The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-01


we're full.
NJ. J. FRANCISCO.
had an insurance on Hayes stock of
$4,000, In North British of London,
80 900; in the Fire Association of Pbila-
delphia, $4,000; have talked with Hayes
since the fire; he gave me notice Of the
loss; said he had from $40, 900 to s12, 900 in
stock his stock consisted Of trunks,
saddlery hardware, harnesses, harness
trimmings and valises. He specified what |
was in his show windows, viz: in the first, |
fine gold plated harness, some fine whips,
a baby carriage, half q dozen wool mats,
fifteen to twenty dozen gig housings and
horse boots III the second, an upright
show case filed with bits, rosettes and gold
plated harness trimmings two travelling
bags, one trunk, medium size, horse boots,
sponges and chamois skins. He set no
value on the articles in these windows. l
never was in his store; the insurance was
brought to me by broker, | think
the policies were written either the
last of April or the list of May;
/ had this conversation the second or third
day after the fire think | was at the fire
early perhaps there were twelve men
there the glass in Hayes window was hot
/ tried to look by the curtain into the
store the curtain was down
was in front when the blaze came
through the first flame | saw was in the
wall that comes from the basement and in
the ceiling at the top of the store, as If it
had burned through from above the fire
was evidently in the basement and above,
the partition that run up through from the
basement l went to rear of the building
before any stream was put in you could
see the fire running up this partition be-
! tween the stores there was hot fire in
the basement could sec the flames up
to the first floor over the store they were
playing one stream in front when | was at
the rear you could see about ten feet
into the front of the store l could not see
an article in the show windows.
Cross eranlined-W have not refused to
pay Hayes loss the companies prefer TO
wait and see how things develop before
they settle / presume l have said that
wouldn't pay the insurance that | would
carry the case to the supreme court first ;
the curtain of one window was up and one
down F; am willing TO swear that didn't
see anything in the show windows
looked for that especial purpose the first
fire saw was coming up through the looi
by the partition, near the back of the store
F. A. BUNNELL
is witness blessed with good eyesight
and happy faculty for judging critically
of that nice question of when man whom
his employer doesn't wish to retain is dis
charged, and when he leaves voluntarily
His judgment of the value of harnesses is
however, poor. He testified know Mr.
Hayes; lived in Springfield before l cam,
here, and knew him slightly; l saw hi
advertisement and wrote to him for work;
worked for him from the last of February
to about April 1st he was out 1of stool
and trimming when worked for him
loss six or seven days time in consequence
OF being out of stock, particularly martin
gill rings, buckles and leather he sAnt fo
trimmings to other shops in town. he sen
once to Mr.. Bates for side or two o
country oak tan leather He got til
boxes and shelves made, hut don't know
where; they contained trimmings
the boxes were not well filed
one box had only one buckle
inside and one out the boxes were usefu
for the business the stock of leather wa
slim when LETT the night before the fir
l went there to buy leather / thinl, h
had about six sides there was "dash
leather down stairs l have harness sho
now of my own when left he had abou
$500 worth of trimmings except hame
and collars /: he had $50 pairs of names
and good assortment of collars collar
retail at $3.50 to SIS piece names q
$3.50 pair he hadn't received his whip
when | left ; soon after he received lo
l don't know where they came from III
leather was worth, should thiuk abou
$50 he had trunks and satcbels don
know how many there were half doze
or so harnesses that he was to put togcthe
in the morning, and leather enough t
make nearly half dozen more curry
combs cost from forty-five to seventy-iiy
cents each.
Cross-eramined Worked for II. Is
Baker in Springfield before that l live
in Meriden, Conn.,. didn't work for Have
! after the first day of April because l wi
afraid should have to loaf have see
them unpack goods since left the stoc
when left was worth, l think, about 800
G or 81 900. The most of his goods wei
D cheap, but there were some good ones
- Martelle asked me how many goods he ha
4 a few days after l lett, and
8 told him about $1,000 worth
g went to work for Martelle clerking
didn't make an inventory of Hayes stoc
5 but dumped it,; went into Hayes stoI
6 the night before the fire, about half pal
eight was there about five minutes
+; Hayes had five men up stairs making hal
= nesses | looked around the shop TO Sc
5 his stock "that's my style" there VIZ
a shelving both sides of Hayes store
5 there were two tables with drawers undel
A meath / saw one harness in the wiz
G dow.
| Redirect We talked about Hayes stoc
s In the shop; Hayes had nothing but o
r and boards and Shelving in the basement
a he had barrel of oil and barrel of wa,
/ when was there.
A The court adjourned till nine o'cloc
this morning.
g Highway Tax Books.