Past Candy oe ee on C6 CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 17, 1980 CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 17, 1980 Who killed Barba MAX HAINES Crime Flashback This is the story of a mother and her son. Barbara Gibbons was born in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 20, 1921. Her father, Louis, was in the import-export business and trav- elled a great deal. The family moved to England when Barbara was still a child, and later, when the- family business failed, to New York City. Barbara eventually went to work for an : insurance company. The family main- tained a cottage in Falls Village, Conn., and for several summers Barbara would escape the city and make her way to her parents’ summer retreat. On March 2, 1955, Barbara gave birth to a baby boy. For no apparent reason she called her baby Peter Reilly. No one other than Barbara was ever to know the identity of Peter's father. Barbara and her baby came to live in Connecticut in her parents’ cottage. As Peter grew up it became apparent Kelly and Peter came to an under- standing that if Peter told all, the machine would effectively clear him of icion in his mother’s murder. e questions turned to the possi- eter may have killed his mother, but no longer could remember. Here are a few examples extracted from tape recordings of the questions. elly: Now is there any possibility, that ou came in that yard ike a bat out of ell last night and hit your mother? Peter: No, Kelly: And you became frightened and you fala, ‘Holy Christ, what do I do now?” Peter: No, I’m positive. Kelly: Accidents can happen. Peter: Right. A few minutes later. Kelly: From what I’m seeing here I think you got doubts as to what happened last night, don’t you? Peter: I’ve got doubts because I don’t understand what happened. i Kelly: Are you afraid that you did this 1g Peter: Well, yes, of course I am. That's natural. * : Slowly and methodically, quiet, passive Peter Reilly was led through hypothetical ‘situations illustrating that it was just possible he was the killer. More ques- ons, Kelly: Remember you and I were talking and we were talking about your mother’s legs. Remember? Luger i rae ; nT \ ! I Head lice -: : Appear again West Kootenay Health Unit Release Several. schoo! again reporting their children, infestations of head lice would.,be “an un- pleasant ‘memory only. 1 ly, head lice head lice (Pediculosis capi- . tls). As mentioned ‘in an earlier report, head licq are more of a nuisance than a serious health hazard. The Public Health Nurse is trained in identifying head ce and the eggs (nits) at the base of the hair. There is no imputation of lack of personal hygiene ora’ lack of parental care in. this examination. If the head lice were as fastidious in their choice of victim as are most of the parents in the care of t ‘are quite as capable of in- fecting a‘clean head as they are of an unwasted head. Public ‘Health Nurses ap- preciate parental co-opera- _tion in controlling the spread of lice within the schools and also from the school to the home.. * Remember, in our mod- ern society, head lice have about as much social conno- tation as does the common cold — you can pick up éither “one from the school or at — home! | ce Christmas Include a Gift e SECOND KINNAIRD Brownie enrollment : took place recently at the Castlegar and District Community Complex with, left to fig, right, Angie Maida, Cheryl Monkman and becoming Brownies. i Closkey, thelle Koenig ‘Removes draft r NELSON (CP) — United States citizens living in Can- ada are no longer permitted to register in their com- munities, says the Canadian . external affairs department. The department has asked the U.S. consulate in Vancouver to remove the draft registrars it has placed throughout B.C. In a Nov. 28 letter, T. O'Connor, assistant chief of protocol for external affairs, told a Vancouver-based com- mittee to aid war objectors that registration could be * carried out only on U.S, consulate premises or by mail. Consular ‘ spokesm Tom Marquis said there are fairs said draft-age men could 261 draft-age American men register by mail, Marquis residing in B.C. who have ; said mail registration cur- registered since July. Of. rently is not permitted under those, 110 have signed up in! U.S. draft law. 12 centres outside Vahcouver, He said the consulate operated by U.S. citizeié’ has applied to U.S. author- who volunteered to serve a8 registrars, B.C. is the only pro where U.S, citizens serve? registrars outside the’ con- sulates. fairs decision. He said he did sot‘ the reasons for policy noting "zens have at istrations, January, when 1962 start to re; qm) be made in person ajith fH my ities for p egistrars to carr: vy _ out mail registration but has not received an answer. Richard Moore, a deser- ter from the U.S. Air Force who has lived in Canada since 1971 and is a member of the Cc to Aid War Ob- jectors, is happy about the Canadian decision. Moore and his group has asked the Canadian govern- ment to clarify its position on registrars, Fruitvale choir holds Christmas Cantata by LLEWELLYN FLETCHER The Fruitvale Commun- » chan: ity Choir entertained Salmo effort on the part of the choir was evident in the inspiring presentation. - Rev. Don Wright ex.” Sunday afi at Salmo Community mem- orial. Church with a Christ- mas Cantata entitled “Col- ours of Christmas”. ¥ Special features of the % entertainment were some old and rarely sung carols, as well as new settings of many old favorites. “af Care and conscientious pressed to the choir and congregation and John Marko, superintendent of Fruitvale Sunday School, led in the congregational carol singing. Scripture reading was by Tom Scales. Bunny Beckstead was choir conductor and Lorraine Hollett was accompanist. Soloists were Ena Waldie and Nancy: Deninger, duct singers Audrey: ,)Tennyson and Marj.,Morissett, trio singers ., Myla. Lecomte, Sharon Weir and Marj Morr- issett. ‘ir Alvote of appreciation from ‘Salmo to Fruitvale Community Choir was pre- sented by —_ Llewellyn Fletcher. After the entertainment, refreshments were served by Salmo United Church | Subscriptio ‘to the Castlegar he was a good student and altogether a typical teenager, although jose who may have thought him overly em. quiet. Eventually Barbara and Peter Kelly: And what else did you do? moved into a smal! cottage thathadonce — what's really burning inside gf you that n a diner located near the village of —_ you don’t want to tel us abouj, that you Canaan. Barbara and Peter got along well oe ty YOu oer eter: Yes. Kelly: What did you do to her legs? Peter: I jumped on th i | R. : enough, but Barbara did have the habit of leaning I; and thought nothing of ing heavily in her son's presence: Friday, Sept. 28, 1973, should have been an ordinary day for Barbara Gibbons. Instead it was to be the last day of her life. Barbara did some shopping in Falls Village. She purchased some groceries and a wallet before returning to her cottage. At 2 o'clock, after school was dismissed, Peter joined his mother. They played a few hands of gin rummy. That evening Geoff Madow, a school- chum of Peter's, dropped by in his car. He and Peter left Barbara watching Walter Cronkite on TV and headed for a Teen Centre meeting in North Canaan. Geoff drove his own car, while Peter, 18, drove Barbara’s 1968 Corvette. At 9:30 p.m. Peter left for home, arriving there between 9:50 p.m. and 9:55 p.m. He entered the cottage, but his mother didn’t respond to his greeting. He then went into her bedroom. His mother's nude body lay sprawled on the floor. Barbara's eyes were blackened and her nose was broken. Both thighs were broken, and later it was discovered three were fractured. Her stomach and ‘ back had been savagely. slashed. Her throat had been cut in sucha way that she was nearly decapitated. Barbara's blue jeans and panties were lying near her ly. It appeared that she had been sexually attacked. Signed waiver bedroom. They also had Peter sign a waiver allowing investigating officers to him without the ofa lawyer. Peter's cl ig was examined. but no sign of blood was found. Stripped naked, his body revealed no scrapes or sratches. Next morning Peter was taken to Hart- ford and advised he was a suspect id his mother’s murder. Peter may have even suggested a poiygraph test would clear up the entire matter. oever first sug- gested the idea, the police were all for it. nce again, Peter was read his constitu- Houal: rights. He initialled each para- graph. -. A Adroit questions Sgt. Timothy Kelly was an expert at asking questions and operating his lie da h By adroit HARTLEPOOL, EN- GLAND (AP) — A 16-year- ald schoolboy has been or- dered to pay 11 cents a week from his pocket money to the 18-year-old mother of a baby she says he fathered when he was 14, ; A court in this northeast seaport issued the order, saying it was made so that when the boy leaves school and starts earning money, a full maintenance allowance can be established. “I am delighted with the verdict,” said the mother. “The baby is fine and looks just like her father.” She said the boy had sexual relations with her at her home regularly begin- ning in the summer of 1977, when she was 15 and he 13, She became pregnant in November, 1978, and had a daughter in July, 1979. BAY AVENUE APPLIANCES & LIGHTING Components of a Kelly: What do you think yah did? Péter: Did I'— I think I rapped her. Kelly: OKay, why do you sa¥ that? Peter: I mean, that’s what itseems like t iald That’s what eve: ig Jooks like I After 25 hours of questioning, Peter Reilly signed a statement cobfessing to the murder and‘mutilation of. When news of Peter’s confession spread through Canaan and the surroundin; area, citizens were shocked. No one coul believe Peter could harm any one, let alone brutally murder his mother. Peter was formally charged with his mother's murder. Bail was set at $50,000. Six thousand dollars was raised.by con- cerned citizens, who formed a Peter Reilly Defense Fund. He was invited to stay with Marion and Meyer Ma*ow, the parents of his friend Geoff. Peter Reilly’s trial began on March 1, 1974, Soon it was established that he had been warned of his constitutional rights. He had been fed and had been given time to sleep. At no time had he been threa- ‘tened. As a result his confession was admitted in evidence. A doctor took the stand and testified he thought Peter could have inflicted the wounds to his mother without getting blood on his clothing. on. Bail was raised to $60,000 pending an appeal for a new trial. ‘ Again Pete's legion of friends-came through with the extra money and again Peter was released from fail. thi y this time the dogged efforts of the local: citizens had come to the attention of famous and influential people willing to assist the Peter Reilly Defense Fund in a * material way. Among others, Arthur Miller, Mike Nichols, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor and Candice Bergen, all took an interest in the case. Hearing ordered While his friends fought for a new trial Peter returned to high school. He man- ‘aduate while still out on bail. During the course of the hearing it became clear that while police had acted fairly on the surface, at no time did the: direct a question toward Peter wit the idea of clearing an innocent boy who had just found his mother’s mutilated UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA OFF CAMPUS UPDATE _ WINTER, 1981. ' EDUCATION 343 READING IN THE SCHOOL reading ‘programme: examination, evaluation & construction of instructional materials, curricular organization. total body. Instead the iestioning officers found themselves with a quiet, unsure, exceptionally, pliable youngster, who woul eventually agree to an; order to please his interro; testified this extreme outstanding feature of a ye Peter's lawyer produced another sus- pect who had the motive and opportunity to murder Barbara. She had taunted him at every opportunity concerning his homosexual tendencies. In fact, the ques- tioning of this witness became so critical that the presiding judge had to warn the lawyers that no one was on trial during the hearing. : iar) Peter’s person- been done, and tl trial would probably be different.” : Peter. was not to stand trial again for’ ler of his mother. On Sept. 27, the mi 1979, six years less one day from the time Iked he wal mother's bedroom, the court ruled that, ‘‘There was insuffi. cient evidence to Peter Reilly is warrant News moved away 8 living at home currently employed as an emergency medical technician in Tor- rington, Conn. % in, Perfect . . move here Testing implant WINNIPEG (CP) — Tests will begin later. this monthofa prosthetic implant researchers say closely re- sembles real human teeth. 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It can provide support for full or partial dentures in the same way as natural teeth. o The project staff in- eludes Dr. Guido Riess, of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, and support Kootenay Savings workers from the Battle Research Institute in Frank- furt, West Germany. Riess has been ap- pointed a visiting professor at the University of Mani- toba. Dr. C.M. Dowse, pro- fessor of oral biology at the University of Manitoba, is project co-ordinator. The project is being fi- - nanced by a grant from Bio- Dental Supply Cananda Ltd. of Vancouver. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. = Dec. 24 Thurs. - Dec, 25 Tues. 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Back row, left to right, Jeannie Cooke, Diana Stepaniuk, Dani LaHue, LeanneP ff and Laura Mi -Heightism . By BRUCE LEVETT THE CANADIAN PRESS ‘When it comes to pres- idents, nobody gets as much for their money as the voters of the United States. They seldom come up short, if you follow. Authority for this in- telligence is the U.S. exe- eutive recruiter with ‘the appropriate name of Robert alf. “Discrimination against the short has hampered, and sometimes destroyed, the careers of millions of Amer- icans,” Half says. He notes that in all presidential elections from 1900 through 1968, the taller candidate always won. It wasn’t until 1972 that Rich- ard Nixon at 5-foot-11'/2 broke the pattern with his victory over George Mc- Govern, 6-foot-1. This was a good sign, says Half, himself 5-foot-10, an inch above the 5-foot-9 average for U.S. males. He was ly ec- discrimination against the short is very much with us,” he says. “Heightism remains a damaging fact of life for countless men and women.” “Heightism" is the term coined by sociologist Saul Feldman of Case Western Reserve University to des- cribe ingrained prejudice to- ward the short. Feldman, who is 5-foot-4, says that “to be less than average height in American society is to fall short of the mark in almost all aspects of everyday life.” To support his conten- tion that short people get short-changed, Half quotes a University of Pittsburgh study that found men 6-foot-2 and loftier received starting salaries 12.4 per cent higher than those who stood less than six feet. In addition, women 5- foot-3 and shorter, . hired through the university's ed- static when a trend toward shorter presidents seemed to be developing with the 1976 victory of Jimmy Carter, 5-foot-9%, over Gerry Ford, 6-foot-1. i However, Carter blew the whole thing by losing to Ronald Reagan, himself 6- foot-1, . Half, who bills himself as a leading executive recruiter, detects sinister implications. DISCRIMINATED AGAINST “There is no question that, in the job market as service, earned measurably less than their taller counterparts. Even when they win, the shorties among us lose, it seems. “When they do manage to reach a high rung on the corporate ladder, they are perceived as being feisty, stubborn, cocky, brash or overly aggressive,” Half says. “Six-footers, on the other hand, are credited with drive, skill, ambition and perserverance.” (#0 ~ well as in many other areas, ~ "It's difficult’ to draw Canadian parallels to the U.S. situation. In the first place, Canadians don’t elect their prime ministers direc- tly — the job goes to the party leader whose party wins the most seats. Also, it isn't easy to find similar Canadian statistics. How tall is the average Canadian male? “Ask the health depart- ment,” advised Statistics Canada. customers. SAFEWAY ay. ————~ New Beginnings —_-" 78 Bay Ave., Trail Phone Judy Pasqualatto 364-1514 MODELLING and PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL “The health department said it knew — it did a survey in 1976 — but couldn't find the figures. The question puzzled a leading Canadian insurance company where a spokesman replied “darned if I know — we don't have any males, just 160 females.” “Try our head office in Winnipeg,” she said. The head office in Win- nipeg put me onto the mail room. CORRECTION SAFEWAY FLYER Dec. 15 - 21 In the flyer dated Dec. 15 - 21 we regret the “table centre piece" pictures have been transposed. 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