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I Tilt 11LRALD 10 Its Acton Dominion Hotel murder trial underway HAWAII Herald Special The opening salvos were fired Monday in Milton Court before Mr Jus Coulter Osborne In a murder which the crown speculates may last Cosimo Mercuri Mai Ion Michael McCrysial Acton to the charge of second degree in the death of Howard Gibbons in a lire which rayed Acton Dominion llolel Aug 19 1979 Crown Paul Stunt the Jury of lour women and eight men he will use circumllahtial evidence to prove the trio deliberately the fire to claim insurance money to owner Mer curl The crown be saying Mr Gibbon death was lional Mr Stunt just that the arson deliberate and since Mr Gibbon death re sulted from it thai makes it murder In his opening remarks Mr Stunt said Mr curl bought he hotel in March or Ho link out a first fir and a d for Both gages were due April Mr paid only Interest on both loans with money coming out i the hotel shareholder s loan account an considered to be part of the hotel equity That ac count was in default by the time of the fire Mr didn provide his expand the business in order gel out of his financial Mr Stunt said Ai though Mr Mercuri recuveda building permit In 1978 and called tenders for extensive renovations to his hotel on Acton Mom Street North he the money to Mr Mercuri was able to arrange a loan from the fed era Business liankfor200000inApnl 1979 but that quite cover his mortgages A second for had to be arranged Mr Mercuri arranged a private loan which fell due the end of August A state- mint of facts agreed to by the crown and all three defence attorneys said Mr had payments of a month to make as a result of his loans The statement also said the Ontario Liquor Licencing Board planned to suspend Mr lounge licence for 14 days in August In opening statement Mr Stunt said Mr tried to use the legal allies of sale or expansion to increase his business and when they failed the crown will show he tried to hire a professional arsonist to either burn or bomb the building That too went sour when hi raise the man fee Mr Stunt charged After thai he approached Mr McCrjstol both of were residents and employees of the hotel and undertook the arson him self with their assistance Mr Stunt said the arson was supposed to clear up Mr woes and leave him with a clean lot on which to build a plaza or new hole Mr Slant predicted he will call more than witnesses during Ihc trial only three took the stand Monday regional police Sar gen nt Bruce Richards told the court that records had been seized from the Mercuri home at Lot Con Oct 12 1979 and a number of banking Institutions legal firms and firms between Oct 1979 and February 1982 Mr Mcrcun lawyer Muhail Muldavcr attempted unsuccessfully to make Richards It is unusual to find records of a business alter Sat Richards hi thought the boxes of business records winch he seized had come from the hotel after the fin but he would offer no Comment on when were removed from the fire scene or why no Investigators had taken Oct 12 It knar da also slowed the court plans for a plain made out to Plaza Apartments and dated March 1979 which he seized from Mr a car In October 1979 He also soiled a set of This leather painting will hang in the Hilton Li briry Cultural Centre A glfl from Brampton bated leather worker artlil Hick piece was lown during a special ceremony al Ibe fjeorgclown Market Place branch of he Canadian Bank of ommrrce which has been howlng some of Mr Brrgbammer Accepting donation on behalf of Mayor Pom fro who unable attend ml mayor llm milling Joined by I Iff I to right Commerce loans officer IKmnaVarty Mr and wife The exhibit the bank li unique and often a rare opportunity to view art lit technique Hera Id photo THANKS RICK plans by a architect In January I960 A third act of plans entitled Dominion Hotel Acton were also seized The crown second witness Gordon pathologist testified that Mr Gibbons then died of illation The presence of cirbon in his nose windpipe and lungs indicated Mr Gib bons wu- nine and breathing at the time of the fin and carbon monoxide from the lire placed oxygen in his system therefore all him also testified that tests showed Mr Gibbons had mlllllitres per thou sand of alcohol in his blood when he died An upper level of BO per thou sand is the legal limit far drunk driving and at 150 to 173 mlllllitres blood alcohol average person would be In a said The crowns third witness was Hal ton regional police Constable Bill McGrath who look for the In vcstigntors Brampton lawyer John Smith is Mr lawyer Piter Is repre senting Mr Jelinek receives support Of The Herald MP Otto JUlnck says his office has received calls supporting the Conservative parly block nig of Parliamentary bus The House of Commons has not conducted any busl since 4 last Tuesday ftiro as the Tories pro est the way the government Is present 1 the Energy Security Tory House Leader Erik Nielsen has been receiving calls from all over r supporting the move Mr All Ladles WINTER BOOTS Ladies 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