, 1869-03-30
Partial Examination Of the Case in
the Police Court
Several Witnesses Teatify to Find.
ing Kerosene In the Rooms.
The Testimony for the Defence to ba
Hoard To-day.
Bail Furnished.

1he letow1n& Testimony NIX = ldted:
sso1n tees @ aaa
Arr are two fAcant lots and an n 'ey between t
70 houses: heard = noise carly a Sunday mo-
dseF and sa~ light In the rpou oen 1slte mine,
the bach paT Of her house; saw saa,a one mos1
aseuna = tss roem thought It ~. nan V
h9se I'D u The yasa We
ns.a sos there oGas set selosepe sse u rs .s o
ihe nrr M. In the hack room; Oh the secorx., noo
nwas little AFTER O'Clock when 1irst q "
PIX up rss sn 1hies sinesd ssT of
bene; pulled piece Oh Of the door in the fro1
rooms, anil thai smelled Of i; also: there w1a d nr
FIR sarskal Hi7liams s.eo.n: Weut Into tn
premises on Sunday morning = few minutes ate
orlock. the fire was ous when got there;
reoEn sts pretty much all burned out-the window
franes, dtofs, bcI &c; In another bedroom III,
bedding Nas burned md a portion Of th,
ce'r: these two bedrooms were twcnt,
fect apart. there w1s another bedroom back Of hi
last one mentioned; there hau been i,re In thers ~
A:so; should t9dse there we're serarale nrcs; th.
furniture hail ts.cn taken out; there was nn,v !
hrtt In the front room; smelled Kerosene In ~
school room: portion Of the noor vas burned r.
H., "a" NJ snita tnere: had conversation WIN
loril very well: she said she hi neen sieentng ~
r 1hr Iaes [oo. e4 ,hs night had slept Ii the fToni
roar IN there 70 shat She could hea1 s,1a iho ino
4:ss :,s- ! iYn; u !. she seemed very calm M fos
containing dishes and food, tn the ltfchen au.,
81! Is soon II she discovered the nre ahe nm and
..s.e He T. 70 o. gentlemen H.. Tere sccPns lown
acF n!enk!Frss when saw her, Il VIA not burned
j., q. oM'ood s.o'n; Reside 1t No. 1855 iud!ans
hhsenus; ye On ne lower noor OF the house; was
Gnine pal salofuay night; 1t Is double hnrae. :.
Mig Smith lives In the north hnif and i IN ~.
~. 'n n., aan, an,us CLOCK heard noise, opened
ny, "'h"o~' .,,or a ana a. man who said the house
ST bucket Of water and Carried 1t 10 The bottam
q n! stails; ring MISC Smith's bell for so,1t trn
he IL he tG o} ~ s0 ,sep vent
oeeunlai hy a man namci Uleaon: Tent ~ ~,
noGr lsslIn1 into Miss smith Hichen, md found md
nta tse saf eeS,S came ds.e to The .hai es
dress, and aAicd her why shc d!duI mt Snt. some
s, VAT, s on IT, r she ss dave o ~ 1aseT se%s
apartments and packed % my goods: a'ter - thyr thy
n1r IVES out went into Mss Smiths house sns sns
found the front bedroom had been burned out:
lstn ntr In there; tht bedroom over tbe kitchen
m sise en, On nfs sSe kerosene a nearly every
a, 1ssn thscwn orcf ,he writing desks IN dc dc
he 'S ra'ies @ On on me the eencess G;o. and on
Of re Stair and on The 1our In tic s!de ,crnnas:
hsss , Nas small rlace IN the hall leailng to ne
hal h keFosne n ii taerc tjuS snw aG I taat
coFnizetl; VIA found in rIo,et.
,hs aorp. wpaGT s1s n1tu5es n9t'1 haa ri been
,herc vas little Kerosene IN the ~ ,.s wsas taia9
i0und ga nos hear any noise In the house pscSi-
tns.~e1amtnai My boy attended Miss sm,,h,s
EnSoi: We hn! dispute about tuition money ; she
Presented tAl for is; paid Sls aud she sali she
her After the dispute, or bcrore mucS '' n's 'se's
Ehaha Yrreomb s,n1n .Wc,dc;n ~.
II the tne Of The dr.: htani nn,:s ~ We r. nome
III Miss Smiths hnnxe. ,n';msd ~ ~ nc hII.s M
beard pissa sTnesho, nra tusL t ehuess
OF led; letofe I had 6resscd e. f,.rots oas
ea1ne n and said Miss Smith : house was On iire:
ranes: heanl 10 oulcfT previous Ia thc ftre i,ia
the front door but could mt Hri
H.: n; san Alas Smith IN the Kitchen:
Be her move anything: nl1cr the lrc was mt went
Ia again; Che witness then testiel ns to- ,hc con
apns Q, the saW sone Winaav " apa tne
eoI on q liable IN the kitchen. cnnII oos aae
1hethet' there were curtains On III
not: nails had been driven tnto
the lamb OF Ybe back door; saw Mss Smith In the
lack yard: policeman called her und the two
men who lived down etntIS out: Il Wa a little
up, and I saw some dark clothes underneath:
there ~as another lady there; she had her clothes
on ; she didn't So anything; according To the way
Miss Smith talked l thought she hadn't very good
5esllaes tov.s;s r. azs. Campbell the owner Of ,he
IN the yard about the nrc
and she said ahe didn't know how It originated.
she knew the room was on 1re: tha, she Eot m
dragged her clothes ont md threw them on
ne led IN smother room: the front door was
= r1tns ana I some nc chai1s % 10 II tne a s,tehen ' sa
Cfuexs1omineJ. UAd sent nv chiidreu "a Miss
had some d!,Tlculty With ner and dil11 yIsii her;
ms 10y dla chores for his schoolIn9.
OF ,he previous witnesses. lie procured the a1o
K1th = Wh1ch the front door Was broken open.
One<r purm<yer s,vrn: Was on Twcnty.th!sl
nesr sun nna III" E1r ana SsS ~ y Ws;
asrri ~ t,1 ~ ni, hr+ ~her - ssG ~ ~. ~
did got do II; Went into q bedroom; Wv oed on
uG. 1na 1r ~ ~ III gu. ~ ~ sen VIII AlAs -
1he front Sed.rnom" and niterTnris tha, II
ie hose Has " mi nj n eose en1 nt ~ snx ~ u,
n ihe sadfIa ,non. she essd he S.G nar roih,nc
Ms!ch ~ W. % se or The ss IN ,ss sSss ROOM
nnn xn.ea ny tareous n..aa ~ m aSo fr1sr; nSnr
ioctcd IT, RAJ d,p and tooS the xoV M -to isc sta
,On a,a nc not ssn ssresene un after the
- t,En-,1n Eenneos s,"oe- vent ,nto t.b
nouse lie nre was out; looked around the r soo1n Ga
Into he school ronin smeIIed rcroscnes tore no
rtecc Of rnTnet from one If the rnorns. it T,a
1aturntk-d With ternsane- in A clnaAt in A haek
vas lie % room IL Il Thich her - nicce s,cpt: toos +
Miss snith To he ststtoulhopse by orIef
oi the F1fc Marshal: she sai there that sne never
she .tdn1 trn1 hnx The frs. "rirtna,ed. astel her
why she hrnte the xtndoWa anI she eaid she
,tiI:nr tnnxNth.t zhn snnnotrxt shr haJi Mt
the n.ar nom on fre bT throxInu her nuTn.
sS NE asnanc,onad ae nv her and Nant.a, tn paoM
What the cpnsecuences ven II abe hat done II ::
fn1d hrr shf Wnnl,i tc iorIctI MIN the morninc
a IT. 81 se sh og - .nd h,,. fTis, m 4tnndns
rnnr,ro ny and ~ mi nnIycr fs,i. wanted II tnn1
Ehsr nrst- toLi br- Il wnuhf 90 to another CONT
md she wnnla nrot,i,ty . srt1tencf1I and seut n
r. sha Wsa ~ incev .s the rrst al
her snT she Eon,fI r. nsy7ioncd mt in A mon,h o,
80. ~ ~ ii ~ she xert tn nrfsnn she wonId haye
ho::ne ~ which she hsdny nasl since sne hsI been
na,S;ng y 4, LIN Il. M ,has she had rrest man
~ sss1 her ~ ~ he innr haa 70 t rstt
open md 81 faia aae had 70 night ~; n.
as ,a M :, 10 s,.ne md in seversi ram.
so4ne th,nrs tn The Eitchen. sSe snIo II ~
Spiortunnte that ii would LOOK against nes," al
NJ. ose e1,s ~ ~ te1arr tnns hsr IN chsrue
p1t pth ~ s,at1on .hs sid she h.t sen df,ntnr. m
W,nted ne n ~ her soIne mon: told her coui
Aor u ~ T-.-;s1sass e.. ..co..n, Am m ,nsuy
80 or; -, M n1.ss ~ hrsnrss is m the erne
Of Randolph and Lasaue STEEL Ass sn!Sn Nns ,asa
appcaou lot s4rs9 ~ sn = ousana1
Lsuen nGs ~ - nef w. ,1TroEnr ~ =
a nsueV % Of he pscmises; nj abou, W ~ week ao 81
cale, agaa y, ann cnnancx san 'nee ~ Sea ,oTe
caanee e,s o. osunaos! !,,at ~ ~ oae .nao ,o"t
Ia o. me noqsc, az X. ~ nm
y. nes ias.!ia:isS e seeesn. e t. q ,,,;;s r.
Icing : mastle.s manaiactofy M n he by building
IN ~ 81 nsne Ne 1ad 1,d III ~ .oi1 ~ "