The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-06-28

OATH John kOOntz would not believe Nickum
or Lady on oath; Jacob Wilson would not be.
lieye Lidy on oath; Ahram Miller would not
believe Nickum or Lidy on oath; Emanuel
fingliug would not believe Martha McCor.
mick on oath; Alfred Lowe would not believe
Martha Mccormick on onth John ii. Keene
would not believe Lidy on oath; Josephus
Bankert would not believe l.idy on oath; Al
fred Clark would not believe Iidy on oath;
Philip Dorr would not believe Martha Nc.
Cormick on oath. Several Of these had not
heard their characters for truth discnssed,
and some only since the trial began.
Oliver p. Yingling heard Fowler say in
Benford's saloon, day or two after the lire,
that the men he saw when be went for the
doctor for Jesse Brandenburg on the night of
the fire, were jacob Lester and Bill Stone;
George Zahn and Beniord were present.
X. Chas. Malthews-liad an interview
with Israel Zeiber, day or two alterih fire;
Ieiber came to me and said--''rheres some.
thing in this, we'll work It up together and
divide; it you find anything out tell me and
il find anything out I'll tell YOU
Cross Examinaton--I agreed to Zeiber's
proposition; | did not work it mp, because
Zeiber did not tell me anything until the in.
dictment was found; had some words with
Zeiber about il, because he had not told me;
never wrote Fritcheys name on card and
held it up to Ieiber or anyone else, as the
guilty party.
Sally Shriyer--Haye lived with Fritchey
five or six years; am II or 10 years old; first
heard OF the fire when Mrs Bennett was
telling Mrs. Fritchey the day after the fire;
the night before the fire Fritchey was in be.
fore l wentto bed go to bed about o. clock;
Little Betty Frtehey and were having a tea
party with some new dishes; il was in the
front room up stairs Mr.. Frtchey was on
lounge, and his wife was rubbing his feet with
liniment
Gross Examintd-I got up next morning
about g o'clock; did not hear Mr.. and Mrs.
Fritchey talk Of the FIRE; no one has been
talking with me about this case; sleep on
the Sd floor above their bed room.
Mrs. Fritehey, wife of Theo. l.. Fritchey-
First heard of the fire from Mrs. Bennett the
morning of the fire; Mr.. Fritchey was in the
house the night Of the FIRE by O'Clock, and
was not out until about sunrise next morning;
he was suffering with his feet, and | rubbed
them with Railways Ready Relief before he
went 10 bed; our little daughter and Sally had
tea-party TO themselves; Mr.. Fritchey went
TO bed at o. clock; il was precisely | o. clock
when | retired; he was then sound asleep;
got up about in the morning, Just as / got
out OF bed, he left the room; he suffered with
his feet all winter.
Cross Examined--Described the arrange.
ment Of the house. l was awake when Mr..
Fritchey got up in the morning. he was asleep
when went TO bed; don't know how soon /
went to sleep after going to bed; they say
am very sound sleeper in the morning;
was up TO get my little girl some water Just us
the clock struck three; don't know whether
or not went TO sleep Immediately after going
TO bed again; am not in TIE habit of using
opium TO very great extent; nor sedatives,
nor morphia, nor stimulants, &c; used NOR.
pbia powders six weeks ago, for neuralgia;
got il on my own prescription at Mr.. BOYLE
store; got some before; but don't know when;
! think used it between Christmas and New
Year; DR.. Fringer inserted under the skin;
never took it when had no pain.
Dr. W. X. Fringer-Fritchey health was
bad last winter; his limbs were swollen a good
deal; think it came from the kidneys; walking
was quite difficult for him in December and
January; was in the height Of his suffering
about the time of the fire, and told him es,
pecially to keep out of the night air.
Gross mination-Fritchey was out every
day last winter; had TO use a cane to walk
with; his great toe was open and running in
the latter part Of December did not think il
was so late as the latter part Of January.
Theodore l.. Fritchey (prisoner) First
heard Of the fire at Haines store in the morn.
ing; the night was very Indictment and was
home, was under treatment OF doctor; my toe
was running, and limbs were swollen; went in
the house that night at "a or s o'clock; my
little girl had tea party; my wife rubbed my
| limbs before retired; remained in bed until
my usual hour Of rising the next morning;
denied having the conversation at Myers
restaurant with Stone about setting Thomas
or anyone else's house on FIRE; never made
arrangements with Stone to burn any build
ings; remembered seeing Ieiber, aud going
with him to look at the scene OF fire; | said
TO him Chicago was burnt down by lamp
and an old COW, and that hole there the OF.
| feet of a coal seuttla and earelessness;" was
not on Thomas premises night Of the fire,
was not in the alley that night, or any night
last winter; never knew Nickum until he came
| in the Court House, nor Martha Mccormick;
did not see either Of them that night or morn.
! ing, nor spoke TO them; had difference with
Thomas, which was settled by arbitration; the
very best Of good feeling existed between US;
had no i'll will or luminosity toward Thomas.
Cross Examined-The only time | went
into Thomas was in the morning.
Ira Il. Grouse, Thomas b. Gist, John Muir.
ray Yingling and DIR. Samuel Swope stated
that Frilchey's character us n kind-hearted,
generous man is good.
John observation-disclosures stable was
burned the last Of November or the first Of
December, 1874; never heard anybody charg-
cd with il.
MONDAY.
| b. q. blanchard, O. IL. +. Matthias, Geo.
j. Sharrer, Geo. Alhaugh testified that they
closed their stores from 8 to o clock at night.
Col. j. X. Longwell stated that be had
known Fntchey IL or 20 years; that his rep.
n lid L.. I'll
good.
Augustus 0ursler and Israel Zeiber contra.
dcted each other on unimportant testimony.
Capt. A. Bllingslea stated that he knew
s. j. Lidy, Josh Nickum and Martha McCor.
mick, and never heard their character for
veraeity discussed; would believe them on oath;
that Fritchey's character was not very good;
would not believe him on oath If he were in.
tercsted; had several difficulties with Fritchey;
had no malice against him now.
Francis ii. Orndorif, VIM. Baker, Jacob
Knpple, Airhart Winters, John 4. Hill
and Jacob Zacharias testified that they
would not believe Fritehey on oath where
he is interested. b. w. Bennett said Fritch.
ey's character for veracity is not very good,
but would believe him on oath. Cyrus
Sehweigart would believe Frilehey except in
money matters, when he might "stretch a
point"
Wendeling Gilbert, Ann Cromwell, Charles
Pye, Chas Cross, Jere Cross, VIM. Jones,
testified that Martha MeCormick's character
vas good and would believe her on oath;
some said that they had never heard her char
acter spoken Of, except since this trial begun.
Sam Elder and George Wilson testified to
fixing well for Mr. Fritchey, and that josh
Nickum was there at the time. This was in
opposition TO the testimony Of Mr.. Fritchey--
that he mad never seen Niekum until he
(Nickum) came into court.
VIM. Is. Thomas testified 10 seeing fIilChey
going toward the depot-away from his house
aftsr o. CLOCK, the night Of the FIRE.
Mrs. Thomas GoodTin-Saw Messrs. Fritch.
ey and Zeiber at the eeene Of the Ere at
o'clock in the afternoon of the day ofthe ere.
Columbus Sides, Mrs. VIM. Jones; Daniel
Warfeld, Uriah Bruce, testified as 10 the
character Of Martha Mccormick, and would
believe her on oath. The 6rs, said people
talked both ways about berl the Others bad
not heard anyone talk Of her character.
Daniel Herman, Chas. II. Boop, jacob
Roop, John NJ. Fogle, chas, G. Shorb, Jo
seph Sharrer, John Cole and VIM. Beehold,
testified that they had never heard Josh Nick,
um's character questioned.
Robt. N. Beck bad heard S. j Lidy's
character discussed, and would believe him
on OATH Lewis Halter, Samuel Downs, JAS
Hnmphries, Clayton Nichol, John w. Sticher,