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York Regional Police were called first by Sumner to get McMurtry off the property and McMurtry was warned he could be charged with trespassing if he returned. But when McMurtry appeared in the driveway again, Sumner displayed a loaded .38 calibre revolver in a renewed argument and it was Sumner who was charged. The jury found him not guilty of pointing a firearm but guilty on the second charge of illegal possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the mThé tifiéili Wérixitr before County Court Judge Erank Dunlap. A-Z â€"- THE LIBERAL. Wednesday, February 23, 1977 That day his objections to the nudity brought screams of protest from his nieces Jennifer and a sister, Cathy, 30. McMurtry was visiting at the time in the house of the girls’ parents, across the common laneway from John Sumner’s home and the swimming pool. McMurtry, whose brother Roy is now the attorney-general, is a philosophy professor at the University of Guelph and lives with Summer’s niece, Jen- nifer, 28. He was described by Sumner’s lawyer as the black sheep member of a distinguished family. No swim suit On August 8, 1975, he was swimming in the Sumner swimming pool and had removed his suit when Sumner ordered him off the property. Sumner, a wing-commander in the RCAF in World War II and officer of the Order of the British Empire, in testimony called McMurtry a “per- vert’i and said he had defiled the house he and his wife built 30 years ago. THORNHILL â€" A generation gap quarrel between John McMurtry, 37, and retired Thornhill businessman John Sumner has resulted in a con- viction against Sumner for dangerous use of a firearm. Sfimher 67, was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury Thursday after a trial which attracted wide attention. 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The judge recalled and redirected the jury that trespass was the juror’s responsibility to decide. A man’s home is his castle and reasonable force may be used to eject a trespasser, the judge advised In summation, he said the four-day trial disclosed a “somewhat bizarre . . . confrontation between members of what had previously been a pretty happy family group”: Judge Dunlap opted strongly for the defence argument that Sumner feared a physical attack by the younger man, whom Sumner described as berserk and had used the gun only as a reasonable show of force to end an ugly confrontation. Crown objection The judge ruled as a question of law that McMurtry was a trespasser. But he retracted this following objections from the Crown attornev. public peace. Sumner had a licence to keep rthe guni Jfidge erank Dunlap was surprised at the jury’s verdict: AUTO ELECTRIC 55 NEWKIRK ROAD. RICHMOND HILL CmCULATlON â€" 88449811814376 Thornhill 8 Toronto Customers Call 881 -3373 For a” Depts. MAPLE â€" The communications services, Burning Bush Productions Inc., of the Presbyterian Church in Canada have developed a pilot film called “My Place”. This film is geared toward young people. It will be previewed at St. Andrew’s Church hall on February 27 at 7:30 pm. Everyone welcome. MAPLE â€" Dumping garbage in Maple will be the subject of a meeting of Maple Ratepayers March 8. There is “sure to be a full house for the environmental hearing at 8 pm. at St. Andrew’s Church. RICHMOND HILL â€" A Billy Graham film titled “Two A Penny” will be shown Sunday at 7 pm. for the public by Richmond Hill Free Methodist Youth at the church, 212 Hillsview Dr. Map/e ratepayer date Methodist youth film But Sumner denied impairment, saying he had one drink of liquor before the original incident and perhaps a second plus a liqueur with dinner later. The funeral was Monday at Thomhill Presbyterian Church followed by cremation. Mrs. Hamilton was a cancer society volunteer and donations in her memory to the cancer society would be appreciated. MAPLE â€" Bonnie Hamilton. 26, a teacher at Joseph A. Gibson Public School, died Friday at North York General Hospital of a brain tumor. She is survived by her husband, William J. Hamilton; her parents, Wib and Jean Smith; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hook; a brother Robert and a sister, Elizabeth. Mrs. Hamilton. the former Bonnie Jean Smith, had been teaching Grade 5 since January 1976 at Gibson. She previously taught at Ross Doan Public School, Richmond Hill, and in Newmarket. She was a graduate of Thornhill Secondary School. A police constable testified that Sumner had been drinking and seemed impaired. Map/e young people Teacher dies "VAUGHAN DAY" PUBLIC MEETING THURSDAY FEB. 24TH THE TOWN OF VAUGHAN MUNICIPAL OFFICES (IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS) 2141 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE, MAPLE 832-2281 EXT.60 -8 PM- AT Police said that someone driving a white pickup truck pulled up to a Gulf Oil gas station at York Mills Rd. in Toronto, Feb. 20 and ordered $10 worth of gas. THORNHILL â€" A telephone call to police to report a stolen truck, led police to two suspects after a robbery earlier involved the same reported truck. Police nab robbery suspects Jamie Matson, 13, 17 Weeping Willow, Thornhill, builds a bridge for the York Summit Boy Scout hobby Show on this week After getting the gas. they sped off. About 1:30 am. the same day, two Building the bridge *tttt‘kt *t‘kt‘kt‘kt‘k‘kfi‘kt‘k‘kt‘kk‘k fy men driving a similar truck, went to Servacar. Yonge St., Thornhill, police said. Police later received a call from a man saying his truck, which answered One of them, saying he had a gun in his pocket, robbed the attendantpf $259. (The amount was listed as $132 in another report.) at the Hillcrest Mall. This is a model but a real bridge 70 feet long will be built during the week. No.7 Car Sales is located on No. 7 Hwy. % mile east of Hwy. 27 on the South Side ATND.7's Approx. 55 units will be sold direct to public. SAT. FEB. 26 11 AM. SHARP AUCTION His only way to stop him INDOOR AUTO \ _' TRY OUR 4MPETITORS FIRST, THEN COME BACK TO US FOR THE BEST PRICE IN TOWN.... Counsel for the accused said Camardi planned to operate a business closer to his home so he wouldn’t need a car. Bus assault Robert Woods, 18. of Wales St., Markham, who, along with his brother, caused a commotion. plus some damage, to a TTC bus in Richmond Hill Nov. 27, was convicted of a charge of common assault and one of mischief. Camardi‘s lawyer had asked that his client, who pleaded guilty to the charge, be given an “intermittent sentence.” Such a sentence is usually served on weekends. Crown Attorney Paul Culver said that. with the accused‘s long record of convictions. no other sentence but a custodial one would do. “He is clearly contemptuous of any sentence you make," Culver told Judge Russell Pearse. Judge Pearse said that Camardi had made the point that he shouldn‘t be given the privilege of a custodial sentence. “His previous convictions show he has no regard for the law," Pearse said. As a result. Luigi Camardi of McConvey St., owner of The Blue Moon Pizzeria and Funland, Yonge St.. will spend the next three months in jail. The bus driver and two passengers then gave chase and apprehended them. RICHMOND HILL â€" A Richmond Hill man. who had 11 previous convictions for driving while suspended, was convicted a 12th time when he appeared last week in provincial court here. ‘ Court was told that Woods, a former resident of Richmond Hill, got on a Yonge St. bus on the night in question. with his brother. The two were both drunk and swearing and were told to get off by the bus driver. _ A scuffle ensued and the two were put off, and the bus doors were closed. evidence showed. However. the accused broke the glass in the bus door and the two ran off; Woods was fined $300 on the first charge and $100 on the second. He was also ordered to make restitution of $39.50 for the door, placed on probation and ordered to keep the peace for two years Facing charges of robbery, theft under $200, possession over $200 and public mischief, are two Downsview men, Karl Woldrich, 23, and Joseph Morrison, 17. A check of the caller and his premises turned up the missing money under a mattress, police said. the description of the one used in the thefts, had been stolen.