, 1873-07-06

Tho Alleged 1nccndInry, WfflfamHs
Refused n Writ, hnd Itomnndcd to
!. jail for Further InvcstiEntio...A
singular Cnac.
Henry williams was yossorday brought beforo
Judge Rogers, In tho Circuit Court, OIL herring
Of petition for writ of habeaz corpus. Williams
is tho man who Was, two weeks ago, suspected
ofaotting fire to barns on tho corner OF tho alloy
on Twenty strcot between stato and
jail on that charge on tho 28th Juno Inst
The petition, already summarized in THE
Tribune, shown that Williams waa examined
before A. Il. Danyou, Police Juatice, on tho 28th,
and discharged, tho Court thinking tho evidence
did not connect him with tho crime charged.
lie was afterwards arrested, on tho aatne day,
whilst packing mp his wardrobe in the jail, on
warrant Hsued by Justice Hauos, on complaint
made by Wnl. Dixon, whoso EVIDENCE, 1t was
stated III the petition, WIS oil that bad boon and
could be brought against him. J. II. Durns and
+. l.. Datbor appeared for the pooplo, and john
son & Greeley for tho defendant.
Tho first witnoss for tho people WAS Mr.. Lang.
tho owner Of ono Of tic burns fired, who tosti-
fod merely that tho barn had boon 1lrod about
from 1015 to II O'Clock at night.
Mr.. Dlackman. owner Of the other barn, testi-
fed that hia barn was consumed, with four
horses five sots of harness, aud othor property,
ebo;t midnight Of tI;oa the same a4 night;
question llo was waitiug for his slater, whom
10 expected up OIL State streot oar, on tho cor
| nor Of State and Twonty-seycuth streets, whom
le Paw Williama leaning ngainst Lang's barn.
Gnl Wis going homo to bod, Ms lie Ind beon
drinking. Dixon aaw under lis cont q package
If newspapers. Williams then went in tho alley
1Jollirl the barn; Aoon after, Dixon found him
ito 9liollen's shoe-ptoro and asked for
como oil papers, aud they gave him
two, which ho concealed under his cont,
and he .ur,.ol into tho alloy again. aull
vas rcau to 50 behind tho barn once moro few
,a,lu:es later, Dixon saw flames aas1ing from
tho hayn, and gavo tile alarm. The fire. was
.oon eStinyu's,c.l. mud tho remains Of two nows-
1.arcss, ra-sially burned. were found, together
vii, newly-ligltcd matches.
Charles Srchergor, dry-goods leAlor, 125c
Etato street, testified thet On Tho night in q'los
tion WillAnls canlo 10 hia store begging for old
paper mud lie gnso him two old newspapers:
nc. l'arlctta, lar'nlryma,', corner Of State ,91,
1 o' On he m aosiou for
newspaper to wlap ahrt il, that lie Was going
to bring Witness to wash. IIe got The paper, but
], cser brought tho shirt.
+. H. Eietcl. sa'ool.-koepcr, stato street, near
| :Twc:,l} }-aovoatli stront, testified that OH tho
1;;!:t in question defendant took quantity Of
ma!choa from hss saloon.
illo.o witnctGHs woro introduced to show
WiiliasnL connection with tho IL o'clock fire,
Ei tttE f1lI3ErutsQl1 W Chl1
NJ to tho other iiru, wllc', tho Court said no was
| .t'.licd as to WilliamB' connection with tho
Ina':crs }ai,l to lis CHARGE ,lnlsss tho defonse
lsa.i eyilonce to overthrow tho points estat-
l;el,ed and, tho delouse acknowledging TINT
they 'sa:l nonc. tho Court yomanded tho prisoner
to ja rcnarling sl,at ho wns satisfied it was q
ca:e thai should bo investigated.
1t was Stated, during tho hearing, that thcro
han been IN alarming number Of fires in barns
| il, lilo nrgborhood In question. Tho prisoner
l,s* ns calise al can,ity against Lang; and If ho
j. guiH,; Of ncenAiarism il must be from more
! Iowa III mischief. =