"JURY CLEARS WOMAN OF RELIEF CHARGES," Toronto Star. June 16, 1933. Page 20. ---- Relief Administrators and Investigator Give Contradictory Evidence ---- Oshawa, June 16 - Contradictory evidence by Relief Administrator J. C. McGill of the Oshawa public welfare department, and by Miss Lois Faulds, investigator, preceded the jury acquittal of Mrs. Nellie Harris at Whitby late yesterday on the charge of receiving relief under false pretences.
Miss Faulds admitted that she and Mr. McGill had talked over the case after witnesses had been excluded from the court.
Relief Administrator McGill alleged Mrs. Harris had taken an affidavit to the effect she was destitute, and following that had been given relief. It was disclosed from other sources that she had money owing her.
Runs Too Fast "Stay where you are, Mr. Skinty; you can run too fast," shouted Chief of Police Owen D. Friend when Thos. Skinty made a move to leave the courtroom yesterday after Magistrate Creighton reserved judgment for a day. Skinty explained he wanted to make arrangements by telephone for bail. He was allowed to go with a police constable. The charge preferred was illegal possession of liquor.
Persons entered the cellar of Mrs. J. MacDonald, 357 Jarvis St., yesterday and stole a quantity of meat.
