Telegram-herald., 1890-09-24
BIRCHAIL'S CASE
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EImh4l a@rter ease. af.ee nearly
fo.ir Asars work larY sas seeared
EnorsiT after neea CroEa Counsel
osisr opeaed sae esas foF ths proseca-
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ne s4snp. Tue ofncefs fsa1d in Buehall's
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sdss sa4 80 nafzs n ne dsaa aasa's slqtains
in1Ie4le1 kIat tae names we're clt oaL Nlta tns
~ers fouai "a Blzehal. and theso ksys were
"a HeaNels possession vaea - ieii
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~ tas dead man's 1slher ga Ee3ruary s0 -
which bs saAa ~ s3oks - benEe.l ca tAa- daY 3
th4s tae Yonn< Eaz sas vel pleased vita lhs
szno. sad tn@s 10 had decitsd % eater iato IA
scheme. a. t1e Sane tina 4s.lag tAs father %
canIe kso0 a. oaes. Iet IN ms face % tAis
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81. @ feafu4rF III
Osleg'a address hnisted, the exanina-
tion of witnesses Was taken up and con-
tlnned tor about three hours.
The first wltness vas William McDon-
aid. who spoke Of hlmself "a a retired
farmer Hs told h0N he had acted Tor
parties IA England desiring 10 place
fzrn persons with farmers Ia Canada
and how Birchal had goRo out In
fss8 con3igned 20 him. BirehAll
then sens under tao name OF Somerset
and was accom- panied By his wife. lie
was placed by the witness with a
farmer named Wilcox. but remained on
the farm only one night he returned
% town and boarded with witness for a
time and subsequently, found boarding
house elsewhere lie said he did not
come 70 Canada to work on a farm.
Douglas q Peiley vas then called 20
'shs stand. tie. 1t will be remsm bered,
Is the other young Englishman who
with Benuen accompanied Birchall
lsnd wifo % Canada with a view
.cf entering into agricultural pur-
lsaits Pelley told the story about
now he negotiated with Birchal and
agreed with him 20 come TO Canada
under . certain consideration, and how
the party arrived IN America and pro-
'c.odsd % Buffalo BIS examination in
'cbisf was not concluded when the court
at O'Clock adjourned
Wcs0sTocK. Ont, Sept 23.-At the
cpening OK court for the morning SOS
sion. sas made the presentation OF the
grand jury's hndlngs In The cAse Of MIRA
tBirchsll accused OF being accessory 4
ltho murder Of Beawell. In this case
<he Jury returned no bill
Young Psily resumed the witness
stand It hsd been expected that Mr.
IBlsckStock ~oaid give Pelly hard
time Of is on cross-examination,
but such was not the case. and
AL we're surprised when the young
man was allowed 10 stand down
after ffteen mirsutes or so Of cross-ques.
lfioning. Evidently tt was Mr.. Black
stocks purpose - use the evidence OF
Peiiy a. che basis for the cross-sxAmina-
tion Of other witnesses. for instance,
Peliy was made 20 state that Birch all
wore overshoes. which would tend q
contradict evidence of some ot the wit
nesses, who say his boots were muddy,
throwing doubt upon the identity OF the
man who was seen in Bsnwelrs company
near the swamp.