ALLEN © TO-DAY' . « James Oliver Cur- wood's THE GOLDEN SNARE YEAR 88; No. 201. - MURDER MAY COMMITTED BY YOUTHS HAVE BEEN Witnesses At Napanee Inquest Could Not Give Good Des- cription of Burglars Who Killed Constable Beard-- The Inquest A (By a Whig Reporter.) Napanee, Aug. 30.--Sensational evidence was given at the resumed ingest held here last night to in- quire into the circumstances sur- rounding the killing of Constabe Richard A, Beard early Sunday morning, when Vincent Bova, Ital- len fruit dealer, declared that a man had pointed a gun at him from a laneway off Dundas street, about three minutes after the shooting of Constable Beard took place. Pressed on the matter later on, ths witness stated that he could not say for sure whether it was a gun or a _ long stick the man had pointed at him, Eight witnesses were heard at 'he hearing which commenced at ,7.30 P.m. (standard time) and concluded THE SLAIN CONSTABLE Late Constable Beard, Napanee and his wife. at 10.15 o'clock, when an adjourn- ment was made for two weeks In onder to give the police more timeé to work on the case. Of the witnesses called there was «not one who could give a description of dhe three men said to have beec in the alleyway. They stated they did not have the opportunity of gei- ting a good view of the men. The revolver carried by the late Cou- stable Beard was produced by Chief of Police Barrett and the faci was established that his gun had not been discharged, as all the chambers were found to be filled. Barly Monday evening a post-mor- tem examination was held on tha body of the late Constable Beard by . Dr. James Miller, Qu3en"s Univers- "dity-assisted by Dr, T. W. Simpeoa, apanee, and their report showed that death had resulted from a peae- trating wound, probably caused by a rifle. Dr. Miller would not say that the deed was not done by a smaller gun. May Be Mere Boys. Hugh Duncan, who went to the enirance to the laneway with Con- stable Beard when he received tho .call, said he only had a glimpse of the men for : n instant as the flasin- light was turned on by Constable Beard, and when asked for his -im- pression stated that he thought there were three men of medium size and rather short. He could not sav whether. théy were clean shaven or not. He would take them to be young men--mere boys. Pressed fuither, the witness said that if he should be near the same fellows again, he would not be able to identify them. The inquest was held in the -olice station, ani was attended by a crowd that filled every avallable space. Sever:il hundred people were unable to gain admittance, and re- mained on the outside, close by the polices station: A few of the out- silers were foriunate enough to get a place at the open windows, and in wey were able to hear some of the evidence. Owing to the crowded room, the air at times was almost stifling, and from time to time many of the spectaiors were compelled to go outside Bi get some air, A. Members of the Jury. . Dr. G, H, Cowan, coroner, presii- ed at the inquest, County Attorney U. M. Wilson was un to attend the session, at the opening, and n his absence W. H. Grange conducted the examination of the first two wit- messes for him. The jury is compos- ed ofgthe following men of Napane»: J. S. Ham, P. Gleeson, C. A. An- derson, Herbert Daly, William Light, John Derry,, E. B. Miller, William A, Templeton, J. E. Robinson. George Greer, county constabls, _was the first "witness called and his SHOVELING COAL ALL o | MIKE TO HEAR. A J djourned Again. evidence was regarding the summon- ing of the members of the jury. -- Mrs. Rosa Bova Called. Mrs. Rosa Bova, wife of Vincent Bova,' fruit dealer, was called and stated that she and her husband had closed. the. shop about. midnight. | About 12.45 a.m. her husband went | to the rear of the store to throw out | some refuse, when he saw three men in the laneway. He told the witness about seeing the men, and witness i sald that he had better go inside and {lock the doors. At this time there was one light burning in. the store. Witness said her husband locked tne doors, ,and suggested turning out all witness to go upstairs to their apar:- ments. Witness did not like the idea of going upstairs alone, where- upon her husband told her no! to be} afratd as he would keep watch Witness went upstairs and going 'o a window at the rear looking out into the laneway. glanced out to s:e {if she could see any person. She could not see any person. She could not see anyone but heard a noise as if some person was walking around in the Janeway. She was under 'he im»nression that there was more than {one person. Later she heard a noise as if some person was trying to pick out something in some wood, Wit- ness then went to a front window and called to her husband, who was on Dundas sireet, in front of place, that she thought someone was trying to do something at the back of the store. Mr. Bova then went to the Royal hotel, direcily opposi'e their store. She saw Hugh Duncan in front of the hotel, and later she not- ified Constable Beard. She also heard Beard say to Duncan and her husband, "Comé on, boys." She th:n noticed these three men go <o the corner of John street and turn the corner at Smith's jewelry store. Wit- ness then went to the rear of her premisés. She again looked out 'he window but could not see any pe:- son, It was quite dark and she heard a sound as if some person was run- ning. It appeared to her as if thers was more than ope person running. ------ hor . Heard Shot Fired. Just at the time she heard this noise she also heard a shot fired. i' was a very loud report. Following the shot witness heard a noise as if a man had been hurt. It sounded like a ceuple of groans. Witness then ran from her back window to the hall to go downstairs to the front en: Jance. She went down to the streal to see if she could see her husbani, and made her way to Smith's cora- er. She saw her husband and Huzh Duncan there. Both men were stand- ing near the corner, and witness ask- ed her husband if they had caught anyone. Her husband said, "No, 1 think they have killed the night watchman." Duncan did not say any- thing. Witness said that afterwards she went into the laneway at the rear of her store and saw the body of the dead constable. Nothing was missed from her store. Witness also in- spacied the broken window pane wn he» store af the rear, and also viewed the hole made by the bullet. Witness had no reasons to suspect tha: the rob her store, ---- Evidence of Vincent Bova. Vincent Bova, the fruit store pro- prietor, told his story. He corrobora- ted the evidence given by his wife about the hearing of a noise in the rear of the shop. He notice three men at the back of Smith's jewelry store, close to John street. The men were standing between the window and the door, He could not get a good view of the men as it was dark. Wit- ness said he had made two trips to the rear of his store to dump refuse, and that on both occasions he Wad noticed the men there. There were three men in the party. At.no time did the witness see more than three men. Continuing his story, the witness told about going for Constable Beard after his wife had Informed him that she believed that some person was endeavoring to do something in the laneway. Witness told Beard that three men had bedn at the back of Smith's store for half an hour. Beard remarked to the witness, "Go after them." Witness then told about starting out for the laneway with Constable Beard and Hugh Duncan. Just, before going into the laneway, Constable Beard got his revolver out of his pocket and also his flashlight. Witness believed that the constable had his revolver and flashlight in his right hand. Constable Beard went in- to the lane first.' He 'turned on his flashlight as he went into the lane, and witness could eee . somebody point something at Constable Beard. "Can you describe the person who did this?" asked Crown Attorney Wilson. ' "No, The flashlight was off in a minute." Witness said he stood back of 'Hugh Duncan, and that he and Dun. i ro the lights, at the same time telling | men in the laneway were about to! KINGSTON, ONTARIO. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1921. ar started back from the laneway {stable Beard was and Duncan said, [young men--mere boys." | when they noticed the person point wards them, Pointed Gun at Him, At this stage the witness created quite a sensation when he declared streets, that he heard a shot fired, jand that about three minutes later, | while he was still near the corner, a man came out of Oliver's laneway, |= Dundas street, and pointed a gun |at him, Witness gave a graphic rehearsal of how the man pointed the weapon lat him.' Pressed further, witness then stat- ed that he was not sure if the man had pointed a gun or a stick at him. | He did not get a good view of the {man and could not give a deserip- tion of him. Witness described the {report he had heard as something {like the bursting of an automobile | tire. Witness further stated that after | the man had pointed what he at first believed to be a gun at him, he went to the front of his store and met his | | wife and afterwards went into the |laneway where Constable Beard was { found. The man in the laneway, who | had pointed something at him, made his way east on Dundas street. He br not say -how this man was | dressed or say anything as to his { height, as he was too far away from him. The man-had moved back quick- ly after pointing what he had in his { hand, at Kim. Witness was under the {impression that the fellow had sin- | gled him out as he believed the wit- ness was chasing him, It was estimated by the Crown At- {torney that the distance between | Bova and the man who pointed some- | thing at him from-the laneway, was {about 150 feet, The Medical Evidence. Dr. James Miller, of Queen's Uni- versity, who held a post mortem ex- amination on the body of the late Constable Beard, assisted by . Dr. Simpson, submitted his report, giv- ing in detail the condition of the var- fous organs of the body. His sum- ming up was that Constable Beard's death was penetrating bullet wound probably caused by a smaller gun. Constable Beard could be regarded as a man in perfect health for his age. Dr. T. W. Simpson corroborated the evidence of Dr. Miller in every particular. Asked by the Crown Attorhey, witness stated that from an exami- nation of the body and the clothing, he believed that death had been caus- ed by a shot from a bullet. Constable Beard, he thought, had been in a stooping position and leaning to one side when struck. ---- pens: Benjamin Luffman's Story. Benjamin Luffman, one of tha proprietors of the Royal hotel, said that at 12.45 Sunday morning ne was sitting outside his hotel _door. Hugh Duncan came along and later on Constable Beard. All engagel in conversation, Constable Beard went inside the hotel to fix the insoles on his shoes, and came outside again. This was about 1 o'clock. A: this time Mr. Bova came across to the hotel from his store, and toid Con- stable Beard that thro» men were in the rear of Smith's jewelry store or thereabouts. Constalle Beard sald 0 Duncan, "Come on." Beard, Dun- can and Bova then went around the corner of Dundas and John street. This was the last time witnéss saw Constable Beard alive. Witness then told about his go- ing across the road directiy in front of his hoiel to Davis and Coates lane- way. He entered the laneway for a distance of about eighteen feet. lie then heard what he believed to be a shuffle on John street. Witness then turned around and ran to Smith's corner, and while there heard a very loud repori. Duncan came to the corner and said, '""Uncle got one," meaning Constable Beard, as the latter was often referred to as "Uncle." Witness asked where Con- due to a penetrating | wound in the cest which had caused | a rupture of the heart, There was a | {Around there.' Witness turned ed back on to Dundas sireet and as he did so he saw .three' men runmng on the sidewalk on Dundas stret in {an easterly dipection, and then scuth inear Miller's livery. Witness could i peared around a corner. He thought {the fleeing men were of mediun | height, but could not describe the clothing they wore, nor could he teil ter witness noticed the men running he went over to the hotel and got his gun and came out again. He mat Duncan and acked 'he latter if he saw Constable Beard come out of the lapeway.. Duncan said, *"No." Witness then returned to the hotel, and coming out again asked Duncan a second time if Constable Beard had come out of the laneway. Witness then remarked that there must be something wrong and said that ne was going over to see. Went Into Laneway. "I then ran to Smith's corner," add the witness, 'and on getting {into the laneway I found Constable Beard"s body lying on the ground. His flashlight was about ten inches from his right hand, and was turn- {ed on. I picked up the flashlight. | Constable Beard was lying on his | face, with his arms outstretched I {reached down and turned his body over. Duncan came inio the lane- | way at this time and I said to him, | 'They got Dick.' " | Witness then told of summoning a { doctor and Chief of Police Barrett. | He also called "central,'" at the tela- | phone office, and asked her io give | the fire alarm, but "central" said {that she could not give the fire {alarm because there was no author- ity for it. Witness believed- that | three-and-a-half or' four minu'es elapsed from the time Bova came to {his place till the shooting occurred. Witness said he had noticed no autos on the street at the {ime It was | very quiet on the streets at the time. | He recalled seeing two men stand- {ing on the Campbell hotel corner. He {did not see a man come out of any of | the laneways with a rifle. The light | was very poor on Dundas street. One of the three men he noticed running away turned as he was rounding a corner, but witness said his eyesight was no. good, ,and he could not de- scribe him. Dr. Vrooman, who was called to the scene of the tragedy, said it was 1.15 a.m. when he was summoned and told about how he found the body of the late Constable Beard. He was dead when witness arrived. He did not examine the body at this time. He notified Dr. Cowan, coron- er, and later on made an examina- tion of the body at the undertaking parlors of Ming & Hambly. After describing the wound witness gave it as his opinion that deceased had been in a crouching position, judg- ing from the course the bullet had taken. ------------ Might Have Been Boys. Hugh Duncan said he lived in Napanee and that for a time he has served as night watehman.. Witness told about being at the Royal hotel and going over to the laneway with Constable Beard and Bova. Constable Beard stepped into the laneway and witness stepped in behind him. Con- stable Beard turned on his flashlight for a minute, and then the constable was either pushed or jumped back When he stepped back the constable reached for his pocket with his rigut hand. At this witness backed up too. Three men were standing near the window in the rear of Smiths store. Witness looked over Con- stable Beard's shoulder as he was two or three steps inside of the lane- way. Bova was close by witness.» "I could not describe the men as the flashlight was only on for.a min- ute," said the witness. "And what impression did you gather of 'he men in that short time," queried Mr. Wilson, "1 got the Impression that they were three men of medium size, rather short. I could not say as to whether they were clean shaven. I had the impression that they were os in Napanee. The lower rear window is the one the burglars tried to enter. The lane where shooting occurred is at the rear. One ofthe soldiers pictured was a son of the slain constable. The force was a section of the 30th Bat- if they were carrying anything. Af-| |. Witness said that after the flash- what they beifeved to be a gun to- {Smith's corner and 'afterward turn- [light was turned on he heard a noise { and he ran to the corner of John and | ~ WAS COMPLETELY TIED UP that after he had made his way back | not give a description of the .men as about the same time as he heard the | to the corner of Dundas and John |tlidy were running and soon disap- |shot. | Dundas street. As he reached the corner he heard 'a shot fired He !stopped -and lisiened, and then met | Mr. 'uffman and spoke to him 'ust Witness said te | "Uncle has got one of them," being {under the impression tiat it was | Conatable Beard's gun (bat had been fired. "I think Luffman th>n went to {the hotel. I do not remember if 1 turned the corner again. Mr. Luff- man afterwards came over from the hotel with a gun." Witness said everything was guist on the sireets that night. There | were few people around. { "If you happened to be near these three men again would you be able to identify them as a result of what you saw when the flashiight was turned on?" asked Mr. Wilson. "No, sir. It would be absolutely Impos- sible." Chief of Police F. W. Barrett was the last witness. With the other wit- nesses he identified plans presented of the scene of the shooting. He said he was called to the scene at 1.10 a.m. Sunday and found Constable Beard dead. He told of the examin- ation he made into the circum- stances and about the warnings sen: out around the district. He told also about Provincial Constable Ward imbedded in some casing in Bova"s window, Witness was satisfied that Constable Beard had me. death as a result of being struck by a bullet from a .30 or .32 rifle cartridge. Chief Barrett stated that he had made an examination of the revolver carried by Constable Beard and had found that it had no! been dischargz- ed. He produced the revolver with all the chambers filled. Following the evidence of Chief Barrett, Mr. Wilson said that the inquest would be adjoufned until September 12th, when it is hoped the police will be in a position to provide additional evidence. Gogan From Moncton, Moncton, N.B., Aug. -30.--When enquiry was made here at the home of William Gogan, held in Brockville on suspicion in connection with the murder of Constable Beard at Nap- anee, Gogan"s father stated that his son left home some three months ago, and, except for word received on one occasion from Quebec, the fam- #ly has knowp nothing of the boy's whereabouts. Previous to his going away young Gogan was employed in tha Kitchener cafe. As yet nothing is known here of Gogan's present companion, Cormier. UNIT WILL BE LARGER Based on Quebec's Population the East Will Lose Some Seats. Ottawa, Aug, 30.---The unit of re- presentation which will be worked out from dividing Quebec's total population by sixty-five, the constitu- tional fixture of its parliamentary | representation, bids fair to be con- siderably igcreased this year iu the light of the census figure. ~ In 1911 it wag thirty-two thous and. This time, it is believed, it will be fully thirty-six thousand, though the forecast in parliament of forty thousand is an exaggeration. The uncer:ain factor is the rural population of the province. Tho growth of the urban parts is very marked, in Some of the smaller places 100 per cent. increase being registered. Montreal has grown largely, but definite figures are not available. The rural returns are slow in coming in but there is no question of the unit being increascd. In the seemingly probable event of another session of parliament the main item of legislation will be the redistribution bill, the working out of parliamentary representation on the unit as furnished in the new cen- sus. It is fully anticipated that the east will 'lose sevéral seats--oper- haps twelve or fifteen all told--Dhut this, of course, cannot be figured out finally until the census shall have been completed. As regards population the total fiz- ures will not be available before ths middle of October. Naturally any da- crease in eastern representation wili go to the west, while ¢he tendency all over will be to increase urban and decrease rural rebresentation. Here- tofore the rural parts have always been given a considerable handicap. There is considerable talk of adopt- ing the system of representation dy population, bul anything very radical along that line would need the back- ing of a strong parliamentary ma- jority, a commodity in which "the present government is rather defici- ent. The course followed will likely be on the lines of least resistancs, ¢hough heading in the direction of a similar urban and rural unit. At Victoria, B.C., on August 29'h Hon. T. W. Paterson, lieutenant-gov- ernor of Brtiish Columbia from. 1909 to 1914 gied after a lopg illness. He was born Ayrshire, Scotland, sev- enty years ago. . | Luffman, 'Engineers And Firemen Went on Strike At Midnight--Riot- finding a cartridge case, and a bullet | be Daily British Whig =| LAST EDITION, NORTHERN IRISH RAILWAY ing Is Renewed in Belfast---Two Persons: Reported \ Killed And Several Wounded. Belfast, Aug. 30.--For the first time in its history the Great North- ern Railway was completely tied up to-day by a strike of engineers and firemen, who céased work at mid- night, Stations staffs were automati- cally disemployed because of the walk-out. The main line of this rail- road runs between Dublin and Bel- fast and its branches extend through- out the province of Ulster, Strikers Return to Work. Belfast, Aug. 30.--Engineers and firemen on the Great Northern Irish railway, who struck last midnight as the result of a dispute with the man- agement, returned to their posts this afternoon, on the advice of J. H. Tho- mas, genera] secretary of the Nation- al Union of Railwaymen. Severe Rioting in Belfast. Belfast, Aug. 30.--Rioting which broke out in this city at noon yester- day and continued until after mid- night, began again at seven o'clock this morning, One hour later it was reported that three had been added to the list of wounded, one being a woman, During the fighting period yesterday and last night, two per- sons were killed and six wounded. Street fighting became particular- ly violent after one o'clock to-day, the dinner hour at ninety factories in the side streets radiating from Dut- cairn Gardens "and North Queen street. One laborer was shot dead and several other persons were wounded, including one army serz- eant. Citizens placed sand bags in the middle of the streets and main- tained a heavy firing against the pol- ice and military, who were forced to abandon the streets. Armored cars were sumrioned. At one time the pat- ter of bullets resembled a hail storm. THE SINN FEIN REPLY T0 BRITISH PREMIER About Ready to Be Dispatched --Lloyd George Is in Scotland. Dublin, Aug. 30.--The Dail Eir- eann's reply to the latest letter from | Premier Lloyd George regarding the | Irish peace proposals is expected to | be despatched to London this even- ing. This was learned officially to- day after Eamonn de Valera, Irish republican leadér, had held a con- ference with the Dail "cabinet." Special Carrier Awaits. London, Aug. 30.--A Special car- rier is' being held in readiness at Lloyd George's official residence in Downing street to take the premier, who is now in Scotand, the Irish re- ply to his last letter to Eamonn de Valera. Professor Kills a Bear Near New Liskeard ' New Liskeard, Aug. 30.--Observ- ing a large bear headed in the direc- tion of the pasture where he was finishing his evening milking, Pro- fessor John Sharp, county director of the U. F. O. in Temiskaming armed himself and later in the evening was able to bag one of the few remaining relics of the wilderness which have appeared recently in this district. He is having the carcass mounted and may present the specimen to the newly formed New Liskeard Histori- cal society. Prof. Sharp is a Queen's University graduate, and lived in Kingston for some years, S---- BANK ROBBED OF $35,000 BY CHECA-SWITCHNG A Clever Scheme Pulled Off on Bank of Commerce in Toronto. Toronto, Aug. 30.--The Bank of Commerce was on Saturday morn ing. robbed of a sum said to- reach $35,000 as the result of a check- switching scheme. An unkonwn man presented two checks for payment, one at the foreign exchange depart- ment,, and n each case was told to have them marked before present- ing them for payment. Later he re- turned with the "marked" checks and payment was given. It was later learned that the individual in question had no account at the banx and that none of the bank clerks had cértified the checks. It is thouglt that he possessed a fas-simile stamp, and thus was able to victimize the bank. I---------- i Customs Officer Dies Brockville, Aug. 30.--Cyernus Stowell, aged eighty-seven, who was connected with the customs . staff here for a number of years and in earlier life was a cheese manufact- urer and school teacher in the sur- rounding country died Monday morning. Virtually all the wreckage of the ZR-2, which fell into the Humber river last week, has now been rais- od. Hope 's still expressed that the majority of the bodies of the airmuva who lost their lives in the accident would be recovered. The treaty of peace between tho United States and Hungary was signed at Budapest Monday after- noon by Foreign Minister Banify and Grant Smith, United States commis This is children's day at the Camn- adian Nalional exhibition in To- ronto. There are over 200,000 in attendance, CERMANY PLAGED UNDER SEVERE RESTRTIONS President Ebert Forbids Meét= ings Likely to Encourage Seditious Movements. Berlin, Germany, Aug. 30.--Ger- many was to-day under restrictions closely approaching martial law, as the result of the decree issued late yesterday by President Ebert, Meet- ings, processions, demonstrations and the issnance of publications "likely to encourage seditious move- men's" were forbidden in the de cree and a warning was given that "any and every insurrection," would be suppressed with relentless sever- ity. Ist mete -- 10 HOLD STATE FUNERAL FOR THE LIEUT.-GOVERNOR The Governor-General to At= : tend--The Body Lies in State. ; -- Toronto, Aug. 30.--Many people of all distinctions called at Govern- ment House to-day to pay their re- spects to the memory of His Honor, Lionel Herbert Clarke, whose re- mains laid in state at the official re- sidence today from 11 a.m. till § p. nm. There was a steady stream of visitors past the bier, which 'was banked with beautiful flora} tributes from all parts of the dominion. To-morrow afternoon there will be a state funeral at St. Paul's church conducted by the Lord Bishop of To- ronto, and Rév. Archdeacon Cody. His Excellency the Governor-General and Lady Byng, who have cancelled all their official social engagements in the city on account of the death of the lientenant-governor, will attend the service. 3 DETROIT BOAT WINS HONORS Miss America I. Averages 50.5 Miles Per Hour. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 30.--Avergg- ing 50.5 miles pér hour, Miss Am- erica I., of the Detroit Yacht club, with Gar Wood at the wheel took the second 30-mile heat in the gold cup race here yesterday afternoon, defeating Miss Chicago, of the Chi- cago Yacht club, and the sea sled Orlo 111. entered from the Columbia Yacht club. The victor's time was 35.43.40. ' ------------------------ In Possession of Insurgents, Vienna, Aug. 30.--Burgenland, a narrow strip of tqrritory situated along the Hungarian border, which was awarded Ausiria by the treaty of St. Germain, is apparently in pos- session of Hungarian insurgents, with Lieut. Sejjas enacting the role of Adalbert Korfanty in Upper Sil- esia, or Captain Gabriele d'Annun- zio in Fiume. HUSBAND AND WIFE - a "My tusband always wants to play a game of solitaire before going to bed --A. W. K, What Does Your Husband De ¥