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


lamp-room door and looked to find a lamp:
lafterWard saw one on the counter and to k
that; I was not in the house very long before
the alarm of fire was given: didn't go into
the lamp-room a all; [ didn't see any one in
there. There is no door to the Mushroom.
there IS a little opening into it,; there was q
Intt1e 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 ehimneys upon the south side
OF the wash-roOm, near the entrances; [ had
i seen 1T there frequently; it was a little low
lamp, with no chimney; don't know what
they burn in 1t; has small round wick; /
| don't know where the kerosene was; the
other girl | spoke of was outside at the south
side door when | got, out from the fire; left
her talking with somebody; ner name is
! Bingham I knew Mrs. Merrill; heard
someone's voice in the hall; I know where
her room is; it was a good ways from my
room, gTsa 9 aiuq3q aH lsH G -s .ntt
! ref NoLLIE BINGHAM, SWORN
I heard tue 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 90 into the
not see any persons go into the house alter
| she went in until the alarm was given it
was at least ID minutes after she went in be
! fore the alarm was ~ AIDE There was kero.
sene kept in the lamp ROT ON in can 10 inches
on the bottom and Is inches high; / never
| saw a lamp burning in this room; it was the
clerks business to light lamps; Simon Fuller
was clerk; | was not all the time in view Of
the front door from the time Maggie Brown
went in till the alarm. There was light IN
/ mil rs ~
and IN the office when | came to the house
| 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. tuitk
WIN. f. HALLIDAY, SWORN. @g
have been proprietor of the Halliday
House, left the 18th Dee last Simon Fuller
was my clerk; it was his business to light
! the lamps he took cal e of the lamps trimmed
them, filled them and lighted them he new
| er left lamps burning in the lamp room
never allowed a lighted lamp or matches in
| there. the lamps were brought out and set
/ upon the counter for use; never knew Of a
'Ilighted lamp being left in the lamp room
Fuller had been my clerk II years, two years
in this house;he cleaned his lamps. with paper
| had box sitting under the shelf with paper
in it; Fnler is burned; unable to appear be-
fore this jury; have not stopped at the Halii-
day House since left; Kerosene can was 5
Mr. Smith stepped right into my furniture and
place. M- haa sv
/ q ANTHONY EvERErT, SWORN. al
/ 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 given; we went down there and
! burst into tho front door, went up: / helped
several to get out; didn't see anybody about
Uhon 7 Il 11,lo
When went back couldn't get into the front
part of the h Ouse, so we went to bac.1 pa TT
l don't think it was i've minutes from the
time passed it first till the alarm.
u .slH STEWART HASTINGS, SWORN.
Twas over TO the dance last hight and cam
home, anumber OF us together; when we got
past the Halliday House, near to The Market
square heard the alarm of fire; we went back
some SIX OF us and went up stairs in front;
saw 1t 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 a 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; l didn' {
notice anything wrong at the house when
we passed it 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 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 lighted lamp
7 being left in the lamp room; always fetched
t out the lamps we wanted for the night;
e didn't notice any spare lamp on counter
e when went to bed; heard no explosion
? after got up.
Capt. N. NJ Haen was also sworn, bul
his testimony has not yet been reported.
The above is all the testimony taken ur
/, to the time we go to press. The bones o
2 Wade were found among the debris yester
: day afternoon.
A portion of the south wall of the build
4 ing fell last evening, and it is expected
g that the east wall will soon tumble.
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