The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-06-28
FRIToHEY-sTONI ARSON CASE.
VERDICT OF mot GUILTY.
THE OTHER INDICTMENTS ABANDONED.
and Argument. of Counsel

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Testimony and Arguments of Counsel.
Oarreport Of the iestimonyin the Fritchey.
Stone arson case closed at noon on Friday Of
last week. To-day we give the evidence from
mat time to the close Of the case, together
with the argument Of counsel, verdict Of the
jury ana other proceedings Of the court
FRIDAY ATTERNooS.
John Tracy testified that he knows Stone.
the prisoner; has employed him Mt different
umesi had him last winter filling ice houses,
stone got crippled one day; saw him after he
got hurt don't know the date; got crippled AZ
HAYES ice house the day Brandenbnro wns
taken home sick. Noie-Brandenbufe was
taken sick the day before the fire. Stone
was taken to my house in n wagon; saw Stone
at supper sent him 10 his [Slone'sl home
next day in buggy,
Cross Examined net see Stone get
hurt; sent him home between 3 and clock
IN the morning. saw Stone two weeks after he
got hurt; he came with team to the Aims
House, has known Stone ten or fifteen years,
but not as common drnnkard.
Re'direct. STONE is n very good hand;
works generally--builds arches, burns lime,
&ci has not been more intimate with Fritch.
ey than with others.
johnson Tracy-Knows Stone; Stone was
emitting ice last winter and got his foot hurt;
Stone stayed at ice house after his foot was
hurt; Stone went to bed with me that night;
Stone put liniment on his foot before going
TO bed don't know what time they went TO
bed or got up; Stone ankle was swollen next
morning, and he limped; couldnt get his boot
on and put on fathers overshoe, and was
taken home in buggy.
Cross Examined.-Did not see Stone get
hurt saw him half or q couple of hours after
he got hurt at the ice house, helping to pack
in; the Dutchmnn also rode in the wagon
with Stone TO the Aims House; the room that
Stone and slept in was a room on the sec
ond floor with a bed and lounge in it; we
slept in the same bed; did not wake until
morning; saw Stone in the room when got
up; didn' I recolleet whether any body spoke
to him about the case, except his father, who
told him 1.-THE witnessl that he was summoned
to Court
George Traey-Stone helped TO haul ice
last winter, about the time Brandenbnrg was
sick, and got bis foot hurt Stone went out to
the AlmG House in wagon, and went to bed
between and 10 o'clock at night we get up
about or 8 O'Clock in the morning; Stone
was up before | was.
Cross Examined. Did not see Stone get
hurt or see him going home in a wagon; we
were filling ice houses before and after New
fe. rsi saw Stone eat supper the day he was
hurt; he hobbled about with cane; his ankle
was swelled up; he said il hurt him; the last
! saw Of Stone that night he was going up the
steps; did not see him going home Ia the
buggy next day.
Allen Stansbury-Been living with Mr.
Tracy five years; Stone and others we're work
ing at ice houses directly after the holidays;
Stone got his foot hurt directly after dinner;
saw him at Hawes'i he helped to pack the
ice he went to the Aims House in wagon;
| drove the wagon; saw him at supper be.
tween and o'clock, and after supper he
sat for about an hour and went TO bed; saw
him next morning about o. clock; | took
him home in the morning to Mexico; il was
on "Wednesday he got hurt--not long after
New Years; Brandenburg died the day took
Stone home; Stone put a gum shoe on, his
foot being swollen; | did not see Stone again
for two or three weeks-he was lame then.
Cross Examined don't know when
Brandenburg died, except by hearsay; saw
Stone at HAYES; Stone helped to work in the
afternoon; we all rode home in the wagon;
usually do so when the wagon is empty; Stone
walked from the wagon shed to the house;
his foot was swelled up around the instep on
top; he got his boot of without cutting il;
after rubbing il Stone went up stairs; | was
up about four o'clock next morning TO feed
and curry, and saw Stone in the bake house
when was going over 10 the barn; he was
smoking; did not see johnson Tracy tina.
morning. the boy did not get up with Stone;
have known Stone two or three years; had to
use n lantern in the morning to see.
Alfred 4. Fowler-Jesse Brandenburg died
Thursday, January 9Th, between and 2
o'clock, p. IN; saw him five minutes after he
died. he lived in my house.
Frank Sharrer-I am an undertaken, and
furnished the casket and buried Brandenburg;
he died on January 9TH and was buried on
the 18th; saw Brandenbnrg ON the 9th between
2 and B, p. M; he had just died.
John Macintosh--I knew Brandenbure; was
in his house when he died; it was January
9th between 2 or Q, p. m.
William Puller-Worked for Tracy in Jan.
uary, cutting ice; Stone was working at the
ice house; Stone had his foot hurt about 8
o clock in the evening Of Wednesday, Janu-
AIRY sth; did not see him until towards night;
did not see him get hurt; saw him hobbling
toward the house from the wagon shed; saw
him that night about ., p. M; he had his foot
bandaged and stocking on; went home
that night and did not go back until next
week; on account OF the rain couldn't work.
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SATURDAY.
Mrs. Stone, wife OF one OF the prisoners,
lestlted-My husband came home from Mr..
Tracy's Thursday morning, January 9th, in a
buggy driven by Allen Stansbury; his foot was
injured and doctored it; anointed and baihed
il with mullen and vinegar; he was home from
tgo to three weeks.
Cross Examined. -Rec0llecied the day and
date because she had to support the family
whilst her husband was sck, aud loDkad at
the almanac TO see how long she would have