, 1875-06-20
THE EXAMINATION.

but it was, more properly, Sunday nornin
between l and o'clock no fire was lit IN Il
house at the time tho fire originated in t.
corner Of the kitchen, which had been new
built; the house Was burned to the ground
Carrie Davis, h,s daughter, Il years of ag
s3a burned to death no other livt
were lost had heard tho hous
~as insured BY AIr. Kranz, The owne1
but did not know for how much; the house va
situated outside the city limits, on the prairie
it was \ .two-story frame house; ho Was en-
ployed as day watchman ut the new railroa
workshops; saw his daughter that night befor
abe wont to bed; she was in perfect health
saw her next down In the ditch dead; could no
tell how many people were in the house at th
time; thoy kept twelve boardera, but eom
OF them we're away, it being Saturos
| night; knaw the defendant, William q. Gnr
brick, at the time; he Was employed ~ o switch
msn; never had any difficulty with him. excep
about water; told him he could have water il b,
shut the cato, and did not spill it all over th'
place; that Was all the trouble; ha tented tht
| house from alr. KranZ.
| HENRY KHAxz
! eworn: Lives ut No. 122 Mohawk street; h;t
! father and himself Owned the house c,rner o1
| Forty fourth aud kanzie streets the house vAe
A2lue4 I4u6 I 4c}t IL Hh6 lubuTeQ 1OE b4, uUt
J in the LycomlnG and Brewers, Of Milwaukee
could not tell exactly how much il cost; his
| father knew saw the bouss after it WAS burned
Monday, June 9; father and himself we're al
ways on good terms never knew OF any rroub1e
with Garhr1ck, but knew his father did not like
him be used to come for water to the spring
well, Which was on tho lot; Garbrick used to
spill somo OF the Water, aud hia fathar opcs
spoke hsrshiy to him about it.
MR s. c. CoEEr.
No. ia Lasalle street, for the Lycoming In
sutance Company, testified that policy of $500
had been gwen to the elder Ktanx. He believed
the Brewers' policy Was the same.
MRS. }. r. sTERaETr
sworn Lives Rt Turner Junction knows de-
fendant; knew him in June, 1874 Lived just
opposite to Davis house; lived with Garbrick 1t
the time Garbr1ck get offended with Davis be-
cause be would not let him have water SAID he
would burn Mr. Davis house; thn: "a week
before the fire; just before night, brought in q
bundle Of sticks saturated with kerosene, tied
up; also ''wAste,' euch aA is used aroutd the
workshops; that wss week befors the burn
lng: she asked him If he did not think that Was
wicked when he told her that he WAS going to
burn DaTis' house; asked him whether Some
lives would not be lost !; said there Was means
Of egress from both sides OF Davis house;
dissuasaed him from doing it; Ae said. first,
he wonid wait for d good night, When there
would be wind and raiu; Afler talking to hlm
some time he agreed not to commit the crime;
After that he removed The kindiuE material from
her sight; the night OF the ire be went to the
shops: had On h.s soldier overcoat aud had
lamp in bis hand; 1t vas = stormy night; that
was the last she Of him until Le woke her up,
about O'Clock, aud told her to look out Of The
window md ''see Davis d-d house burning
np; she slept with her little girl; he stated that
he set 1t on fire she Was walked ont of a sound
sleep and saw the house on fre; the new part
WAS NIL in blAze he then told her TO 70 right to
bed; he woke her mp, he eaid. go that she might
not be badly frightened: ehe said she hai u
good mind to tell all Hhe knew, when he
th2t she WAS asleep; her little girl saw it, too
he eAid they (tho Davisee) would al be over in q
tittl whilc; cou}d not exactly say how loas after
She observed the flames the who!e house
VAS in blaze; eaw the bodv OF L,zzio DAVIS
lying in the disch, cfisped before the Coroner's
inquest was held; be said, next day, TINT he was
sorry there was corr sc, but it was done and
could not be helped: be said he wanted to havo
tno water, and did not want any one living around
there; whoa be ~5Se haf up, she asked him
The clock; it WAS between ! and in the |
morning; about week after. told her |
brother, III Witness' presence, that she |
,ould not live in the house aflcr what |
ae had done; she told her brother that Garbrick |
aad burned the house; Garbrick denied it, and |
aid that she could bring no witnesses to PROVE I
t !; 11tneRs kept house for Garbrick; her little
,iri was theu about 7 years old.
Cross -erdm,ned-The first Of the Davis family |
Fno eane over " tne nouse Was Al@oshar oidet
nun caIt'e tns memoet1 ,,, o. tne family snat
ame over nopea tna1 y Attle Catria ~ould
N sa'sa sue Was toe youngesL callo III ~as
y y acte!uent auu cooiuo.oo tfts nouae "as aoout
W 1oos' 30 la1 as ene cou!o !noee. from the
, 1n'ne nouee 6a!u soe5 ulu u9t eaio ioi any,
lug ling .a,tle W. ssssu hosaus "as s&iu
pout Ioe Gauss " Tug n1e snes ~ sssmeo oc- |
oplso aoou. C@lite' o1nsaea u.o aos
oua ~ unt3 ~ 1o "As a. ose5
70 na19 nosu4uE aAsss eotno sIale ~ sa.o az
'antea 70 eet tne Oasis 1amny ont OF tne house
E eooh - posss 10 a "aus .t aise1 st t NJ osvs
on, VINO soon cane. and tney all went away:
e expressed soffoM 1or casI1ea oeath after
aa' sne a.eonel ~ wv say tIae su5 one sa"
I'M Ret tae kthollng material nrst gov &C
a,s aan'eu WIN a .ne prtsoour ~ th cnG;una % T.
ooos seven yeafs ago Was 'nen hs1nR N DIS
onse WIN ms we hno 1enal,y Asea there men
bout tonf months her 4oenano nveo r1th her
lens toe vile o1 d&rollcA anu H!Hlsel |
otkea toeesner TO get "atnesa away from
sr huspand; thee got hef ~ mules
TO the country; tney nvea tnefe SIX "eeks; ne
rs brakeman nnder her husband, who Was
'nonctoI sno WAS 10 "nen ans was married. !
Mt. IL, 1860; sne ne3t n7ed III thicaGo MIN |
7. GaEp1ick her nuseaoo o1a not come 70 Chi
go; did not Know Whe1s he WAS DAD not eeen
N SINCE; dia not n'e ~! ~ casago eqnstanely