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IL S’AVOUE COUPABLE D’UN VOL DE 15 PNEUS,” L’Illustration Nouvelle. March 1, 1940. Page 07. --- Hier, devant !e juge C. E. Guérin comparaissait Paul-Emile Desjardins, 24 ans. sans domicile connu qui s'avouait coupable d'avoir volé quinze pneus d une valeur totale de $200. dans un garage sis 6200 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges. Le juge lui imposa une sentence de deux ans de pénitencier, peine qui sera servie concurremment avec celle qui fut imposée à Desjardins la semaine dernière à St-Jérôme pour voi avec effraction.

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"Woman Gets 30-Day Term," Windsor Star. October 27, 1943. Page 5. --- Former Domestic Is Found Guilty of Stealing From Employers --- Found guilty of petty theft, Mrs. Myrtle Smart, no fixed abode, drew 30 days in jail from Magistrate D. M. Brodie in city police court today. Theft involved various personal items belonging to places employing her as a domestic.

One of the woman's former employers, Dr. C. L. Fuller, was called to the stand to identify certain personal effects taken from his home. Questioned by the court as to the woman's ability to recognize right from wrong, he said he believed she knew right from wrong, but that she wasn't responsible, as witness a pair of glasses she stole.

"My daughter told her she needed glasses," he said. "Forthwith mine disappeared," to a trickle of laughter in the court. The woman, who has two sons living in the city, should be institutionalized, but there was no place to send her, the court said in giving the jail sentence.

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"Three-Year Terms Given Two Men For Theft of 40 Tires," Ottawa Citizen. March 3, 1943. Page 1. --- Up for sentence for a series of break-ins and tire thefts involving more than 40 tires valued at approximately $1,000, Dorilas Corneau [TOP], 19, and Florian Lemieux, 23, both of no address, were given three years in Portsmouth penitentiary, Kingston, by Magistrate Glenn E. Strike.

In passing sentence, MagistrateStrike said the nature of the offences and the manner in which they had been committed showed that they had been carefully planned. They were not the sort of offences which young men sometimes committed "on the spur of the moment," he said, and the accused had stolen articles which could be disposed of at possibly more than their actual worth.

He noted that Corneau had been before the court on at least three previous occasions.

His Worship suggested that the court "may have an opportunity of dealing with the people who bought the tires."

Crown Attorney Raoul Mercier assured the court that a complete investigation into the sale of the stolen tires would be made. ///

"Ottawa Men Given Penitentiary Terms For Theft of Tires," Ottawa Journal. March 3, 1943. Page 1. ---- Dorilas Corneau, 19, and Florian Lemieux, 23, both of no given address, were sentenced to three years in Kingston Penitentiary by Magistrate Strike in police court today, for a series of "black market" rubber thefts. Both were convicted on February 19 on charges of theft involving more than 40 automobile tires valued at upwards of $1,000.

In passing sentence Magistrate Strike said he was dealing with "serious major crimes". "In view of the shortage of rubber this type of offence ceases to be minor offence", he said. "It becomes a major crime they stole articles that could be disposed of for more than their actual worth."

Lionel Choquette, defence counsel, said that if the demand for rubber were not so great and certain people were not so willing to buy the tires, the temptation would not be so great to steal them.

Magistrate Strike said while this was true, the court may have an opportunity of dealing with persons who buy these tires.

Crown Attorney Raoul Mercier, K.C., assured the magistrate that "a full investigation has been made regarding persons who bought these tires".

[AL: Corneau was 20, unemployed, from Ottawa, French Canadian, and had served three terms in jail and one in the reformatory. He was convict #7243 at Kingston Penitentiary and worked in the mail bags. He was transferred June 1943 to the lower security Collin's Bay Penitentiary, becoming inmate #2075, and released July 1945. Lemieux was 23, a truck driver but unemployed for two months prior to his crime, and also a French Canadian from Ottawa. He had no previous criminal record. He was convict #7242 at Kingston Penitentiary and worked in the mail bags. He was transferred July 1943 to the lower security Collin's Bay Penitentiary, becoming inmate #2080, and released on parole in late 1944.]

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"GETS THREE- YEAR TERM FOR THEFT," North Bay Nugget. September 22, 1942. Page 16. ---- 13 Charges Laid Against Man Arrested at Farm Near Rutherglen ---- The number "13" proved unlucky today for Thomas Kelly, alias Thomae Courvette, alias Thomas Fox, of no fixed abode, when he was sentenced to three years in Portsmouth Penitentiary on each of 13 breaking, entering and theft charges, the terms to run concurrently. He had pleaded guilty to all charges at a previous hearing, when he was remanded in order that authorities could check on his record. The sentence will date back to September 11, when he was taken into custody, Magistrate M G. Gould said in imposing the term.

Arrested September 11 Kelly was arrested by Corporal N.C. Smaill and Constables Bert Chartrand, D. H. Porter and L. Needham, of the North Bay detachment of the provincial police, at a farm house near Rutherglen early on the morning of September 11. His arrest ended a search conducted by the officers following the reports of thefts from 13 cottages on Nasbonsing, Pine and Tallon lakes in August. Goods taken from the cottages consisted chiefly of food, used by Kelly when. he apparently entered the different buildings from time to time seeking shelter and something to eat. He did secure $90 in cash from one of the cottages, owned by Charles Adams, however, police said.

The prisoner, who boasted a long police record, had been released from Prince Albert Penitentiary earlier this year where he was incarcerated after being sentenced to five years for a long list of charges of breaking, entering and theft and breaking and entering with intent to commit theft,

[AL: Kelly had indeed a long criminal record. He was first sentenced to Kingston Penitentiary in 1914, and was paroled in mid-1917 to serve in the Canadian Army. He was also at Kingston between 1934-1936, and at Saskatchewan Penitentiary from 1939-1941. He was 38, single, a lumber camp worked unemployed at time of crime, and his mother still lived in Ottawa. This time around he was convict #7044 at Kingston Penitentiary, and worked mostly as a cell block cleaner. He was a 'good conduct' prisoner - a pretty good example of a poverty driven nuisance criminal in 1930s parlance. He was released January 1945.]

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“Term of Two Years For Store Robber,” Ottawa Journal. February 8, 1930. Page 3. ---- Oscar Renaud Sentenced For Jewelry Theft on Bank Street. ---- Less than 48 hours after the jewelry store of Patrick D'Arey, 193 Bank street, had been broken into late Thursday night and articles valued at some $600 stolen, Oscar Renaud, 40, of no fixed abode appeared in Police Court on the charge this morning, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years in Kingston Penitentiary by Magistrate Charles Hopewell. Police have recovered practically all of the stolen jewelry.  (See also Page 15)

“Almost All Jewelry Taken From Store s Nów Recovered,” Ottawa Journal. February 8, 1930. Page 15. ---- Police Arrest Oscar Renaud, 40, Within 24 Hours Following D'Arcy Robbery. ---- The arrest of the alleged shopbreaker and the almost complete recovery of jewelry valued at $600 were accomplished by Ottawa detectives within 24 hours after the robbery of the jewelry store of Patrick D'Arey, 193 Bank street, which occurred early Thursday night. 

Oscar Renaud, 40 years of age, and of no address was placed in custody by Detectives Aubrey MacDonald and J. P. Downey yesterday afternoon in a Hull hotel as the result of investigations carried on since the break-in was discovered shortly after 9 pm. Thursday. When he was arrested, police declare three brooches, two rings and other articles were found in his possession. These were later identified, they say, by Mr. D'Arcy.

Assists Police. After repeated questioning by police, Renaud agreed to assist the officers in the recovery of the balance of the loot and last night he accompanied Detectives Downey and Thomas Cullum to a Rochester street store where, police state, the greater part of the jewelry, consisting of 76 rings and other articles were found.

Mr. D'Arcy formed one of the party which went to the Rochester street address and he made positive identification of the merchandise. It tallied in every way with his description of the stolen articles which he gave to police shortly after the robbery.

The burglary was one of the most daring carried out in Ottawa in some time. From 1.30 o'clock to nine o'clock Thursday evening while hundreds passed the D'Arcy store the shopbreaker forced the rear door, effected an entrance, stripped the show windows of their contents of jewelry and made his departure without anyone being aware of what was happening.

Police say that during Thursday afternoon Renaud went to the D'Arcy store to make a purchase and it was during that time that he obtained a layout of the building and formulated a plan of robbery.

[AL: Renaud was actually 43, from Aylmer, Quebec, covered in scars with a large cross tattoo on his right forearm, and with a poor grasp of English. A habitual criminal, he had a long rap sheet going back to the very early 20th century, including two terms at Toronto’s Central Prison, two terms at St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary, a term at Guelph Reformatory and a term at Burwash Industrial Farm, and a previous stint at Kingston Penitentiary as #E-971. His half brother Onesmine was also at KP in this period. Renaud worked in the stone shop as convict as #1597. He was released October 1931.]

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“Must Give Surely For His Appearance Or Remain in Jail,” Kingston Whig-Standard. January 10, 1933. Page 3. ---- Matthew "Scotty" McLaughlin, a youth with no fixed abode, was one of the chief witnesses at the preliminary hearing of Albert George Hendrie, charged with the murder of Peter Davis, a member of the RCHA in the brigade canteen at Tete de Pont Barracks on Sunday morning December 18. As he has no home and no means of support, he has been held at the police station since the preliminary trial.

This morning McLaughlin was brought before Magistrate J. M. Farrell when an opportunity was given him to provide sureties for his appearance at the trial of Hendrie to be held early next month. The order of the court was that he himself  provide the sum of $500 end two other sureties of $250 each for his appearance when the murder trial commences. 

The magistrate told McLaughlin that he would remand the case until Friday to give him a chance of providing the necessary sureties but as he has no money and no relatives or friends, he will probably spend the remainder of the time until the case is heard in the county jail. The magistrate pointed out to McLaughlin that there was no charge against him but that the action had been taken in order to assure the Crown that he would be present to give evidence in the case.

McLaughlin is quite willing to stay in the custody of the police to give evidence.