, 1874-11-26
THE. lMlliEST.

TIE. INQUEST.
,,o hoa,o. =. n'opne''u . 9o.neucaa IN 1queas On
,Ao oou'oa " tno on'lafen YoBtefua5 afternoon,
just opposite the burnt building. Tho testimony
Of tho witnoHsea examined showp that dogroe
Of suspicion. 1uat or nntnat reata nnon Mosarn.
H.a, an1 ao,;rnaau ~ 49,. '."a,s;so J .,a",s ~"
~ A."A" auu eo"9mAu. IL TUG susplolon snoalo 10
a.S'A'nea oy 1ufthcf lnVeasigasaon OF Lilo 1aota'
ths caao will provo ono OF tho most important In
tie history of Ohcaco. Il In nat nnlv one of
| srann. Int of murder and fla nfransa Ia nrn.
| ,.,,.,,fo H.. ,,sa.,,s "N 'As~ ~'A70 :" P'.A
4onnpi' ~ w A~ns"e'
Iho following H tho substance OF the tosa-
ronys
d. q. pErD1r.
aoco,d Aaa,at,nt Tiro Marsha, +..t,aoa q, ,o,,,
no-". ao0'ous At"-1oat' toat4asa 70 ~
1u"a' was asieep mHen Masn Waa eoonuea,
which was between IL and II o'clock. reached
tho fro In from three to five minutes and in i'd
vanco Of tho arrival Of Tim euoino. found a
o1t,o ,n,,or a. lin hu,,a;rr ~, t.,d ~ ".
pe.seo eneoA ~ wv NV W. '.,1.N tno A"1
tnole "oio 1"o onnu1oa ~ suo puloanR'
found tue heat 80 intenao 90 to preclude an on
| tranco from tho trout. won't to tho rear
Of the building and found tho outside
! rear atepB enVeloped in fames. I then returned
to The front OF tho building and found thas the
engines had arrived. gave orders to play upon
tho front, and in elto meantime h0ok aud Iau-
dor COMPANY arrived. told tue foreman OF the
hook aud laddcr company that two children were
in Tug building, aud ordered ladders placed ut
tile sldo TlndoWa. wont up on ladder III tue
| roar OF the building. l first stoppud upon M
object thought TO 90 ono or tile Children. l
picked It up and found 1t whs dog,
when throw 1t out OF the
window. then examined tho beds, but the
children nero not tnore. atterward saw = nre-
| man PICK up 9 Guild III the upper hall, ana
lnembor OF the hook-and' laddor pompauy picked
up tho othor Guild at the foot OF tho trout Htopd.
Both were carried out. When teachlng tho
building, the flamea had almost reached tho up
rNr1F p
| envo1opcd. Tho fire soemod to. proceed
from the basement, hut tho uppor stories
Wero filled ~ith sinoko. When starting up tho
front atops, some unknown man Approached mo
| nothing to Indicate TINT The building lad boon
fired, put from tho 1ap!dity with which tho
| fire spread was Baslstied that kerosene or other
intlainnlahle mntorlai Lao boen uhed. l have
suspicion that aonething %aa wrong IN connec-
tion with the O. tiro, and that It was started by
| somo ono. The suspicion is baaed GU the fact
taat nevor saw . building burn moro rapidly.
/ It would scem to mo tlat turpontine. benzlno, Or
other iuiiammable ulatcrial contributed to tho
lire. found tho rear baBcMontdooro open and thu
tAmcs proerudlnE. 1be front door auu WludowA
| were also opon, aud tue Hnmcs wcra violout- !
have not been u tho building stnco tho tra was
extingulahod, saw nothing IL the basement Of
an intlammape character: l.. a., .x.
| Ing for tho purpose OF examining 1t, After tho
lapse Of haH al hour the Jury waa again III ses-
| sion. ..<...>..,
,,. John sqEnLz ..,- ,,..
| was the next witness: ! nm private POLICE
! man. tiist discovered tho tire at l2:l0. neasd
ao1no cue crying Firo |" and at once gnsa the
alarm. 1 then went to the house wharo tho fire
Eaa. and found woman coming fEon tho front
up-stalre. but could not on aceonnt OF the smoke.
tr'od the rear alao. but ooula not onter. l mot
tho owner OF the houBe, aud asked !am II tho
family Has saie. to which ho made @ no auawor. I
ras one-half .s block 1 @ vest q Tue building when'1
lug few moments bofore the alarm WAS sound
ed, and trlcd tho basotnent door, Ind found 1t
iooheq. saw nothing wrong; Three minutos
later Honndoa tho alarm, ana fouud the nuiid-
ing envelopeo IN lanes. saw man jump
from the rear ssep8 Of the pulldtngt And Huose-
quontly helpou nln over tho foiica to
set him ont OF tho way OF tho hro.
, dia @ not $50 any eM!afen n Mltn MN. haye no
des who the nun was' Vs., Inc basement .3e @ seo1ned
goods moved from tho building. l an now sat-
lshed that tao man VINO Jumped 1iom sio BtepB,
| md who hoipod over tho fence. 1s the same
man who owns tho building.
"as s, next swof9; y = saw smuke lssn!ng from tie
building about 1l:45, and sounded the alarn not
haYlng heard ne alafm eounaed Alter thls
came to tho bulldlng. J. found tho damea conf
whistling noise Of tho Aamos led mo to believe
burning. saw tall lady, tho wife OF one Of
! tae propraetota Ct tho store, u great a5ony.
She WAS CRYING. save the children, Tor Gods
tho tin1o: The proprietots Of tho store were
prcucnt, but tic heat waa 40 intense that they
could do nothing toward saving their goods.
They, wore partially diosaed I'M not positiye
| Is partner OF Mr. Hans iu tho store. and lived
in The building. After tho IRE had been extin-
guishcd T.. aaw lr- Haas and 6ogn,an
| take . large trunk aud aomo Of their
| clothing fro1n the building. They .promiaed
to resurn again apd watch thoir goods, but did
not 800 them afterwaEe. remained in tho
building until tho next morning. Before leav-
| ing the house I examined tho rooms, aud found
that Ar: Foits goods wero III confusson but TINT
! Mr.. seIgnan'e goods weTo pRexoa, under look
everything o. Talue appeared In n readiness to 6e
ware in TIA nart Of tho hnlduc ocd,,ned IL sir
t,s,an;a;; TIa m ci.inp m,nut i1avo han dnna +,