The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-11
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g""l work.
The origin ri the 6re will prob
ably never b. known. Mr.. +. Ia
p"sitivs that there was no Hrs in
the si"ve sftcr 8 o'clock Sunday
evening. Frmn all appearances The
1anrs started in ar near the pantry
which was located in the mort ensi
corner Of the upright part. There
were matches in boxes OF the
shelves "f the pantry, and the mo,t
reasonable snpp"siti"" 10 thar some
of them were igniIsd by mice, set
ny tir" {" tho papers upon the
shelves, thence communicating to
the wood work.
When The heat had been cuff
ci~",ly subdued to permit it. the
body cf Mr.. Robinson was removed
I" the nn"ccnpicd store Of F. l.. Al.
len. where al inquest was held dur
ing the day, elici'ing substantially
The information given above. The
following verdict by tho jury, We
give entire:
STATE OF MICHIGAN, lss
AN inqui.it'on taken at the store Of r. L.
Allen, 1T the township OF Pleasant Plains, IN
said county, on the 9th dav of March, A. ID
1878. before Wa tier A Burnnin, a Justice If
the Peace in and for said county, upon IN.
view Of the body Of Dennis Robinson. then
and there living dead. h, the oaths Of the
jurors whose names are hereunto subsci ibed.
who, being duly sworn To e. quirs in behalf
III thu people Of this State, when. in what
manner, and by what means the aaid Dennis
R"hinson came tn his death. upon their onths
do say that the said Dennis R0birs0m, AZ the
village OF Baldwin. In the towns ship oi Pleas
ant Pls'ns, In said county In thu house Of
Be.jamin Trip, then aud there sta ding and
being, the said house being bu' ned to the
gr"unl on the moriing Ot said day. about o
s'clbck; the salt D~Pnis RobineOn, then snd
there was suilnc,t.d and burned to death
Sail fire; liz hsvin stsid at said house. the
right previous and he not having bc~n s~~s
to lave said hUase. and his supposed body
sufficiently identif. d, having been found in
the sm"ld'ring r. ms 0f s.id fire; and 70 the
juros Aforesaid. upon their oaths aforesaid
say that the said Dennis Rot inson then ard
there in manner aforesaid. came to his death
accidentally. casually. and b, misior' nne, bv
being smOtherrd, su6ocatod and burned to
death by said fire.
In testimony whereof the said Justice If The
Peace and the ,rors Of this inquest have
hrreunto set their hands the day aud year
aforesaid, At the place aforesaid.
,. l.. ALLEN,
WV WOoD,
WALTER A BUMxAN.l C.M q Ross,
Ju,ticr Of the Peace. J. n. GRsrr,
q X. R.DcLir Z,
JOHN " BAER.
Tuesday afternoon tho rem .Ins "f
Mr.. Il J,ins"" were buried, after n
''rief funeral services, conducted hy
Rev. G. Is Vmrhces, Of the NJ. +
Church, NJ. II. havin. l'ees in life
II consistent member of that Society.
The recent lif. history 1T the de-
ceased has been 4 sad one. A few
a"nths since death removed li-
wife aud two infant children (twins)
within "a few days Of each other.
The re,nainin. children If his fam
lily, two girls, aged respectively
about four and twelve years. are
nov residing with relatives near
Hastings, B ,rry county. H.. pur-
posed shorfl y I" 2" after his chIl-
dren, and, bringing them here.
make n home tor them nl"n u "holne
toad" in Cherry Valley township;
bnt Providence ordained that the
father sl,onld he thus suddenly re-
moved by terrible death. AMI that
the little onrs should be- left I"
-'rugglc with the realities "f lf-
without n pattern Il guide /" watch
over aud protect them.