GENERAL STORE AND FUR BUYERS

We Buy and Sell Hay, Grain, and
All Kinds of Produce
We Buy and Sell Gold Dust, Fancy Nuggets
PHONE 17

QUESNEL British Columbia

THE NUGGET CAFE

WE SERVE ONLY THE BEST

QUESNEL B. C.

You'll Enjoy an Evening Spent |
at the

LODE THEATRE
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT

WELLS British Columbia

—__—__—_—— — -
hs WELMORE CAFE
| Ted Harris, Proprietor
ROOMS
FULL COURSE MEALS AMID PLEASANT
SURROUNDINGS
PASTRIES AND CAKES OUR SPECIALTY
| Open Till 2 a.m.

WELLS BRITISH COLUMBIA

DELUXE CAFE

JOE MING, Proprietor

FULL COURSE MEALS
LIGHT LUNCHES

“Cariboo’s Finest”
P.O. Box 50

PETE PAVICH
FUR DEALER
Taxi - Phone 22
Two 5 and 7-Passenger Cars at Your Service

24 Hours a Day
WELLS, B. C.

South Wells Store
Phone 40

Townsite Store
Phone 36

THE WELLS PRODUCE

FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
QUALITY GROCERIES
DELNOR FROSTED FOODS

British Columbia

| WELLS

tional warning to the jury seemed to be
inclined against Seddon. Said the Judge,
“Of course, if you are convinced that
there is a doubt in the matter, your ver-
dict must be one of ‘not guilty’. But you
must remember that there is an element
of doubt in all human affairs, and what
you must ask yourselves in this case is: ‘Is
there any reasonable doubt judged by the
standard which I should apply to the or-
dinary business affairs of my life?’ If
there is not, then you must bring in a
verdict of ‘guilty’ and not shrink from the
consequences, strong in the sense that you
have performed the duty required of you
in your oath.”

On the jury’s return, Seddon, unmoved
and calm, heard the fateful word, “guilty”.
It was “not guilty” in the case of Mrs.
Seddon.

Asked if he had anything to say before
sentence was passed, Seddon drew a
lengthy written statement out of his
pocket and read it. In it he had clearly
arranged in methodical manner all the
points that tended to show his innocence,
and finally, with uplifted hand, swore by
the Great Architect of the Universe that
he was not guilty. “Anything more I
have to say, ‘he concluded, “I do not sup-
pose will be of any account but still, if it
is the last words that I speak, I am not
guilty of the crime for which I stand
committed.”

In passing sentence of death, Mr. Jus-
tice Bucknill, who was very much moved,
told Seddon that he agreed with the ver-
dict, dwelt on the motive factor, and
charged that he had committed a_bar-
barous crime. Continuing, he compli-
mented counsel of both sides for their
eminent fairness and the jury for their
patience and intelligence.

“From what you have said,” continued
his Lordship, “you and I know we both

GRAND HOTEL

NELLIE BAKER, Proprietress

LICENSED PREMISES

P.O. Van Winkle STANLEY, B.C.

belong to one brotherhood, and it is all
the more painful for me to have to say
what I am saying. But our brotherhood
does not encourage crime; on the con-
trary it condemns it. I pray you again to
make your peace with the Great Architect
of the Universe. Mercy,” he concluded,
“pray for it—ask for it.”

Sentenced to death, Seddon appealed
against conviction and the appeal was dis-
missed. He was executed at Pentonville
Prison, April 18th, 1912.

EX-POLICEMAN DIES AT RIPE
OLED AGE OF 127

HAKI Ghulam Mohammed, formerly a
policeman at Bhopal, India, died at Hur-
ganj on October 22nd, 1945, at the ripe
old age of 127.

Married 10 times, once to a woman who
tried to poison him, Mohammed plowed
his farm until a few weeks ago. He had
32 children of whom the eldest is a son
aged 85 and the youngest a son aged 4
years. His widow is 32.

After 30 years as a Bhopal State police-
man, he farmed for the 77 years preceding
his death.

VICAR: “How did you get that black
eye, Mrs. Hawkins?”

“Well, sir, me “usband came out of
prison last Toosday, which was ‘is birth-
day, and I wished ‘im many ‘appy re-
turns!”

With Compliments to the
B. C. Police

4

J. C. PIDGEON

+

Wells, British Columbia

IT PAYS
TO
ADVERTISE
IN THE
SHOULDER STRAP

*

Cariboo Gold Quartz
Mining Company Limited

(Non-Personal Liability)

e
Mine Office:
WELLS, B. C.

SEVENTEENTH EDITION

Page One Hundred and Three