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SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday April J IWt Crown finds cracks in hotel owners testimony By MAGGIE Herald The Crown proved last Tues day that despite Mer s denial the previous day the Acton hotel owner had an affair with a bartender he employed Statements made by Mr Mercuri his defence of a second degree murder charge In the Ontario Supreme Court were slowly eroded by Crown Attorney Paul Stunt during an aggressive crossexamination Mr Mercuri and hotel employee Michael are charged with degree murder in the death of hotel resident Howard Gibbons it during a fire destroyed the hotel on Aug A third defendant Leonard ST was acquitted March Mr vehemently denied having an affair with his bartender Heather More- land of Guelph He remained silent when Mr Stunt told htm he was under surveillance by the Hal ton Regional Police the night his home was searched and boxes of records and building plans were In October 1979 Johan Trspman told the court he treated Mr Mercuri In July and August when he broke a bone In his hand and had to wear a cast Dr said the cast went on July or and was removed Aug White it t be Imposs for a man to lift boxes or filling drawers weighing up to 20 pounds shortly after the cast was removed he felt It would be painful Mr said be reraov such items from the rubble at the hotel when It was relumed to him a few days after the cast was removed Mr admitted a criminal record and said he was convicted and received a suspended sentence in Septum 1976 for a charge of theft over In February 1961 he was WOO and put on probation when he pleaded Defendant McCrystal reveals little in testimony Just how much defendant Michael McCrystal actually remembers of the fire that destroyed Acton s Dominion Hotel Aug 1979 came into serious question last Wed nesday a he testified In his own defense in a murder trial in the Ontario Supreme Court Even Mr McCrystal lawyer John Smith had trouble making his client to things he taw or heard rather than things he had been told by others or pieced together from events We recalled going la Lea Crlpps room on the second floor of the hotel with sand wiches and a jug of beer after the preliminary cleaning was done when the hotel closed He heard Mr Mercuri car leave five minutes or so after he reached the room and knew It was Mr Mercurt because of muffler trouble He soon the sound of the alarm and went out immediately to check whether It might be a false alarm resulting from a prankster activating a pull switch somewhere In the three years he lived at the hotel he estimated such false alarms had because prank When he could find no cause he went to check his roam then checked the washroom to see If someone had fallen asleep on the floor or in the bath tub as some times happened He noticed smoke blowing in the open bathroom window on the second floor but saw no cause for it The alarm rang for a minute or less he said After seeing smoke he rushed to the third floor in search found It full of smoke and the metal clad door at the top of the stairway warm to touch Mr McCryslalcouIdseeno flames or source for the smoke It Just seemed to be coming from everywhere He then began going down the hail knocking on doors and opening them If he found something such as mottr ess on fire he might have been able to extinguish It he said although he never removed any of the hand fire extinguishers around the hall from their moorings He did knock on Howard Gibbons door but when he received no answer he assumed Mr Gibbons was Although he could find nothing there was obviously something wrong when there was all that smoke on the third floor he said He went down to the pay telephones In the lobby and called the fire department Mr McCrystal denied a statement about having to cover for a little longer attributed to him by a Station Hotel waitress In earlier testimony If he had made any refer to cover or cover It would have been in connection with whether burned out hotel residents were covered by the hotel a insurance policy he said If I been going to say anything to anyone Bert Lade to whom the remark was directed be the one I d say It to Mr McCrystal said Mr had lost an eye and possibly suffered brain damage In an accident he added When asked if he knew the hotel was going to be burned or had anything to do with It taking fire Mr replied I did not so help me God Good Friday Morning PANCAKE BREAKFAST Knox Presbyterian Church April 9th Adults SO Children JOINT GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE Morning Sum It at Qltn Camatary GERMAN EASTER SERVICE Immanuel Lutheran Church Windsor Road and Carole Street Georgetown Ontario Sunday April 1982 at11 CHURCH DIRECTORY This Weekend attend the Church of your Choice LUTHERAN CHURCH W ROAD AT CAROLE STREET Iff OH J Engl WorsAp Service man vice tlOOam dm t Iht Luttunn HOLY CROSS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FithnDairsCets MAKES Sal GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH IIDOsm Sunday School Evening Service Wednesday Prayer MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR Edwin H Mitchell GOOD 10 EASTER I Beheld a Rep ng In IsCfious McDonaldjs Colouring Contest Win in McDonalds Quality in the Bag Game START PLAYING TODAY JEFFREY BREW WILKINSON Ann Strut Win McDonalds- Gift Certificates And Watches You Deserve a Break Today The Georgetown POLKA DOT DOOR Saturday April 19B2 at Centennial School Georgetown S3 each or guilty to a charge at careless use of a firearm Mr Stunt questioned Mr Mercuri about how he could keep the hotel going when ht and his wife together drew a Alary of 177 per month but their mortgages alone were 900 On top or that he had food car heat hydro cloth Ing entertainment and any other normal living expenses of a usual family to meet from the salary which was auto matically short about a month You make ends meet on your salary Mr Stunt said You were in a sinking boat Show me any payments I was late about Mr snarled I not a bookkeep er I don know how to read that pointing to an exhibit of his personal finances prepared by the Crown bookkeeper All know is I made it for two Ididntworry about tomorrow so long as I had money to pay the bills as they came in Even though she had just discovered her husband had been having affairs with two women Jean Mercuri offered support for her husband last Tuesday when she testified Mrs said she had just learned of his affair with bartender Heather Moreland and had a to discuss It with her husband prior to testifying Despite his faults she said he was still a good family man stilt her husband and she still loves him Mrs Mercuri said she and Ms had been friends When Ms Moreland had a baby In June i960 and her husband was seriously injured in a car accident in July Mrs Mercuri said she kept Ms children on occasion when she went to see her husband Ms also gave the Morcum half a pig the day they moved to Ma ton in October 1980 as a friendship gift Mn Mercuri said Mrs Mercuri explained that the cheques Issued in July 1979 which the bank honor were pay cheques for herself and her husband Since they involved only themselves 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