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â€"â€" LIND ' Y. THURSDAY. AUGUST 23rd 1900. JULIA SHARPE WAS B AN K R U P T ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED That is What tit-e.Coroner-’s Jury s A LE______‘ Decided After Hearing the Evidence Although at first it did not seem neces~ . . . . . . OF . . . . . airy to hold an inquest concerning the drowning of Julia Sharpe who lost her life in the river on the night of civic V I ~ holiday. yet so strong did public senti' 00 5 an 088 meat grow in favor of an inquiry that on Thursday Crown Attorney Devlin issued an order requiring Coroner Poole to con- .n‘ duct it. This ofiicer had expressed him. self as ready to do so of his own accord if any condderable number of citizens [ have bought the should give it as their opinion that it “should be done, and had the matter actively in hand from the time of the C 15301] ( 30 . The inquest was begun in the council chamber at 7 in the evening. These were the jurors: P. B. Moliihargey, T. Blck, D. Sinclair, 1‘. Armstrong, G. Bankrupt Helm, J. Duck, J. A. Williamson, W. Galbraith. J. Spier, W. Brown, J. Smith and J as. Keith. Mr. Keith was selected foreman. Barrister McSweyn in the in- tOCk terests of McGregor, Crown Attorney Devlin and Drs. Burrows and White were This is the season for Fish Stories, but we lterrm . I ‘ g r semitmum .. « come forward and tell you a g l ‘ 0 . ’- in arm er Ce - e ' ‘h ' ' reliable than any fish tale ever spun. + ‘\ . Lreeh are 11101.2 ' more 8 are. ‘ one the so: gamma: floods will soon be out of sight, but then nd oriental Mm me Fall brings everything new. and about 8 o'clock. He proceeded : We stayed there about half an hour. I had taken a sandwich with me and ate it. Miss Sharpe did not eat any of it. Mr. Devlinâ€"Did you have any ale or porter with you ? Ans. â€"-No sir. Mr. Devlinâ€"You left in about half an hour. , Ans.â€"Yes. Mr. Devlinâ€"Did you meet anybody on the way back ? Anaâ€"No. We got to the locks and I pulled the canoe up. Misg Sharpe went up ahead of me. We stood at the locks considering whether we should go to the engine house and see what time it was. We decided to. and got into the canoe. At the engine house I got out and ran over alone to see the time. It was ten minutes after ten. There was nobody in the engine room. Mr. Devlinâ€"You got into the canoe again? Anaâ€"Yes. Mr. Devlinâ€"How were you both sit. tmg? Anaâ€"Miss Sharps sat on a lazy back. about the centre, and I sat at the back with my feet under a thwart that was not nailed. There was an extra paddle lying in the canoe. Mr. Devlinâ€"How far was it from the engine room to where you intended to leave the canoe ? Ans. â€"About 300 yards. Mr. Devlinâ€"How far had you gone I when the boat upset? Ans. â€"About 100 yards. me to show him where Miss Sharpe was and I took him to the place. He found a canoe on the shore and went out but did not find her. Mr. Devlinâ€"When the girl was facing you with her hand on the canoe why did you not take hold of lhe canoe too ? Ans.â€"I had not enough presence of mind. If I had I should not have gone i lmili somewhere at that hour. He asked to her but taken the other end of the than friends? Anaâ€"Yes, we had been engaged for five months and were to be married at her next birthday in about a month. I thought she would be sixteen then but it seems she would have been only fifteen. I have not been engaged to anybody else since going with her. Mr. Devlinâ€"Where have you lived ? Ans.-I was born and raised two miles east of Cambrsy. and have worked for W. canoe. WEB! TO BE MARRIED Mr. Devlinâ€"You and she were more McKee, 6th con. of Eldon, Parr Plum. Sougog Island, Jas. Vonstone, 6th Eldon, W. Cellars near Agincourt, and a man named Patterson near there. I came to Lindsay and boarded with W. Graham on William-st. Did nothing for a month. Then got a job firing on the Grand Trunk. Worked at that for two years as steadily as I could get work. A little over a year ago I began at the Flavelle Co.’s oatmeal mill Where I have been since then. Coroner Pooleâ€"Had you been down the river often? Ansâ€"No, it was our first trip. I never M . D u â€" ' i 1' av n On which side were you . was in a canoe with a lady before_ Anaâ€"In about the middle of the river. Mr. Devlinâ€"What then? Ansâ€"The boat upset. Coroner Pooleâ€"How did the boat come AOB.â€"W6ii, that is something that I31 “e interferm n; ‘ f . . - - other. . 9* 7 yeyges, Zrbelmes, Ladies’ Cloths, lrrsh and a,” Pram. The chm... m .1...er I§3§t‘03fr‘8tie’ Wm {mailers fiOmESpUUS. packed with men and boys who mostly 'ed to {1322233 ' e} at 8 HOW rate on stood for 2% hours and gave careful heed self rem... ...: ,. ’Laro, assortment of Flannelettes, Flannels, Cotton g m whatwasaaid. men ”Chard '1 ‘3 .1 l." llo . ' ' . ' Airer being sworn the jury retired to Sfétoguiam” \ and A 00..»li infidel.“ ear. f the dOIEar’ and Will view the body. It had been exhumzd I l 1‘ ' ‘ ' l r' d i,th it ndwaslinrinte Z£§°balgiy Sim Hosseiurmshmgs, Table Linen, Table Napkins, etc. 0 E !:;d‘¥halleo:e:;:aod).nBDecompisitIon had ”mm" '* lace Lurtams, Towels, Towelmgs. rush the WH i. We... ..pns. up... ... ms and Praeticahlg . , thejury, Mr. Jas. Sharpe, father of de. ‘ of orchard frui , “31,; "l’lllShlligS, Ol'd8l’3d and Ready_1“ade Cloth. STOCK OFF AT A ceased, gave his evidence. He said: ton at? uself-fenremim I “A 1 g and EVEN/thing. that men HEEd. The body that thejury basjustseenIcan ps ' ”matron. 33' l ' b . identify as that of my daughter Julia who can‘- t l1 gill: filflinlgfi SACRIFICE was drowned. She was my fourth U =3 - I . daughter, 14 years, 11 months old. She had enjoyed good health up to the time of her death and had never taken any doctor’s medicine. To Crown Attorney ns.â€"When setting 0 not plant a :l riety. but mix ' established ore cause of self ste‘ ale to put a few ' y in each tree. . nourished, but do to an overvi- lotcher. rop of Plums. "â€" ‘ 211‘ has referred , ' "" " ms to three print are (1. nonpolllm . {3. the struggle siects of the c - to occur after m ced the crop to , .. omfortsbly carry. - l: 3 , des that the r g e out of conside 5' exlsTence. Be .. nonpollination ex : self sterility and ~ or of varieties "H his attention wi Sllllllfl BlBGMNS HJH MEN : leave till half past three. know where Julia was going . works at the Flavelie mills. fislllS while the .. stock rs fresh. Mm... when did you next see her? a fair crop to none . her. M L 1 d Mr. Boxall and r. yt e came up an ru ~ ‘ . , ‘ ‘ Buckwn’“ 7P 7’7 O ”’0 ....... c a . o s c - - - ~85C, 500 and IV 00 min me that my daughter was ormned kwheat su ...... -. ,, u, , on . . . ~ Q 00 G . My family were there. The cody showed C $5.10 0 and to 2- no marks. The women who prepared it ’77. is Purl Hats, (80ft). . . . - - - - - - ”32's Lidiat Weight Straw Hats, 250, 5 S (1 land as scones} O“’ the land freq"; ((5)50 ayy/d 500 one and 50W from 3 N , .i’ng not 19554.?min ‘5 , .500, 150 and $1.00 ENT ST _ _ LiNDSAYldoctor' might as well go on with the ‘ 0 K â€" .. post mortem examination. He gave ' ‘VCff Shirts. 0 e e e e e ...... a 1 O .. . . ' p , r . ~ _ ‘ and pitfall? ‘9 3:425. core]; Zephyr Shirts. . . . . . . . 50 and a}; ' . , . , . or y r . 1e phosphoric ““1 i723 and BOys’ Light WET/Q7115 665793: 950’ 000’ 00° .372 ’S U (titer297n00f Calj's (ventilated). o b C 0 o o. e s o 0 0500 v v ill open its enlarged. premises on the above eeeee $1 0 0 0 Iv; I ['0 ‘ p . I c) 0 5 1 00- $ “J date. ’lbe constantly increasing attendance ’ , ' ' his com oched the management to provide r , .. ROOM "' {)0 ' mosslrsacnsas mooococoocooo ough. Peterboro Busiue-s College â€". tune (Nam-l. V - . . ' " -- - H b O verv finecon' 51-5 Z, 72(7116r10'8a7 {’9 pLGCB'S)- ‘ . . . . O . \ ful examination . ii iii sary ? If not I object to it They were never better prepared than nowto meet the demands made upon them. Wnte i k. z for beautiful circular. it you desire to attend the" nor 9 9 ‘ I . . V UEVCE a Business College M GPEC 01’» S E I J- WM. PRINGLE, loned man of about 25. made in such low tones that even jurors sitting srou iy complain that they could not hear. m Hatters. Men’s Furnishcrs, etc. . , . an ...nansaand 'f . 96 mm STREET, LINDSAY The Farmers Union Mutual Fire insurance Company v Farmers of Victoria County should patronize their own County Company, because it is the only Company that insures Farm swore: Pro erty. nudging else. All the other Co general business. . _ A blanket P°ll¢Y ‘5 “Med 0“ contents of house above t more distinctly were of little avail. Made to fit don’t cost any mo rices not. W'e make C . . and give them perfectosatisfacilQn. same for you. Now is the ”me ' off until Company is growing in the confidence of the five 031001;. - - vercoat. Don . farmers: and Winter Suit or 0 he benefit of It the full AMOUNT msuasn asssrs offered by other Companies where the amounts are divided on contents. Look at the following table and see how the Sharpe was waiting for me. place in view. Who Devlin, witness said : I saw my daughter E 3i: T ..- F‘ " alive for the last time shortly after dinner E E?! l t U ‘on the day of her death. She was nor working that day; it wasa holiday and the I . mill Was shut down. 0d]- AT BREE The Crown Attorneyâ€"Did she tell ycu what she was going to do? Ans â€"â€"No, but my wife says she did not Cfimg and get yflur The Crown Attorneyâ€"Di;i your wife 6: (l Ans â€"â€"Yes, very well; he often came to my house. I suppose to keep company Swimming. The Crown Attorneyâ€" Where and B Anaâ€"Not till she was brought home loosened her hold. about 11 30. William Holvorf brought I was sitting outside the house. . for burial said there were no marks on it. The Leading Shoe Store’ At this point the coroner said the them instructions to make it very thor- Mr. Devlinâ€"Poison had been mention- 0 : Opens SGpt. 4th : ed in this case. They must look for it. Dr. Burrowsâ€"Yes, we will make a care- Mr. Sharpe -Is this examination neces George McGregor sat in the chem PRINC‘PAL' ‘ during the proceedings and at this p0 -...»"W' he was called on to give his evidence. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"‘â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_.â€"___. He is a powerfullyâ€"built. - _ His replies were girl i. drowned.” the Coroner Pooleâ€"You could not go to nd him had to repeated- help‘ths girl but you cruld go 100 yards All to get Msssaw. Is that not extraordin. eflorts of the coroner to get him to speak ary 2 Ansâ€"It was impossible for me to go I went sailing With Miss Julia into the water again. I was full of water County SChOOls and Chumhes “‘1 Sharpe on the Scugog on the evening of Aug. 9 .h. I got a canoe at Fegan’s boat he mill and paddled down ming? outbuildings. Beware of the specific insurance to the locks, hauled it down the portage and paddled to the wharf where Miss before for two years. It was about Coroner Pooleâ€"Have you not won We went down the r paddling along very leisurely and had no \__//’ R. G. CORIXgEy-findsay time- 33 afterward said it was at dusk a wrong turn of the paddle. Mr. Devlinâ€"Did you make a wrong turn ? Ansâ€"I don’t know. Mr. Daviinâ€"Describe how it upset. Admâ€"That is all i can say; it went over so quickly. Coroner Pooleâ€"To which side '3 Ans. â€"-To the. right. Coroner Poole-On which side were you paddling ? Anaâ€"On the left. Coroner Pooleâ€"Well what followed? Anaâ€"I went under water. When came up I shouted. ‘She put her arms around my neck and The C163"?- Attorneyâ€"Did you know turned and swam toward shore. She was at my side and holding on to my neck. was drawn under water was under water or not. She did u struck bottom I put up my hands I then made for shore and reached it ve much exhausted. she was fscing you was she touching t canoe ? Ansâ€"I think she was. Mr. Devlinâ€"Was it upside down ? notice. shore ? Anaâ€"T arc and a half or three rods. hands ? I couldn't take her any further. He and nearly drowned. Anewâ€"‘30; I had not been in the iver, swimming races? the cold weather sets in. Have t lace .. ‘ ' 1W3 5 ti ht” Remember the P At 31stDec.. i893..$203’5ic5>....$16’5u :7 d we saw two other couples on the River beyond Betty’s about six years ago. season. Prices 3 Y g At 3lstDcc.. 89 477.4 4.693 4 ben A: 3rst Dee, 1897.. 857.060.... 25.019 57 west shore. They were laughing and I might swim as for as Sylvester’s shops .â€" 1 .2: 35:2: 3:. :33: .:.é?;.;;g.... 43312: ‘1); t alking. We landed 100 yards this side with my or?“ 011'. b; was never in the . ., ... , . . it t em on ere. I 150 cutter and En irshand Amcr- Of them. water w W G BLAIR S 0N, imagmpfifis {0; Ignsumncfi on Town and Witness first said that would be about Juror Keithâ€"Why did you go to the ‘ O , n as Village property. 6.30 or 7 o‘clock, but said he had no engine house when you knew it was We“ of 08'! W For information apply to . f y be h g Q 1.. been watch and was very uncertain about the empty a ew mm! B 6 ON I have heard since from good men that it is easy to upset a canoe with speak after the upset. When my feet and out to where theirs was lying. I got his It was easily done. coat and the cushions. ThenI went to Mr. Devlinâ€"When you came up and Anaâ€"As near as I can tell; I did not Mr. Devlinâ€"Why did you loosen her Anaâ€"I was so near drowned that I was compelled to in order to save my life. Mr. Devlinâ€"When you got to shore, lTYPEWHIrERS ‘ The doctors then withdrew to begin what then? ‘ Ansâ€"I was very weak but started to crawl to the mill. Miss Sharpe came to Juror Bickâ€"Are you used to swim- Ans.â€"No; I never raced I was in n down near the swimming with Fred Boynton in Burnt Juror Keithâ€"How did it take you from five o’clock to eight to go down a mile and a half. Anaâ€"Oh, we were just going along owly putting in the time. Juror Sprattâ€"Had you your coat (if when you upset ? Ans â€"Yes. My boots were not 06. Juror Sinclairâ€"You didn’t strike a snag nor the lady didn't get up ? Anaâ€"No. Juror Sinclair-It is very strange. A canoe can’t be put over With two people in it by a stroke cf the paddle. Juror Sprattâ€"Oh yes. Juror Sinclairâ€"It cannot. Juror Keithâ€"Was it a very small canoe ? Ans.â€"â€"I don’t think so. PETER massxw. I Mr. Marsaw sereâ€"I remember the Miss Sharpe was night. I was at tl'e engine house and I heard four yells. I went toward the ' l ‘ - 1; th B A. R Aim”; 65' She ““6 1“" ”he w" go some distance from me and facitg me. Is A .. ing 9‘3““?- “lih Ml" MtGmgor. E9 swam a couple of stroll es and reached her. [stable and t't-en heard a fifth at the engine house. I went back and hZcGregor was there. He said “Oh Pete my poor little ligirl is drowned? It was 10.15. Itold I but kept on him to show me where. He could not I do not know whether she walk very well and was choking. He at kept pointing out to the river and saying “out there.” I got a canoe and paddled :y the Royal Hotel for help. The body was found 45 minutes after the accident. Juror Sinclairâ€"32w far was the body be from shore ‘? Anaâ€"About 40 feet and in 10 feet of water. The canoe was not safe to take a lady in. The inquest was adjourned to meet again next night and receive the report of Mr. Devlinâ€"How far were you from the medical men. TUESDAY NlGH T. The inquest was resumed at 7 o’clock on Tuesday night. The public were to be excluded, but when Chief Nevison left his post at the door for a moment, about 50 of the force at the door made a successful rush for the interior. The first witness was Jas. McPhaden who recovered the body. He said: I had been out in the country and was putting the horse away at Dr. Shier‘s livery when somebody going by said a girl had been drowned. I rushed to the place taking of my clothes as I ran. Arriving at the bank I began to wade up and down and then swam out. About 35 to 50 feet out I dropped to the bottom and soon touched the body. I came up to get breath and went down again caught the body by the shoulder and came to the top. At once it sank with me. Again I went down and when I came up I said “I have her." I was helped to bring the body to shore. It must have been in 12 feet of water. Allan Gillies helped me out with it. Coroner Pooleâ€"Was there any sign of life? Anaâ€"No. And the body was limp. We tried to pour the water out of the body. Some ran down but I do not know water Shier said she was dead. (Continued on page 2.) whether from the mouth or hair. Dr. Wm. Feganâ€"I loaned my canoe so McGregor on the 9th. It was about five o’clock. He had a bottle of ale and we drank it. He had a parcel about 12