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THE DA ITProceedings in CottickCA«4PIA* MA '{Murder TrialfoUowr.-ng » a report of tfwrimiaal court pror^-vding* I® the nay of Bill Kanaka. Dan Prytula. ml Peter Korznwwaki. for the itmk'T of Mm E2ko CotUde. of WuaK Hiw datfnrt. on Friday.Uy 13Tihr trial opened here Tuesday tarwnt Uat. before Mr Justice A; Dynft of Winnipeg aid a six tan jury t» the Dauphin court out# The rfgwrt here deals with yt event* from Wednesday afterport until Monday evening of thisRC J4P „ who conduct/d in rally-turn of the arm*, told the court howhr had found the three rtrohm w hicfi have b**»-n entered as evidenceUnder examination Constable At kins described incidents leading todiscovery of a 22 and 22 calibre revolver near Kanuka's and another revolver at Koramow ski's.4* mIM»D04V AITEBNOONEvidmcr during the afternoon ras suppbcd by Dr J M L^derma®. ■thoiORMt from the Medical Col ■ge. Winnipeg, and Dr. Maurice owm. R C M P ballistic expert om the scientific laboratories, at egina. and Detective-Constable LL AtkmsThe day of the murder a fresh bullet crease was found in the storm sash of the east window of the Cottick house through which the marauders had entered Embedded in the window sash was a 32 calibre lead slugFurther investigation by the witness disclosed another fresh bulk* -linear behind the picture moulding in the east room It was these two pel lets which wen? turned over to DrPowers for testsS.r Kingsley Wood. Britisl it MDiiciy known that * c be’ween the British govern craft manufacturers for thlt; boa.Ding planes. The air »Dr Lederman testified that theothing of Dan Prytuia was spat T*d with human blood while Dr. owers stated that the marks on Oth k-wd pellets which were turnedrer to him by Constable E Me ougaJl, Dauphin, matched, in his pinion, the rifling of a 32 revolver mod on Kanuka's farmTHURSDAY SCORNINGThursday morrung, witness for prosecution. William MichaJyk, of Gilbert Plains district, testified as to conversations which had taken place at Korzenowski's just prior to the mg hi of the murder, and later, onthe morning of May 13.Dan asked me If 1 wanted to go rob Kanaka's place and then rob Cot tick's MichaJyk statedto the conversation with the an the one way phone.On May 26, the witness sta Prytula and Kanuka were aJon the ceil, and he overheard in parifollowing:Detective-Constabk* L R. Atkinsclothes I don't know how itkTHE MOSTMODERNCoo vernationPrytula When they ask me Iyes or no -he said about ftjprints- that was in the paper About five o'clock on the morrung they need tsone finger print topof the 13th, Prytula had told him to ^ jf it was not for the blood on say that he. Prytula, had slept withMichaJyk during the night of May there- I was drunk a little 13 - 13. Also, Prytula pulk a out they had my tire tracks.'°P and ?? ,nigh'J JTade Kanuka: If you say you■SlTSSLS? ^“2**!* nothing about it. how can yoicharged with murder? I cannot derstand how any person could another.Prytula If they ask me I will tell them I do not know anythii it was my revolver but I do know about yours - the oneknows about it had better 1 microphone, was ehtered as evidence quiet.when Constable C. Klapecki, R.C M,police, told the court of the talks hehad heard between Dan Prytula.robbed Cottick's and Plesiuk’s and beat up the Cotticks hard, the wit ness testifiedTHI R8DA V AFTERNOONFor the first time in criminal court proceedings in Dauphin, conversation between prisoners in the cells, overheard with the aid of aMay 27: Dan Prytula and P Korzenowski in the cell.Prytula. Murder damn himWm Kanuka and Peter Korzenow k a], about itEQUIPMENTrrilE printing Job wedo for you willyouprove satisfactory, lie cause it will lie produced b\ the mostamodern, efficientmethods, legibility oftype with clear printing is stressed in all commercial printingdone by the—-Dauphin Herald lo. Ltd.ski.Over objection of the accused’s counsel, Alex Katz and J. N. McFad-den, that the report was not rele vant, being only that part of the talkwhich the constable thought pertained to the case, Mr Justice* A K Dysart allowed the report to be entered as evidence.Constable Klapecki told the court how he had rigged up the microphone in the air register in the cel! where he knew the prisoners would be placid and how he had wired it to a pair of earphones on the floorabove. J M Rj KkSI SETflft-Th* witness stated that he knewthe prisoners’ voices and could reads ly distinguish one from the other. On May 26 he fti*st started listening18321938nvcrsKnowledge and ►)inpatliciic understanding of die particular problrnu of each local community hate aided this Hank inatt*iifini£ if* {[M^ition a* mi important fart«»rin the drvrlojinifnl of Canada * agriculturalresource*.tf (trld u %de facihtiea $n every department of fmnktng)K2BThe BA N K ofNOVA SCOTIAOVEM A CtYItlY or HANKING SEKV1CIKorzenowski; I don’t know. Prytula: You understand, it pretty serious charge.Korzenow-ski: Damn it. if you the truth you will get the sarm Afternoon of June 2 Korzenoi and Prytula in the cell.Prytula You know you are gi and when the jury court comes i Korzenowski: That what is, is June 6. Prytula, Korzenowski, the material witness, W'm. Mich; in cell.Prytula Did you tell on us? know you do not say anything we tell the truth they would notlieve it and if we lie it is just same. It I only had brains eno v keep lt;.it of it. You take onlt;two chances and then one gets cMpfe,{'T-'-fr ■*» - ' VXVAJune 11. Prytula and Korzer Prytula: There will t* threeless. They told me about the n ver. It is mine, but 1 wras not tf June 16. Prytula and Kanuka Prytula 1 told him to keep qi You know how it happened. YouKanuka: 1 did not do anything June 23. Kanuka and Prytula Kanuka; Did he hit her? Prytula. No; the other oru1 It I DAY MORNINGConstable ndapecki continued testimony of conversation overhc in the cell with the aid of the way-telephone between the three cased. The conversation recoi was only parts of conversation \ various time lapses -§Dy ^ On th*- following d^tes Pry and Kanuka were alone in theJune 24: Prytula: We are all eqly guilty I am sure we were seen, nobody could have seen you know that yourself.June 27. Piytula I wonder u Wasyl is doing, i Wasyl is Ukraii for William and refers to Will Michalyk, material witness, t Crown alleges*.Kanuka: I sure would like to ki how much they had on me w they arrested me.July 4 Korzenowski and Pryin the cell.Prytula: I should not have robl Korzenowski Will there be nwitnesses?Prytula These- already have . enough.Defence counsel, J. N. Me Fad-, cross • examined the witness, bring out the fact that the conve lion heard was disjointed with n erous time lapses between sen ter and sometimes words.I-Will A V A I'Tl'liVI u IV
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Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
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