Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-01

TaE AnsoS CAss.-We continue the svi.
denee from where We left of yesterday
Patrick Purcell continued The IRE Was
on the vest side sf the alley, on the Byefs
house, blazing up from the bottom. and wss
rapidly inersasine. Pursusd the man, who
~ clsss = Hilrs livery stabis.-sos prst>
clses e hin q LaArmsno's hail, aad be
vsas up he stairway. Witness stumbled
end fen % Shs stairs. The man bed dark
dfsss and brown or light oolossd hst-some.
thing iihs The prissoer's. He got into ~
0sss door ct The hsad Of The staiseass-e
gsatlsnsn end lady came out. whs, On in
quiry, said they did not know the psrsss
Who entered. Witness did net pursue sny
farthsr. but rstusesa aud gave the alarm Of
DIRE. Does mot know che defend ant. end
does not think he could recognize the msn
he pursued. Thinks there was ball going
on At the hall q the time, but does not
know. The stairway was lii up When
he got back the flames we're rot YET COM
municatsd to the old Pennsylvania hou. Z.
and he lsfs the spot to continue the alarm.
Hes no idea who the man was he followed.
Meyer, . saloon and boarding house keep
er, corner Harrison and Second streets,
heard the alarm Of fire. and dressing hm>
self went 10 Stengcl's p!ace-sssisted STEM
60 in getting out some goods. Knows the
dsfeodant. Saw him that night after help
ing Ssengel, near southeast cor. Harrison
and Sseond-he wss looking in The direction
Of the fire. This was not half IN hour af.
ter the alarm was given. Did not SEE from
which way he came. Had on . grey hat
end black coat.
NJ. VESSEL came to the spot after the
whole Of the buildings were on FIRE. Saw
defendant standing on the cssnsr-hs seem
Cd cain and quiet Witness did nos speak
- hin.
Mr.. Guslich knows the defendant. Lived
iu the house Of Mr. wirtz, where she msde
dessndans's acqusintance. Knew him to
b respectable and good business man.
Mr.. Hartwrll said hs he'd insured the
steek sf Wirtx 4 Co.. Of which defendant
10 psssses, for 81 700. 10 the Security In
sussncs Co., Of New York.
Mr.. Wagsss dsss not know deieudant; !;
was q The ball at Labrmann's Hall on Sat>
usdsy night, till the Ere commenced, and
cav the nan 60 up the stairs ~ he wss go>
ing ont. Saw defendant onos. whs seemed
te b Intoxicated, but saw no suspicious
circumstances II connection with him.
Constable Fsid deposed to ssrssting PERI
eoli and several other facts that have no
relevancy.
Here the evidence for The prosecution
closed, and Mr.. Lane STATED that the evi-
dsncs vas insufficient 70 hold the prisoner; !;
but Ne. Smith, in order 70 sffectually clear
The character Of the acsussd, introduced
several witnesses Of unimpeschable veraci>
y Who were with Of saw defendant from 10
o'clock up to the time when the alarm Of
Gre was raised, and demonstsated to the
satisfaction Of the court and oil dieinterested
persons Who were present, that il could not
have been him.
And this, while the examination has con-
clusisely shown that the fire was the work
Of an incsndissy, it leaves us - much in
ths dark . ever - to who the perpetrators
was, and it Is highly probable that hs will
escape the consequences Of his dastardiy
oct. That hs may bs discovered aud pun
ished 10 the hope Of al good citizens.