The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

poned until afternoon at two O'Clock. The
following is the statement made by Fitz-
gererd, which was Grst made to detective
Pinker'on, few days ago, in relation to
Carney's mill.
FITZGERALD's STATEMENT.
met Cole one night by the market next
TO Reeves place we took walk around
the street for a while and then went to the
stark house and took something to drink
and some cigars; then went around to John
Reeves went into the back room and had
something to drink Reeves and Cole
commenced to talk about Carney
they said Mr.. Carney would have
to get fixed in some way or other;
Reeves said the cause of the conversa-
ton was Mr.. Carney signing warrants for
searching for liquor at Reeves; they said
they would burn his mill or do something
else; did not say what else they would do.
Reeves then said il Cole would do some
JOB to Carney he would see him paid for
it; that was all that was said that evening;
this was three or four days before the mill
was burned; we were in Reeves; heard
nothing more abe ut it until the night of
the fire, while up to Tom Dcmpsey's met
Mike Coffee aud Charley Cole did not see
them until they came into Dempseys; we
were in there about ten or fifteen minutes
nothing was said while there about the mill
till We left Dempseys and went down Gage
street; all three of us went together; Cole
said it would be a good night to give Car
neys mill DASH we were then down be-
low Pat Mulqueen's saloon Cole felt
in his pockets and found he had no matches;
Cole said to me to 90 and get some at
Dcmpsey's; started back and got back as
far as the lamp-post on the corner near
Dempseys; then felt in my pockets and
found l had a lot OF matches started back
down where they (Cole and Coffee were
standing; Cole wanted to know if 1 got
them | said, yes; then We went down on
Scaool street, near the graded school lot 1;
went TO the north side of the mill; |
reached up through the window and pulled
a bolt, long bolt went ahead up stairs,
then Cole lead TIE way; Cole and Coffee
were with me; l stopped there and Cole
went ahead Cole stumbled and tell down;
went and opened the door facing the school
house lott in the lapper room the was a |
can with sweepings or waste in il he |
(Cole) dumped it on the floor; piled il un |
near the lapper, think Cole then lit il |
and put basket over it, We all started |
out together; went out Pottery street. up |
on Gaze street, and across over by Fred |
Berry's; l noticed some one, think there |
were two persons it was Clark and could
not Gee very we'll think one woman and |
one man they stood up by Berry's house
where there was some bushes; Cole then
dropped behind and went over the fence |
into the weeds; Cole wanted to know why |
we did not drop back; l asked Cole wha.
we should drop back for, and he sad
''Did not you see those folks theref" We |
said, Eyes" we did not stop and Cole fell |
behind; we went down to Carney's mill |
again Cole said
THE FIRE WAS NOT GOING
and it would not do. We then went back |
to Carney's mill to the lapper room at the
west end of the mill: | went in the rest |
stood on thesteps was inode the mill |
not mole Than a minute the rest stood |
outside Cole and myself then ran up as
far as Norton's pottery don't know
which way Coffee did g; Cole and |
stopped at the pottery about five minutes
Cole said that the fire was not going to |
burn said "Let's go home; Cole said:
''Tha. is not the way do jobs" He want
ed to know II we could not get up stairs |
any way; told him yes, but 1t was too
far he said never mind that, we would 60 |
any way we started up Stare the basket |
Of waste laid little ways from the stairs
Cole took the waste, dumped it under one
of the mules, and asked me if l had a |
match said yes he told me to light it
and said he would warrant it to go then
lit the waste and started from there for |
home l think Cole went down |
Gage streets we went together |
as far as Dempsey's went home and went |
to bed; | went TO the fire; quite while |
after went home the fire broke out; when |
got there all of the building was on fire;
Andrew O'Brien came into Dempsey's |
while we were there. / had no conversation |
with Cole the night tho mill Lburned about |
the burning of the mill. Five or six days |
after the fire he, Cole }, said l wanted to |
look out for myself. This was in the mar
ket; he did not tell me that he Cole } ever
got any pay from Reeves; Cole said if |
Reeves did not settle with him hel would |
get a " dash" this was about three days |
after the fire. Cole wanted to know how
/ liked that job of Carney's fire; told him |
l did not think much about it; then he said |
l have got to- get my Fay for that
job; left my watch with Dempsey good |
many times; left it one time and got it |
Sunday.
CRossExAMINRD.
The cross-examination was taken up by
Mr.. Fowler of Manchester, counsel for the
defendants, but nothing of any importar ce
was made out Of it. 1t was mos ly taken
up with questions about the conversation
in Reeves saloon.
The statement by Mike Coffee corrobo- |
rates that of Filzgerads up to the time
the third stt mpt was made to set the fire |
when Coffee went bone; two attempts |
being made while Coffee WIS with them
and the third after Re left for home.
Charles Cole will be placed on the stsnd
tomorrow morning (ruesday) at 0 O'Clock
+. NJ. A.