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| ” Droseciiting was’ A. M. Johnson referred: toon the tei ‘and * ‘stood
Jy and ‘defending Baker was R C..:.down, : while, ‘the * Crown *, counsel’
ar Lowe. an | submitted a planof the. southerly

As the: trial “proceeded - the: jury: ‘ portion: of: Vancouver. Island, which.
learned of the.circumstances which | Showed : the - area. “concerned. in the
led. to the discovery .of. the: ‘aban- | case.
doned. vessel ‘and’ the’. ‘arraignment | The jury, -at this time, ‘had mere-
of: the -two men, “As is customary ‘ly learned. ‘the: general ‘picture | ‘of
in ‘such: cases no charge -was laid | the | boat. upon which it was: alleged
‘in. respect. of the death of William the murder, took: ‘Place.

Gillis, Jr..-The: ‘charge was. that: of | MARINOFF a

<The. pair’ were. ‘known as: ‘sianiey | murdering, the: skipper of the vessel. Next. to: answer ‘the call was Peter
rum-runners | and’. had © frequently | The jury having been. impanelled-; Marinoff, of Tacoma, Wash:
’ dined ‘in Sidney. restaurants. This | and. sworn, Mr. Johnson ‘called: the: |. In answer to’ questions: presented
unknown’ ‘background - of .the,..man, | first: witness : for the Crown. He was by: Mr. Johnson, he stated” that he
" Sowash,’ led: :to.. much . speculation “yarold’ Eustace Whyte,. British Col-; was occupied’: in running * ‘liquor
“at ‘the’ time.-and” afterwards | and umbia” land“ surveyor. .of ‘Victoria. from: British : a Columbia - “to the.
‘there are still those, today, who as- “Mr. Whyte stated that he had made | United - ‘States:

‘sert that: he “was ‘the { blacksheep | a certified plan ‘of the. Beryl-G in |) “Whom “were you ner ast with
“scion. ofa prominent’ English family |-March, 1925 at’ the: request of . the | 'in- that liquor: munning?" asked” the
“whose sense of pride forbade ‘him | provincial police.. Mr. Whyte prosecutor. :

-. to involve’ his. family _ ina ‘sordid identified. a “‘plue-print as the copy. With Curley Wills, a man that

“murder. trial: “vot his certified plan and: gave gen- has a boathouse: about eight miles
THE JURY 0 ee eral ‘details: of the vessel: “She was south-east of Barclay”.

“When. the case came before Mr. | 53 feet long and-11 ft. 3 inches wide| It was elicited that the name
fe Justice. Miorri son on June 16, 1925, ‘amidships, with a depth from deck | was Willis, whose ‘habitat. was off

- =the jury filed into the court after a | level.to the floor’ of the hold amid-.| the west coast of Vancouver Is-
"preliminary. exchange . between. the | ships of 3 ft., 7 inches. Above the | land. Marinoff: explained that he
~Gounsel and the judge, when separ-{ upper deck, facing aft, were a purchased’ liquor. from Mr. . Willis.)
“ate: ‘trial sought by. Sowash’s: coun- cleet,: a. ‘vent, ‘a “stove-pipe, mast, } and. brought it. by boat: from ‘the
el, Robert. D, Harvey; was refused. : hatch ‘to: the main hold,” another | west coast to Sidney Island.
~As fromthe: time of entering the. |. ‘elect, the wheel house and another | Having made. the necessary ar-

stated witness The forward |! rangements for. the purchase of a}
cont the Jury ay the. tee | hatoh, § 9 ft. 3 inches, by’ 4 ft.: | load of. liquor, explained: Marinoff,

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later,: “and had. Been: offered. em- |
ployment by. Baker,..whom"™ he: saa
known» in. the penitentiary. “The
“Name: of Sowash’ was a: ‘blatant. in-

vention, :but he’ “never. disclosed _ his

‘true identity. . time,”

“As

‘| After ®

on

“y
name.

of 24 witnesses and read a number | hatch was.
Of: exhibits presented ° during | the.| 6.inches. ‘The’ other wats was 23 there. was..no -boat. available. : Ac=:
- course of the: trial, which lasted for | ft..by 34 ft. i ~),Leordingly,. MY. Willis went to‘ Van- | going

the. dimensions | couver.. and ‘arranged the hire’ of
| the Gillis boat. It was: Gillis 0 on the a

| ' Beryl- -G," he added. :
bl In. reply ‘to questions, » Marinoft
§ stated ‘that. he’ had’ -met- Willis in |!
: , Seattle or ‘Tacoma :.on: several. oc-
|| casions.and -had bought’ about. 350

cases about September 10, 1924. °

“The liquor was packed ° 12. bottles
to: ‘the: “case, ‘he. explained...’ “The:
bottles. were Canadian. quarts and]...
the’ shipment was “wrapped up: in}. ~
gunney: sacks: “He never met Gillis
| personally, he stated. “He explained
o {that when ‘a deal- had ° been..con-.|) °"
PORE: [seas with . reference to: “quantity.}9 2.

‘Vand: brands ‘of ‘Mquor, ° Willis would |: :.
| give. him. a sealed ‘envelope, which.|)-
5 | one: of: his: ‘men: would: “pass :on: to},
“Gillis. | . Gillis then * ‘received ‘Pay~
| ment for: the consignment. . :
| NEVER SAW. REST: : Pounce

When: this” particular “consign-. a
“ment was: ordered “Marinoff sent
‘his boat, M-493,° under: command of.
“Anderson ‘and ‘Hodge. to: collect’ the.
“liquor: ‘The’ liquor.réceived by. Mar-
inoff _ consisted” of 110. cases: of:|:
whiskey. He “never “saw: the’ other
240 cases, he ‘stated. That Joad: of: |.
|.110 ; cases’ had been ‘collected’. by.
“Anderson and | Hodge on: ‘September

. three. days. eve the witness gave

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for: “Gillis: the , transporter. © “Deli.”

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that’ tie: ‘retorted: ‘that. he .. had no
need of a note. |.
«I know L got it, ” he ‘said. ;
: “Tt is’ the; practice. of. rum-run-
ners, is it not?”..asked ‘Mir.’ Lowe,
“to. get into waters’ on the American:
“Side: just: before » dusk.”
agreed that this’ was: SO.”
vee dhe: object: being to get in “bes:
: fore ‘the -revenue’ “cutters - come -out
cand: take. their. stations: at night

‘run’ the boats. .day.. and: ‘night,
‘don’t make any difference, take our
chances, the. way. we feel like” it. ”
NO BOOKS. |

-Marinoff: had: at several points
“stated that.he kept no books and
had no

that. the exact | list.of liquor. pur-
chased on the fateful trip to meet
with Capt. Gillis could: be produced.
“Who. has ‘the list?” asked Towe,
“The bookkeeper.”
“Who is that?’

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“When Mr. Lowe pursued the ‘sub-
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~The witness then stood aside. .
(To be continued): :

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