. Campbell:

I remember what I did urday and Sunday-

Mr. MacKlnnon: You heard

A. No.

I always lock the doors-‘loxw. I was only out as far as Jgu _ I know nothing ab 1t jury why an innocent man uonldhrelegrnhh Torah,“ ohm

light coat on and a cap that night. (Prisoner identifies coat and cap as his own.) John Roper gave me the coat I have 011m now. I only had It thin shirt on

Stewart's. this assault. I had a

held ny '

He corroborated the 0Vld0nf38‘Thur5dgy momjng

I live on King Street. I saw the prisonelzl didn't gel. a chance to go out. I.

Iging and Queen Streets. He was boys (ml; [he horse intoxicated at that time. That was Cross examined by saturday afternoon. He was talk- It is a common occurrence then for dent in the

iI-Ic wanted to be driven out to Mrs. my h°“5°- 39.3"“ “me m He w“) Witness: No, he was not. I'd knowiBridgesfi I got Frank Vessey to drive arresled Cum 1 was in the station!

him out in his car. I accompanied three tifflgs_ _ ovlack- was living with my wife about tnreelthc Irish Free State who arrived

here today for a visit to the United Colin a; her Siam-ls in we city she has States and Canada informed the Fresh Outbr 0f e him about been Sick far aim“; Canadian Press that he would visit‘

was the hospital. She

He at hcr sister's in (wasn't capable of talking. As neariyem.’

so and drop-q {fi-gvg in “mi Bridges 1111dllivery' stable.

black and blue, more of flipriday and kept m. gdlng,

m5 5a“ home about noon I'd say.

llookcd as though it was getting bet-l

to the timedter. '

know|

even otcd the evidence

l9 o'clock. You couldn't tell could witness.

been mistaken) It;

of bel- w

Colin Fraser (.sworn)- Corrobor-ihhd no“, yuu mil 11w. you loll on of the previous

the prisoner in this case. I rcmcnl-ihu. mm?“ 1 hen I was arrested Sundayxqlgi-“ing, ‘ what] elcvenimonth it was. I anl no scholar. l QjWhat. have you go to say about

lremember being taken to Bridges’ in have a. car .I didn't know who the man thmg lo (ll-ml; I Stayed Prisoner: ‘ales,

to Stewart's to non

‘Sapay back some money I had bor-

me back to Bridges “who hhhhm

A» 1 can't wl-ywivhllb“) ~""'°-“;°‘|‘Y-m‘t TORCNTO. one. Jan. 2o. —-One blight 111111 1111" '- B ‘my- _of the six‘ IIISIIIDCIS of the British

lvcssev and CW1? lbdlbedbifffmffl commission which sails tonight for ghiugfiggdgifilg, '3,",}§,'*,,§"=,,3"m1;g m“

s an na s kl India. to study the future develop- Jmuhry 10th for Newport News ahd

‘flafms t,“ mcnt of that nation, is a. grandson Rotmrdhhh

_ iv 5111111115 of the first Lord Stratheona who.

“We m“ m. thflriwas formerly Donald Smith. pion-

"l" ‘>7 it ‘m iecr Canadian raiiwayman. Tb ._.._.._.4-o>-~-~- ~

that night. I was around the house the first part of the night.‘ afterwards till I we,“ u, Bridge

town and get swarm; bu); told me to wash my face.

A. He was there in the moming. I said I was sick. I did not wash mfvflnalf full and I bell the policelface.

house atlnames of the streets. When I went

I came back to MrS- drank out young fellow when; 1 left. the empty bottle.

I tho: so; up at eleven Bridges. Thislvphe police (‘R1110 lu Elli) zlitcrllwn

as far as I went. lic‘e came. ' I don't remember of bein! 81111111111919 here looking for

e. about somebody everything that was

I was not around there at first statement was false.

Secretary or Hoover, who is seen with his wife in the garden of their Washington does things!’ home, is daily becoming a more ker- great olgzmiaation ability

lous contender for the Republican

Q. Was there your clothes after the accident?

A. Yes. it took nearly ,ali the forenoon to lake the blood off my clothes, I used soap, water and a brush. i dun‘). remember the spot under tllc lapel of my coat. I.didn't look that close.

Further questioned I left

(Canadian Press)

to i1, went on to say.

Colliers where I stayed that iiight. shortly before noon, cl that time. My two home.

Mr. Saunders:

0T was boozini; people. a large proportion

l at years ago. She is at present living

two years in the has been bqardlngloltawit on January 29th., town for about a‘; l have ween llcr frequently, this time. I live on Bracklcy

“Wduring had a row with

°T1lPoint road. I nevcr _

"Dlmy wife, neither did I ever beat

helher. I was in town Friday morning. left my horse in the

I started to drink on‘

(Canadian Press)

forenoon I think.

Mr, Saunders: ron told Ml: Mac-Elbiiife- The whole

Kinnoll you loft home on ‘Lfilurrduyllmixa and ‘Friday. Which is correct? Prisoner: I cunle to town on m“ days. On Tllursdlty the boys took returned ull Frl-lnyl r

am

Whtl’; did Y9“

Mr. Saunders: .

haw‘. 011 $11“""3“"? cng“l3“l:g%t3ll1llliSSi0l1 Prisoner". I was goilll; fIOl)‘1>D!"i0\India about lam: to another. I 516115 b71511)’ D-mhnhnary

Mr. Saunders: Did you have uny-

slr, I had rum.

1'9‘ quite a bit. I was drunk before: din-

out

the was carrying on_ and I then went W“ where I had .t

1o George Bridges‘. i

_ b ttl , bout - “"5 ° W“ ‘nlfirfiktthg wlfol: of 1c Rev. D. M. Lamont l the 1 look the first drink in Steven's (Special to the Guardian) barn and two or three more inl Toronto‘ TORONTO, Ont... Jan. 20.-Thcre

JflWBl-idges‘ house. I don't know what

there.

declined I jldecided to extend and dlllnw go anywhere after that.‘ Iicapi- D- M' the new: morning. lotmwwn’ m Rev. Mr. Lamont.

“Otlgt 1 o'clock. I \\':\s ln llle cnrn sent about fifteen lnirultes. (100189 me what time the p_O- He said the police were me. Mr. Saunders: Didn't you telltgf; hsh floor Biggal‘ that youvere "I15 Mm at the “me and that you heard native province as a min id? You A. 1 fold Officer sglggar that I ige“lé,ligf,yi‘éfag“fhlth_ ' “° 21.“. yaw": ll. 1r... .21; em ~11» are“ a ear 1 -

Sat-

h Mr. Saunders: Will you tcll the ha" of Apr“,

want to tell a story like that to o‘ police ofliccr? jail after‘ A. 1 don't know why 1 said n. Ilmal dhhyf had no motive. that? iMr. Saunders:

when you were ar-

THE OHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Colnerce Herbertyrnanausound. able follow and a conceded, bard worker. Work counts. lloovcrothels. Hoover showed a remain in

conduct of relief campaigns the war and more recently among

presidential nomination. Henry, Ford declared: “Hoover is my can-Aha Mississippi flood sufferers. dldatc. You couldn't get

|La1vrcnce deep waterway scheme.