4 'The:Castlegar Sun Ae tog Sy sey tov sow ww ’ Page 6B CRIME FLASHBACK "twas a chilly December day in 1946 when John Rowland stared as _a court official . placed the black cap on Mr. Justice Sell- ers’ ample wig In preparation of his solemn ronouncement of the death sentence. Hav- -Ing been’ found guilty of murder, Rowland was to be hanged by the neck untll he was dead, The good citizens of Manchester, England went about their Christmas shopping. No one gave the execution. much thought. Another reprehensible criminal would be put to death. They were correct about the repulsive criminal, but wrong about Row- land belng routinely executed. John Rowland had ted a life of crime, Among: his more depraved explolts was the attempted strangu- tation of a woman friend in 1927. For this indiscre- tion, Rowland spent three years in Borstal Prison. In 1930, he married, but 10 months later his wife died in childbirth, In 1932, Rowland: married for the second time and soon was the father of a little girl, Mavis Agnes. In 1935, he was sent to death for his - own daughter, However, he received a reprieve and served 10 years in prison. Upon his release, he felned the Army. Rowland was a civilian for only ree months before being charged with the murder of Olive Balchin. Olive's body was discovered by two schoolboys in a bombed-out area of Manchester on Sunday, Oct. 20, 1946, On the ground near her body, police found a rather rare type of hammer, used primarily in the leather trade, It proved to be the murder weapon. Nearby, they recovered a crumpled paper bag which may have been used to carry and conceal the murder weapon. The victim had been beaten about the head with the hammer until she was dead. D routinely resid and shops in the neighborhood. They hit paydirt when they questioned waitress Edith Copley, who was employed at the Queen's Cafe. She remembered having seen Olive in the cafe between 10:30 and 11 p.m, on the night of the murder. Olive had been accompanied by a man carrying an oblong brown paper. parcel, shopkeeper, Edward MacDonald, came forward after reading the Monday morning newspapers. He remembered selling a hammer that Saturday and wrapping it in brown paper. He also recalled that the. man who had purchased the hammer had been wearing a dark sult and tie, as well as a fawn cot- ton raincoat. In checking out hostels in the area, jolice found a man who had loaned a lawn cotton raincoat to another man he knew only as Rowland. The coat had not been returned to him. Rowland was well known to police because of his tong police record. He was easily traced to the Serv- ices Transit Dormitory, where he was taken into custody. When questioned, Rowland admitted having known Olive for a few months before her murder, but insisted that he had nothing whatever to do with her death. He was placed in an Identification lineup and was positively identified by Edward MacDonald and Elizabeth Copley. Another man, Norman Mercer, swore that it was Rowland he had seen quarrelling with Olive about 11 hours before her body was found near the bombsite. Rowland, protesting his innocence, was charged with Olive Balchin’s murder. He was found guilty and sentenced to hang. In Liverpool's Walton Gaol, serving time for steal- ing cash from the Salvation Army Hostel at Stoke- on-Trent was one David John Ware. On Jan. 22, 1947, he passed a piece of paper to a guard, requesting that it be delivered to the warden of the MAX HAINES| gaol. The note read: “I, David John Ware, wish to confess that I killed. Olive Balchin with a hammer * on a bombed site in th were didn't let on he knew this, had decided to kill her. “I struck her a violent blow on the head. She screamed and before her scream lasted any length of time, I struck her again, This lime, she only mumbled, Her hands were on her head, protecting it, the second time she fell to the floor up against a wall and I repeated the blows. Blood shot up in a thin spray, I felt it on my face and then I panicked, threw the hammer and left everything as it was,"” John Rowland was understandably ecstatic at this turn of events. His lawyers were his ese were now postponed until Feb. 10, so that this new star- Qing information could be checked out by the police and his attorneys. They, of course, questioned Ware. During the questioning, he mentioned that Olive had lifted a 10 shilling note from his pocket. A 10 shil- ling note was found in Olive's pocket. However, it was In the bottom of a pocket, covered with coins, tickets and letters. It seemed rather unlikely that a pickpocket would carefully place a 10 shilling note under these items, but it was within the realm of possibility. With John Rowland’s life in the balance, an offi- Another admitted » but it was then that he the process of and then denied committing the dastardly deed cial inquiry was conducted into the Ware confession. During this inquiry, Ware did a complete about face. He stated, ‘I'd better turn it in. I have never life was not really worth living. 1 would like to say that I am sorry I have. given. entail had the confession been believed."” The three major ey who ha Rowland, failed to recognize Ware. The official inquiry reported that there had been no miscarriage e trouble, | have and. I didn’t realize the serious. consequences, it, might... of justice in the Rowland conviction. On Feb. 27, 1947, John Rowland was executed. Eerily, an incident occurred over four years after the Rowland execution which again cast some doubt on Rowland’s put, In July, 1951, Ware, who was now out of jail and living in Bristol, allempted to kill a woman who was a complete stranger to him. Ne lured her to an open field, where he attacked her. with a hammer. he had, purchased earlier..that same day. The head of the. hammer had broken |” away, no doubt saving the woman's life. Ware con- tinued the attack with the broken wooden handle of the hammer, inflicting several more wounds, none atlack was that he ‘felt the He had bought the hammer using it'as a weapon... ~~: _ ., Ware, stood trial-for the senseless. attac! WAS found “not guilty by reason of insanity’’ and. was incarcerated in Broadmoor Asylum. i April Fool's Day, 1954, David Ware committed suicide by hanging himself, His only urge’ to kill a w the int of which were fatal. He then ran from the scene. A short time later, Ware walked into a police sta- for the oman, ion of Have you seen yourself or your family in the Sun? If so you can come to the Sun offices at 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar and go through the photo box. Find it - (if it's a group shot someone else may have already claimed it) and it's yours. Compliments of The Castlegar Sun. Send a Valentine to Your Favorite Sweetheart with Lhe Castlegar Sun Love Lines, published February 13, 199] To my Loving wife Grace, All My Love on Valentine's Day and Always, Verne Debra & Carl Happy Valentines Day Lots of Love Dad , You'll always be my Valentine Love John TUREG. 1 Thank you Castlegar for making our 1st year in business a success, Stop in and take advantage of all our in-store specials. P'S. Stop in for free coffee Leslie & Staff. | The Castié WM SANG The Ca jar Sun De th TIN or drop in at our offices.at : 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar cc Your Succttoudt wit Loe Yeu for dt Pit ; -T Name Love Lines are only ‘7 each for 20 words or less Mail your love lines with your cheque or money order to ! Address — gar Sun | Mastercard or Visa # 1 Expiration Date - T Signature Hindi ure 1335 Columbia Ave., Castlegar hy fednesday, January 23, 1991 The Castlegar. Sun Concerned grand 4 Dear Ann Landers: Our 35- ear-ald son died 18 months. ago ifter a long illness, His. wife, #Laurie”- was a faithful caregiver gtid we loved her for it, After "John’s" death we thanked her for being so wonderful:to our son, She has never acknowledged our ‘financial help which was consid- fable and still lives rentfree in a quse we own.’ di¢Less than a year after John died, Laurie started to date a mar- ried man 15 years her senior. He is. now divorced and has moved in with ber and our two granddaugh- ters; This man brought nothing to the relationship except a hearty appetite and a pick-up truck. He has a job but most of his checks 80 for alimony and child support. },, One of our granddaughters is 15 and knows what is going on. We are not happy about the exam- ple their mother is setting. We also feel that Laurie is taking advantage of us by living in our home rent-free although we don't neéed the money. Do we have any right to say or do i so, if not for her sake, but your son's children, They need you in their lives, If you have 'a con- frontation with their mother she could cut you out, and that would be a tragedy. So, swallow hard, dear, and close one eye. It's in your own best interest. Ann Landers Syndicated Coiumnist _ Dear Ann Landers: I’m an old fogie in my 50s and was never concerned about the effect rock groups had on kids until my “new tome” 1987 Cadillac Seville hood. and trunk omaments were stolen. The replacements will cost more than $100. T’ve since leamed that the kids here, in a suburb of Grand Rapids, have caught on to wearing these id as neck- Worried In-laws in Kansas, Dear Kansas: I can understand why you disapprove of Laurie's lifestyle. I wouldn't be crazy about it either. But she is under no obligation to answer to you. ©’You were: generous to allow hér to live rent-free in your home. Thope that you will continue to do iP: laces or belt buckles, as a symbol against the establishment, just like certain rock groups do. I'd have worked hard for 16 years in real estate sales and final- ly was able to buy my “dream car,” Within four weeks, some kid tipped off the ornaments while I was at the County Fair watching our 12-year-old grandson win Grand Champion for his steer, \ Get'the picture, Ann? Dutch Reform area, County Fair, 4-H hi 8, and kids; steali emblems off a car because some tock star started a fad. a Uhope all mothers who read this will check their kids’ jewelry and dresser drawers, If they find these ornaments it’s a cinch the kid is up to no good. You should waste no time finding out exactly where the stuff came from, when they wore acquired and why. I grew up in this town and there was none of this garbage going on when I was a.kid. Please, Ann, print this letter and give me a hand, Things are chang- ing too fast for me,— Life is Less Grand in Grand Rapids ‘ Dear Life: The changes you refer to are taking place far beyond the city limits of Grand . Rapids. It’s happening all over. According to Marion Jelks at Grossinger’s Village Cadillac in Chicago, stealing crest emblems is very common, Cadillacs and Mercedes are the prime targets, The chrome emblems cost $35 to $55, The gold ones run about $90. Kids use them on belt buck- les, walking canes, gym bag zip- pers, necklaces and even as earrings. Whoever said, “There's nothing new under the sun,” ought to check around, parents want to say something Dear Ann Landers: Please ask “your readers to be more careful | with what they say to people who are recovering from serious ill- nesses, Shortly after I had a heart , attack a friend chose to tell me about her cousin who was feeling terrific after a mild attack very much like mine. While getting ' dressed to leave the hospital, she collapsed and died, Another friend made this unbe-* lievable comment, “If you had to have a Beart attack it's ioo bud you couldn't have waited a few months until you were on Medicare.” I looked her straight in the cye and said, “If I could have waited, I would have waited forever.” My niece had a breast removed. After several weeks of radiation, ber doctor told her she was totally free of cancer. Upon hearing the good news, a woman she worked with made this comment, “Maybe the original biopsy report was incorrect and you didn’t have can- ceratall.” . Please Ann, tell your readers to watch their mouths.— V.B.H., Cowton, U.S.A. Dear Cowtown: Sorry, it's useless. Some folks seem to have a natural gap between the brain and the tongue and their inappro- priate comments are legendary. Every family has at least one of them. noe wos eee es —A school superiniendent in Wales, Wis., said that a high school teacher last year used a track meet starter’s pistol to get the attention of her class when it : became rowdy. —Gene and Joyce White were convicted of a misdemeanor in March in Muskogee, Okla., for keeping their young grandson con- fined to a dirt-floored pen in their yard adjacent to a pen that con- tained 60 dogs. They said they did it to keep him out of traffic. Authorities found that the boy @\ drooled, panted and barked, just current compilation of themost iar thi people do, edited by Chuck Shepherd. . Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories. ' Plastic surgeon Patrick Maxwell of Nashville’s Baptist Medical Center, quoted in a fecent Cosmopolitan, said “perma- gently adjustable (breast) implants” would be available in the future, permitting “changing Size and shape according to fash- ion dictates or whim.” "THE CONTINUING CRISIS 's Charles Lucas, 41, was sen- ténced to eight months in jail last Year in Princeton, Il, for hurling several beehives through the win- dow of Neuf’s Tavern in Setonville. A beekeeper had to be* found to chase down the bees. like the dogs, but a baby sitter said he probably learned that behavior from watching too much televi- sion. —In a paper at an American Association for A ‘of Science ‘meeting in Ne —Weaithy Brazilians, Pe by a 1970 criminal ion and ated at the phenomenal increase in crime by the growing poverty sec- tor, have taken to keeping lions to guard their homes. In one Sao Paulo condominium development, after a lion almost ate a burglar alive in April, crime dropped from 15 incidents a month to none. —Men in rural Thailand, trying to avoid the “widow ghost” (the explanation in folklore for the mysterious deaths of several hun- dred apparently healthy, sleeping Thai men over the last few years), have taken to wearing lipstick and nail polish so that they might be mistaken as women, Kentucky State Sen. Billy Ray Bailey introduced a bill in February to exempt cockfighting from the state’s animal cruelty law, explaining that he wanted to. thi Orleans last uary, gist Robert A. Smith theorized that sperm live inside a woman's body for up to 10 days, vying among themselves to become the one to fertilize the egg. Smith says that would explain male attempts to dominate females in political, legal and social institutions through the ages and “probably reflects male jealousy.” —Federal and local officials in Miami seized more than $6.3 mil- lion in April at a Dade. County home, all in small bills, It took 12 agents eight hours to count the money. —To remedy a burgeoning problem of public drunkenness, six top officials of Gallup, N.M., pro- posed in April that the city create a “drinking zone” north of the city in Gibson Canyon as an “attractive environment” for alcohol abusers, Gallup police pick up 26,000 drunks a year off the streets. : “the same rights we grant to human beings. (The bill) lets them box and wrestle, and provides for a referee so it’s as fair fight.” —A classified ad in an April issue of the Minneapolis Star Tri- bune: “Wanted: woman between 20-30 years old, to cook, clean, wash clothes, and have a relation- ship with. Must share living expenses. Box GA2119.” —A telephone canvass in June in Arkansas revealed that, of the 62 people who said they voted © Republi in the five i polled, only five people “remem- ‘bered” voting for the GOP candi- date for lieutenant governor, segregationist Ralph Forbes, despite the fact that Forbes carried those counties heavily. A “large number” said they had “forgotten” who they voted for. —Malxom: Emory, whose career as a physicist was derailed who has spent the last 20 years as a welder, had the 1970 charge against him dropped in May. He had protested his innocence to the charge of throwing rocks at a Police officer during a demonstra- tion at Northeastem University but was convicted. He happened to think recently to check the photo files of the Boston Globe, in which, sure enough, he fourd one that pictured him being led away by police officers, but with an armload of books, convincing the district attorney to doubt that he could have thrown any rocks. —Shortly after the 1989 San Francisco earthquake the boys’ gym at Washington High School in Fremont, Calif., was declared unsafe, forcing a’ makeshift boy- girl locker room: Since shen, the . wall separating the sections. has been poked through, filled, repoked, refilled, etc., so often that officials had to remodel the entire locker room. (Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 57141, Washington, D.C. 20037.) The NAL/Plume paperbacks News of the Weird” ($6.95) and the all- different “More News of the Weird” ($7.95) — each with over 500 of the most bizarre te news stories from the collections of authors Chuck Shepherd, John J. Kohut and Roland Sweet — are available at most bookstores or by mail from New American Library, P.O. Box 699, Bergenfield, N.J. 07621. Include $1.50 per book for - postage and handling.) COPYRIGHT 1991 UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE Do some men marry for sex? ad he Q. I want a relationship with the gman I'm seeing, but he only wants 1fex. We are both in our 30s and yheither of us has ever been married, though we've each had numerous Frankly, I would like to have sex that often now, but we don't. Twice a week is enough for her. si Unfortunately, in recent months I have developed a problem with ion. Neither of us I don't i why ‘he isn't ready to settle down at this is very happy about this, and we don't A. A man can develop ejaculation at any point in life. You should buy Bernie Zilbergeld's book, “Male Sexuality,” for simple direc- tions on how to cure it. 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