Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-08
MOVING ALONG.
ruE INSURANCE. UAsE NEARLY ENDED.
Witnesses innumorabie mount tho witucss
,tand TO Tell what Thcy Know Of
tho Fnmoua klnsn.

1
Of court, George w. Rote was recalled
aud testified that ho carried torch in the
| store on the night Of tho fire.
Dr. III. T.. Muhlenberg testified that ho
was called in to attend MIR. Gottschalk
after he was carried from the store on tho
night Of the fire ho found him in an
unconscious condition.
John llumphrcyville, a plasterer, testified
to the extent of damage by the fire.
Adoiph Strauss was recalled ard he
testified that largo piece of moulding
around gas jet in the store fell upon him
while the fro was in progress.
James Todd testified that he walked by
this store about 20 minutes after ii o'clock
on the night of tho fire and went to the
post office; when ho passed IT," store the
curtains were drawn ur the mig. watch.
man krantz was In the Grape hote Just
few minutes before the fire was dsco ared.
Jacob UerZog testified that ho vas
engineer Of engine No. 1 on this night and
they had 70 pounds Of steam on. John Q.
Long druggist, testified that they manu-.
featured and sold cologne to the plaintiff
at different times; 1t was put up in
bottles aud was as intlammable as alcohol.
Millie Boryr testified that she was en-.
ployed in tho millinery department OF
Gottschalk 4 Ledermau's store she saw
the three cans, (Which were produced) In
the millinery room cologne was kept in
them and the fountain was filed from
them witness saw them before and after
the fire; never saw any coal oil in the store;
she also testified to the quantity Of cloaks,
hats, feathers, &c., in the store and the
manner in which they were arranged
William q. Fraiey testified that he is a
pharmacist and a graduate of Philadel.
phia college he is now In Kautfman's
drug store they sold cologues to Gott
schalk Il Ledcrman and they purchased
the last lot on May %, 1882 tho cologne
was put in the same kind of cans as the
one shown the witness explained what
cologne is made of and said it would not
burn the cans had not contained coal
oil, but witness thought that they had
cologne in them some cologne will burn,
others will not.
A. ID. Gyger was recalled and he testi.
fed that he saw the cans in the store after
the fire, he examined them and thought
they had contained cologne.
Isaac Bartley, who in 1SS2 was employed
at Haughton's livery stable, was the next
: witness 4; he had seen the GottSchalks go
up Christian street to their homes, Wn.
Heline testified that the cans shown were
used TO hold cologne. Samuel Barnard
cOrroborated Heline Both young rIen
had been employed at the store.
Jacob Waters testified that he was en-.
giueer Of engine No. |, in the city fire
department pressure was 50 to 100
pounds /; the engine played for from q half
to three quarters Of an hour.
Miss Sallie NcGinn, testified that she
was employed at Gottschalk's up TO the
time of the fire in the first drawer under
the shelving, flowers, &c, were kept
(ths is the drawer in which wadding was
| h, l.
drawer contained wadding witness was
in the lace and collar department and she
gave the prices of different articles.
, FRIDAY EreniHg. plaintiffs In the
insurance case continued to call witnesses,
in rebuttal. James VI. Burke, esq, testi.
fed that he was with John &. Schaeffer
, on the night of the fire as they left West
? King and Prince street the courthouse
clock struck II o'clock witness and his
= companion then walked up to the square
and saw the Gottschalks, who were going
a towards the old postottice they went al
: once to John Snyder's saloon aud weTI
, there 20 minutes before the alarm struck
Eta Musser testified that she was en-
plOyed in GOttGchalk Il Lsderman's store
up 10 the time of the fire she was ON
, ployCd in the flower aud feather depart
n ment in tho southwestern corner of th,
d store the wadding was kept in the fourth
drawer, and the first contained flowers
&c. /; witness gave tho prices of different
kinds Of goods.
=, John Slough testified that he met Hiram
, Lut2. one of the witnesses for the defense
y in hotel at Rohrerstown recently. III
, was asked whether he would not testif
- on either side for a couple of hundre
: dollars. He replied, 81 don't know
II money wonld do great deal"
Joseph Lebar testified that he was n
Fulmer's saloon shortly before II o'oloc
on the night of the fire, and tho two Gott
schalks came in they left before wit
10 ness.
Herman Gottsohalk was recalled h
q testified that the amount of indebtednel
Il Of Gottschalk & Lederman, on the stoo
). Of goods covered by the policy of defendar
20 was-sl3, $3.50. Witness gave tho grad
- and quality of different kinds of good
lr which no had on hand. He stated thi
is his stock of best goods amounted to S24
" 333 witness was not standing in front
u his store on the night Of the fire about
sc o'clock, as sworn TO by witness witne
u and his brother passed the store on the
10 way home /; they were not away from eac
r, other except at one time when the brotht
5 of witness went across TO try the door
the store when he came back they wei
dTOuIl VI luo Olu pO5JOluC5 Lut
81 turned and went home on the west side
Iu North Queen street to Orange witnei
N stood five or ten minutes in front of I'll
rs Examiner Office while his brother Emil W.
~ across the street.
m some Testimony In ReDuttaI.
,; la the insurance case this morning IL
VI plaintiffs recalled julius Lederman in I
buttal, He testified that ne exhibited h
n: bank book and checks, that went into I'll
Dt firm Of GoGtschalk & Ledermau, to NJ
80 Stickuey in Mr.. Steinmetz's office witnei
IL saw the goods, which were brought fro
AZ New Brunswick and put in the store Q
10 the night of tho fire witness went hon
no between o and 10 o'clock Emil and He
III man Gottschalk resided with witness al
they came home on this night at about
minutes after eleven and they retired in
few minutes, and were followed shortly
es witness ana wife ten minutes after Il
na latter retired the alarm was given son
OK ono rang the door bell and said tho Ne
no York Bazaar was on fire witness awake
ITO cd Gottschalk, who went to the sto
first when witness arrived at the store
a. fonnd that Gottschalk was siok and
~ assisted in taking him home, afterwar
no returning 10 the llre.
no Mrs. julius Ledermau, who is sist
.h OF the Messrs. Gottschalk, corroborats
su her husband in regard to tho time tn
as the latter came home on the night Of q