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*i THE CASCADE RECORD VOL. I. CASCADE, B. C, FEBRUARY 25, 1899. No. 16. there had been a scuffle, before de but that the dead man was mur ceased was murdered and thrown dered early in January for the to one side of the road. On the money he was known to have on body WHS found $8 in bills, a ban him. The 98.00 in bills was over dana handkerchief, two apples, a looked when the murderer went tobacco sack and a scrap of paper. through his clothes. It appears Taxpayers' Association Held Its Semi- Donate Cassato Killed on the Brooklyn 'I his scrap of paper only had the that he was struck on the right name of E. Gillberg thereon, and side of the head with a cleaver or Annual Election. Wagon Road. when it was learned that this man heavy knife, and the cut on his was timekeeper for A. Scarpelli, a right hand was received while try sub-contractor under Burns & Jor ing to ward off a blow. After he dan, he was sent for. When sworn, had fallen, the second terrible NOT PLEASED WITH THE ESTIMATES AN ITALIAN RAILROAD LABORER Mr. Gillberg stated that the writing gash was evidently administered was hie and that the paper hud on the left Jde of his head, as a Committee to Jog the Attorney-General's heen taken from his desk in camp finisher. Memory a Second Time for the SmaU Dastardly Grime Was Evidently Committed some time after the first of Decem This case is not by any means ber. It was of no value, and he finished yet. Debts Court Several Weeks Since. could not recall who took it, as there were a number of men in the Took Them In Last Tuesday evening the semi room at the time. Up to last Saturday the B. C. annual meeting and election of ROBBERY THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE The testimony of Major Cooper Tobacco Ci\ consisted of J. P. officers of the Cascade Taxpayer's and Frank Asprey, who, accom Kennedy, W. J. T. Watson and H. Association was held, there being a panied Constable Darraugh when D.Cameron. Since'then the con good attendance. he went for the remains, was sub cern has been defunct, the partners The secretary read an acknowl Frozen Remains of the Victim Were Identi stantially a corroboration of that had fled and numerous creditors edgment from the post-master gen fied at the Coroner's Inquest Begun officer's evidence. mourned their departure. Various eral's office of a communication Yesterday in Cascade. Antonio Scarpelli, a contractor, questionable transactions were from the association in regard to testified that when notified by Mr. credited to them, and early in the improving the mail facilities into Darraugh, he at once set inquiries week G. T. Curtis swore out a the Boundary country. afoot among the Italians in Cas warrant charging them with ob A report from the committee ap Wednesday afternoon T. J. Gor cade, to identify the dead man. taining goods under false pretenses. pointed to look into the matter of man brought word into town that Scarpelli did not himself recognize Watson and Kennedy are believed incorporating the city, was present the frozen body of an unknown the body, but found two men who to have goi.e across the line, but ed. It was the opinion of tbecom man was lying on the went side of said they did. He said that he had Cameron went to Grand Porks and mittee that while there were many the wagon road about six miles learned that the victim, Donato Greenwood. Officer Darraugh sent advantages in having the city con from town, just this side of Baker Cassato, had said he was going back out telephone messages over the verted into a municipality, the creek. to Italy at once, which meant that country, and on Thursday Cameron time was not quite ripe for it The Thursday morning Provincial he had considerable money about was arrested in Greenwood. Yes committee was continued. Constable Darraugh, accompanied him. terday Mr. Darcy was sent after D. D. Ferguson reported that he by W. H. Cooper and Frank As- Frank Devon, barkeeper at the him and is expected to return to prey, went to the scene and brought had collected $76.25 during tbe Roma hotel, Cascade, testified that night with his prisoner. month for the salary of Night in the remains of the unfortunate late in December Cassato had been All three of the young men had man. Dr. Stanley Smith, of Grand Watchman Darcy. in the hotel, and had left about 4 been flying pretty high since com V. Monnier of the fire warden Porks, the coroner, was notified o'clock one afternoon for the ing here in December, their favorite and came down yesterday to hold committee reported that the com- camp, after getting a small time games being black jack and poker. miltee had been active in warning an inquest. A jury was impanelled check cashed by Eastman & Some sympathy is expressed for and began its work of investigation residents to take precautions against O'Brien. He was sure the.body Cameron, whose father is well fire. A triangle had been ordered, about 1:30 o'clock. The jury con was that of Cassato. known, but little is heard for the sisted of A. Cameron, foreman, and to be used as an alarm. Nick Lemardi, also employed at others. The amount of goods ob The names of J. E. Roy and R. T. Evans, C. Palmer, N. Robin the Roma hotel, recognized the tained from Mr. Curtis was $161.00 son, D. D. Ferguson and W. J. W. H. Cooper were proposed for dead man because of the black while there are several other un membership to be voted on at the Ross. Evidence was taken from shirt he wore and with which he settled accounts about town. All nine different persons, the session next meeting. soiled the bed linen at the hotel. three young men came from Nelson A-discussion was had in regard lasting till 7 o'clock, when the jury Nick Lamanna, who has been at to Cascade. was dismissed by the coroner till to the scant appropriation, as far the hospital since January 17th us appeared from the published re one o'clock Monday, to permit of a and is now convalescing, was the IN AND AROUND CASCADE. post mortem examination, ports of the estimates, for roads, most important witness of all as to trails and bridges in the vicinity of T. J. Gorman of the Cove Hotel the identity of the dead man. He That satisfied air comes from eat Cascade. A special committee, con was the first witness, and stated stated that he had known Cassato ing at the Columbia Dining Parlor. sisting of Messrs. Willcox, Mayall that a man named McNeill notified over three years. Cassato had been V. Monnier made a trip to Grand and Monnier, was appointed to him that he had just seen the body working with his partner, whose Forks this week, and sold several communicate with our member in of a man in the snow two or three first name was Tony, for Carmina bills of goods. the legislature on the subject, and miles back. McNeill went on his Maglio, who had station work from An impromptu dance was given urge the claims of this section. The way to Brooklyn, and Gorman J. G. McLean & Co. The hitter's at the Grand Central hotel on same committee was also author went to look at the body, and then headquarters were about 16 miles Monday evening. ized to communicate with the came right to Cascade and notified from Cascade, towards Gladstone. Geo. C. Tunstall, jr., of Nelson, attorney-general and inquire why the police. Gorman's testimony Just before the first of the year a small debts court and an addi was exhaustive and occupied nearly Cassato started for Cascade, leav representing the Hamilton Powder Co., came in yesterday. tional justice of the peace had not an hour. ing his blankets and effects at the been provided for Cascade, as peti Constable D. J. Darraugh then camp with his partner. About the Sam Vinson, of the north side tioned for early in January. gave evidence as to the finding of 7th of January Lamanna had pass- saw mill, after an illness of several weeks, is once more at his post. Then followed the election of the body, its position, appearance Cassato on the road, and that was officers, to hold office for the en and condition, and later produced the last he had seen of him till he A. E. Cross, of the Calgary Brew suing six months, with the follow the effects found in the dead man's identified the remains in the jail. ing Co., and W. E. Worden, in ing result: clothes. The body was found about He did not know where the part charge of the Brooklyn business of President, C. J. Eckstorrn; vice- 12 feet from the roadiide, down a ner was, and Maglio, at last the firm, registered at Black's president, George K, Stocker; treas slight hill, and was nearly covered accounts, was in Nelson. Lamanna hotel yesterday urer, T. F. Carden; secretary, P. J. with snow. It had evidently heen was positive that the dead man W. T Krebs, of the contractors' O'Reilly; the above with the foll there a month or more. The shoes was Donato Cassato. office force, and Storekeeper Shep owing constitute the executive were off and the socks partly off, The coroner adjourned the jury herd made a visit to Republic on committee: George C.