The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-21
THE DoER OF TIE DEED soT YET
DISCOVERED.
THREE DARKIES ARRESTED AND
DISCHARGED.
A BIT OF RACY EVIDENCE.

gether with the extreme dryness of every
thing coinbustible. made it almost impossible.
once the fire had gained headway,t 70 check
IL. The fire companies were all promptly
on the ground. and worked with untiring
energy. But notwithstanding this fact il
was found impossible TO do more than TO
conilne the fire to the building In which il
originated For time II was feared all the
buildings adjacent must meet the fate of The
one occupied by Scott and had It not been,
ny above stated. for the united efforts OF the
fireman and the individual oxerllons of sew.
eral gentlemen who mounted the roofs OF
the surrounding houses, such must have
been the result.
The house occupied by scott wa entirely
destroyed, every particle of wood used In
the construction OF the building being con.
sumed nothing but the burnt and black.
ened walls were lett standing, and they were
yesterday morning, under the direction of
Chief Myers, pulled down.
The building was owned by Dr.. VIM.
Wood, and was valued ut about $4,000.
There was no insurance on il. and OF course
the doctor loses the whole amount. Neither
had Scott any insurance, and hi. loss l.
somewhere in the nelghborhood of 81 900.
This makes the second time scott has been
"burncd out" within the last nve months.
and we have every reason 10 believe that
both fires were the work of incendiaries
1t Is u wel.known fac, that Scott Is the OBJ.
ject OF the most intense hatred by many Of
the negroes who frequent such dens as the
one 6ept by him. Knowing this TO be true.
and believing he had struck the right track
and that he could bring the guilty parties to
justice, Scott yesterday morning swore out
warrants for the arrest of three colorcd men
named Thompson, Mitchell and Thomas
Freeman, the latter proprietor of negro
dance-house on Walnut street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets. The warrant was
placed in the hands of an officer. and the
accused parties taken into custody.
A preliminary examination OF the accused
parties took place yesterday afternoon be.
fore Judge Bross and Justice MclIalc. when
the following testimony was elected:
ID. i. Linegar appeared for the prisoners.
and i. II. Pope for the prosecution.
The first witness called was -. who tes-
tiled: Thompson came TO my room about
or O'Clock yesterday morning, and asked IL
Andrew was there; told Thompson An
drew was not there; Thompson spilled
something out of his pocket, said he would
like to see Andrew that he had a heavy
thing on hand for tonight, II he could only
see Andrew: Thompson went out and shut
the door and locked 1t; n few minutes after
leaving the house, about % or 30 minutes at
ter Thompson left, the fire broke out ; got
up and went out Of the house; seen Thomp.
son In the street while the house was on fire |;
he was talking to some one.
Cross-eXamined by Mr.. Linegar lived ia
the house burned; first saw the fire
through the front hall windows; Thompson
wanted 10 see Andrews told him to see if
he was not in the next room and he went
away. down the steps and out OF the house:
went TO bed; n few minutes after Thonp-
son left, the house was on fire did not see
where he went.
Jane Gerold testified: My name is Jane
Gerold; when the fire broke out | got up
and went out on the street saw Thompson
III my bed, and tried TO wake him up; he
was IN the back part of the bed, behind me:
! five on Fourth street about half 4 block
from SCOTS; Harriet Bundy told me there
was Il fire / did not know Thompson was
In my bed; / had been at tine minstrel per-
formance at Freeman's got home about l2
O'Clock don't know when Thompson came
TO my house he was not in bed when | rot
home tried to wake him up. but could not
all the back part of SCOTS house was burned
when l got awake don't know what time il
was when the fire broke OUT tried TO
wake Thompson lie jumped up and asked
"whose house is afire - IL WAS not daylight
when tried 70 wake HIM first / knew of
his being In my bed was when l got awake
on account Of the tire if had been awake
would have known when he came 10 bed
got up and Went out on the street live
three doors from scotts house; Thompson
ala not say anything when told him il was
Scotts house ! was not in the house when
Thompson got up, next saw him on the
street during the fire; am sure do no,
know when he came to my bed; can't tell
Wheh he got up; was asleep when came in.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Llnegar: Henry
Lewis told me lie woke me Up: said bc
called me was asleep from about twelve
O'Clock live next door TO Curran', house:
there are two houses between SCOTS and
Curian's; they are frame houses,
Henry Lewis testified don't know any of
the defendants; came TO Cairo Yesterday
on the Belle Memphis; have seen two of
them before; saw Thompson this morning
saw the IRE Thompson came 10 the door
ana Knocked and asked for Jane Gerold
asked who was there he got 4 lamp and
went into James room; told him was On.
ing TO bed was in James room. before ihe
hre was IN bed twenty minutes before the
hrei l. about seycnty-fiye wards
from Where Jane lives TO SCOTS house. I'm
Tue same block tried to wake Jane, and
loln her man wanted TO see her: she
a'kea II 1t was Thompson; said yes; did |
mol see Thompson any more.
Cross'eHamined by Linegar; IIclpcd to |
Jake goods out OF house near by The M |
Tie house burned was on the same lot with |
the brick.
Harriet Bandy testified Have seen do. |
PENDANTS; know Freeman; seen Thomson |
several times live on Fourth street: saw
thompson after the lire saw Jane Gerold
she was asleep, and woke her IN; Jane
ives III the same house with me; came hack |
ana saw some ono In the bed asked who in |
I'LL IN bed there, and said "gct IN. Won
s-n OF b--h what are YOU sleepipg boro
ior;' did not see Thompson in bed with |
Ta.. l,a,. L.. 4.