, 1874-11-28

exchanged blows. My husband determined that
We would move. and went to LOOK for roonls..
packed tho good, 70 ,novo on Monday, tho day
had lopt in tho attic. THO nlosL OF These goods
werc burned In tho fire. did not ron,ovo
sf"' & ~ sssS5osa IT, ;Ssas T. IT, IT,; s si
ms oSt'f1 husband 'sSf ad hf ot =" tposs. ntsr
;s $sssx ssss + % e. r Sses i.
whose nano tho insura t:,y was matdo out.
Ny namo was uBcd iu Of nv husbaui's
!n tho business 10 aay -om, lila creditors.
no d lad been 9,a IN ba' a,$ :bforo on canalport
had In tho busine' - DO not know how
much lo was tnHu have about $40 In
caah which I hnvo. se.- from ths I'd a week
allowed NO to provide for tho family since tho let
stairs nothing but snohe, lad l,ni-gaIlon
Of kerosene upstairs, which mas given ilo by
my husband from tho Ht0ro d few days bcforo
the fire. Always bought nv kerosene from
sSe sna aho ~ o from e ea TNe oro aauS IN liz
watched my opportunity to do tlia.
Mrs. cAnuLISE HAAS
tcstitied: am tho wife OF John Haas, and on
tho night Of tho fire waa living at No. 6c2 sl,l-
snd waa in bed when tho fro broke oft Ny
husband camo in aftcr 10 o'clock, sud wan III,
waiting ter him. lily attention WAS called to tllo
fire BY MIR. seligman calling my husband. We
ing up q dress ran down-atara dld not meet
any one Us WAS going out Of tho building. Noxt
saw my huaband as he was coming out Of tho
trout h"'t-door. Mrs. So1igman and myself did
goods tho da! boforo tho fire with vicu to NOV
Ing in few days. did my washing on Monday
as usual. 7 had somo things in tie attc, aud
they 'soro destroyed in Tho fro. fused Kerosene
for lshs sd bought r T. Of f. gr9cer; bought
was always bnnght at d grocery. Novor henrl of
tho firm buying Of T. peddier; nevcr got my
kerosene from tho Hsoro. Ny husband had
about s, 500 invested ia tho store; do not know
how much selssmnn invested. | think tho
business was dollo in tho nanle of Dir. Sc1ig-
man md not Ills wife. Aly nain5 TaH not used
in tho bnsincsa. did not henr any Quo como
up Tic stairway aud sound tho alarm Of tiro.
recalled, testified Bsforo entering business with
me, 5ellgmnn wnH III business iu tho city, lIo
went OF to Germany antl left the luBiness to la
wife. Bfnce NO laro boon In business So'igInan
and hfa wife hayo .had serious falling out.
Mrs. 9clfgman camo to tho btoro, ono dny, aud
told mo tnat Bho owned tho goods in the aiore,
md not her husband, lnying claim to the ptock
brought in by seligman. BAc told mo sho must
DO rooognl2od in tho brlRinoss. objected, and
him bocauso lIo had withheld tho faots from no.
Alter somc wnrdB. no went to lawyor, and, to
appoaae her. pnpers woto drawn fur tho partner
ship III ilor maine. Tho rapers wore drawn in
that Mrs. sc1iaman owns $3.50. soligmnn told
mo that bis wife know nothing OF hos much
money ho Ind in tho business. Notvittstand-
ing, tho partnership contract, I regarded Mr.
se'isnaan, as ny partner in the store. would
mover allow Mrs. seligman IN the store, because
lad no confldouco In her. I onGo called III nh
exprcassnan to tend tho store willie wRs noces-
sarjly absent rather than have llar. .
SUBMITTED TO THE JUnF.
Tho evidence rested hero, mud tho caBo WAS
submitted TO tho jury for verdict, tho Coroner
mud 1n1uuaE reporter retiring. Quite III excited
discussion VIVA llola by Tho jury as to the owl
denco, aud what, accor1inG to tho svldence,
ought to- 10 the HnS xeralet The foreman, Dr. Foes
strNctions Of tho Coroner. aud, after great deal
oI labor, calnea tue troubled waters. After hc-
ing out nearly two hours, tho jury rendered tho
following verdict:
An inqufenn mas txken for tho pcorlo Of The g4ts
Of Illinois at No. COS Milwaukee ayont,e IN thu City of
Chicago, before me, Joln stc'!cns caso Tor, IN ami
Falt aud Jolu Fat. lying dead at No: 0b Milwaukee
nycnuc uron tho oatha of twelve goul and lawful nc
s s a ars esnh e. It, x3 of y f.
the circumstances attending the eat, Of tho said Frank
Fat and John fait, and by whom tho aamo was pro-
| the salu Frauk Eait and John Tale came to their
deah DO ~; upon thc!r oas a. aforesaid tAat tas
Nov "a, 1874, from sufrocation by hnoke during the
conngtalon Of that Iato Ut .662 Milwaukee ayuuup,
| In said city md county.
And we, tho Jury, from ths evidence, 1nI that tse
burning Of said PREMISES No. GG2 Milwaukee avenue,
caused Ivy some person or persons then .nuAtes OF
Il Thcrcforc hs' We tho jury would recommend that
Ant,n Fait. Julius So4nlan and John IIasa inmates
Of the said premises 1T tho TINA Of EA cunf'aGrAtinn,
ns held TO answer to tile Grand Jury In the case.
| THE PARTIES ARRESTED.
| Immediately aftor tho signing OF tho above
| document Coroner Stephens isyllel mittirnuB
| in accordanco with the verdict, md tho parties
were at ouce arrested aud lodged in the police
! station. Tlis morning, unless roloased by ,r-o-
| oeB. OF law, thoy will ba placed in the Go,ney
Jail to await tho action OF the Grand Jury.
| When tho jury's verdict wan publicly announced
| it created
| CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT
| In the iMnaodiato conlt1uNlty, Tho opinion wns
| general among tho better c;asHea that tils YER
dict tho rcsult Ut rrejulice rather tllan the
| evidence. No ono appeared to object to Sellg-
mau boi0g bed tor q further locating, hit why
| Mr. Falt should be tnoayceratcd could not DO ul-
deratood. Objection waB also Inado by those nc
quaintod With tho particulars of the entiro affair
| to tho verdict u affecting Mr.. Hans. 1t waa
| maintained tlat HnaB bore good reputation,
| a1ld TINT his eytlonce, nB published was honest
| alsd straightforward, Rnd in no wise implicated
hi1naof or hia partner, or left doubt of Ills en-
| tire Innocence of any criminal connection with
| the affair. Jures, like their component pnrts,
| man, ara foarfnlIy and wonderfully made,
| OUR MILITARY SERVICE.