tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post7756168937611194209..comments2023-10-19T02:55:59.956-07:00Comments on Stoddard Online: Stoddard Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008000327500269202noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-40890894113827987412008-02-11T15:55:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:55:00.000-08:00Hi Lew Stoddard,I am very very glad to see you bac...Hi Lew Stoddard,<BR/><BR/>I am very very glad to see you back. I know of your illness, but I am so impressed that you are able to carry on with your site. We need you here to lay the law down once in awhile.<BR/><BR/>I hope you are feeling better. I took the opportunity and tracked down Marie Coffin one day a couple of weeks ago to see if she had heard from you. She had and said you were doing better.<BR/><BR/>Jenny Beaumont<BR/>Hartland, New BrunswickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-65418296626130130582008-02-11T15:37:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:37:00.000-08:00Thanks Lew.Hang in there and look forward to readi...Thanks Lew.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there and look forward to reading your post.<BR/><BR/>JerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-20060450626197843672008-02-11T15:34:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:34:00.000-08:00There will be a posting up on the board later toni...There will be a posting up on the board later tonight which will address a few things.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Jerry for your note. Good to hear from you. Medical problems kept me down for awhile, but up and running again now.<BR/><BR/>Lew Stoddard<BR/>Host Of Stoddard OnlineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-82949964309172552572008-02-11T15:30:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:30:00.000-08:00Mr. Stoddard,Glad to see that you are back. I aske...Mr. Stoddard,<BR/><BR/>Glad to see that you are back. I asked a little while back when we could expect your next post. On January 30th you stated that we could expect something in the next 24 hours, then nothing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks and keep up the good work!<BR/><BR/>Jerry McCallum<BR/>Kenora, ONAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-56800965730514048922008-02-11T15:28:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:28:00.000-08:00Ditto on that last commenter. I agree with you he...Ditto on that last commenter. I agree with you here in North Bay.<BR/><BR/>Bob Cramer<BR/>North Bay, OntAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-17470176349247060302008-02-11T15:25:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:25:00.000-08:00Hey Lew,I couldn't agree with you more. These peo...Hey Lew,<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree with you more. These people who hide under a log, I would not have the time of day for them anymore. You are too patient my friend. Keep up the good work. I can guarantee you that this person is only trying to use something against you.<BR/><BR/>Whoever you are, get off your butt and do a little research of your own. I'll bet you have not read this story from the beginning. I'll bet you are a lazy oaf always trying to get someone else to do your work for you.<BR/><BR/>Brett Samuels<BR/>BurlingtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-33433732166629042262008-02-11T15:19:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:19:00.000-08:00Hello,Who is looking for the name of the mine at S...Hello,<BR/>Who is looking for the name of the mine at St. Anne de Monts? You know my name, I want to assist you, but in fairness, who are you?<BR/><BR/>A question worthy of being asked, is also worthy of introduction of the information seeker.<BR/><BR/>Lew StoddardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-32497246075604724172008-02-11T11:03:00.000-08:002008-02-11T11:03:00.000-08:00You say officer sinnett was on his way to a mine s...You say officer sinnett was on his way to a mine strike in ste. Anne de monts… could you tell us what mine that was? I am very curious to know the name of the mine in ste Anne de monts?? Also what was the date officer sinnet went to that mine strike, and pulled over that vehicle?<BR/>I know there was a mine strike in Murdoch Ville, in march of 1957; the conflict lasted seven months…<BR/>Does anyone know the name of the mine in ste Anne de monts??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-85710066268597329902008-02-10T16:22:00.000-08:002008-02-10T16:22:00.000-08:00To b.h and boss Hog….you said it well. I was wonde...To b.h and boss Hog….you said it well. I was wondering why no one out there could get it. Finely, someone did…oh ,I disagree…I don’t believe officer sinnet was stupid at all; he got away with not turning in the men, maybe friends of his!!<BR/>It has been said so many times, officer sinnett was in a great hurry…<BR/> He was in such a hurry, but yet he took his valuable time to stop this car??? To do that something must have made him suspicious, or maybe as Lana said, he knew the men, but he didn’t just meet them in the woods, it has been said (he stopped the car) or maybe just stopped them to chat….<BR/> He said “I couldn’t say” I just don’t fall for that… (He could find them later if he needed to), well maybe before Mr. Coffin was hanged would have been a great time!!! He let an innocent man hang here, there is no excuse for that…<BR/>I believe it would have been officer sinnetts responsibility to report the shooting of the moose out of season to the forest warden, and to bring the men in for questioning. Office sinnett being from the Gaspe knew very well by shooting a moose those men would not be covered in blood!! How well did he know the men I wonder? <BR/>There were laws, even in the fifties…. Mr. Wilbert coffin was arrested in 1952 for the shooting of a deer out of season?? On what date did officer sinnett pull over that car??<BR/> You can paint a pretty picture of anyone you want, loving, kind, sincere, and I am sure they are all that to family and friends… although sometimes there is a dark side that will surface…you see this everyday on the news of murders….<BR/><BR/> There is also the note that is lying around….<BR/>It was officer sinnett who revealed the existence of the note. Note is dated June 13, 1953…<BR/>It has been proven beyond a doubt that it was written by Thomas Miller, who had been active in searching for the hunters, and that He left it behind on a rock to inform the others where he could be reached if it was necessary...<BR/>Why was Thomas Miller searching for the hunters on June 13 1953??<BR/>When the American police only contacted Thomas Miller on July 9, 1953, to ask him to locate the American hunters??<BR/>It is said Thomas Miller knew the area that Eugene Lindsey favored for hunting, because he had been a guide for him in 1951…<BR/>Also, by the woods permits, Thomas Miller had a woods permit to enter the woods dated for June 08, 1953…How long did he stay in the woods?<BR/>In the testimony of Thomas Millers wife, Esther, she was at Russell Patterson’s visiting, when the call came in from the Police in Hollidaysburg that the hunters were missing… since Thomas miller said he received the call, then I guess Russell Patterson was out somewhere, because it seems Thomas Miller must have answered Russell Patterson’s telephone???? <BR/>I believe there was some other reason that note was left behind…..<BR/>this just dont add up.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-10792774179997703062008-02-10T11:29:00.000-08:002008-02-10T11:29:00.000-08:00Oops! Forgot to add my name to above posting...Oops! Forgot to add my name to above posting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-68873672971238258542008-02-10T11:22:00.000-08:002008-02-10T11:22:00.000-08:00Lewis Sinnett may not have been THE brightest ligh...Lewis Sinnett may not have been THE brightest light on the Christmas tree, but he was, nevertheless, a light that shone as bright as most others on that same tree!...and for his many living family members-wife & kids, he was a special and loved man who did his best.<BR/>As for his meeting the two men in the woods, Lewis was on his way to a strike at St Anne de Monts ( if I remember correctly) and anyone who remembers the climate in the Gaspé when there was labour unrest, would understand the urgency to get there. (Also I believe that at that time, it was the job of the forest wardens not the provincial police to fine people who shot moose out of season.)<BR/>I think that Lewis recognized these two men in the car and would know where to find them later if he needed to do that. ( although he wasn't aware of the murders at the time)It's my belief that because he knew them, he took them at their word, and hurried on to the strike... and only realized the possible significance when he learned of the murders. He then reported this event to his superiors who ordered him to keep his mouth shut! In the taped interview, when he's asked who the two men were or if he recognized the license plate, he answers " I couldn't say.".... not "I don't know!".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-92191053517456231502008-02-10T09:09:00.000-08:002008-02-10T09:09:00.000-08:00So seeing two guys who are bloodied is only suspic...So seeing two guys who are bloodied is only suspicious if someone is missing?<BR/><BR/>So you only take notes if someone is missing?<BR/><BR/>So two guys tell you they committed a crime but you only act if someone is missing?<BR/><BR/>So only the cops that were not from Gaspé were incompetent and it's impossible that a cop from Gaspé was also incompetent?<BR/><BR/>Barney Fife...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-44194503591641246202008-02-10T06:30:00.000-08:002008-02-10T06:30:00.000-08:00To Boss Hogg.At the time this officer saw these ge...To Boss Hogg.<BR/><BR/>At the time this officer saw these gentlemans in their cars.. bloodied.. the american hunters had not gone missing yet...<BR/><BR/>as for the bolts..out of stock... marbles are available..free of charge..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-47832881536435724002008-02-10T02:00:00.000-08:002008-02-10T02:00:00.000-08:00To gaspegal,He sees two guys with bloody shirts, d...To gaspegal,<BR/><BR/>He sees two guys with bloody shirts, doesn't ask for their names, doesn't note their plate even if they admitted to committing an offence.<BR/><BR/>Go get 'em Columbo!<BR/><BR/>P.S. You ask who am I to judge, yet you say I'm "missing bolts up in the chicken house". Hmmm... I'd like five pounds of chicken house bolts please...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-66408619740457570482008-02-09T19:30:00.000-08:002008-02-09T19:30:00.000-08:00to answer Boss Hogg..I would say that the same goe...to answer Boss Hogg..I would say that the same goes for you..missing a few bolts up in the chicken house..<BR/>also who are you to judge another human being ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-1831916822854871602008-02-09T10:15:00.000-08:002008-02-09T10:15:00.000-08:00Hello Mr. Stoddard,I've enjoyed reading your posts...Hello Mr. Stoddard,<BR/><BR/>I've enjoyed reading your posts over the course of the past months. In your latest post, you mentioned that there would be a 24 hour delay before your next post. Could you give us an hint as to when we can expect to read more?<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-22464918989403728122008-02-09T01:38:00.000-08:002008-02-09T01:38:00.000-08:00Hang in there Lew, give it full steam ahead. You ...Hang in there Lew, give it full steam ahead. You will make headway real quick on this now, with this phoney Brossard Inquiry stuff showing up.<BR/><BR/>Jan McLennan<BR/>AbbotsfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-54335391632202402092008-02-08T19:40:00.000-08:002008-02-08T19:40:00.000-08:00Lewis Sinnett was a nice enough fellow but nobody ...Lewis Sinnett was a nice enough fellow but nobody who knew him would tell you that he was anywhere near the sharpest tool in the shed.<BR/><BR/>Roscoe P. Coltrane from the Dukes of Hazzard comes to mind :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-39168049121715284342008-02-08T19:05:00.000-08:002008-02-08T19:05:00.000-08:00I have some questions. It was said that officer si...I have some questions. It was said that officer sinnett stopped a car where the two occupants wore shirts covered in blood, they told officer sinnett they had shot a moose…officer sinnett decided not to question them, take down their license plates number, or search their car for a moose, or for weapons of any kind that could have been used for this killing of a moose…then officer sinnett said that shooting a moose out of season was not high on the offence scale in the Gaspe.<BR/>Why then in March,3rd 1952 was Wilbert coffin arrested for shooting a deer out of season. I read this on the information of the Brossard commission.<BR/>I also read there that there was a note written by Thomas Patterson that he left behind dated June 13 1953 to inform the others searching where he could be reached.<BR/>Why was he searching for the hunters when they only went missing on July 9th 1953, this is said to be the date the police from the states contacted Mr. Miller.<BR/><BR/>Also written there is that it was Mr. Thomas Patterson that told Mr. miller that Mr. Wilbert coffin had taken one of the hunters to Gaspe to a garage, when the hunters were reported missing?? <BR/>If Mr. Thomas Patterson had this information, how many others knew of this, the information had to have come from the garage where Mr. Coffin and Richard Lindsey purchased the fuel pump...?<BR/>This is very strange information coming from the Brossard commissionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-90726581988605445752008-02-08T09:36:00.000-08:002008-02-08T09:36:00.000-08:00Attaches ta tuque avec de la broche Michèle, les c...Attaches ta tuque avec de la broche Michèle, les commentaires vont suivrent...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-89850848235077651262008-02-08T09:30:00.000-08:002008-02-08T09:30:00.000-08:00Michéle'Most of Gaspé's ENGLISH community are actu...Michéle<BR/>'Most of Gaspé's ENGLISH community are actually convinced he was guilty' ????? Where on earth do get this from??? MOST of Gaspé's community, ENGLISH & FRENCH, believe he was railroaded and was INNOCENT....and many of these are people who actually knew him!!! Myself included..and I live on the West Coast as do many other Gaspésians and former 'Quebecers' who share this opinion!<BR/>Lani Baker MitchellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-21976455590219480442008-02-08T07:54:00.000-08:002008-02-08T07:54:00.000-08:00I think Paul has a point. Ever since the story be...I think Paul has a point. Ever since the story became news (again!) last year, a great many news organizations in Quebec have started to seek out the original court transcripts. And even those who thought he was innocent are having second thoughts. Because while the trial was a farce, and would probably not hold up to today's judicial standards, there was a lot of incriminating evidences that cast a doubt on Coffin's credibility.<BR/><BR/>Someone mentionned here that a lot of your critics come from Quebec. Well, duh! Quebecers know the story inside out because many of those who lived it are still alive and talking, and are likely to understand subtelties on the case that don't necessarly reach the west coast.<BR/><BR/>In fact, most in Gaspé's ENGLISH community (Coffin was anglophone) are actually convinced he's guilty. And these are people who actually knew him!<BR/><BR/>Did it warrant the kind of trial he got? NO. Does it make your critics ignorant and stupid? NO. If you're the journalist you claim to be, you'd appreciate the fact there's a second side to this story, one which you may choose to ignore.<BR/><BR/>Michèle NadeauAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-68538738020682916952008-02-05T15:20:00.000-08:002008-02-05T15:20:00.000-08:00So where is the update?So where is the update?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-81364983493100379272008-02-05T14:34:00.000-08:002008-02-05T14:34:00.000-08:00I am curious as to what this Fortin dude is up to....I am curious as to what this Fortin dude is up to. He has waited for over 50 years to tell society what it has already known for 50 years. <BR/><BR/>The only things being different is the fact that he only presents a one sided approach from trial transcripts and doesn't account for all the evidence that was held back.<BR/><BR/>Hard to believe that someone who identifies with the law profession would come up with these revelations. Where is the old formula of sifting through all the evidence, weighing it, and then making a declaration on it?<BR/><BR/>K Williams<BR/>Port Alberni, B CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20366972.post-4012463741582623142008-02-04T15:51:00.000-08:002008-02-04T15:51:00.000-08:00Excellent letter from Robert Racette. I agree wit...Excellent letter from Robert Racette. I agree with him all the way. <BR/><BR/>One only has to look at the way the trial and inquest was assembled to determine that the case was weighted heavily against Wilbert Coffin.<BR/><BR/>I first learned of this case through my Grand Dad, found it interesting. I am planning a law degree down the road, so many examples of injustices portrayed in your overall story. You are writing it well Sir in a very articulate manner, very easy to follow and comprehend. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Martin C.<BR/>Florenceville, New BrunswickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com