, 1879-05-31

0il." ! SAIL somebody WtltId Aha snTo to como
Finally It was decided It stbAtd bu done In the
night. Gnu OF. TIA was tu do ous Thing
A,Id ono onotcr, at1 get out Tho beat way We
could. We wcra to get out over tic root, hut
W. Thought tint wouldn't. do, and were to yet
out nf tic back way. weok or two after
wards wien In her room one morning, 1ho
smiled and aatd,
~ nAvB nEgN THINKING, THINKING, THINKING,
and can't sleep Of ntuhts,-th,uklnE, think.
I eo t' ,nE s g1F to DS s,ts ao1s, 9s1 e nj
swear did It, ind havc got to 70 away NUT 0c
gone two pr three months" i wns fixed IN
tlIat wy. slis was to 70 to Michigan. She
;s!rsts,, p'llowsaso, and spreat.. Let THO es,1.
fortablcs 70; They nrc cheap things" In tile
incantllist site was rlinnlg III uni Out from
chicago to ges gs tl'c money on tho mprtanEe.
Sic o s 70 u e s s's pas % 'a9ny ,@ a2c
"Nelie u llitchel at tho back door; that
could drive art'uuta. wcar different yetls, atd
nobody wos!a know IT, she told mo to 1,aek t.
senn sh'nra 70 mt -. i aid 10, M, sho cheek.
ct'tlc empty trunk t,ack to Onk Park, and Mr..
t'a!icy BROUGHT 1t to tho ho,se. 1Vo frequently
talked about what could tdkn ont. s00D alter
! the !uoi.ey was gotten Qn!nn %e..t nway. Wait
Ing for his clothes to bo made delayed him. liz
a hurry to. i,aye lin 60. when l,s had
| gone she .altl tle Ind sl5 Then H. conseraa-
I
| was that It was to ta done WHICH, she was nwny
on Walt. Gamble, her former husband, cnsne
out ono ovcn'ng. md shc said fic had given her
f5U. After he lett aha sa!tl: " knew .t!e whule
pluit." And Just before stnrt1nT to Michigan
st'e said: "Thvro Is plenty Of kinaltng In the
back room, anil plenty OF matches III the china
e!oset.h She told nc where to NIT It, ard to
sec tint there wasn't flzzlc. There was no
definite arrangement as to whore anY Of tlie
thtngs wero to be takcn. Sho said she
| never wanted to see anything In the house
aeatE,-tiat the insurance agent wouldn't ana
te e o ws ss E Se P se sss II Ia. s set bgsS" 5 tt e
ploee appointed. md my boarding place select,
| ed, / was to 70 ont OF tho back way as II
nearly dead. Attention would then be paid 10
nc, ss!d 10 ',, Yer wien ahe wa' fisavln -
| four weeks" she said. "That Ii too long"
| The high Winds Will nll bo gone. Two weeks
! is lnng enough.h In pursuance OF the arrange
ea 0Sos n tn eFn snns; ant
matches. i tried ' three Times 70 set .
paper atlre. pnt It YOU wouldn't burn; !
sn an sces en N ba,S t5sd t
light the paper. but 4 wouldn't catch. l sioyd
still u moment md thought to myself the
house wouldn't burn. looked around to sec
sppsnsS ws Ss ss had ,s tsers g. sfs aeo
| rLENrr or s'fAv1xus IN THE nAcx ROOM.
I got q handful and throw them on tie mat
| trcss.h
ibid you set them adrci"
| ~ supposed did. | then went downstairs"
- Did the mattress burn slowly or raptdlyl"
1T seemed - If It wouldn't burn. Mv hantl
trclnblrd, and the lump fell on thu floor. tried
to reach tic ground, but fell. When got up,
| looked around, and saw tho books worc all In
flames. aud tic blaze IVES coming down the
| stnirs.h
1t this tuucture Mrs. Baldwin, who haa been
weeping from, the time she brgan to tell what
a"a aon9 vas se seGstsy s ,sS s
III her handkerchief, uud cried for couple Of
I minutes.
On .rcsumlng she said: 1 don't know how
long stud there after TINT. put couple Of
chairs md some p1ntcd st]yerware out of the
| Window. ntd got out myself, nnsl vent to Mr..
Beniamnfs across the road, l was 10 my ntglt-
dress, md lind blanket around Inc, Just as
Auth had osdercd ME do. just bctpre thc fire
I sent trunk fnll Of ciothng and ti,ngs to Chit.
caEo to Dr. Andetson. lIa Is a friend pf minc. i
talked with Srs. Morse about the rc tsroor three
weeks before tt occurred. When first mentions
I'd Il she ss!d she would come and stay with ne,
but when saw ller again sl'o declined. After
tle house WINS burned down ! 1srosc to Mrs
| Quinn. was tllrr atnnnng at Str. Iloltlcn'a
sho came md aad: "All gond, up In good.
sho referred t. her friends fn Michigan. Every
thing seemed TO euit her. 4 nieht or two utter.
wards etc said everything had dono was oil
right. -.
| "THE TnsH0 WENT OFF B1IcK AND pIBAN,M
hut shc wished everything Ind bcen burned.
She had told me bcforc u was tho. hest thing
I said. "Rutll, II I should die twenty times /
could not suircr a. much as, / did
That nifEht." AZ breakfast TIE ns1t nornfpe
nnl she satd. a" Puck up your. duds atssl 20 to
Chicago; don't stay here With these ignorant
ncople.n, DID SO. and sho came to SEQ me II
R Saa vs. e5e n led w9s sSsIs s .o oa
anco agentssb I didn't know what had said.
She said, "po come naek to your formor sclt.'
whsnar &c so sr f ad "sn saauo s %a''s sne s s.
II had implicated myself II she had all tic
money in The world sho Gould not save tno from
prison., Mr.. ktnney Ind asked me TO CONG to
Mrs, ialdwia, i know there is something
moro about tho fire tlan you havc told ,nc.
know tlsAt ynu know oil about II, aud want
you to tell me-" told h!fn1 had told bin all.
reaig m NC. and 10 sa!d, Yoa @ aro SO ' fuil il yo ya1
cai't hold In any longer. ! know you want tu.''
Wo set there two hours. iio wouldn't let mu
70. Finally, whcn my. heart would break Or
rim over, couldn't Keep It, md told him.
(Wstnrss was ovcrcome, again. nul went bitter
fy.] pawned my watch for SEQ to pay part Of
Rnth's premium monoy. Kush lett nothing In
enS sans Sd beoS 7 ~ hoss ssss
wcaring apparel terc. She asked mo ouce Or
twice u ! lad
MADE MT PROOF or TOSS.
| told her caa!d not DO Il. told her two
articles, and then slla tore up the paper. She
wrntu: Que shawl. 500; ono dress, Si5o, mn,
aatd, ''There, I hase commenced IT, md You
finish It." a,ll put down the articles lad lll
tic house. / did not swear to the document.
That ossurrod wlten l was stubborn, a.M!
Wouldn't say anything: know there wa no
e'oshs'Y, IA sae isousc, bccausa had the key 10
every luck, nud laoked. There wcro same
pia.ea knives, FORKS, s, and on, sn,ons. !
out by Ruth. 1t Is not correct
with reference tu tIlu furniture. Sne told mo
to rely On Acr; to 20 tu Ct.scauo after tl.a lire
n.ll sdttle d0wn III so,1le rOonls-tl,at should
never waut for aayshlng-usat ST." woW!d light
the Insurance companies md would luye $500
to lay as4de. Thr Insurance Company u,s never
offered ,ne anyth!ns-uot even to release me, /
invo Ind no assuYnnro Of advantage or prutrc-
ton.
Thts closed tho direct examination, md "a tte
cross wus Diabe ~ take up u wole day, Mntt Sir,
St,es!aan Ind to leave use eity this agsaing, sla
rase was continued until 1l!esdaY morning, Mrs.