The Archive · 1927

No Permission for Deal

Witness insisted that he never told Worthington to let the small deal go through. His final words were that he would report by 2.30 pam. and then witness could decide to "set the net" or leb the Worthington did not with him. Accuses insisted that witness should keep his name a secret or he might be shot er get a knife in the back, We wanted to stay out of it altogether. Worthington never told witness that The would take part in the actual delivery of arms, In reply to Mr. Franklin witnes" said that Worthington thought shipment might come to $00,000, He did not see accused every day. On one occasion he had mentioned one shipment of 4,000 or 5,000 Mauser rifles ov pistols, he was not sure which. Witness. did not remember that accused had ever told him that 1,000 pistols were actually the Settlement awaiting customer. Worthington, on June 8, Tae mentioned to. him that, might be worth while for the lice to watch a house, Tt pro-738 North Chékinng Road.

had not detailed men to watch the house, and as far as he could remember" Worthington had never mentioned the house as a rendezvous, nor had he, _witnes ever had a suspicious report on the Amateurs with Pistols L. F. Jovino, serving a 75-day, sentence, imposed by the Ital authorities, for trafficking in arm said that he met Chalet on June 3, fand Worthington on the afternoon, of the arrest. All three were at his house at, 861 Rue Ratard, wher they asked him if he had any pis-'Witness went upstairs and brought a parcel containing the ten They examined one and all fof them tried to pull the bolt bac but "I don't think we got it bac! (laughter).

Witness said that he carried the parcel to the door, He at first had been told to go to the Plaza, but he did not wish to te on the street with the weapons. At last the rex Tented and started for the Plaza in his ear. When in the town, they, instructed him to drive to the Pro visional Court.

Near a fence Worthington had him stop the ear and he got out. After witness had turned the coe and started, as he the stopped the ear again, He took the package and said, "Come along, "They told me to go along," wit~ ness said, "but T thought that this was fanny, as it was not ax had been agreed upon. I waited and saw accused and the detectives. I thought T had better jo, 80 started the car. Thad put it in first ger, had got into second, when I heard, think it was, Hunter say, Stop! And T did. T'then drove the car to Central station."

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