The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-03-07

him the night OF the fire.) The night oi
the fire, Andres asked me if | saw Evans
down there about the time Of the fire. /
told him he been there few minutes be-
fore the fire. He said, that settles it. 3"
After that, the same night, he came to
me again, and John Dauber was with
him He again asked me about Evans,
and said he had heard that Evans was
behind with the company think he
said about 500, and no doubt he had
burned the Depot to destroy the books.
Said he understood that he was behind
with his books Andres said it would
likely be blamed upon some tramp, as
they would be most likely TO do such a
thing.
Peter Fisher have lived in Jackson
seven years Was at Crossins The night
Of the fire. (Corroborated what had been
testified to by Evans and Crossin.)
Patrick Coll. Saw Andres sitting on
the fence near my house before the FIRE.
John Dauber was there. Some one went
down Just before that-thought il was
Tom Andres. brother of Charley. This
was about minute before the alarm Of
fire was given. Andres went to Daubor's,
and Dauber went across Main Street to
Andres, Charley's father As came up
from the fire | saw Andres opposite Dau-
ber's, and he said Evans was blamed for
it. After l went down to Crossin's, eith-
er / or Andres asked Crossin whether
Evans had been there shortly before the
| fire, and my recollection is that Crossin
said he had been there fifteen minutes
before the fire. As Andres was sitting
on the fence a minute before the fire,
Charley Andres said there must be some
thing wrong, as he had seen Wellington
Evans pass down few minutes before.
Richard F. Beatty. Was Captain of
the Fire Company in July last. Was
with the fire engine at the Depot the
night of the fire. A few days before the
fire saw part Of bo...I off the side Of the
Depot on that part where the Office was
located. There was ceiling inside Of this,
so that it did not make an opening into
the room.
George Stevenson. Live in Jackson
have lived in Jackson eleven years.
Charley Andres was firing the engine,
and inquiry was made wny the engine
did not work better
VIM. F. Owens. Am Marshal OF the
town of Jackson. A few days before the
fire, and few days after, heard Andres
talk about the matter. Before the fire,
in speaking Of the strike, said he hoped
they would burn all the property along
the line. A night or two after the fire
met Andres on corner at Daubers, and
Andres said be knew who had burned
the Depot, and he would show it up soon.
asked him what he knew about it, but
he refused and said it would show up
soon. In the conversation with Andres,
when he said be hoped they would burn
all the property along the line, he said
the railroad had been pretty hard on the
men.
Cross-exomination. / have not the
promise of any reward. / have presented
bill of S340 to the Town Council for
working up this case. l advanced about
$50, which is included in the bill. Paid
part of the money to Harris, and part to
Cary, detective. Cary was sent for by
G. A. Atkinson, Prosecuting Attorney
Think part of the Town Council are
responsible for Cary being sent for Fires
were breaking out every few evenings,
usually early in the evening. That was
why Cary was sent for.
w B. Lumbeck Chief Clerk in Audi
tors Office OF railroad Company. Have
special charge Of settlement with agents.
In June and July last, there was no dis
pute between Evans, agent at Jackson,
and "a railroad Company, about their
books or accounts.
G. A. Atkinson sworn. / an Pfosecut-
ing Attorney of jackson county. There
had been two or three burglaries and
five or six fires, and some four of the six
members Of the Council advised with me.
and recommended to send for detective,
and | wrote to the Chief Of Police of Gin
cinnati, and Cary was sent He remained
a few days and then sent Harris. Cary
occasionally came back.
Joseph II. Cary. Live in Cincinnati.
Have resided there forty years. Have
been engaged in the police business about
twenty years. Have no connection with
the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad
Company.
Judge Evans. In the early part of last
December my stable was on fire. The
stable was near the residence of w. c.
Evans.
DR.. Williams. Have been attending
Len Harris at Mag. Snider's. He had
pleurisy Attack was severe. l advised
that he be not removed. Ny partner,
DR.. Crumit, had been called first He
had been there twice day, on Wednes-
day and Thursday.
The State here rested, and the defense
commenced by calling John w. Laird
(This witness said he had met w. c.
Evans the night of the fire, near the res
idence of A. j. Dever, on Main Street,
and that witness walked up to Hale's
corner, some 200 yards, when he heard
the cry of fire. This contradicts Evans,
who testified that after he had met Laird
he had stopped and talked 20 or 25 min
utes with Dever, before the fre.)
John Dauber. Witness described his
building on the corner Of Main and Rail
road Streets, and the other buildings