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"Olin Cassford, 15, Youthful Victim Of Sad Tragedy- ,Was Struck Down While Riding Bicycle About! I-2 Mile From City—-Car Driver To Be Ar- raigned On Manslaughter Charge.

:1 mgic accident occurred 593' h“, evening about 8.30 when '4'“; csssford, 15. while ridlnB 911 ‘wycle on the paved section of h, Mgjpeqlle Road was struck bdy . w- mvm by Charles McDonal . cm, and fatally injured. The V16- h m picked no by -wv:c-‘-:' ‘an moments after the accident guy-red, but passed away while bo- g removed to the Prince Edward fluid Hospital, a subsequent au- hpsy showing thatdeatb was due bu. fractured skull and injury to pm brain. ' mules McDonald, City, the driv- of the‘ car. will be arraigned is morning for a. preliminary‘ tearing 0n a charge of man- ilsughter. " It appears from the evidence brought out yesterday at the in- (uest before Coroner Dr- J. C. tiousion that the Ford car driven by McDonald was proceeding northward on the Malpeque Rood it a rate oi 25 to so miles an hour and struck the bicycle ridden by lack Cassford which was also 17:0- reeding in the same direction on the right side oi the road. The lad was hurled to the pavement and the bicycle was dragged some dis- tance by the car. Conflicting ev- idence was given regarding the dis- tance that the car proceeded be- fore stopping. estimates varying be- tween I50 and 400 yards. \ According to the story told by Hun! McDonald and Forrest Mc- glllld. who were with Charles Mc- iuld in the car, the first named s: m" °1 the w’. went back on Md some distance to ascer- mn bigot had occurred, and then , "me to the car, while Forrest 2213001813. believing that an am- _, a occurred, went to a zllfizglilguse to telephone for med- ance. Before he could :11"! Charles McDonald had “um WHY. In the meantime two heal’; "om H. M. s. Delhi had ‘he the crash and had found s“ lgconsclous llld on the s... ‘m; “"5 ‘implied. in one of '8“ it llhe bOY was removed hkthg MP]:- Tltite driver oi one oi the -~ Y1 8 er th Pod, "It license numb“? has“ and 80f. _ drove

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away. The number was given to

Inspector Haywood, and Constable Cummings of the Provincial Police, who happened to be at the Hospi- tal, and who immediately act out to locate the car and owner. In a short time tho car was found, with windshield broken and lights bent, before the residence of McDonald. who was at that time in his home, and who was subsequnetly placed under arrest by Commissioner Trninor at the office.

The coroner's inquest began be- fore Dr. J. C. Houston f, terday morning at 10 o'clock at the Mc- Lean Funeral Home, and after ad- journment oonclud “ last evening.

'I'he jurymen empannelled were: E. D. Stern-s (foreman), George Dewar, Thomas White. Karl Kelly. M. W- Recrdon,'A. A- Hennessey, Angus McEaohern.

Following was the verdict brought down by the jury:

We your jury sworn ‘to inquire into tho death of John Cassiord,

the McIntyre Highway, find that after viewing the body and consid- ering all the evidence placed before us. death was directly caused by fracture of skull and injuries to the brain as c. result of being struck by a motor car driven by Charles McDonald. Owing to the increasing number oi fatal and serious accidents due to motor cars being driven by drunken and oth- erwise incompetent drivers, we strongly urge upon the authorities in the interest of public safety that only those proved competent should receive licenses, and when any tail in this that the license be revoked.

We further recommend that ev- ery porson seeking a. license, should have a rigid eye test, and cars should be inspected with respect to brakes, lights. etc., and we also re- commend that compulsory insur- ance be taken out on all cars.

Robert McKenzie, St. Peters, sworn, had at about 8.30 when com- ing in from Upton Farm, in a. car driven by his son on the McIntyre Highway, heard a crash and saw a. bicycle on the bumper of a car which was going out the road- They had seen a body fail to the sido of the road. They stopped at once. witness had sent his son af- ter the car which had not stopped till it got 5 or 6 chains away. His son had got the number. Somebody had gone to the telephone to re- port the nccident and the boy was taken to the Hospital by Mr. Coles. The car had stopped some dis- tance up the road, but had started almost as soon as his son had got the number.

Aldus McKenzie, St. Peters, son of the first witness. (sworn), had been taking his father home from work. I-le had seen another car coming, heard a crash, law a bi- cycia on the bumper, sndsaw the body on the bumper. witness ran after tha other car which had stopped. and got the number, 8170 or I179. While drlying witness had seenthe other car coming. It was travelling fairly fut. When witness got the number, there was‘ some- body out of the oer. lie had heard a voice‘ ‘fiat in there." witness thought t there was more than one in the car. The car was on the right aide of the road when the crash occurred.

Lorne Colon. Hilton, sworn, was ‘coming in to town nbou a 0. There

which took place Aug. 23. 1931, cn'

was one car on the scene oi the accident when witness arrived. He examined the injured lad, and took him to the Hospital. There was life in him when he was taken to the car. Two sailors and another man accompanied the witness to the Hospital. Witness had seen nothing unusual about any oi the cars he had met before the accident.

Francis J. Harris, sailor on H. M- S. Delhi, had been walking on a road outside the city. He had heard an impact and saw a bl- eycle hanging on the front’ mud guard. Witness examined the boy, and. his friend ran after the car. However, his friend met a "civilian chap" who had already procured the number. 3779. A gentleman took the boy to that Hospital in a car, and the witness and his friend had accompanied him. The accident had occurred on the road about fiva or six yards behind him. The car was going pretty fast, between 30 and 40 miles an hour, witness estimated. The car had not stopped, ‘till it‘ had travelled 30o or 4on1 yards. Witness believed that it: would not be possible to strike theI bicycle without knowing it. Witness had been walking on the left side; of the road. while the bicycle had‘ been carried on the right mud guard.

Dr- G. F. Dewar with Dr. Yeo hed performed an autopsy on the; body of John Cassford. The boy‘ was about 15 years of age, Well nourished. On the forehead was n wound about 15 inches long. There was a wound on the lip, a bruise on the right cheek, and a bruise on the left elbow, and one on the lower left abdomen. On opening the skull an effusion oi blood was found, and a. fracture above the right ear. The fracture divided in- to two portions There was e. lacer- ation of the embrane covering the brain.

Death was due to fracture of the skull and injury to the brain sub- stance.

ni-thui- Frederick not of n. rvr. s. Delhi, corroborated the evidence of Officer Harri-s. The bicycle had fal- len off the car after it had trav- elled about 40 yards, witness testi- fied. The car proceeded about 300 or 400 yards before stopping. Wit- ness stopped another car, and sev- eral other cars came along. No- body seemed to know what to do. Two clergyman wont to phone for assistance, and a gentleman vol- unteered to take the boy to the Hospital. Witness believed that the boy was dead before he was brouaht to the Hospital. After seeing that the boy had been looked alter, witness ran after the car which had stopped about 800 or 400 yards up the road. The driver of the car drove away.

Inspector Ursklne Haywood oi Provincial Police, sworn, had been at Prince Edward Island Hospital visiting, when he was informed cf the accident. As there were sever- cl men around the door who bad some knowledge of the accident witness had got their names.

They procured the number of the m, e710. neutered by Mrs. NilcDonald, Souris.

Constable Cummings believed that they were living at the lower end of I-Illlsbcro Street. At the cor- ner of Water and Hillsboro Ste the officers found car No.‘ 8710. The windshield wla broicen, and the

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(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Que, Aug. 23- Lfldli Gwendolyn Jellicoe, daughter of Admiral of the fleet, Earl Jel- licoe. is a patient in the Ross Memorial Pavilion of the Royal Victoria Hospital, here. Bhe is luf-

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Premier Bennett is spend!!! a. well earned rest locking into conditions In the west.

This means that the Prem- ier ls running true to form. llis idea. of a holiday is more work, so that some people might argue that he has been on holidays over since July l year-logo.

To be described as a "glut- ton for work" may be a du- bious compliment. It ma! mean that a. man ‘is overtu- lng his capabilities. But Prom- ier Bennett seems to thrive on 'what would kill the ordinary inslfiauar.

Take a. look at his record during the past year and you'll understand why he doesn't drink, smoke or play golf.

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ierlng from an attack cf gastritis whim develflbed at sea and was “ken W hOSPlW-l bl! Countess Jel- llcoe upon, arrival .here Saturday’ night. Lady Gwendolyn is being attended by Dr. Edward Archibald. It was announced tonight she had Spent a. “fairly comfortable day."

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Means May Be Found By Dominion Govt. o f Safeguarding Canadian D a. i r y Producers And Still Give Concession to New Zcaland. j

MONTREAL. Aug. 22--An- nouncement from Ottawa, mat negotiation of a tie-that. treaty with New Zealarld is planned to occupy the attention oi the Gov- ernment of Canada and that sis- ter Dominion as soon as possible

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AIHVIEDABAD. India. August 23 -Mahatma Gandhi set out today in a third class railway compart- ment with his mattress, spinning wheel and his can of goat's milk, on his way to Simla. to confer with Earl Wlllingdon, Viceroy of India-

The Mahatma. as representative of the Hindu Nationalist Congress Party, will leave for London on August so to attend the second round table conference ii agree- ment can be reached between him- self and the Viceroy regarding Gandhi's charges of violations by the authorities of the Delhi truce between the Government and the Congress.

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IONDON, Aug. 23. (Canadian Press Cabin-Sir Richard Squires, Premier of Newfoundland official- ly announced here yesterday, that Sir Percy Thompson, deputy chair- man of thegBoal-d of Inland Rev- enue there slnoe 1919 has been selected to collaborate with the New- foundland Government in connec- tion _wlth its new fiscal program. dealing with revenue and expend- iture in public debt.

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in the coming autumn, is of consid- ierable interest to local butter cir- I cles. i At the present time; in fact, ‘since last October, a duty of 8 [cents per lb. has been imposed by ‘Ciflldfl 0n New Zealand butter, a ldllty which has been successful in [keeping such butter out of the

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ly responsible for stimulating more butter production in Canada and placing the Dominion again in a position to export butter rather than import it.

It appears likely that the 8 cent dull! will be reduced somewhat in the new trade treaty with New Zealand. The duty against Aus- tralian butter was recently estab- lished at 5 cents per lb. it is the lmPfE-‘ision of the trade that the New Iceland duty will be reduced from 2 cents to 5 cents per lb., Flu-fling New. Zealand butter and Australian butter on the same has. is. Such a reduction would not be found objectionable to the dairy interests in Canada, as it is con. 514cm! lune enough w protect the Canadian butter nldustry, and at the same time it is realized that c. cuicession in this regard will doubtless bring corresponding eon. cessiona by New Zealand on Can. we" 8W“ ceeklnc a market in that Domnlion.