Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

FIRE AND ISoESDARIsN IN SoUrH BURLnc-
roS.-The house, shed and tool houfe Of Fran
els Logan, on tie John Miller place, on the
highway between this city and shelbuTn, were
burned to the ground between l. and l o'clock
Friday night. Mrs. Logan was awakened by
the cracking Of the flames, and rou1ei her
husbsnd and Mrs. McCabe. who lodged in the
house, and they, with the assistance Of the
neighbors. succeeded in saving most OF the
furniture. The fire evidently took in the east
cad Of the wool-shed, which sdjoiued the house.
There had been no lights about the premises that
evening, the family having retired by moonlight,
50 there was strong presumption that the FIRE
was an incendiary one. Mr. Logan was insured
for II 200, which will nearly coyer his loss
Mr. Patrick McCabe. Of shelburn, parted
with his wife some months since, ana she has, in
the meantime, been living a, Mr. Losan's. Nc
Cs5e dil not like this conduct Of his
wife, and had several times threatened Mr..
Logan with revenge for harboring his wife,
consequently suspicion st once pointed TO
McCabe as the incendisry. Messrs. Frederick
Haley and L. s Drew soor after the fire drove
to Shelburn and aroused Mr. W. A. Weed, the
/ Town Grand Juror, and together they went to
| McCabe's house about half mile vest Of the
depot. Here, they proceeded to the stable and
/ found the horse very swesty and bearing
strong evidence of having been recently and
| hardly driven McCabe on being aroused and
/ questioned, ssii he had been to Burlington on
Friday and reached home at , P. NJ, and his
horse had not been out since. Upon examina-
ton Of his wagon, they found fresh mud on the
wheels, as i it had been ont. There had been
heavy shower on the evening previous, and
wagon tracks, both in and out of the yard were
plainly discernible. These tracks, upon being
measured, corresponded with the running gear
of his wagon, which was full four inches wider
than the ordinary run of wagons. These trseks
were also traced into and from the school house
yard, which is about forty rods south Of Mr.. Lo-
CAMS house Sheriff Drew was then sent for
and arrested McCabe about a. m. black
smith from Shelhurn who shod Mr.. McCsbe's
horse, took the shoes off by the school-house,
and they exactly fitted the shoe-prints on the
track near the school house, one of the shoes
being smaller than the other on account Of some
defect in the horses foot The tracks Of a man
were also discovered in the wet earth, leading
from Mr.. Logan's premises in the direction of
the school house, and being compsred with Mr..
McCsbe's boots exactly fitted them They were
also like that Of man who had hitch in his
gail, which made the step taken by the sound foot
longer than the injured one. Mr. McCsbe is a
lame man.
About noon States Attorney Burnsp institut-
ed an examination of the prisoner before Judge
Shaw at the school house. Henry Ballard, Esq,
appeared for the defence. After hearing the
testimony as embraced ir the statements above.
Judge Shaw held the prisoner to bail in the sum
of $4,000 TO await the action of the Grand
Jury.
NEW CATHOLIC CHURcH AT wISoosKG-Bsh-
op. De Goesbrisnd laid the corner stone of the
new (Irish) Catholic church at Wiuooski, last
Sunday evening at o'clock, assisted by Very
Rev Thos Lynch, and Rev. J. Mclaughlin ; J.
Michaud, acting as master of ceremonies. The
ceremony was witnessed ty large assembly, in
Guiding many from St. Msry's Cathedral, Of
this city After an eloquent address from the
Bishop. collection was taken up for the benefit
of the new edihce, which when completed will
be one bf the hsndsomest in winooski Tn:
style is Gothic and it is built of brick St.
Mary's choir of this city furnished music for tn,
occasion The ceremonies throughout, were o.
sn imposing character, and will long be remem.
cred BY the Irish Catholics of winooski.
,Ne church is designed for the Irish Catholic
hr.rch Of the Church, is situated on the cas-
side NJ the new street. leading north from tn,
machine shop, and on the hill just north of tn,
R,;,ro.d. an,i occupies pleasant and command
;,c no,i,iou.. 1t is to be II feet by q. and il
TO be substsp. tally built. and in few years is tt
he used as a sc bool building. it being the pur
pose of the sociei v to rent more coumodicu
church edi6ce in d 1e season.