Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-21
TI,.: WHITE FIRE.
Hearing os tao Alleged incon.lisry.


Before Alderman Barr yesterday after
noon. Henry Leonard, accused Of having
set fire OF, Aus IL to the frame building ad-
joining the American engine house. belong
inr to Joscr!, White, was given hearing.
Charles j. White testified that his father
was tic owner %; the property burned OH
the tlay vi ,he fire he saw Leonard in front
Of the engine house Leonard asked him
if the property WAS insured he told him
it was not Leonard asked him il it would
not pay him to burn it down. He replied
that it would not, and would bc sorry to
sec it burned: Chas. King was present
during this conversation.
Chas "ct.rl testified that after the
| alarm! ii !!;" a. cot up. and ran tho fire
| Jacob T.'t'., "!"ncl the engine house; he
saw Lco:iaGt lying on Il bench in the ell
CINE house; he got UP. staggered and then
l ran over t., the hose carriage.
Jacob FouSt testified that when the
l alarm OF iivc WIS given he was in bed !; his
l brothers wife SAW the lire when she was
| in the act of ciosin. :. shutter. Witness
ran to the engine house and ran. the bell
Leonard WAS in the house and seemed tU
l be aslccpon the lattice gate. which was
lying OH the iloor ; the bell was rung scv-
eral times before lie awokc witness thinks
Philip Smitl, an! Jake Price were also
present.
Philip s;miti. testified that Leonard WAS
| ut the engius house when nc arrived there
ut II O'clock: they both l::y down on the
| gate. Witness got urand went out for =
short time; fifteen minutes before the
alarm uf lire nc SAW Leonard asleep on the
gate: witGcss also lay down again and
WAS there when FouSt rang the bell !;
Phil. Smith, Jake Price, Leonard and wit
ness were in the engine house. Witness
went there about IL O'Clock the fire was
between 1 and o'clock. Before the
| fire witness went out to the yard for
q few minutes, leaving Leonard asleep
on the gate, and when he returned
hc was still asleep. Witness laid down
again and WAS asleep when Foust rang
the bell; ; didn't ut tina: time know where
the tire was. could SEE no Nc nor smoke
from the front OF the house.
Jacob Price testified that he went to the
engine house about 13 o'clock. Burns.
VIM. Leonard and IIogsy Leonard were
there, asleep Foust rang the bell. Smith
| and witnesses took the engine tongue, and
intended to run down street. The carriage
! was out and the bell ringing before wit
ness got awake there is always some one
in the eng irc house.
L W.. s. Burus testified in corrobor,tion Oi
the above.
Mrs. George Bair saw u light and told
her husband Sally Gardner $ house was OH
fire: had heard PERSONS say some time ago
that the house would make good fire.
After her husband had got up and gone to
look after the fire. she saw y short stout
| man, with slouch hat come ont of the alley
on tip toe; when he saw witness he ran
down toward Gilc!.rist's. Tho house was
then on fire in the back part and it was
light enough to pick mp apin; the man
she SAW was not Henry Leonard nor any OF
the American lire company.
George Bair testified that his wife wax
cne,l him. and that the American hell rang
| rs he got ont Of the house saw no ono
run to the eng inc house; saw no one
| prow!inC about saw no one in the engine
house but members; Price WAS still asleep
| when Leonard to,k the t"nye of the hose
carriage.
Elizabeth Reynolds, Lydia Pinkcrton
and Clarl.i King were called Us witnesses,
but did not add any new evidence, except
that Mrs. Pinkcrton saw u short clumsy
=. man will, sloi,,;, hat come out of the alley
, and run away, and she is sure it was moi
Henry Leonard. Charles King hcar'
Leonard ask White il tho house was i'll
surc,l, but did not hear Whites reply.
Alderman Barr reserved his decision o
the case until this evening.