.: ,, t et;: Af . .i r : ' . , • • • . s - . ' . • e Page 4 Thurs., Nov. 15, 1.962 The Ottawa Citizen Jury acquits Cornwall woman in slaying of husband CORNWALL (Special) — Mrs. lowing a 47-minute charge by 5.20 p.m. "Here you have a woman, ing," she sobbed. picked up the knife from the Still under direct examination, "No!" she replied. Elizabeth MacDonald of Corn- Mr. Justice W. D. Parker of When the not guilty verdict throttled by the throat, beaten She told how she went to see top of the counter. Dad asked she testified she ran to a neigh- "Did you love Clifford?" he wall, 29-year-old mother of five Toronto. was announced by the foreman, in the face and afraid for her her husband at his painting job me to please put it down. Be- bor to try and get help. questioned. children, was acquitted of a Some 35 minutes later, they Hubert Quart of Maxville, spec- life," he said. "They both bent on the day of the tragedy, stay- fore I could he started to choke "Did you intend to use that "Yes sir, very much," she non-capital murder charge on signalled the court that they down to pick up the knife, I ed with him until he was ready me and hit me again. Dad tried knife, that night?" asked Mr. answered crying, adding: "I Wednesday. wished to return. However, be- tators in the crowded room think these were normal ac- to leave, and then joined her en separate us. Wilson. still love him." cause of a divorce suit. in prog- broke into loud applause. Members of the 12-man On- tions." father-in-law at the Lancaster brio Supreme Court jury left ress at the time, jurymen did Put knife away Mrs. MacDonald brought her He observed that Mrs. Mac- Hotel. the courtroom at 4.20 p.m. fol- i not return to the court until hands to her face and sobbed "I put it back on top of the Donald's evidence was not con- She said they later went counter. His Dad talked to us e w= , in relief. C 1F tradicted. home to have supper and they for a second. He said we had The petite brunette was charg- Crown Attorney R. P. Milli- brought three pints of beer with four lovely children and not to ed following the fatal stabbing gan said: "The Crown doesn't them. be foolish. I thought everything SA_ 11 of her husband Clifford Mac- deny provocation". "Clifford drank his and mine was going to be all right," she Donald, 37, in a Lancaster cot- "Murder," he continued, "may too!" she said. continued. -Dad turned and tage owned by her father-in-law, be reduced to manslaughter if walked around Clifford to the '0 Alex MacDonald. The three went to the hotel done in the heat of passion about 10 p.m. and then, to bedroom. caused by provocation. Was -sue ~~■~. o Mr. Justice Parker, after avoid an argument, Mrs. Mac- "I turned to put the knife this not a blow struck by the N-W hearing the jury decision, said Donald left her husband and back in the drawer. Clifford III accused in heat of passion caus- ithey could only have brought father-in-law and walked home. grabbed my arm and turned ed by provocation?" in one of two verdicts, referring She testified that she arrived me around. It fell to the floor Mr. Milligan spoke to the jury SALE PRICED EVERY DAY to manslaughter or not guilty. home about the same time the and we both reached to pick it for ?2 minutes. Mr. Wilson's During his charge he said: "I men did and went directly to up. He had hold of my arms. charge lasted 32 minutes. think there is evidence of pro- the bedroom, but Clifford kick- "I saw Dad walk behind Clif- APLAN'S FURNITURE ANNEX vocation. I think if someone Tells of beatings ed open the bedroom door. ford and I don't know whether punched a small woman in the Taking the stand in her own "He shouted at me and hit Clifford was going to reach at face then tried to strangle her, defense Wednesday, Mrs. Mac- me on the mouth. I asked him me or his father. Then he pull- CAPLAN 33 CAPLANS FURNITURE A$NE4 S SHOP DAILY she might well lose her self- Donald testified how her hus- to leave me alone. His father ed me toward him and that's FURNITURE 9 TO 6 control. band worked only part-time dur- asked him to leave me alone. all I remember," she cried, fall- ANNEX "You must take into account ing their 14 years of married He was so mad! He was just ing forward on her arms in the the mental and physical condi- life and how she was subjected mad!" she sobbed. witness box. ~ ./1, t>st~ ttYf•tlï S, tion of the accused," he ex- to beatings. "He started to choke me and "The next thing I saw was ~ 11 _ • .a. t plained. "But only when he was drink- Dad tried to separate us. I blood all over the place." • e "Whatever happened, provo- OPEN FRIDAY claw n' cation does not excuse homi- UNTIL 9 P.M. art .«., 1, cide; it means only that mur- der is reduced to manslaugh- TH U RSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY ter." 331 KING EDWARD AVENUE Mr. Justice Parker observed that Crown-admitted evidence could be considered man- OPEN FRIDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. Sparkling Aluminum slaughter. Mother freed "If you accept her story," he added, "she could not be guilty FREE STORAGE Christmas Trees Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonald with sons of murder or manslaughter." Outlines events Until Required Sale Priced — Easy Assembly Jamie, 3. and Scott, I Easy storage in reusable package. Defense counsel B. M. Wilson outlined events leading to the fatal stabbing. He noted that IA 4 ft. with stand 4599 "sometimes on occasion the CA WS FURNITURE ANNEX man became violent." 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