The daily gazette., 1875-05-19
FIRST EDITION
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seen that nat before; II was O6 Rich
ardson's hat; Titus had 1t ON his head
that night when | saw him last before
the fire; England gave the hat to Rob-
ert Titus.
Long further testified that he saw
the hat 2 weeks after at Titus's house;
Titus and were alone; he said that
the hole did not look like a bullet hole
that it was good thing he had got
that hat back; there was no converse
tion about the fire or bullet hole PIE
vious to that remark. -~F
VIM. Bacon, testticd-am a night
watchman-met Long, Titus, Moore
and England at Whitclock's saloon
between 10 and 12; remember Stuck's
ire; was going towards home and
heard noise; went up Walnut street
and saw two men on Stuck's roof; this
stable is brick and two stories high;
there was shed running up to the
side of the building made.of IA or 10
feet boards, there are two windows on
the Walnut street side; when |
saw the men on the roof | ran across
the street. | saw the matches lit and
thrown in the furthest window from 7th
street; snapped my pistol end they
jumped down; l snapped again and AZ
they ran up 7ih street the pistol went
OF; saw the blaze when the matches
were thrown in the window; Ipursued
them down French street and gave the
alarm at the Delaware engine house;
saw England and Pierce there; l
recognized one of the men on that
shed.
George lLccch, testified as to being
-. G,.s, A
and that Moore was there and helped
with others to get him gate to stand
on.
Maxwell 3. Dixon testified in corro-
bOration.
Elmer Moore, sworn Saw Titus at
9th and Market with Zcigler, Austin
aud Cross; Long, Titus and myself
went down to 3.d and King; Titus left
US there and We wele joined by Eng
land and . 'Bncu; went down 10 n sa.
Jocp and UBIivu I~It US there; went
up King street aud met Bacon; saw
Bacon again III 4 Il and French; saw
Titus That nIgnl ia 9Th street between
Orange and oniplcy; England, Titus
aud myself thcn went to 9th and King;
4Itus dAd myself went up King to 7th
and down TLh to Walnut, he there
asked me if ! was going home and 1
sad yes; he then replied $50 am / after
l light this place up; l had seen the
stable before on that night Titus at
tempted t. ire il and struck his last
match; the second time when he told
me nc was going TO light the place up
said "if you are gong to do that am
going back to the engine house where
can be SEEM" after asking me where
he would see me he got on the roof;
went up Seventh to Market were
heard the report Of a pistol; went down
to Sixth and saw the Delaware carriage
run out; before the fire Titus came to
England and myself at the corner Of
9th and Walnut and asked for a match ;
he said he was going to light upStuck' y
stable; England said to him that he
had done enough that night and had
better stop OF he would get arrested ;
he SAID he would light up this one and
then stop; we then went up to the
Delaware engine house; Titus sent
England in TO ask man named Con.
ncr to conc out as he wanted to see
him; Titus and got behind two trees;
when Conner came out Titus asked
him for q match; Conner said he had
hSlG but NOuAd SCt IL thCIC nCIG any
on the engine; Conner said there were
no matches there; Titus had on dark
brown overcoat dark pants and dark
Kossuth hat; have seen the hat since
IL the Jail but saw no hole in it.
Sarah Barney testitied-know Titus
and Moore; remember the fire atStuck' y
stable; Titus came TO my house and
had a conversation principally with
Lmina Moore; then lived in Tindall's .
Court; heard part of the conversation
and it related 10 the fire; think it was
on a Thursday night; l don't remember
the first of the conversations; l heard
Titus say Il came down to tell you to
tell Elmer not to squeal on England
and me-" Titus told about climbing
upon the fence and then CD the roof
and firing the match. He said Bacon
fired ut him and he jumped down and
running up Seventh street went down
French and through tho boarding
school yard and over the fence into 9th
street and on home.
emma Moore testificd-I know tt
tus; lived in Tindall's court short
time ago but now live in Locust street :;
have talked with Titus since the fire at
house in Tindall's court; 1 saw Titus
before that in the hall; he asked me il
l had seen Elmer; I said yes; he told
me to tell him not to squeal for Gods
sake; (and said would; came to my
house afterwards; afterwards told me
to tell Elmer not to squeal; he then
said he made tho fire; and that Bacon
had fired at him when he jumped and
Bacon fired ut him second time in
the street; he said he rundown French
stret through the boarding school yard
and over the fence and on down Wal.
nut street; he said he was alone with
out money to aid him but if he had
money he would make Bacon liar as
he had bandage over his eye when
he said he could see; he also told me
that England had picked outthc places
week before knowing that he (Titus)
would fire them when he was drunk.
Cornelia Buckley testified in corro-
boration of the two preceding wit.
ness being present and hearing the