JANUARY 37. -1951 PIIIQOIEIVI STATEMENT

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, 1 came home. My wife said to me. what trouble are you gsttiux into now'? I told the wife that it was this fellow 1 was with Dim Jim Mcsonneli came in. They would not listen to me. Mccionnell came nearly down to Mullins with me. He would not go in. He stayed out- side. I went inside and lifted Mr. Mullins hand up and I came out and I told Jim. i.'Botnethi.ng must. have happened." It was very dark. Ilitametcimn-ewaslyingonthe fldcr. Then! came out and met Jim and went home and told my wife that! was coming up here to report. It must have been ten o'clock at night when we were stuulhns pi e. I don't know how I got the so whee on my face. I might have

I; (signed) William K. Weeks. "witness: O. W. MacArthur.- A. .1. mm... .. I.

The statement was introduced by t. ” orown with the consent of the p not-'s. ocunsel. me crown was re esented by Attorney General r E. Darby x.c. and Deputy At- toiney General .r.o.c. Campbell. K:-0.; the accused by Mr. RR Bell

K . Morning Session

ie first witness to take the stand yesterday morning was Wil- liam l-lowatt Jr.. 11 Alley street. Wgio wt cross examined by Mr B ll. "Witness-stated he had known the pitcher for some time, and said he ll ti lived on Douglas street before 11 0 moved to his present home on Gerald Street. Witness said he had been at prisoner's home before De- cember 4 helping him work around the house. He stated the house had been in bad shape when it was bought by Weeks but was in much better shape in December.

in answer to questions by Mr. Bell, the witness testified he did not know that weeks had a bottle ofiwlne in the morning, and did not see any to drink after he ar- rived at their home at approxim- ately noon. He had a cup of tea with them and stayed until after prisoner had left saying he was going to work. '

Question A in regard to the ef- fects of drinking "Shake." the wit- ness said he had had a number of drinks of it at different times. Af- ter drinking it on December 4 he had become sick. He said he had seen the prisoner sick from drink- ing it at different times. and he had seen him fall down at one time from "a sort of bad turn" but did not think it was a fit.

He continued by saying that af- ter. drinking the bottle of wine with a friend on Prince Street. near P. J. MacDonald's store. he had gone to a house near Macl..ean's Funeral Home where he had a cup of tea. H6 denied having a bottle of bay mm in his pocket when-he arrived at'Weeks' home in the evening and did not remember having trouble with Mrs. Weeks because she ob- jected to him drinking bay rum in her home.

The witness did not remember Mia. Steele being there at all. He had been asleep all evening on the couch in the front room. down- stairs, and awake and went home at approximately 11 p. in. He denied meeting Mrs. Steele and the pris-

in the evening.

when he returnedjto the weeks' home ahoetly before midnight the witness said he found the prisoner rather queer, and not normal. He eaidhehadaglassy lookinhis eyes and was pacing the floor say- ing he had killed a man.

James leGonneil's Evidence

Janice McConnell. a former farmer at North Wlltshlre, was the next witness to be called by the Prosecution. and said he -had been staying at his sister's home on UPPGI Queen Street at the time. He said that Mrs. Stanley Steele was also s sister. '

Witness stated he had known the prisoner for some four or five years and his testimony followed closely that given by William Hewett up to the arrival of the prisoner. 1-lowatt. and the witness at the home of Oollins in the afternoon.

I-lei said that shortly. after mid- night he had been at his sister's home on Alley Street. talking with his nieces maria and-Dianne. Steele when acrneone knocked on the door. Hewett was at the door and the three of them accompanied him beck to the home of the prisoner.

When he walked in Mrs. weeks was crying and the prisoner was walking up and down. Mrs. Weeks told him Blllly had come home and said he had killed a men. Witness asked prisoner about it and he said it was true. he had . killed him. Witness asked him who he had

- killed but he would not tell him

but said to ask his wife, she would not say who lt was either and told witness to ask Billie.

Later he passed the prisoner a cup of tea and then a cigarette, both of which were thrown on the floor. The prisoner kept pacing the floor and sometime later said he hld killed Jim Mullins. Witness asked him if it was on the street and the prisoner said it was not. He then asked weeks if he would show him and he said "Sure". Pris- oner then asked witness if he would go to the Police Station and report

Witness had gone with the pris- oner to Douglas street to see if the man was dead. He stayed near the house while Weeks went in. About five minutes later prisoner came out and said it was true, he was dead. He asked Weeks to go to the station with hlrn but he would not, and he walked back with the prisoner to his home.

Previous to this time the witness said hi: had asked the priscmex how he did it and he said with his fingers. He had also asked him if anyone had been with him at the time and the prlscner said he had been alone.

After taking Weeks home. the wItnee.;Im5;I,1d he had gone to the Police Station and met two officers and another man there and he went with them to Mullins' home. He saw the decease-', clothed in pants and underwear, lying on a pile of junk.

Gross examined by Mr. hell; the witness said his mother had been buried Just previous to December 4. and he had been staying it his sister's until December 5 when he was to leave for Piclou. He had known Wears for some time and had always found him to be a gen-

tleman. and easy to get along with On the night of Dec. 4 he did not think Weeks was acting normally

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mid he found it difficult to believe what the wisoner was saying, and had heard no mention in the Weeks' borne of a Frenchman. '

Asked by Justice Tweedy why he had not gone into Mullins' home, the -witness said he did not want to get mixed up in it. Justice Tweedy then suggested 00 the Attorney Gen- eral it might be a good idea to ob- tain expert iestimony as to the re- sults of the drinking of shake. as tho: testimony given on this subject by the witness was not conclus.ve.

Afternoon session

Roms Steele. 21. it Alley Street. was the first witness to be called in the afternoon. are-said she had returned to her home at 10:46 that 8V0lil.n(.Vlth her sister Dianna and Mcoonnell was there with her mother. Her mother and father had later retired. Witness opened the door after hearing a knock short- ly after midnight and William How- att was there. The four of them went to the Weeks' home and wit- ness entered the house first. She found Mrs. Weeks and the prisoner both crying. and Mrs." weeks said Billy was going on and saying he had killed a man, She told Mrs. Weeks not to listen to him. Pris- oner was sitting in a chair with his head bowed and he looked up and said. "It's true." Prisoner had appeared strange and no-one be- lleved what he was saying.

A little later witness said she was in the parlor alone with the prisoner, both of them sitting down, and she asked him to tell his wife the truth. He said it was the truth and that he had done it with those -holding out his fingers. Witness said she did not know at that time who was killed. she had stayed un- til the prisoner and Mcoonnell had returned from Mullins' home and then Mccvonnoll had walked to her home with her.

Under cross examination the witness said the prisoner did not appear sober and acted strangely when she had seen him at his home. He had paced the floor and kept running his hands through his hair. She said she had heard he was subject to turns or fiis.. She stated she had been in the parlor with him for about ten minutes and no one else had come in.

Asked about the actions of her mother during the evening witness said she had been there when she (the witness) had left at nine o'clock, and was there when she returned at about a quarter to eleven. Her mother had not been out in the afternoon. as far as she knew. and had been home for sup- per.

Dianna Steele. 18. sister of the previous witness. was then heard and bore out her sister's testimony. She said Mrs. Weeks had told her her husband would have her crazy if he did not stop it, and that he kept, going on saying he killed a man. The prisoner told this wit- ness it was true.

Cross examined by Mr. Bell, the witness said during the time her sister was in the parlor her Uncle Jim (James McGonnell) had ask- ed her to make some tea. The fire was out at the time. Witness said she had visited her aunt in, the afternoon and her mother was home when she returned.

She said she had always found the prisoner well behaved and he visited her home quite often. She

oner and his wife on Prince street

although he could walk. Witness

had also visited the Weeks' and

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35E i-..51';i'i.:”-"'..e-1'3 JIICDII Illl ' Tm you couldn't go into a nicer place. Wiine.ss.staied she had heard Mrs. Weeks-.sey her husband was sub- ject to flu or epilepsy or some- thing like that. When she had ar- rived there during the night of December 4 she had found the prisoner acting quite strangely Ind thought there was something wrong with him as he was not acting as usual.

Describes Prisoners Condition

Mrs. Mary Acorn who lived at 43 Douglas Street on December 4 was called. and said she had lived with her husband in an upstairs apartment, the lower half of the house being occupied by Mr. Henry Murnaghan and his wife and fam- ily. On Dec. 4 the Murnaghans were out and two girls were baby sitting for them. -

The. girls came up at about 10:45 p.m. and asked her to go down with them as the prisoner was there and they did not want to be alone with him. She had gone down and the prisoner had asked her to open a bottle of coke. which was on the table. for him. The prisoner then asked for a cigarette and sat and talked while he smoked.. He talked mainly about his family.

The prisoner spoke alright and was quiet. but the witness had thougfhthe was drunk because he staggered a bit. His face was dirty and he had a spot of blood on the side of his nose. -

Cross-examined, the witness said she had known the prisoner for some time and found him very friendly when he visited the Murnaghans at different times. She noticed nothing unusual about his appearance during the evening of Dec. 4. He stayed approximately fifteen minutes and when he left 'asked them to fell Henry he cal- led. Mildred Brown. one of the baby sitters. was the next lo testify. and said she had arrived with Bernice Gallant at the Murna- ghans' home at about 8:30. The Murnaghans leiit at about 8:45 and relurned shortly after eleven.

The prisoner had arrived short- ly before eleven and they had gone for Mrs. Acorn because they were afraid to stay with him. She also noticed the spot of blood' on his face.

Under cross examination. the witness said she had known the prisoner and his family by sight for some lime. He had seemed normal and not excited when he arrived at the Murnaghans. but she thought him drunk because he siaggcred. .

Bernice Gallant. i7. 43 l-2 Doug- las Street. was ihen called. and she told of going with Miss Brown to the Murnaghans. Under cross ex- amination she said she had kept house for them before but this was the first time Weeks had cal- led while she was there. He did not seem to 'be in a hurry.

Gilbert Smilli. proprietor of a raiaurant on the corner of Upper Queen and Chestnut was . lhcn heard as he testified the prisoner had been in his restaurant on the evenlnglof December 4 between eleven and twelve o'clock. He said Weeks ate french fried potatoes. and apple pie with ice cream. and when he left took french fries and three toffee a-pples wli-h.hlm. He paid forthis purchases with a two dollar bill, and the witness noticed he had a scab on the side of his nose. g

Questioned by Mr. Bell, the wit- ness said he could not remember Weeks having been in his restau- rant before.

Police Chief's Evidence

Chief of Police C. W. MacArthur was called next and told the court he had been called from his home at 5 a.m. on December 5. Prisoner had been in a cell at the station when he arrived. He recalled I small spot of blood on the right side of the prisoner's nose. and a scratch above his right eye. The marks on his forehead did not look frcsih but the mark on his mm1

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R.C.N. personnel from the Mari- time Provinces serving in the dc- siroyer H.M.C.S. Nooilsa who ar- rived in the Far East the week-end of January 14 are shown in the Above photo.

First row. left to right: Able Seaman Kenneth MacLeod. Saint John: AB Henry Crockett, Saint

John: AB Harold Bailey. Truro; AB Clyde William. Halifax: AB Paul Beehely, Truro; Ldg. Sea.

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AB William Anderson. Glace Bay; A3 Edward Hall. St. Peters. N.s.; AB Stephen MacNeil, Port Hawkes- bury, N.S.: AB Sanford McGraln, D'Escousse. N.S.; AB Allan Mac- Lellan. Sydney Mines, and AB Ear: Conrad. Lockepori. N.S.

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nose looked to be of recent origin.

Chief MacArthur stated the prisoner had been arrested on suspicion that he had murdered James Mullins. He was later charged following the coroner's inquest. He had taken the prison- er out of his cell between 8 and 7 am. and had him brought into his office. He read him a warning in regard to statements. and the prisoner signed it. This warning and the statement made by the prisoner were submitted as ev- idence.

Cross examined by Mr. Bell. the witness said the prisoner had no objection to making a statement when asked to do so. He appear- ed sober, and there was no signs of intoxication at that time. On checking police records since 1936, he found I few minor offences against Weeks but no criminal record.

in answer to a question by Mr. Bell. he said he had never noticed any difference in men brought in drunk from drinking "shake" and those brought in undeig the in- fluence of Government liquor. He stated the drinking of bay rum caused a lot of trouble in this city.

Hugh Macxinnon. employed by merchants of one of the main city blocks .as night watchman. was the last witness to be heard. and he stated he worked in conjunc- iion with the City Police and re- ported” to the station every hour. At 4:10 a.m. on December 5 he had reported to the station and Mc- Gonnell came in soon after. Wit- ness went with two officers and McGonncll io Mullins' home. He had been the second of the group to enter the house and saw the body of Mullins lying on the floor as shown in the photograph in- troduced as evidence.

The others had left but he had been asked to remain to see no one entered the house. No one ap- proached the house while he was there and the other men returned in about fifteen minutes.

Cross examined. he said there was a covering of dust over every- thing in the house and a small fire was burning in the base- burner in the hall. Asked about "shake" drinking. the witness said he finds a tremendous amount of bottles in the gangways on his round. '

The court adjourned uniil l0:30 this morning.

(In yesterday's report Mrs. A. Bruce was quoted as stating that Mr. Mullins had told he'r' he be- lieved his money was being taken by William Weeks. This was an error and should have read. "he believed his'monoy was being ta- ken by Weeks")

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storage plants. ,

,The yield exceeded 1.000.000 lbs. and the cash value to pickers alone was approximately 3100.000.

Certain areas in this Province were banned from marketing due no infestation of blueberry maggot. We have taken this matter up with the Department of Industry and Natural Resources and they are giving consideration to dusting and burning in and eliminate this maggot.

Cranberries were an excellent yield. but the market wasdull. The price to pickers was 5-6c per lb. The yield was estimated at 240.000 lbs. and a large quantity was packed into cranberry sauce. The value to the Province was about "5.

Cucumbers

Due to misses attributed to low temperature. stub worms. cic.. the yield was only about to percent of that of 1949. Matthews wells Com- pany purchased 1.oso.ooo lbs. Cash value 34130. The price to grower next season is increased 320.00 per ton.

lloney

The aversgegyleld per colony of 10 lbs. was lower than the prev- ious years and the estimated yield 'was 55,500 lbs. The quality was good but the percentage of white and extra white was lower than in previous years. The value of this year's hoasy ucticn we estim- ate at app n-lately 812,000.

use

order in control .

proximately 500 acres and reduci- ion in yield results in an estimated total yield 30 per cent below i949. Blight in Irish Cobblers and Green Mountain varieties was serious in some fields and caused financial loss to many growers. The contin- ued dry period the last week of August and September can be credited for controlling this dam- age and the stock In storage is not showing unusual development. The highest percentage in shrinkage was found to be due to mechanical injury in harvesting and rough handling in storing and grading. The shipments compared with last season are as follows:

To December 31. 1949. 1.730 cars

to Canadian points. 534 cars ex-

fire" gunners - man who

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A reduction in planting of ap-

Canada needs more men like these "sure-

freedom enough to fight for it.

You can take your place beside men liIie.tliese-- as a member of a field gun's crew-by reporting

port. Total. 2.264 cars.

To December 31, i960. 1193 cars to Canadian points, 511 cars to ex-

port. Total. l.704 ours.

in addition. 223.000 bushels were

manufactured into starch.

Turnlps - Encouraged with the higher.

than usual prices for the 1949 r!.'rcp.'I the acreage was increased romp 12,200 in 1949 to 12.500 in 1950. The STANDARD WATCH yield was excellent but damage caused by Infestation of turnip sERvy(;E maggot resulted in financial loss to many growers. The price for