, 1879-05-31
ARSON.
Ruth the Cleaner Before Judge
Wilson.
The Repentant Auntie Tells the Story of
Her Misdeeds.

Her Misdeeds.
Setting Fire to n House Out Of Loyo and
Affection.
Tue CATO at Ca.crnr i. Quinn, known as
" Ruth tile. CLEANER" who 10 charged with nraon
J In lint she engngch n Mrs. Baldwin TO act fro
| to her ho,,sc at Mnvwool IN order 10 dcfraud
! the insurance companies, was resumed bcfor2
Justtca Wilson yesics.'ay 1nornIng, md nearly
| The whole day was taken IT'D, anl then tito
! prosecution wcro sot through.
!. ". KINNEY.
! Adtustcr Of tho Company, WAS recalled, mil
tcstIflcd that bo lad sccn policy In Mrs.
| Qut,n,s natno on household goots In New
| Cunaan, Conl., dated prior to the oue issued to
! her IN this city.
Mr. t;nry saltrlt showed that tile same goods
! hnd been insurcl hero for greater anlount,
mi, lie put tho policy, which was for $1,000, In
| oyldcncc.
Witness rcferrcl to n conversation had wilt,
| Mrs. Quinn ut Maywood. III which she told him
| that Brick lomeroy wanted her to 70 into pnrt-
ncrsh!p with him, alll she was thinking OF DO
Ing 30. She ilili't say she wautca tho money
for that PURPOSE. but that stle would gise the
Company splendid puff when tho matter was
all settled up. 9ho sasd that Auntfe's (Atrs.
Batdwln's) loss on wearing npparel was three
| times as much ns her insurance. 4 cross OF
| preserved flowers, the loss IT which was Ia.
| u,cntcd very much By Mrs. Quinn, but whicn
| wns pot lost, WIS at she CotnDany's Office. lie
told Mrs. Quinn It waa there, but aho had not
called fur Ii. sNheu witncss went tn MaYwood
lie ll,ll list Of tc household artfclra, as fur
ntsird by Mrs. Quinn. lie went to tho barn.
whcro Til: sayed nrtfetcs were, nlsd Mrs. Quinn
said they wore included In the ls;t. LIZ aslscd
| hPr to point tcm ul't, md sho did. 6he was
| perfectly familiar with the list.
| On tic cgoss-examination tho witness stated
| that tic FIRST notice OF loss was received from
Mr. DIxby. Mrs. Quinn called Mt tllr o0lco the
same dag. Forna! proofs u loss were MADE
ont, but he didn't know who bought them. She
was toll additional Information would bo re-
anircd. Tint was between tic 9th mid 10tt, Of
May. no Ind au Interview with Mrs. Baldwin
| Whcu Mrs. Qulnn was tald that additional In
formation would DO required, Mrs. Baldwin hatl
made her confession. WItncss lind a eonversa-
tlon with Mrs. Quinn a. house op MlchiEan
yate conversations; that ho knew nil about the
fire, md bis advice to her was to surrender her
| policy and release the Company. no handed
her release, hut didn't know whether sic rcld
1t or not. Sic sutl she wouldn't do anyih!ng
friends, He did not tell her what the co1sc-
quence would bc, Of what he Knew. She asked
| WHnt HE ItlN tEAFHGus LIZ BILL III WNHlHH'G EO
into any explauat!on--tl1at It WAS enough for
l1cr to knuw Tint he knew nil about ,hr i,rc.
Ar. King then attempted TO- show Tint the
| calling for a1dltfOpal Information was scheme
| to get Mrs. Quinn to como hero from Michigan
tn nrsler to arrest her, but witness statcd TINT
when Mr. DaErow was ready to swear Uut tic
warrant Ito did so, without whiting for any,
thing. 1t was not known Mt the tifns sllotslcr
Mrs. Quinn rus n the city or not An n1llccr
| was no. ut the office OF the Company waiting
for her 10 como. No stops hnd been taken to
arrest Mrs. Baldwin. lIc Ind told her that Mrs.
Quinn ought t9 b published. at'a that M he bo.
prosecuting Mrs. Baldwin. Witness told her
flsat he was satisfied that the house had been
burned ' ;at ss s @ had buried IT, aa I'd hnt that ,s
threats wero made, She didn't ask nbout the
Consequences II tho didn't tell. After she male
| her statement wltncss sad to her shc would
probably be used az Statb'a evidence. She asked
he couldn't tnl nnyill!nE about It. s!Ie was very
much ag.tated: tllreateiiud TO ~ md get pol.
son and iake r No lH.luesments were ollsteo lM.
She surrendered 1t without comment,
| v. ". GRAHAM,
freight and express agent as Maywood. testified
| to tic sending away Gf goods by Mrs. tlulnn bc-
tween Oct, I, 1878, md March %, 1870. His
hooks showed the following shipments, by, ex-
press; nec. =, boz, u pean:!s: Dee. e, box,
lU5 pounds; Dec. ~, a booli; JIM. 4, trunk, 45
pounds; Jun. 11 packa2o; Jat,. IS, paper box;
tGr, II vS6,c1ncc 10 H. rc"ht. ma u
a'e %, a yc1spedo o, naG u nsT nS,Ts - os @
pounds.
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v,sMH AGent o. taa Ifaae1s' ,d dnsafatlcG Com.
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"as nIaG,e! .i, ~ anow ofel'asusance' M nat ue
eouF' Sa'' Luz po'c} iau'l W ptouucso'
Mrs. JOSEPHINE BALDWIN.
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