Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-02
!, oCAL ITEMS
ARSON.

ARSON.
u., Arrested for Arson and DIS
.n,rged for Want Of Evidence.
Yesterday Charles Cramer, barkeeper
in this place. was arrested and brought
=, in the Justices court for examination
on a charge of having attempted to burn
the house of II. Prudential, baker ON
Lower Main street, The evidence showed
that on two occasions in the month Of
Anril last, attempts had been made to
burn the house in question. The first
time a couple of buckets of water were
sufficient to extinguish the flames. On
the second occasion Mr.. Voss, who keeps
alod3ing house near BY. saw man go
into the alley next to the bakery at about
O'Clock in the morning. The man
stopped and lighted match, standing
near the wall, and some fire fell to the
Ground. voss Immediately procured bis
pistol and started after the incendiary,
who managed to escape.
Henry Brown testified as follows;
Last April had conversation with
Cramer in Bullionville; he was stopping
at NV house for q month; / asked him
what he had done in Phoebe, and he told
me that the last work he had done was
for Prudential, who had discharged
him without any notice. and for that he
would settle with him. He told me that
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his (Freudeuthal house. but had failed
both times; that the first time 1t was dis
covered SO quickly that couple OF buck
cts OF water put 1t out. lie was then
standing behind Eliza Lawson's house.
The second time he had everything ready,
struck match and set it on fire, but had
to leave Immediately; he could not wait
for the result He heard somebody com.
ing. The third time, he said, he would
make success of it-before he lett
Phoebe. !,
Fred Kuhls testified that Cramer had
told him that he didn't like Freudenthal;
that Prudential had discharged him
without any reason; that he Creamery
would get even with him, and that he
would like to see Freudenthal's house
on fire.
The defendant testified as follows
Nv name is Charles Cramer; am 20
wears of age, and was born in Germany
/ have lived in Phoebe sixteen months.
| generally tend bar. ! commenced 10
work for Freuden hal on the LIST of JAM
nary last, and was uischtrged on the Sd
Of February. Some time, as / have stat
ed before, a fire happened there in the
alley-way; and after had been idle a
while l commenced working on Meadow
Valley street for Mr. McLood; and then
went to Bullionville TN visit to Mr..
Brown. One night it was blowing aud
we were talking about fires, and then l
told him il fire would take place on
such night as that the whole
town wuld go. Then told
N that th-le was fire there one night
in Freud, ntliai's alley; If he (Freuden-
thaD had not seen it in time, very likely
there would have been big fire. That
is all I ever spoke about it, or ever
thought about it. l knew Mr.. Brown
had a grudge against me on account of
some woman Mr.. Browns got another
grudge against me Brown-you're add
liar. The Court-Silence. ia grndge tina I
I'm perfectly innocent of. l told Freud
enthal that he had money.
District Attorney Goldthwaite and AS
sistant Mcdonald thought that the evil
dence was not sufficient to convict in the
District Court. Justice Van Hagen there
fore discharged the prisoner. He pri
vately remarked to Cramer. however,
that this was most serious charge, and
that there were some very strong points
against him; but under the circumstance
he would be obliged to discharge him.
Cramer will be remembered by oui
readers as one of the witnesses in tn,
Mckinney case.