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When You Think of Meat Think of No. 26 _If you want meat satisfaction, get the habit of calling ‘‘two- cheese, lard, etc., always in stock. G. A. Kennedy SUCCESSOR TO 8S. J. STEVENSON. is an establishment that stands meats, sausages, bologna, head tion, hearing the evidence in absolute away from foes. tfnuance of the inquest Monday night FRESH MEATS tomers, A full supply of Fresh Meats will always greet your eyes at this store. We take pride in cutting meats to please our cus- You are not urged-+o take what you do not. want. Should you ever buy of us meat not as represented, bring it back and we will return the money. ‘ DOMM’s, The Modern Meat Market 'l°$300,000 for His bond. rey a d Stories regarding the shooting dif- fer widely, contradictions among wit- nesses ‘being the feature of the case to date. Many of those giving stor- ies, later deny their own versions of the affair. During Dees day members of Mr. s raised $10,- 000 for his defense, should charges he brought against kim, and pi a ed the church was prepared to “‘go the limit’’ in providing funds and other assistance thBir pastor require. This much, however, is established. Spracklin, returning with four of his aides from an excursion into the coun- Windsor, Nov. 7.—‘‘Now, Spracklin, d Even then I hesitated. Then, as he pushed the gun, which was at cock, further into my clothing, I case He turned and walked away, and I backed out, my gun still at my Calmly and without apparent effort, Rev. J. 0. iL. Spracklin told the above dramatic story of the shooting of Beverly (Babe) Trumble, proprietor] of the Chappel House, at the inquest at Sandwich courthouse last night. Trumble’s widow gave directly contradictory evidence. He had only a cigarette in his hand when he went out to meet - Two witnesses, both Mr. Spracklin’s aides, corroborated the pastor- Mrs. Trumble’s testimony was not corroborated. None of those All Were Searched , Every one of the crowd, which filled the courtroom, was frisked upon entering for a possible concealed weapon. in the courtroom and about the building. The crowd made no demonstra- The inquest was delayed until 9 o’clock to secure a full panel of jurors, and lasted to within a few minutes of Sunday morning. is reported is about to be unfrocked by the Methodist Church, was spirited the border district to Chatham by local authorities today, as threats of lynching and other violence became more general among his Since the shooting, which came as a climax to a series of spectacular raids on rum-runners, roadhouses, hotels and residences in all parts of the country, feeling here has run exceedingly high between the two factions— those who were friends of the bootleggers and of the slain Beverly Trumble and the supporters of the fighting parson. To Ask Change of Venue. 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Finding the main entrance to the Chappeli House locked, and, he claims, guarded by a man with a re- volver, Spracklin and his men forced an entrance through one of the win- dows in the building. In the fight and scramble that en- sued, Spracklin admits he shot Trum- ble. Stories differ as to whether Trumble had a revolver, and first threatened the minister or not. idely Different Spracklin claims that his men were beaten up by (Trumble and some of his guests, hurled over chairs, on the floor, and one inspector thrown out a door. Friends of Trumble, and his wife, | claim that “Babe’’ Trumble, as he| was known, did not have a revolver, | and made. no threat whatever. Search | by Sandwich police so far has al to disclose a gun in the building, or in the house adjacent, which was oc-| eupled by Trumble, his wife, and two! Mchildren. | Immediately following the shoot-) ing, Sprack}lin left and went to Wind- sor police station, where he surrend- ered himself to the night sergeant on duty. It was a dramatic moment. Spracklin entered the police head- quarters, slapped his automatic on the table, and declared: “There's my gun. I've just killed Beverly Trumble, proprietor of the Chappell House. It was his life or mine, and I shot first to protect my- self.’’ Protected by Police . He was then held until Saturday night with no charge against hith, and was placed under guard in a rear room, not adjacent to the cells. Im- mediately a cordon of police was thrown around the building to protect the ‘fighting parson,”’ but no demon- stration of his foes occurred. “When I saw Bell, cone of my men, thrown over a chair, I was half in- elined then to shoot at Trumble,” Spracklin said, in giving evidence, “For Babe had Bell covered with a gun. I did not do so, however, re- Old Gent (proposing health of happy couple at the wedding break- fast): “And, as for the bridegroom, I can speak with still more confidence of him, for I was present at his christening, I was present at the ban- quet given in honor of. his coming of age, I am present here to-day and straining myself almost at the mo- ment I had made up my mind to Iet go. Shouting tomy men, I gave the order ‘Back squad,’ ‘telling the in- trust I may be spared to also be pres- ent at his funeral.” LS iar ee spectors I wanted no trouble. ‘Trum- ble then came forward,'shoyting out: ! ening that the “fighting par you, II’ve got you where I With his gun touching my stomach, It seemed like hours. “My husband Trumble with a gun. They did not There was a heavy police guard silence. Spracklin, who it at Sandwich. R. L. Brackin of Chat- ‘Now, Spracklin, damn you, I've got you where I want you, and I’m going to kill you.’ With his gun touching my stomach, I felt that 'it was his life or mine. Even then I hesitated. It seemed like hours, then as he pushed the gun, which was at cock, further into my clothing, I fired. He turned and walked away, and I backed out, my gupn still at my hip.” No Interruptions Spracklin was allowed to tell his story practically without interruptions from Crown Attorney Rod If the coroner's jury, which num- bers the full quota of fourteen men, finds when it assembles Monday ev- Bn" was not in danger of losing his life, Bar- rister Brackin may move to have Spracklin brought up Tuesday before Magistrate Gundy at Windsor police station and committed for trial imme- diately at the supreme court sessions now sitting at Sandwich under Jus- tice Rose, on a charge either of mur- der or manslaughter. Coroner LaBelle adjourned the in- quiry until Monday night in ordev to secure the testimony of E. Smith, in whose arms Trumble died. Smith was absent Saturday night owing to a misunderstanding about the time. Crown Attorney Rodd conducted the direct examination of, witnesses, R. L. Brackin appeared for Mr. Spracklin and W. H. Furlong for Mrs. Trumble. Wife's Story Mrs. Trumble, wife of the dead man, was the first witness. She statedte#e-of bullets through the front win- that she had been ill during the night before the occurrence and that she had retired at 7.30. Her husband had spent a great ‘deal of time in her room during the night. He was fill- ing a hot-water bag at the time a knock came upon the door of the living-room adjoining the bedroom, and a voice announced that Mr. | Spracklin wanted to see Trumble. Witness said that her husband left the room and laid the hot-water bag upon a table in the living-room. She followed him out and saw several men with guns drawn. She did not recognize Mr. Spracklin at first, but later noticed him standing in the kit- chen doorway. “My husband asked: ‘What is the idea?’ Mr. Spracklin replied: ‘We are officers and want to go through the house.’ Beverley said: ‘Then why the guns. You never were refused simit- tance. Who are these other men and how did they get in * Mr. Spracklin replied that they were his men, Bev- erley asked if the men had badges to show that they were officers. My husband then walked toward Sprack- lin. I heard the report of fa gun right after, and that is the last. A closing feature of the hearing was the testimony of Ernest Deslippe, the indirect cause of the tragedy, who denied having been “beaten up,” de- claring the blood on his face was from a scratched pimple on his nose. Meantime, the border is aflame with the greatest sensation in years. The subject of conversation every- where is the ending of the famous feud between Trumble and Spracklin in the killing of the former. Private investigation disclosed to- night that only within the last week two gangs of men from Detroit have been over here determined to “get” the fighting parson.” They were sent millions of dollars were made, and are being made here by rum runners whose work was hindered by the min- ister, the ‘situation is more readily understood. That Spracklin will be unfroéked | by his church is certain, Methodist of- ficials on the border declare, although they are standing ready = aid him in his emergency. It is one of the rules of all church- es, they explained, that a pastor who has taken a life, whether in self-de- fence or not, cannot occupy a pulpit. Trumble’s body rests jn an oaken casket at the home of his father, Hamilton Trumble, former Windsor alderman, who resides on Giles boule- fard. The casket is covered with floral tokens from friends and sym- pathizers from both Windsor and De- troit, as ‘‘Babe”’ was one of the best- known men in the district. The fun- eral will be held Monday afternoon. A Notorious Place The shooting had for ita back- ground one of the most notorious as well as most widely-known and gen- erally-patronized roadhouses on the riverfront on the Canadian side—the Chappell House. For years it has been the rendezvous of gay parties, a cen- tre of night life, where wine, women and song reigned supreme. in mad, Bohemian sessions that on many oc- casions did not terminate even wheu the rosy tints of the rising sun sig- nalled dawn, With the coming of ‘‘prohibition”’ habitues of the place by no means abandoned their night life. Rather was a certain glamor thrown over the proceedings there, and particularly after Michigan went dry, Detroit's gayest and wildest lined up their cars for blocks on either side of the road- house that enjoyed an international fame, not only for chicken diners, frog legs and music, but other feat- ures so essential to ‘‘a real night of it,” In the Limelight . It was the Chappell House that bore the brunt of the attack which first brought Rev. J. O. L. Spracklin into the centre of the spotlight of publicity in two countries, that night when he first stood up in the council chamber,and told the town fathers of Sandwich that they were permit- ting conditions to prevail that made the border district a ‘‘stench in the nostrils of two countries,"’ that made it too, ‘‘a rotten stain on the fair es- cutcheon of this province.” It was on this occasion, too, when he charged that rum-running, immor- ality, drunkenness, disorderly conduct and vice generally were being per- mitted to flourish in the town, that the ‘Fighting Parson’’ openly charg- ed the police department of the town “with negligence that practically a- mounted to protection of lawbreak- ers,” and Chief of Police Alois Mas- ters, who has since resigned, with frequenting Chappell House in an in- toxicated condition, and allowing girls to stagger past him and to conduct themselves in anything but a ladylike manuer. Was Appointed Shortly after Spracklin was ap- pointed a free lance liquor agent and given a band of associates to help him in rounding up those who held the Ontario témperance act in contempt. Since then his exploits have filled the press and he has stirred up enmity among his opponents, rumrunners and bootleggers, as no other man has ever engendered here. Threats on his life have been repeatedly made. Four actual attempts have been made, once when a band of men drove up in front of his. house and fired a fusil- dow, narrowly missing Constable Jewell of the Sandwich police force, who was sitting in the front room; second, when his automobile manned by several of his assistants, but not occupied by himself, was fired upon by men in ambush near Ojibway; a- gain when his speed boat Leopold II. was set on fire while undergoing re- pairs in Detroit drydock, when it was loaded with gasoline which was con- nected by a wire with a motor, so that when the latter was started a spark was carried to the petrol; and fourthly on Friday afternoon of last week when, while lying in wait for | finenigg near Fighting Island in the Lower Detroit River, a number of Spracklin aides in the Leopold II. | gate, not hundreds of thousands, but} *asism, I would never be: Onp day while ie att, abo fata “Fruit G- tives” the Pye a & he, 6 for 98.50, Seta aioe all dealers or sent postpaid Frohe toes Rietied Clee were fired upon by a fast mystery boat which appeared suddenly and whose} occupants opened heavy rifle fire on| the rum sleuths’ vessel, then escaped ; into American waters. This last at-) tack was undoubtedly an attempt on, the life of Spracklin. Serious Charge Only recently, too, ——_— have! been made against Spracklin and his, aides of bribery, corruption and other; practices of a similar nature. Sixteen! affidavits have been filled with the On-' tario License Commisssion and an’ investigation has been ordered by the. attorney-general into charges they} contain. A Toronto judge is to hold a hearing at the border, and evidence} will be accepted from anyone who, cares to offer it under oath. This ac-' tion was only taken by the Toronto} authorities after a petition signed by: over three thousand borderites had! been sent to Toronto and the services of W. H. Furlong, a local barrister, ‘of men who demanded a With the appointment of ‘Spracklin, | too, came considerable friction in the! back across the river, it is stated, by foes G& the minister, who decided the forces of the law at the border. Chief: “License Inspector M. N. Mousseau, retained to carry iad oo mat desires . for North Essex, who from the. opposed the naming of ae ie quor agents, recently broke into the spotlight by demanding a showdown! with those in power at Toronto, and” threatened to resign unless ‘‘the fight-, ing parson” and the Hallam brothers, | as well as his other aides, were’ brought under the control of the local license chief. Spracklin declared in reply that he would remain a y tee lance or would resign. Much Bitter Feeling From the first day he threw down the gauntlet of rum-runners, who were making thousands of dollars here, practically openly, until now, Spracklin has engaged himself in @ series of feuds, and through it all he has carried on amid storms of opposi- tion, criticism, threats and attempts on his life, until he reached a climax early Saturday morning in the slaying of Beverley Trumble, proprietor. of the very roadhouse that was at the heart of the whole trouble. The- feud between Trumble and Spfacklin was of long standing, and had grown more bitter recently when the Chappell House was refused a standard hotel license, largely, it was believed by Trumble, as a result of a recommendation of his opponent, Spracklin. . ae: Chatham, Nov. 7.—Rev. J. O. Le Spracklin, special License Inspector, who shot and killed Beverly Trum- ble at Sandwich Saturday morning, arrived in this city late last night, ac- companied by an officer. He spent the day with Rev. Robert Hicks, pas- tor of the Victoria Avenue Methodist church. When seen this afternoon, Mr. Spracklin declined to make any statement, saying that everything was in the hands of his attorney, R, L. Brackin of this city. ry al aa ANGERED WOMEN ; WIN ALL OFFICES Oust Men From Positions in Oregon ail prising at Yoncalla seca Oregon, Nov. 6.—Elect- ion returns completed today show that women won in this city in Tues- day's election, an entire municipal ticket of women being chosen. Men opponents were defeated for all the offices. Mrs. Mary Burt is the name of the new mayor. Under a general indictment of ftn- efficiency, the women organized -a campaign against the men officehold- ers and carried it on so quietly that their opponents did not realize what was taking place until the votes were. counted. At the pre-election meetings, at- ‘tended solely by women, charges were made that city officials were permit- ting broken sidewalks to go unrepair- ed, that speeding automobiles were uncontrolled, that streets were insuf- ficiently lighted and that general slackness in municipal affairs pre- vailed. As a cure of these alleged ills the women were urged to elect a set at: city officials of their own sex. The count of the ballots showed they aid” 80 BISHOP WILLIAMS CRITICISES O. T. 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