, 1874-07-23

Know .b1r. 1Hnacaon; unn Ut grocery fow
llaya beforo ITO ilto and nnw hrs. Iaaacaon,; i
al,0 satd "hcr toa1 wpntl not bo on hor eaoul- |
tlorn nn'oss tbo wlolo Of. Fourth ,avoi'uo went
duwni" knoW Mrs, 1saacaon abont two yours
Mrs. 7nsacaon wna snoakng to every ono whom
gho tnatlo tls remark; .wltncas waH Just coming
out OF tho grocary;~ sho spoke pretty loal;
Or two peoplo tiioro; didnot know t1olr namoa;
waH noxt door to 1saacson's; It Masnear O'Clock;
clio had just commcncod talking swhon Witness
ca,ne out ,wltneas used To go through tsaacBon's
rooms to vi9lt u fiiond; wt1oas' 1not!,er hoarl
wl,nt Hhe said; "nn1osa l,or head would not DO
on her shonldosa tla w4olo Of Fourth. avenue
would 10 down." these wero tho wortls.
Cousiuol tor Tho lorouso wantod tlls German
OF 1t, and hfr. Cnpleron objccted. Tho Court al-
1owo! hor 10 Glvo tho words, but nobody nnder-
stood tho mixture Of lIcbrow, qsrldan, and En-
Elaai.
WitnoHs continued: Mrs. 1anacnon stood quito
nonr hor when tho threat was mado; nho was
talking to folks III tho strect nolthor witllcsa nor
Iier 1nottor aa1o1 wlnt aho meant; had tnlkotl
tho nlattor oyor with hor nloler hor mother re
pentad the wordH to her. and slo remembered
thcM.
OFFICER youxeaoN HAIL
sworn Testified that he arrcsled tho PARTON;
aBkod tho woman why BhD Bet fro to tho build
inEs; sla rapllcl that ahen whntod to; said she
got fire to them with candle; nothing was aald
Observation-Disclosures her bctwocn and
s, tho day after tile fro Ind no warrant; allo
ypa poIntod out to him; did not arrest her a-
hand; catuo down to tlo Central Station with
hor; sslo waa At tho 1t. James, On Clark street,
near Polk, when llo arrested her; sho wae wnlk-
ing with him when sllo mnde confession did not
toll Aor to be careful what aho said; told hor Blo
waa arrested for araon; Witness aaked hor IN
English why sho fired tho building; was cestatn
arrcatcd for arson before al,c said anything; nl-
l1dcd to the place aho lived in did not Say where
1t was; could not get much out Of her; carried
lur bnby With her, anl would not let witnesa
carry It for her; sho said hhe was burned out,
but would soy no moro.
representing tho Allemnilin Insurance Company
OF rittaburg, sworn {: Lad copy of tho policy
which IHaacsou bud.
received no notice to produces tho policy.
Witness continued: Never Haw tho dofond-
ant before; he had m insurance Of q, 100 ou
his house.
Mr. story insisted that no parol contract Of
insurance could bo mado, aud no INSURANCE could
bo proved without tho document.
Alr. Frost replied TINT the suit was not on tho
policy. md TINT such evidence was admissible.
Wisnosa: Tho dofoudant had insurance IN
- ~ r1nn~wAnnEx 1on~ ,rAuIEs,
Bworn: Know 1ahapaons talaod to lin about
hin insurance; defendant told lin ho wns in
Burcsl to tho amount Of 81, 400 III companies ho
ulu NOE KnUWs
nlr. Cameron sail that two witnossca wore ab-
sont, Mrs. Nathan mid Joo Lewis. Mrs. Nathan
was worry SICK, mud, could not como. Tho prose-
cution oulad.
4 witneaa came up mud aald 10 was afraid Of
boing killed.
was summoned for the doleuao. 6worn Was
! hurual out, waa IN cloeso aud butter factory
| in tho country, and was burnt out July ( Enow
Isnacson by sight for year or two :; know whero
| T,o Int, sufkuaua tanFuna n
Ills stable; It was south Of the obligatory
knew Barnard Diltowski, who saw matohos In Mrs.
Isaacsans hands Raw him when the block from
Twelfth to Taylor was burned ho was crying.
whi!p ho was getting potatoes for bis cowa: thip
was between and 4 o'clock 8aid lo had gone
to lind Ills children tlll this place was burned !;
witness was at No. 97a Clark attaos
sous; found tho tre in tho yard south Of tue
oil-faotory ~ far as ho could judge tho fire wae
! III tile aanlo barn with hH horHos tho Htable
doos waa locked OIL tho inside !; could not tou the
house Isaacson liyod III The fire was IN the
yards anw flamo in tho stables c1oBo by the
! fro waH in tho yard, not tho .atabloa saw
| ni'lowski two hours later in aaloon under the
I old st. JanleA Hotel; did not SEQ either Maaoson
| or l1iH wilo there at the time OF tho fire.
cross:eaamined-know Mr: 1eaacson 80, by eight
! whetAer they wero ut tho fire; waa not lawyor
| had not boQp eating testimony for tho dofonHo
was sitting by the counsel. but did not prompt
Court or cor.lsel brought tho Jewish clothlnK
not received 4180; did not know wllero Joseph
{ Lewis waH; I4ewiH Waa not gent aWay by Witness
| did not receive any elm OF money gentemat
had aakod him to interfere to aRye ME, lsaacsoI
, from being hung was jew, but not salnarl,
| tan, though Lo was acting from diaintcrostoG
| motives.
/ MOSES ABRAMS,
sworn: Had known the prisonor for sx years
pcdlled with Isuaoson OIL tho day OF the fire
, eturtad from hiB house early. aud WA with hin
from till 10; ut 10 o'otouk started round sollinl
blaokberrios, and cane back to find IHaaosoa's
| houso Ia ashes; was with IsnRcaon all tint day
did not return, to tho house all thae day did mol
know whothor he saved anything; did not act
franc houses, two-story. buildings; the houso'
wero routed; ,yas on, Sherman gLroot, bctWoet
Polk aud Taylor, when Ao hoard Of tho fro.
Cross-eransiatd-Livad at 237 Fourth avenue
him; noyer worked for Isaacson; worked With
him tint day; wlilo ont sent ono wagon HON.
with hoy; did not kuow that boys na,no ; Aae
noeu tho hoy boforo.
JOHN F. sIEaE1srN,
matchmaker, of No. 1G1 Van Buren, street, knew
1saacson; eaw him at 8 o'clools Tuesday after.
noun with previous witness, selling berries.
| FREDERICK sIEd
testified to seeing him at about tho aame hour.
Christ. Tolko told the Ballte story.
Isaac Snml,ola saw him b0twcon 8 and o'clock
| LOUIS LIMERICK
was working for 3lr. Stone on tho day OF th'
firq; went to Isaacson's little afor noon TO go
AIr. stones horse tho atablo door was locked
stayod there all tho afternoon till tho trip 90
ourred Mrs. Isaacsou did not 60 to tbs htahlo
tho door was lookod, md IBaacson had the ley
tie tlro WAS in tho yard noar tho oil-faotory
could not got through to get tho horaos th'
burn wae not oil fro at TINT tlnlo tnoro wa
anothor woman with Mrs. 1sancaon saw Loni
Iaaaoaou tLoro also wont to Ciarh streot whoi
tho 1iro occurred; did not ki.ow what Mrs
IBaacson was doing; sho remained on tic stooi
from noon till tho fro occurred.
Cross-eran,tAed- worked for Mr. Ston
sayon moulla; Mr.. Stone made checao in tll
Town OF Orlanl; knew Philip Stern, baQksmit
ln TINT town; was in tho city three weolsH, driy
Inc Dir. Stono's toam; had Ills tenn Aore aboll
a WoeIs Stone's horhe was In tho barn all thi
time and was burnat1; the ilto was III tue yard
pilo Of boards in tho yard waa burning.
Ise-direct-saw nothing else burning in th
yard. .....-..
MIS-. SARAH DH0JISRKY,
sworn: Was ono OF IEancHon'g tenanta lived naz
door to him; HAt nhout an hour and half wit
Mira. IBaacson; Airs. Isaaeson did not leave le
Hont from TINT tiue until tho cry OF tlro we
given; Mrs, 1aRacs0n was worry much alarmed
In ma muutn eYervkhtDH WnA In tlHtloH it CON