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Appearing again to testify In I vagrancy charges brought against i Joel 8edore, Keswick, John McNeil \ and Norvat Powell, both of Willow ; Beach, William Kay stated that : while he wag watching the fight between. Alvin Rose and Moriey King, a second one broke out.“The two fights were going onat the same time, he said. *Tcouldn't sec who was fn the second fight, except Sedore, I saw someone push him against the brickwtt and rvineh him. 1 eouMiYl sc*owho it was. because of the crowd.The charge against John McNeil was withdrawn. Ivan III) I i s, | Biownhill. testified that he had been coming from the theatre at the time of the fight between Itosu and King. He said that he sawSedore try to separate the two. “[ saw Powell grab Sedore and lilthim.Henry Nelson, Brownhill. said that he saw someone hit Sedore but didn't know who it was until later.Magistrate Waodliffe dismissed the charge of vagrancy againstJoel Sedore.When called to testify in the charge against Norval Powell, Sedore said that he had been acting as peacemaker when Powell reached in and hit him. He showed the magistrate his bruised eye and face where the puncheshad landed. He said that his nosehad bled for several days after and thit he had to see a doctor.Powell denied that he hit Sedore first. He said that he had just come from the theatre when Sedore, with his face already bleeding, came over to him. He accused Me of hitting him. Ho hit me and I hit him back/*Wm. Thompson corroborated Powell's story,I am quite satisfied that you bit Sedore first, said Magistrate Wood)iffe to Powell. “You are fined$10 and costs or ten days in jail. Moreover, both you and Rose are each bound over in the sum of $50 to k.tep the peace for one year.1 *1* Ili.itUiirm NnKtatnn ntimit.
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Newmarket Era
Newmarket, Ontario, CA
Thu, May 02, 1940
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