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PAGE 14, WH1TY FME PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1990 MuLorder chareladinmnlsdet An Oshawa mani charged with courtbYida,. murder in the Deoember death of Dougfflas James Whittle, 28, oI a 78-year-old Whitby: resident 247 ITý St., Oshâwa, %î will appear in Whitby provincial remanded ini cutody last weeli after appearing for a bail hearing in Oshawa provincial court. Whittle is chargedl with first-' Arson hearing resumes in May The preliminary hearing of a Crown's evidence'against Alawar taurant. Whitby 'businessman charged and co-accused, Dennis Bluck, Bluck and Dowbý:r alo face with setting fire to his ANax 24 and Ronald Dowber, 2,bt chreofrakng nden, rn restaurant will resume in Osh- of Eckering.1 resul1tng from the fire. awa provincial court in May Alawar, 40, of InOeborougb A fourth co-aecused, Kurt Han- The hearing into charfes Die aces four charges, includ- senn, 24, of Aurora, pleaded against Walid Xlawar, began ast ing ason n conecti~nwt guilty to a single count of break- wek utwa ajourned to May janay18 irfne which caused ing and entering for which he 31 for continuation fth $300,O danget% '9 sR ecieda2-day jail term and ______________two-vears urobation. with the Dec. 22 death of krank Dowson of 915 Green St. Initially 'Dbowson's death was considered an'accidenht after a pathologist 9 report indUýated that he di 'd following a feIl at hie home. However, last week Durham Regional Police, acting on infor- mation from their Metro Toronto countérparté, arreited a suspect in Scarborough and returned hlm to Oshawa. A usquent investi gation revealed that the original find- ings of Dowson's death were in error and- that heÃ" died after being struck with ian axe. The suspect had been living in D)ow- son s home at the time. Whittle will continue to appear in court until bail is granted. A bail application must be made before the Ontario Supteme Court. Acorn orderemd to trial By Trudie Zavadovicu Douglas Acorn, will stand trial for first-degree murder i the shooting death of his common-, law wife Christine Siochowicz last summer. Provincial Court Judge Donald Dodds gave. his ruling last T'hursday saying that there was certainly sufficient evidence, dur- ing the two-day preliminary hearing last month, to support the charge of murder 1 and to commit-the 45 year-old Whitby real estate agent to trial in the Ontario Supreme Court on that charge. Durham Regional Police found the body of Soichowicz Aug. 3 i the couple's home in north Wlhitby. She had been shot once in the bck of the head. Nie witnesses testified at the preliminary hearing. A ban on publication of the evidence in the case prevents the Whitby Free Press from printing the Judges reon,ba*sed on evidence, o AAcorn is to appear in early April before an Ontario Supreme Court judge in Whitby to set a trial date. J-4éB'ZILOUI5 14>EqjDJ9«j7 c,'ý-Eriowç uL QjZI5lL[qY$!LK CUSTOM MADE DESIONS SWITEO SPECIFICALI FOR VOUR TASTES AND DESIRES HAND BEADED BRIDAL GOWNS BRIDAI ACCESSORIES CUSTOM TAILOffING TO AIL GOWNS MOTHER 0F BRIDE AND GROOM FASHIONS AFFORDABLE PRICES E XC LUSUIE LY N DURIAMREGIN AT Dianne's Bridai Couture 413 DUNOAS ST. E., WHITBY FOR YOUR EXCLUSIVE APPOItNIMEfNT CALI * 430-8985 SEE MARIA JUNG'S DESIGNS IN -TODAY'S BRIDE" MAGAZINE