The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-09

room first floor. went through dining room
and then below and was helped ont. When
/ / first went into the house | went to the
lamp-room door and looked to find a lamp:
afterward saw one on the counter and took
| that; / was not in the house very long before
the alarm OF fire was given; didn't go into
the lamp-room at ALL didn't see any one in
there. There is no door to the Mushroom,
there is little opening into it; there was
little bronze lamp lighted IN the lamp room
when came home; noticed this when |
| first came up stairs; it was sitting upon the
shelf with lamp chimneys upon the south side
ofthe wash-room, near the entrance; | had
seen it there frequently; it was a little low
lamp with no chimney; don't know what
they burn in it; has a small round wick; |
dOp't know where the Kerosene was; the
otf er girl 1 spoke of was outside at the south
side door when | got out from the fire; l left
her talking with somebody; her name is
Bingham / knew Mrs Merrill; heard
SOMEONE'S voice in the hall; know where
her room is; it was good ways from my
room.
MoLLIE BINGHAM, SWORN.
heard the first alarm of fire; didn't GO
into the house; some persons rushed up and
found the room all on fire; | went around to
east door and found the other girl there;
had been to the dance; Hammang came home
with me; | saw Maggie Brown 20 into the
house and saw her get out of the house: | did
not see any persons go into the house after
she went in unti the alarm was given it.
was at least ID minutes after she went in be
fore he alarm was n ade There was kero
sene kept in the lam D room in a can 10 inches
on the bottom and Is inches high; / never
saw lamp burning in this room; it was the
clerks business to light lamps; Simon Fuller
was clerk; | was moi all the time in view Of
the front door from che time Maggie Brown
went in till the alarm. There was a light in
Mrs Mcrrill's room and Mrs Smiths room
arR1i IN hn Nf T l, L
from the dance; think Mrs NJ. always kept
one burning nights. My sister was at the
dance, but didn't get home before the fire
Charles Brown was at the dance also.
WIN. F. HALLIDAY. SWORN.
/ have been proprietor of the Halliday
House, lett the nth Dec last Simon Fuller
was my clerk; 1t was his business to light
the lamps ;he took cafe Of the lamps trimmed
them, filled them and lighted them he new
er left lamps burning IN the lamp room /;
never allowed lighted lamp or matches in
there the lamps were brought OUT aud set
upon the counter for use L never knew of a
lighted lamp being left in he lamp room;
Fuller had been my clerk IL years, two years
in this house;he cleaned his lainps with paper;
had a box sitting under the shelf with PAPER
in it; Fuller il burned; unable appear be-
fore this jury; have not stopped NJ he HALL
day House since | left; Kerosene can was 5
gallons; would fill the lamps round twice;
Mr. Smith stepped right into my furniture andi
place.
ANTHONY EVERETT, SWORN.
Ihad been over to the German dance; about
4 O'Clock came past the Halliday House, 1t
was all quiet then, but just as we got to the
public square, to the express office, the alarm
Of fire was gwen; we went down there and
burst into the front door, went up: | helped
several to get out; admits anybody about
the house when / passed it at O'Clock
When went back couldn't get int o the front
part of the house, so we went to back part
don't think it was five minutes from the
time passed it first till the alarm.
STEWART HASTINGS, SWORN
was over TO the dance last night and came
home, number OF US together; when we got
past the Halliday House, near to he Market |
square heard The arm of fire; we went back |
some SIX of us and went up stairs in front
saw it was all on fire in the lamp room: /
SAID to the boys, get some snow. but we
couldn't succeed with it, snow was so wet
then we came in 'front.' of the house and
helped person down from the third story;
and then helped two out from the second
story; then went into the back way into
Rush's room ard cleaned it out; | didn't
notice anything wrong at the house when
we passed 1t going south from dance When
we got there could have have got up the
second flight Of stairs, if we had known
anyone was up there; think it was oil or
kerosene burning mostly when l got there
G.. W. SMITH, RE CALLED.
/ saw Fuller light the lamps last night, it
was his business. The only light left burn
ing after bed time was the little lamp over
the desk; never knew Of a lighted lamp
being left in the lamp room; always tetc ned
out the lamps we wanted tor the night; |
didn't notice any spare lamp on counter
when went to bed; heard no explosion
after | got up.
CAPT. N. M. HAEN. SWORN.
came home from the dance this morning
about quarter past tour o'clock; came on
west side of Main street; when got abreast
of the Halliday House saw flame through
the window; said there was fire; Blssell was
with me; rushed across and went up the
front stairs and saw the lamp room all on
fire; first went to Smith the landlord S room
and awakened him, then / went up stairs to
awaken the people in third story; | grouped
my way through the hall in third story; got
badly smothered; heard Mrs. Merrill and /
answered her; could net see her; got confused
lost my way, and first | knew fell down the
stairs, came against the window over the
front door, broke through it, and got ont on
the awning over the door and down into the
street The fire appeared more like oil than
wood burning when l got to it. Maggie
Brown and Mollie Bingham started from the
dance Is minutes before me. The last !
heard Of Mrs. Merrill's voice was very weak;
/ she was nalicalnS TO me anC TO ner, out
could not find her. When fell down stairs
her voice was very low. had never seen a
lamp lighted in the lamp room; had seen one
at night over the office desk lighted as q
night lamp. saw no fire except in the lamp
room when l first came; all dark in the billi-
1 ard room and all over the house, except lamp
room; didn't hear any explosions; / was the
first to give the alarm of fire; when / entered
the house the lamp room was all solid mass
| of flames.
Second Day, FEB. I'd
A. FARR, RECALLED.
I have examined the bones before the in
quest. 1t is impossible to decide with Ger