March 20, 1991

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/ BRENDAN HALPER
Sun staff writer
The Castlegar Midget Reps
defeated Nelson 2-1 in their final

playoff game of the season Mar.
12 before a ing crowd of

on the Rebels roster for five
games during the 1990/91 season.’
“I never saw that many people
come out fora Rebel’s game.”
The victory camed Castlegar a
spot in the weck long provincial
i ips starting Mar. 31 in

6ver 200 excited hockey fans.
“The crowd support was amaz-

ing,” said defenceman Derek

Lalonde, who was also a forward

Nelson,

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“I'm very pleased with all the

_ boys,” said coach Paul’ Phipps,

“Each man did his job and did it
well.”

An unassisted Jarrod Beck
opened the scoring for Castlegar
halfway through the first period.

“I think we had them all the
way,” said Beck, “It got a little
tense near the end, but we man-
aged to keep them from scoring.”

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Nelson replied seven minutes
into the second, ticing the score,

Halfway through the third Nino
Da Costa converted passes by Jeff
Evdokemoff and Mike Hunter to
backhand the winning goal into
Nelson's net.

“Jeff took the puck the entire
length of the ice, skating on the
right band side, passed it to Mike

Da Costa backhanded it in

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during the confusion around the
net,” said Phipps.

The tension for Castlegar play-
ers and fans alike reached its peak

when both Johnny Strilaiff and |

Chris Babakaiff were sent to the
penalty box during the last five
minutes of play. ‘

“We sat on the lead and then
lost two men to penalties with
only five minutes to go,” said
Phipps, “Nelson then pulled their
goalie and had several opportuni-
ties to score but were unable to
follow up.”

Cheering fans help midget reps move on to provincial

“It was unreal,” said Lalonde,
“Tt was really, nerve-racking. It
was five on three for Nelson, with
three minutes left.” :

The Midgets are looking for-
ward to the Provincials and set-
ting their sights high.

“The whole team is very posi-
tive right now,” said Lalonde.
“We grabbed second at the B.C,
Winter Games ahd that was the
best of the best, so we're hoping
for first at the provincials, It'll be
nice to play a tournament so close

‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper

An example of the hard skating style that has earned
the Castlegar Midget Reps a spot at the Provincial
Championships being held in Nelson starting March 31.

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‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper

Jerry Gallo displaying
form that ‘he hopes will
take his team to the 1991
Provincial Team Bowl
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‘Wednesday, March 20, 1991

The Castlegar Sun

ight off, I want to introduce you to
red Small, Fred was born in
Portland, Maino, but let's skip over
his enrly Iife.and get right down to
what made Fred tick, Ho preferred
female company and ted a veritable
bovy of assorted ladies to the altar,
ct’s sco now, there was Nettic Davis, who died in
hildbirth only a year after tying tho foot with Fred.
Our boy moved along to Salem, Moss., where ho
marv‘led Laura Patterson, Laura didn't take kindly to
Fred’s temper. She preferred the abundant charms
and money of Arthur Soden, President of the Boston
Braves baseball team, which we today know as the
Atlanta Braves, Laura and Mr. Soden became an item,
Embarrassed and hurt, Fred sued for half a million
dollars, The damages were slashed to a manageable
$10,000, which Soden turned over to Fred tn return for
3 a

third Mi

bonds b:
Tt was

year round in

anything untoward happen to Florence. She would
collect In the event of his death,

Laura’s freedom,

Edwin, Thi

content and stil! manage his portfolio of stocks and:
catehin, ften,
je beat of all worlds. The setting for his Idyllle
Ufestyle on the shores of Lake Osslpco was one of ‘
rustic beauty, Other cottages, as well as the Smalls’,
faced the lake, but only Fred and the missus lived

tho train to Boston overy so o! phone back a id 1 p.m,

on such short notice,

order, which was de!
with his horse and wa;

their Shangri La, were five

In 1914, Fred insured the pleturesquo cottage for
$3,000. He also insured both his life and Florence's life
for. $20,000. Naturally, he was beneficiary should

and dated Sept.

Now, folks, if you are pa
every reason to believe
that Fred now has

U.S. government, provi
Whi

king that trip to Boston, “Walt just a mi

wi

: the season, Around 8 a.m., Fred called Edwin onthe
Three yeara later, after a whirlwind courtship of plione and told him this was the da:
only 10 days, Florence Curry, o sprightly 32, became -
io ta, Sm:

thi ed on
at am " erled

That same morning, Fred had called In a grocery
vered by grocer Charlle Sceggol
es

[th the groceri

ig that he was in Boston.

en Edwin and Fred returned fo Young's, Fred

was Informed that }

Edwin Connor had sold Fred all his insurance

olicies, Edwin, a teacher by profession, but an
Rsaranes salesman at heart, was Fred's best friend.
In fact, the two men had planned on taking the train

into Boston in October, when Fred

romised to procure

« Some lucrative insurance business for Edwin,
\ On Sept. 28, the Smalls were the only inhabitants of
RA * the lakefront. All the other cottagers had closed up for

jad been
to reach him all night. Fred got on the Ine and was
told that his house had burned down. Worse still, there

was no trace of Mrs,

Small. Fred broke down com tetely,
He wailed, “I'm all alone in

He cried. Edwin

DF)

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He to purchase ¢
o jug came in,
Bh the night, Fred
fo must have fallen _
asleep In front of the fireplace. He had often warned 1i
her of the danger, t
Despite his conce:
the Mountainview E
the smolderin,
di
m a at
lor recovered Mrs, Small’s
minus arms and legs. What was left of Florence’.
In a foot of water in the basement. A cord was “7
Hed around Florence's neck and there was a bullet
hole in her skull. Her skull bore elght other wounds,
belleved to have been inflicted by an iron bar.
only had time to order a substantial bouquet. ofs
roses and a card inscribed, ‘'To my love,” before he ie
was arrested and charged with murder. 1
Where had Fred gone wrong? It was that darn bh
in the cellar, Florence's body had dropped through tw
burned wooden floors, only to come to rest in water ins
the cellar, which had protected the torso and head aS:
from the intense heat. zs
‘When taken into custody, Fred informed police that 3
Mr. Kennett would swear that his wife had been allve.4
when he left for Boston, Fred remembered kissing his'<
wife Roodbye and her shouting, “Don't forget the a
lace.” Kennett may have heard that request on some i
other day, but on the day in question he would say fs
only that he heard Fred shout goodbye. He had not «3
heard a response. 3
At the turn of the year, Fred went to trial for the &
murder of his wife. Prosecution attorneys brought up’
his insurance purchases, If that wasn’t enough, i
meticulotts Fred had in his luggage at the time of his‘
arrest an inventory of every single item in his house.
The list was downright embarrassing, but there was
more, The cord found around Florence's neck was
traced to Fred's motorboat. The bullet taken from the
dead woman's skull had been fired by Fred's Colt .32
automatic, which was found in the ruins of the fire. A
poker at the site ma:

ed and entire house had been doused with
asoline and kerosene. You might recall the kerosene
lelivered on the very day of the fire.

In addition, investigators found thermite, a substance
used by welders, capable of producing tremendous
heat. Doctors testified that this accounted for the
complete consumption of the legs and arms of the i
body, A charred alarm clock was discov: e
Tuins. Prosecution attorneys theorized that Fred had ;
used the clock to set off the inferno while he ‘
established his alibi in Boston, i

It was no contest. Fred was found guilly. On Jan. 15,
1918, he was hanged for the murder of his wlfe. H

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