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THE FATE OF AN rNcENpranY.

THE FATE OF AN INCENDIARY.
We published On the Odd ulr.. an account Of a
ire nj O~eso, by which the store oil a Mr. gas-
,el, was burned. together with goods valued at
$1,000 and insured for s. GOO. The Mon,io<e
Ia REGISTER, Publishes tie following on the sub
leet IL Is an extract from private letter dated.
Owrco. Feb IL. 1899
Since last wrote vuu, giving an nc.
count .! TIC late .iie here. SUSPICION has
been siioa', with many COM. Cures about
The manner IN which The fire could have
originated
MIR. John Basscu. whose goods were
mat burned, was suspected Of setting the
hic himself This led 10 watch upon
han, and the house al which he bearded.
There had been for few nights past. a
smell like clo,h or some Kind Of goods
burning. noticed by some OF our eiiizen,:
Yesterday Sunday one piece Of broad.
cloth and one piece oil linen. Was found
IN the riyer. This led to tie coneIu,ion
that the store had been robbed and fred.
According 10 these suspicious. the
house where lie boarded was Watched. and
about IL o'clock last night. ;his smell! was
perceptb!e, and sparks and thick smoke
were seen To ascend from the chimney Of
his room. The owner at the house DIR.
Phelps. was called aud requested 10 go 10
D's room. He did so. and found pile
oi goccs or the FIRE, which he was burn
ing TO prevent detection. y. instantly
tseeiae lie was caught) asked the Doctor
~ he had any cTsosofe-and said he had
:he tooth ache. The Doctor said he had
and stepped TO his Office in the same build.
ing to get him something. He went be.
low 10 let The watch know that he was
burning goods, and b. went back 10 his
room, took bis razor-wcnt out of the
house At the back door and Gu, his throat,
lie was found dead in few moments
after.
Thus the horrible tragedy is ended
There Is no doubt he set fire 10 his store
anc meant % make money out of the In
surance, and the goods he had secreied in
The house. Bot the way Of the trans.
giessor is hard" He has left an amiable
and interesting young widow-was mar.
ried last summer or ial! in New Haven
Co. Connecticut.
fiction for Damage by HE Rail Road. -
u case OF general interest. so far a. i, 10 .
wolves the general question of liability
oil The corporation for damage sustaire d
on their road. or through The neglieent e
OF their agents. was tried last week in the
Baltimore county court. II was sui,
brought by Philip Uhier, against the Bal.
iimore and Ohio Rail road COMPANY. for
dam ages IN consequence Of injury done
10 Tie plaintiffs wife. who, in crossing
Howard street ~ SeI,emhef. 1897. was
struck down by an empty Railroad car.
brought Tor the purpose Of being loaded
and so much IrjuIed thereby as TO result
hnaliy 'n her death. The damage was
laid at $50 900. The injury il appeared.
was the result Of m accident which no,
being likely 10 be foreseen. was hardly 10
be guarded against. And 90 far as NAV
be learned from a report OF the testimony.
The unfortunate collision. which resulted
"a such fatal injury 60 The wife Of the
plaintiff did not occur through any diTcc,
agency or TsmIssRess OF duty ON the par,
oisibe Rail toad or It's agents.
The car had been placed IN n position
on The Howard street Railroad and there
secured. u was removed thence . small
distance by persons not ~ the employ OF
the Company. Tor the Purpose OF create
facility IN loading. The removal hTough,
upon TIE verge of al inclined plsne:
and the car uneNpt ciediy and uscn,ihly.
a. .: we're, acquired an impeius. hat pui
Il beyond The control Of ibofs Who had
effected the removal. ard carried u viii
rapid motion into The plasc a, The inter
sTe'ion 81 Howard and Lexington streets
where the deceased was passing AZ the ~ j.
.iani. and where the injury u % done -
FROM these and other mitigating" or
oumsisnccs 30 the case the iuTy gave a
verdict of $500 for The pIsinuG
BaI Pct
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