Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-10
THE ARSON CASES.
TO-DAy's HEARING or THE CASES.

Other Cases Heard BEFORE Alderman Earl
1his Morning-''Tid" l:rImmer Siill
Telling What He Knows.
The first case attached was that O
Harry Snyder, charged with firing the
sable of Junius 3. Kaufman, on Grant
street.
George Brimmer, sworn-I can't re-
member the night of the fire Harry Sny.
der and [ were at the court house that
night at Duke and Orange We got several
drinks at Urich's, aud then walked up
Grant street at kauifman's barn there
was a manure pile I looked over the fence
and said Here would make a pre. V
good one ;" he agreed with me, un /
set the stable on fire after ligI ug
VIC went up the alley to Lime Z. .,et,
thence to East King and American ,ose
house. At Shipper and East King n,ct
Ed Price aud then saw the light of the
burning building. did not SEE Snyder
after that.
x Nothing had been said about setting
fire to any building At the time We were at
Uiich's. Snyder did nothing toward firing
the building and did not tell me to.
The commonwealth did not ask that
this charge be pressed. lie was therefore
discharged On it.
Macl}Onisie's Barn On Middle Street.
Snyder was also charged with burning
Mac(ionigle's barn on Middle street in
April, 1881. George Brimmer .cs' lied as
follows:
SNYDER and | were in tho no house
this night. and both agreed to set fire to
MacGOnigle's stable we went Oy .r to the
barn and fired it, after which We returned
To the hose house Snyder then asked mo
So 30 along back, as it looked as though it
w.:S out he then asked Christ Schwartz
l.. go along aud he did they were gone
bat 4 short time, when they returned and
said it was going right.
= | don't remember if we spoke of
hiring the stable when We left the engine
house both Of us wore very drunk. |
don't remember who applied the match
We were about five minutes away from the
hose house. -
This case was held for court and tho
prisoner committed in default OF $1,000
bail.
Christ I:entler's Barn.
Charles Miller and George lSair were
both charged with this Offense.
George Brimmer. SwOrn-GeOrge Bair,
Charles Miller and L left the cngino house
together on this night, and went back to
John street we went in Bender's gate
Miller went into the barn Bair stood out
side, and remained in the street :; Miller
soon came out of the building, and when
he and Bair came out of the yard We went
to the hose house the alarm was given in
few minutes don't know who fired it
VIC had gone to the place for the purpose
of firing the building, rs we had talked
about it at the hose house.
~ think first proposed having fire,
as said we ought to have run out.
The cases wero held to court and tie
men committed in default of bail.
CampDells Stable.
George Bair was also charged with firing
the stable occupied by him and owned by
Jeremiah Campbell.
trimmer swOrn-That evening l was
standing at the hose house about O clock;
a lot of fellows were inside playing cards
about 10 o'clock all, including the pris.
Oner, went home; Bair soon came back
and We talked of firing his barn !; he said
he had tried it, and it would not burn /; he
went home, got cigar box which he
We then started to the stable and he said
"the Cd id thing is in the road ~ he
. set the place on fire in the feed box tho
fire did not break out until s o'clock in
the morning, rs it was smou'dcring all
night.
This case was also returned TO court.
John Daily was charged with firing
Joseph Whites stable on Church street.
George Brimmer sworn.-T did not know
anything about this fire until the night
when Whites house was fired by
Daily he then told mo that he had set
fire to Mr.. Whites tarn the night before;
he put the waste on the fence and fired it,
the fence only burned q little some one
saw the waste ON the fence and took it off.
The defendant was held for court.
The Cork Factory.
John Wertz was charged with compli
city in the burning Of ths COnestOga cork
works at Locust and Limo streets, last
winter, George Brimmer swOrn-On the
Saturday night about IL o'clock Dracbbar
and | had made out to 80 and set the
cork factory on fire we got piece Of
waste and wrapped it up; Drachbar putt
inS it in his pocket; We went down Church
street to Lime, and Vert was coming up
Vine we stopped him and Drachbar
asked him to 80 along Wertz asked
where and Drachbar told him at first he
he SAID he would not 60, but if he would
be little full he would 60; Drachbar
finally persuaded him and he went wit h
us We went up to Middle, at Landau's
corner, where We stood some time We
walked up to the shed Of the cork factory
right back Of the church; all three were
going to get over the fence but We saw
two men coming up Lime street from
Church; Wertz walked up to the chapel
on Locust street he went around tho
block and We returned to Landau's corner
to get away from tho men We then went
up again and Drachbar and got
over tho fence big dog bark
ed and VIC got out on Lime street
again; Wertz was standing right along
, the shed helped Drachbar to ram the
waste under the shed and then went to
talk to Wertz asked him if anyone was
coming; he said "no," and told Drach-
bar who lighted the waste wo then went
down to Lime and Middle streets went
down Middle, aud they went to Freddy
Hines IL walked down Church, thence to
Limo and to Middle while going up Mid
die street | saw that the factory was burn.
ing; went up to Hines and told them
there was fire John Drachbar and Wertz
were tho first to como out they ran to
the cork factory, and L went to the hose
house.
Tho defendent in this case was com.
mitted for court.
The Lktitz and ssotl,svillo Pike.
LitIts Record.
A meeting of subscribers to the con
templated pike from Broad street to he
yond the Lititz mills, was held at tht