Nelson Boan

1938 - 2011  (72 years)

• Name	Nelson Boan
  Born	9 Nov 1938  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1962	135 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-134940
  Died	23 May 2011  [1]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I134940	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Jean M. Venton,   b. 26 Apr 1929,   d. 30 Oct 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F54110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RACY CONSPIRACY? JURY TRIAL KITCHENER (WCP) Two citizens of Kitchener and Bridgeport. Mr. Nelson Boan of 135 Chapel street, Kitchener, and Mr. Ewart Smith. 600 Lancaster street west. Bridgeport, were committed for trial last Thurs day by judge and jury on a joint charge of conspiracy to operate a common gambling house. The two men had been charged following a raid conducted by Kitchener police members of the O.P.P., and the chief constable of Bridgeport at the Bridgeport Casino Feb. 23, A total of 87 persons were charged as a result of the raid. Two Kitchener P. U. C. buses were required to transport those charged. Ardis Eaton, 19, of 70 Waterloo Street; had a charge of performing an indecent act withdrawn. Crown Attorney Daufman told magistrate Barron the charge read she had performed the act in a public place and the to the police raid. act was actually performed in a private place. "I wrote the attorney-general for permission to charge her with performing the act in a private place but I have not received his permision. She has been in jail since the offence," he stated. Miss Eaton paid a total fine of $29 for being a found-in. Constable Meryl Prange, who acted as an undercover agent for police, said he saw the two accused taking an active part in a stag party being held at the Casino. "Boan was taking entrance tickets and was also selling beer and liquor tickets, while Mr. Smith was around the hall all evening." the officer said. He said that two dice games were operated during the evening and that a woman had performed a "strip" act just prior to the police raid. Waterloo Chronicle, 22 Mar 1962, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166590344.

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth