report; -

- gave his address as 2618 .. cloth from his cell Mattress,

. inquest: may take, Place. this

‘motion last. week by’ ‘Comm-
__ issioner Art: ‘Langley for-a ‘full
_ report with | emphasis on

A report on how. and why a

"man hanged himself~nine —

days ago in a West: Van-

‘couver® police cell has. been:

called. for’ by the West.
Vancouver Police board: aa

The. ‘board: “endorsed - a

measures to. {prevent ©
recurrence. -

The “police “department -
‘however, will..be
delayed “until . after." the 7
inquest . into - the. cell-block -
death, July 26 of Donald
Cormack. Roger, 31, who

Ontario;

Vancouver. The

week. |

When the 27 children. and
counsellors ‘started off -on~

.their ‘summer:-camp near

possible poisoning.

. poorly

~Mark Thomas Cooke, 20, of |

Howe Sound, they. ‘never

’ thought they would all spend

a night in Squamish General”
Hospital— suffering. from, -

The. group was ‘treated in
the hospital when they
became ill after. eating some
peanut: - butter. -sandwiches
which were - believed .

contain fraces ‘of rat poison. a

SAL “Hickey,” “executive: dir-

. _ector. of the Boys and Girls

Club. of Nancouver, said a

we Foss a

A North: Vancouver. couple:
has ‘been acquitted. along.
with two others: on charges of
conspiring to traffic in heroin ~.
after a. Richmond -provincial
court judge turned down
evidence obtained | ‘through |
wiretap.. :

Judge | K. D. Ellis, threw
out the. .evidence’ against
Keith Curtis Baker,.37, and
his common law wife Lynette
Geneva Wall, 27, ‘both of
North. - Vancouver, . because
the evidence provided by the
prosecution did not : meet
wiretap evidence require-
ments. tee

The couple, and Jack
Rodney: White, 22; of Surrey
appeared on charges that
they sold. heroin supplies to

Richmond. :

L “
.

The judge’ ruled that ‘the:
Prosecution failed to give |
reasonable | notice. to. the”
defendants that the evidence. a

would . be ° ‘used’ ‘against *
them . and deliver: trans- |
erlpts in. advance, | The.

transcripts. were not, served
until . two days « ‘after’ ‘the |
defendants chose, their form |

of ‘trial: July 5, -necording to

reports.

Judge Ellis chided the.
prosecution saying | that he
‘has: never seen'‘a case so

handled by the.
Crown, |

‘The four are scheduled to

reappenr in. court at a later

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ani

: - ported’ from. ‘Potlatch: Creek:

'

Roger was s arrested at 7:30:
p.m. July: 26 -in®the..4800.
block. of ‘the ° Upper Levels”:
Highway © as ‘a suspected
impaired -driver. In the

: vehicle-—owned by. a. -Van- —
. oliver

found a. ‘sawn-off ° 222: auto-—
-. Matic rifle, -

_ clips of / ammunition and a.

‘woman— .. ' police

‘two’ 30-round: -

crowbar:

- Inspéctor Bob Brolly told

~ the police board that Roger ©

was placed in a‘cell at 8:50
p-m. and “was boisterous.”’

- Just half an. hour later, at
9: 21 p.m., he was found
hanged. He had torn strips of

tied them around his: neck -

_and:around. d'the lower bars’ of: SAG
: the: ‘cell. 2 os

‘committee has been set up to

investigate | the incident.”
Reports said the rat poison _

-was seen lying around in the -

‘kitchen. last ‘Tuesday night. .

The. children were: ‘trains.

youth camp” near Howe:
‘Sound to the’ Squamish.
Hospital where a nurse had

everyone under. observation.
to avoid any risks. They have |

since been discharged.

the peanut butter used for
oe hesanecidemte _were. con-

date ‘to answer a second.
count, that of heroin traffick-
ing.

diamond |
ting set. with: one |
carat diamond:

*

ue ~ appraisals service
Inflation affects your fine .
jewollery, too. Keep track

.- of the present value of.

‘n e\your jowollory. by: having .,

it appraisod. “The written:
appralaals ‘are Invaluable |

, In caso of a loan or. theft,

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2 North’ ‘Shore locations
2460 Marino, Wost Van.
922-3014 «:

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_ --removed. to-a.cell: where: he’

_ Circuit television. .

~-RCMP réports. state that

~ “engagement rings =
Plight your troth with an.
original hand-made: ane |
. gagémont ring trom J,
Yiord. This Is an 18 K
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North Shore News _

August 4, 1976 -
RAC aS

ae | ‘inderstand the man
hanged himself. by kneeling
‘and then’ falling’ “down,”
‘Mayor: Peter . Jones, ‘board
_ Chairman, told _ the ‘police
" commissioners.’ :

fe : whites
ao. a Sa

The ‘discovery was: made,
: said Inspector. Brolly, just .as
‘ the prisoner-was about.to be

could be watched by closed

Roger was rushed to Lions
Gate -Hospital, *-but was.
pronounced | dead on arrival.
‘Police say they © have ‘been
unable: to ‘locate: any rela-
tives, nor: have they found
any explanation’ ‘for his |
suicide.

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