The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-09-14

and papers were his, large and small book
boxes; that he used the cellar for his coal
that w. B. Koons also kept coal there that
he told Kitchen sometime before the fire to
box up the papers, which he did, was away
from home the day before the fire, Tuesday
returned Wednesday at ten o'clock in the
evening.
John X. Grotz sworn, said he had been
acquainted with defendant some eight or
ten years. Thursday morning, about two
o'clock he was walked by his girl, upon an
alarm of fire, dressed, went out on the street,
heard a cry of fire at McKelvy's cor
ner, did not certainly recognize the voice,
was told that the Exchange Hotel was on
fire, and went directly there; could see no
fire anywhere, looked in bar.room, could see
no fire, thought there was none, went into
the hall and one of the girls was coming out
with trunk, asked her where the fire was,
she said up in the gangway, he saw smoke
coming out of the left wing, the upper win
dow next the main building then went
and looked in at a window and saw fire in
box of papers in the left wing; met Kra-
mer that forenoon between ten and twelve.
in front of Mrs. Ent's house on the pave.
ment, and asked him when he went to bed
that night; he said he lit the last guest to
bed little afie. eleven, then, as soon as he
could get ready, abouta little before twelve
went to bed himself.
Elizabeth Keifer sworn. said she was
chamber-maid, had charge of the rooms on
the second floor of the east wing, including
No. q, occupied by the defendant, whose
bed that night for the first time was undis-
turbed.
John B. Scott sworn, said he had bakery
in the block east of the Exchange, generally
bakes at night, up sometimes till past mid
night; the defendant sometimes inquired
whether his stock was insured and what time
he got up in the morning, but not about his
bedtime.
Glasgoe Cameron sworn, said that he
was porter and waiter at the hotel, was
waiting about eleven o'clock to show guest
to bed Ia travelling salesman wanted to 90
home and said to Kramer that the stranger
| ought to go to bed and not keep him waiting,
whereupon the defendant offered to assume
that duty and let the witness go,which he did ;
that the girls had charge of the dining-room
door, and he does not know whether it was
locked up or not but that after locking,
the key was always put in the money draw
er, to which Kramer had access, acting as
clerk and bartender in the absence of the
proprietor and of the regular CLERK.
Warren Baten sworn, said that he was al
so porter and waiter at the hotel, on duty
| alternately with Cameron, had to shut up at
night after the seven o'clock train, if there
were no passengers, the girls locked the din
ing-room door and put the key in the office
money drawer, slept in room in the base
ment of the east wing near the alley-door
on Tuesday before the fire in the afternoon
| he saw Kramer down in the cellar back in
a corner where he had box on a shelf
where they used to keep lamp globes bnt not
lamps, looking for something asked him
what he was looking for, and he said "oh
nothing;" went out and came back and
the witness peeped through the cellar win
dow and saw him going toward the whisky
cellar Afterwards saw him in closet back
of the wash room, looked in, ratified at the
door and he unlocked it, said nothing to me
nor | to him; there was nothing in the room
but little fall stoves, no wood, some old
sweepings, brooms anything we wanted to
keep out of sight he had a key to the
whisky cellar, so have |, don't know of any
other keys.
1t was admitted by counsel that the out
side door on the east side of the room mark
ed on the draft washroom, was fastened on
the fore part Of the evening of the 22d of
May.
Rebecca Keiffer sworn, said that before
the fire Kreamer occupied No. 81, that she
assisted to cl can the room about three weeks
before the fire; Kreamer kept his clothes in
that room in a box, his shirts, boots and
coat. On Thursday night he slept in No.
A, in the west wing, third floor, was there
but one night, did not keep his clothes
there.
Elizabeth Roam sworn, said she found the
back door out of the west wing locked at
the time of the fire, unlocked it and got out,
the key was in the door on the inside, there
was no other outside door except from the
washroom.
James Kleckner and his brother George
test ified to finding cotton-waste moist with
coal oil behind strip torn from the wall OF
the sample-room; George saw some parlOr
matches there.
Henry j. Clark sworn, said he was at the
building some time after the fire, and that
the door from the washroom was still fast
ened
j, j, Brewer, j, G. Brown, George E. El-
well. c. B, Brockway, and William r. Ring
rose identified brace and bit found in the
cellar as one sometimes used by defendant
and the last two witnesses described hole
bored in one of the coal.oi barrels, six Bit
holes, making together an opening about an
inch in diameter, from an inch and quar-
ter to an inch and half
William r. Ringrose described the open
ing in the barrel as made by six augur- holes
forming together an opening an inch and a
quarter to an inch and three eighths wide
He also testified that he visited the defend
ant several times in jail, and that Kreamel
suggested bribing the jury or some OF them
although he claimed to be innocent, becaus,
the case looked so strong against him, ant
because he was afraid that some of the com
monwealth's witnesses were unscrupulously
pursuing him and would swear to anything
Really, however, nothing was done; it wai
only proposed.
NJ. G. Woodward testified that he tool
charge of the hotel after the fire, and, at tn
suggestion of the deputy sheriff and of some
body else, ordered Mr. Kramer to leave
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