The daily gazette., 1875-02-19
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HEARING OF ELMER MOORE ON A CHARGE
OF SETTING FIRE TO THE STABLE AT
SEVENTH AND WALNUT SrREETs.

HEARING OF ELMER MOORE ON CHARGE
OF SETTING FIRE TO THE STABLE AT
SEVENTH AND WALNUT sTREETs.
Before Mayor Simms, yesterday after
noon, Elmer Moore had u hearing on the
charge of firing the stable OF Jno Tatum.
at the northwest corner OF Seventh and |
Walnut streets, early on Sunday morn |
ing last. The police station, during the |
hearing, was crowded with spectators. !
Deputy Attorney General Hodgson APP /
peared on behalf Of the State und assist !
ed the Mayor in conducting the examl- |
nation
The Grst witness called was Jsrol' |
stuck, VIM lesLined ~ ..is occupancy
the stable and his loss of horses and 9th
er property by the fire.
WIN. III. Bacon sworn--Between three
and half-past three o'clock on Sunday
morning, ! was going up the east side OF
Walnut street, on my way home, and
when I reached Sixth street heard
noise like the tearing OF OF boards; when
reached Seventh street l still heard the
noise. and still going up, saw two light
ed matches thrown in the window OF the
| stable on the other corner; l ran across
to the stable. and when halfway across.
saw that man (pointing to the prisoner
and another man coming OF the shed;
tn. other man was little taller and
heavier than Moore. and had on lighter
clothes | swear positively and have no
doubt that Moore is one OF the men |
saw as he was jumping from the shed
fred at him. but my pistol snapped |
fred At the nsn four times. but -
neither in particular; the taller ln... ~
in the middle Of the street; they ran up
ISeyenth street. and followed them 10
French; / think they separated there.
land heard n noise M OF some one run
ming down Sixth street. when | ran down
French to Sixth; I'next ran up Sixth to
the Delaware Engine House. and then,
after giving the alarm, went back to the
! fire. When | saw the men throwing the
matches into the stable heard one OF
them say. that is all right" or words to
, that effect; | did not see any one previ-
ous to hearing the matches struck, but |
heard them at the stable. first saw
Moore on Saturday night between eleven
and twelve o'clock, with three others
I England, Thomas Titus and Schooner
2 Long--on King street. between Second
l and Third; / saw him again shortly be-
foie three A. NJ, Sunday morning, on
l Sixth street, below King. IN company
, with Thomas Titus; / was then coming
!, lnp Sixth street; had been lighting the
! lamps on French streets am positive the
: men We're Moore and Titus; did not see
: Moore from the time of the fire until
yesterday; 1 went to his house while the
Y fire in the stable was burning, but he
= was not home; went again on Monday
j. morning and his felix's said he was abed
q ! went to Titus house also ON Monday
i before dinner. but did not find him.
(In answer to question by the prison
er as to the dress worn at the time OF the
l. fire, the witness answered dark clothes
= but was not positive whether he wore 6
y hat or cap; but was certain he saw hin
|. (Moore) jump off the roof
q This closed the examination, and til,
l. Mayor informed the prisoner that thii
was an &c pdrte hearing, where evidenc'
N for the defence was not admissible, tn,
!, only question being a suficiency Of evi
Il dence on the part of the State to war
y rant the holding of the accused for tria
IL at Court. He deemed the evidence ad
y duced of sufficient weight. and therefor
u held the prisoner to bail in the sum o
$1,000 for appearance at the next tern
y of Court.
.e Moore is still in the City Hall cell
and his friends are endeavoring to pro
n cure bail for him; should they not sue
r. coed, the accused will be committed t
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