, 1869-03-31
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THE. ARSON CASE.
Second Day or the Examination
or Miss C. A. smith,;
Inventory aud Valuation Of Her Fur
nitu1e by an Expert
a Sister and Niece OF the Accused
on the Stand.
Miss Smiths Good Chazactar Vouched
for by Several Witnesses.



CHARGED WIKI arson, WIS resumed at the Police
Court, yesterday Afternoon The attendance of
hcs friends Was quite large, md Al manifested the
s4essess tnttrezt tn tAe testimony g1Etn. Nj.
HSvaz stated that hs hid one mare witness which
he desired 10 examine for the prosecution
rE1rAqxr or cHkEI1s srrTR
caa,k$ Ss4er nnssa Am furntr1ra .1ealeF;r
panied mo; found In the frout bedroom Tucker
apg1nK bed and u1atsoass Cna1t, looking gtass,
another mattress and stand; found u the schoo!
desfs, tvo benahes, stove, i clock, coal bucket,
blackboard md two naaps; da me DARKROOM
she1e VIA oi'-c1oth on tao noor; IN The aAd md
solne M carpet ard l!ts!e stsaw: I'd nos
&c my bed clothing, the wxil wss dusty, but not
smoked; fhere Fefet two or safeo NOES 9utnea y
one chair, two mattresses, bolster, ptaoF, stove,
Wsan-bowL two Fatrs Of q! eaoes, c1Esala, az
90 ee dssS ~ s and IN T. q ~ 1ag II oo1s
kksin4 been burned; looked Into III tha caoarea;
hare enumerated an found; IN tho dtchen bed
9m II fssS fGSac H. ien faaad ans
found Taah-tah and ooald, N ,zon ketre, and a
de sta,rs: &c consider The c,sire con,ants Of no
fpoE1 worth 3l3a6a, before The ire; shat Is What
they could bs sold for.
benstein; An not In business fot myself; 4 PEI
son would buy them to-day the ertlclesI found
would cast aboAt ssoo; DO not tslnk she$ would
bring orer $50 at auctlont ntTef bought Or SOLD
my school furniture: never dealt IN aecopd-hAnd
furniture found t<dling In only two rc0uB; only
estimated ne Falac Of the things wnscn ioana;
mated the b%i IN tic fron1 heasookn u $Eae ssu-
msted snosh~r ono at s. and another y r. 50; the
sssos sts;n I1tcteS 3sses e g ssa a tae esas,a
TU FxDaECEI1ON Gn81n-
This conclAdsd the testimony for r. trosccse
ton and the defence produced tha following VII
neAsea: =
EA SeA.tyl<E .'tvss: At the @ nssSe saa. .oI ,S.ss
ras a. er house Saturday night: slept up ftatts n
| the fcaE ruotn; w.as- aAlesp; my annt cauaa aod
awots I'D r. ae aoTn ~ e.
ID The kit.hen; shn tod me to call ". Meson;
house vss "a nre, and asked ht1n 70 gre N alax:
to pot kxue vict.a'a and tn!nEs into .
tub. ind helped to carry them cat Into the Jard:
| betora hat Nwns up-stAlss again and Thought I
would 20 Into the school room, hut met my amt
foss sGf . 'a6 6 o. ss :ss Sc e1 n she san Ing
% eea q t r. ~ q div Il aa1 Out INTO ID
toust; Il Nas ialntpg !. tina TINS I tooEs Rome
shin,ss eaosh.,s aud what could cax1-anl
.oe9 hem % ny .saoSs ~ ~. - IT, tns s a5s;
waa t3tug TO eazEF things cut; waa not there dur
Ing The daJ; went there to sleAp; had been oyel
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window curtains fe:t down one lay, and waa 70
ing 70 put It up, but abe told ma not to, tnat a,
| Waa going to clean up, and FouM have 70 ta5s n
other8 down: there Wa laay had + school In tn
storo she lcft about ,ns drst o January lsst; DIX
| rot notice my difference In the nouaa ~aa:t te
bone 70 Esss n..s I'd sen ,o
S~ctle3 we're there that night: saw ny aunt th4
night hen came over; she had not been dttal
lp2; tnc1e xas one bottle marked "whisSey'> L
C ctsss41amtnel Had been Stopping At 1a5 othe
! tunta tor two weeks previous 70 tie nsc: ret4tc
when camc home; had no nightkey; the doc
Naa not shut; the door Wa DOT uSua1ly loeke'
s se e fsI 4: az ns R9se ner nc s se
and found Ii open; ne water waa TUNED on p,e p
se: 19e 70 a,s 'hf svkaa; ss { e NJ .sn ta9:a A. =
, Il the tine Of the me; vas sound azlee
when n1y amt woke me up; did oothesr auy ou1
eighteen scholars who attended. eIi t~entJ nse 9
t.lEty On the roll; took rwn or three dresses an
some cloak, 9sos4 e ~ s.ae5 3 a9n1x 5oIs o..,os
! John OLSON, s,fos-n: Was In the building o
ssturda1 night; soue one invoked three dunes .
u aald the he house @ xss q atc; dresssa m1stu u
went tn md tav they had no waser: tufnedt:t on
Mst:f 3 ,ss IT, % rs
~ saw ner servant st1 there within tn, p<n- :!
!. came to Inc twice for Wntrr; Old not see MI
4 Smith did not R1ueff Kerosene. .
nj TESTIMONY uF Mss LIZZIE aAr1N "
". LII. ts :, S e. = TIKI ~ 1y nc efsn',e
fsmiltar with my fss premises; haze been ne
= occasionally; Nas taeTs ut satasslsy: 4ss -: ,
? thefe 1ere four oeds,eads; m acquainsed q
{, the value Of furniture; think hE. househo
= gools, croeacry, &C.. we're rorth SO = r. tS
+ think the beds md bedding were worth Sss eact
think the n1tures etc. vete Torth 80 or ~; u
. | school desks cost $50 tp4ece: 6omt cost noi
WARffUH
: should think, $500; abe has been teacher Il
EreEe Or thirteen .ssis: shs h. been II sas e
: Two yeazs; previously she lived In Waikdns. Ne
!! come clothes to my house: her arms refe fali; I
not know now manJ dresses she brought: ha'
u not Seen them inee; my lister utd net Weas 4
. have anything Of mine that I q
:. remember; do not know how many dresses, pal
= Of shoee or &c nnsta sne nad: tnsls we1e ~ n
!: nonse: never saw any silver wAze e4seeE:, u
Y there were no stuffed chai1 In The Zoos
u there has been little coolness between rs; nAs
1e made any rcrna1ks about her bedthnxs knew
N the state Of feeling between my sistef ara ~
2 Campbell; my sister never said much to lie aho
= il; he mt knew Of tho nre Ella came and Il
I'd TESTIMONY ar Mr.. sTAxyukEr.
!. slstsh since sns opxned i'm zchooa: never "a
as hoa1e; my children went 10 her school
C1ass-xantned: Heard that abe had hskf 10
y dltaSnltI win he landlead q sas hsase Ia VI
:, that she md Mrs.. tarapoel weta nosonaan1
rr H. fss oss .st<s: e y. n sG'se ss;se.a; h.
u known Alss Smith 'ot four Jtszs; hzrn sstent
her when sick; hare beard her spoksn or safe
"a, ter Tecon1snezdtnE her: sne Wa anhisct ID
headaches; hare beard her conpialn Of tn
frequently.
!" her ne!ehlors; DO not Ercul1ect II. aar Of III
speaking about Ee1
os II !. cL,.sry s.rurn :-Res,tte at no. 3ss Ca11t
by avenue; hsEe KNOWN Miss Smith personally
n. three years; hare. known the family tor se<s
a aavs se2sa ea .sess Se'S n.1 so"e ]ss
ae comfortably furnished: Naa there three or I
he months ago; think have been there ooce Ill
a 4. house shoo,d san5 va wes:a 34ee q 500:
at nice esuekeu wase and plenty otit; hare bdu
he considerable furniture md sold II; bought
ed kitchen stove: xare SIS for it; bought u Ixs
IN stose; gave Na ior thas also: the pipe was e1
n, erssstraHtnsd, nought she ssoEes year
"a / one had been used a little.
ID | 1EaIsxpNY pY MRS. .l.AFCKT-
n Ara q Ct1nefy stcor7s:. Haze known
rs among her naighbors il good: WA n her hon1
his the 9sa inst Sa* thas IS Va Fef5 comfortably
ihns IL r. &c 1e p aea
Of H. 1os: e1oessrI - 1ss . vuish : Is & ~ -
nla Crpas-Exnpfnsd:-Dsd Ret f1am!ne the heda;
: nr they WERE nede up: could not t.n whether
me mattresses were atnred 11th. naks, ss1aH Or =
II. ceissor;;" the sheets we9. c.eaas took tea ID
fo iaAIx eus11Ar1n
Ms. The sanitation Esa, men postponed nni
aou O'Clock % ThursdaJ atte11soo1-
nor nor EPISCOPAL estasHEs.
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