_ GIVEN HIS HEARING

J rial of Assailant of Section Foreman
< Held Tuesday and Wednesday
Before Magistrate Hoskins

' The hearing of the case against the
_hegro,Sam Morris, who is ‘charged
with the shooting of Rod McDonald,
foreman of line gang on the U.T.P., on
July 15, was held at Hazelton on. Tues-

day of this week, before §. H, Hoskins, ;

government agent and stipendary mag-
istrate for this district. “‘The segsion of
the court was held in the court room
commencing. at two o’clock p.m. The
examination of witnesses was .condvct-
ed-by Chief Constable Minty.
The charge was read to the prisoner
by ‘the magistrate,:: The negro. present-
ed a cheerful appearance—as if the pro-
ceedings were merely a matter of. form
aad that his release would follow as a
matter of course. ‘The police have tok-
en good: care of him, as ‘they. would in
‘any. cage}: ‘and © he seemed. about. ‘the
most comfortable man in the roorn.
The. firat witness was Rod McDonald,
who has. recovered from the assault,
‘and .who told his story.: He said that
‘prisoner came to him asking for-a job
on. Sunday, July 12... He was. engaged
and téld to report on day following,
which he did. Worked. for. two days
and-on being reproved for carelessness,
gave an-impudent answer and asked for
his’ time, which was given. Said there
“were easier. ways of ‘making money
than working on the railway. Stayed
at the section house on Tuesday. night.
Wednesday when the force, McDonald
‘and four men, left to go to work, Mor-
tis stayed behind, Coming back. for
dinner McDonald went to his room
above the house and found ‘that his-re-
volver and ammunition was gone, and

~-MORRIS THE NEGRO

. wanted a ride.
’ | blankets.

eft thigh, the third’ through ‘his : chest

-|jumped into thebush,,shouting to the

they attempted to follow. He (MeDon-

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‘Prince ceRupert s New Hotel

the hand. it and with four men started
west to. give. the ‘alarm to: the: nearest
wire station. ‘On the way was told by
‘a’ Section “man “that” Morris ° had gone
west ‘along. the line. Ran on further
and overtook Morris, asking him if ‘he’
Morris carried, a roll of
“Morris got on the. car ‘and in,

doing so put his hand into. his- overalls,
Witness suspected: that the negro had:
the gun there, and tried to-catch hold.
of him before he could draw.’ Morris,’

|however, slipped off the car and atarted

shooting, while backing. up.

The first bullet struck him (MeDonald) ! |
on the right wrist, the gecond on the

and two went wide, five shots in all..
Morris continued backing after MeDon-
ald had fallen ‘at. th2. third shot, and

others that he would shoot’ them :too if

ald) was put on'a hand car and taken
to Telkwa, where his wounds had im-
mediate attention. He was. ‘taken. to
Sraithers on the night of. the 15th, and
next day was sent to the penérai, hos
pital, being confined there far three
weeks as a result of the shooting.. He
identified a bullet produced as the one
taken from his wound by the doctor in
the hospital. He marked it at the time. |

Nick Rendcumis. one ofthe men on
the car, gave evidence almost identical |
in detail with that given by. McDonald.
Other witnesses were two of the men
of the gang, and who had gone out in.
the chase of Morris, Details were sup-
plied’ of the final arrest of. Mortis by
Constables Fairbairn ‘and Russell, and
his being brought to Hazelton by Con-
‘stable Lavery, ‘where he has been held. .

As the taking of the evidence was
done by the magistrate, who was. most
painstaking to get it down accurately,
the héaring occupied the afternoon un-
til nearly six o’clock. Being not then
finished. it was: adjourned ‘until. Wed-

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ngat. nine 0 "clock
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expresai t]
‘was necéal ary to have an interpreter:
for’ the: thik’) man.” To get- this-’ fell to
Constable Lavery, who took’- a hand
speeder on ‘Tuesday night and ‘pumped
himself. -along: ‘the ine, up: grade, -:to

Beaumont, where he found an: ‘assiat-

ant foreman‘,who was qualified. He
came back ‘to New Hazelton. with the’

constable, the two getting, in’ at two
o'clock ‘on Wednesday morning. ; Cor- 1.
Lavery ‘temarks that itis rather. a lone-,
some ride going through the. tunnels. in
the black darkness. ;
‘On:Wednesday: morning farther evi-
dence. was taken... It-was-so: “eonclusive
aa to the” ‘commission of. the- deed . that:
the magistrate: ‘committed the prisoner
for trial before . a court of. cornpetent
jurisdiction. He may elect to take
summary trial, or go over to a sitting
ofthe first regular court in due course
Mr. MeDonald:is to be. ‘congratulated |"
a3 an extraordinary. lucky . man in that
he is today, at:the worst, convalescent,
despite’ the fact that five shots were
pumped “at: him. trom ‘a: high- -ealibre

‘ome automatic at very ‘close range.”
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~ OVERHEARD. AROUND
NEW HAZELTON |
+

Ht.

“Miss E.Nixon and Miss M. Ham are
spending a week at ‘the Silver Standard,
the guest of Mrs. W. 5. Haskins... -

cee es ee

: \ a .

Gilbért Burrington has’ received: the
appointment as game. warden for. this
Gistrict, . He will leave Aldermere and
reside at Hazelton hereafter. oo

afi

Two Hazelton men have. gone to: join
the colors, being ‘Stanley, Geary, of. the
government office staff,-and Constable
| R. Ponder, both of the’ naval reserve.
|They were given a send off by” theie
friends on Monday evening.

"Officers for the. Hazelton Rifle Asso-
ciation have been elected: for. the: ensu-
ing year, these being A. ‘R ‘Macdonald,:
captain; Chas; Reid, ‘vice- captain; as i
E, Hollida, ‘secretary - ‘treasurer... The
executive comtnittee is composed of S.
‘H. Hoskins, G. R. Middleton, L. ‘D.
Fulton: and .H..C. Kinghorn, Practice
will be held for the balance of the sea-
son on Saturday a and Sunday afternoons.

SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE

Rev, J. Knox Wright’ Wright Spoke. Interest
ingly of Ais, Rartteular. Work -

At the Presbyterian church, ast . Sun:
day evening, the service was ‘taken: by-
Rev. J. Knox: Wright, district secretary

for the British ‘and: Foreign. Bible So-| ~:~.“
ciety, and who is on. his. annual: trip} °°
through this part of the province in aid |: 7».
of the funds of the ‘society. His ad-|.. .

dress was one ‘of great: interest as
affording - information . with ‘regard to

the aims and. ‘operations | of the society |:

and of the parent society as well. . His
appeal for. supoort ‘was timely: and con-
vineingly made. ~ During - service Mrs.
Warner gave. a beautiful song, an old
favorite, ‘Face to Face,’ adding to
the pleasure’ and interest of the service,

Tei is | underatood that the contribution to

+ district famous: :

NEW HAZELTON has. lead and. silver. de-
“posits that: are larger and: cover. a greater ter-.
* ritory than: those that: shave made ‘the Cobalt ©».
‘New: Hazelton i is the ‘distri-. 2
:  buting point. for supplies for a: country Jarger |;
: and. Ticher than all the. New: ‘England states mi

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“Several placer claims ; have’ been filed
along the. Fraser, both above and below
Port George. ‘Unconfirmed reports have
jit that: several of them, are

a a few “days gO. “with samples’ ‘Of free.
milling ore showing’ ‘gold i in a very good
amount, They have staked some thirty-
five’ claitris’ about ‘shiney miles up ‘the
Fraser, Log Taye

Papers from: ‘the souih ‘bring: news of

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Hiwe, light Plant complete with Fancy
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{453 Atbert Sty
Regime ‘Sask

and
fal) Pende

of a rich strike, of over: five feet of,ch| °° =
ore. -containing: gold, -dilver ‘and _copper ae

on’ the Rainbow group,’ ‘at 23 mile camp, |’

near Hope; B.C. A ‘sample. taken from]
across the vein gave a return of: $2,900
in gold alone. * ‘The. vein. occurs in’ a
limestone. formation. ‘and is about two
thousand, feet: up. the “mountain, Tt. is
to run n very high in copper, os es

“Indian ‘Agent CG: Cc Bary ‘from ‘Van:
couver. is in the district about. the Naas
river... He goes ‘to Kineolith ‘to negoti-
ate with’ the chief. 3 of that, tribe for the
release of the Indian: reservation ‘on
Observatory Inlet, ‘around Granby. Bay.
It is understood. that ‘the ‘Gran by -Con-

are after the propertr. There are large |)
silicia deposits ‘on the reserve and: the
company wants this: ‘for use 83 a ‘flux: in
the copper smelter. ; .

“Abtivity increases in the mines of the’
provinee.” “Seventeen: nines ‘in Kooten :

The
California mine near Nelson shipped ‘to
the. ‘smelter during the week: ‘for’ the
‘first time .this. ‘year, as: did the Silver

Copin the ‘Tardean’ ‘district? * The’ United

Mines made a shipment of sixteen tons
to the. Trail sinelter during the weelt.:

“Suits $30.00 Tb

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W. J. JEPHSO:
- Barrister. and Solicitor

of British Columbia, Alberta
..: and Saskatchewan ©:

NOTARY: PUBLIC

Room 11, Post Office Building =
Prince Rupert “and” Hazelton,’ Bc

| North-west. Territories. and. in a portion

ty thereon. -

“| mitted to
| surface rights may be: considered neces-

SYNOPSIS ‘OF. COAL: ‘MINING REG:

ULATIONS.

[Coan mining rights ot the ‘Dominion,
: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
’ alberta, the: Yukon : Territory, the

of the Province of. British: Columbia,

may ‘be leased for.a term of twenty-one _

years at-an annual rental of $1an acre.
Not, more than'2, 560 acres will he leased
to one applicant.)

Application for lease anat be made
by “the « applicant -in’. person -. to ‘ the
Agent or Sub Agent of.:the’ district in

which the rights applied. for: are situa- o
solidated Mining and Smelting Company |. te day

“ln surveyed territory. the: Jand. must
be described by sections,’ or legal:-sub-
divisidns of sections..and in unsurveyed,

territory:.the tract applied: for shall, be

staked out by the applicant himself.
- Bach-application must be accompanied
by a fee of $5 which will,be refunded. if

the rights: applied for are, not available,
ee otherwise. i ab
: v t tput

ay'and Boundary shipped - 6,102: tons of, paid on ‘the merchantable output of the

ore to the smelter ‘of’ the ‘Consolidated :
ce Mining and Smelting Com pany; at Trail,
: during ‘the | third week: ‘of July, :

“A. royalty’ -shall be

mine. at ‘the rate-of five cents per ton...
“The person operating the. mine. shall
furnish the Agent .with. sworn: ‘returns

‘aecounting for the ‘full. quantity of mer-

chantable coal mined and-pay the royal-

should --be-: furnishe i
year... a

The lease will iwoine the eoal inining
rights only, but: the. lessee“may be per-
urchase “whatever available

t.;least,, . ,onee. a

sary for the working of the mine at the
rate of $10.00 an acre...”

For fullinformation Application should
be made to the Secretary .of ‘the De-
| partment of. the Interior; Ottawa, or-to
‘any jaBent © or ‘Sub-Agent of: Dominion

Landa.
Ww. Wh. CORY:

-Apr.. 46m. :

Tf:-the coal-mining rights .
‘are not “being < ited et, ‘such returns,

a ‘Deputy ‘Minister ‘of. the’ Inteiior: a ;

.N, B; — Unauthorized : publication of .
| thie advertisement will not be paid: for’