Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-06
THE INSURANCE CASE.
-ri,. ugAa.,sa ALONG IN UouRr.
some interesting TesI,mUuy tlotoi by the
Deteuso Hnd some that wan Huird
Out-CUrront Suiucss

some ,ntrre.tiug rest,,nouy ~ ouea by the
Deteuso and some that wan Huird
Out-CUrront Susiucss
Philip A. Don't was the titst witness
called by the defense Wednesday afternoon,
and ho testified that ho is III tho millinery
etc business On Arch street, Philadelphia,
being u member of the firm Ji |. :, Caster
\ Son. IL was intouded to show 10y him
what amount of space would bo required
to store as many goods, such as flowers,
! hats, feathers, plumcs, etc, as claimed to
| have been bst. The court diSallowed tho
| question. The witness then explained
what there was about flowers, tips,
plumcs, etc that would survive fire aud
| could not be destroyed, as other witnesses
had done. A number of tho questions
| were overruled.
Charles Il. Long, notary public Of
this city, was called to prove that a
number of notes, checks of plaiutils were
! protested by witness betws On April 10Th
1882 and May %. This tho court disal.
| lowed
Charles Krautz, night wAtohmau
whose beat is on North Quoou street, ,testi.
fled that ho passed the store whore tho
tiro occurred about five minutes after II
o'clock on the night of the h,e hg tried
the door and fouud it looked aud the light
burning he then walked down to Rino's
on Orange street aud returned Immediately
to the Grape hotel upon going over to
tho store witness found that tho gas was
out and tho glass in the front was hot !;
witness then thOught something was
wrong aud he gave tho alarm.
john Schautn testified that on the night
of tho fire he was going down North
Queen street when ho met Herman Gott-
sChalk and another mAu, who was smaller,
near Amos Lco's hotel, on the west side
| this was about ten or fifteen minutes be
fore the fire both men were walking at n
rather good gait witness went at once to
the Cooper house and returned 10 the City
hotel, where ho was when the fire alarm
was sounded.
The deposition of John +. Mitchell, q
constable aud detective of Now brunswick
\. j, was offered, and after some OF 1t
had been directed to and disallowed, the
remainder was admitted. Witness stated
that he knew Herman Gottschalk, but no
other parties to the suit in February,
iSs2, Gottsohalk said To witness, the
sheriff need not think will let him levy
on I 500 worth of goods to make Sl5o :"
GOttschllk had an interest in but Oue store
in New Brunswick witness knew of his
removal Of goods from The store except
that he saw boxes on the outside IL
February and March, 1882, and for yeai
previous, the business was conducted
l under the name Of GOttsohalk y Blum
= witness did not know the value OF tn,
goods, but tho stouk looked less for the
D last few months than before in Februar.
, Gottschalk had bills up announcing tha
1 he was selling oil at cost the majority u
! the stock was common, but there wer'
some good goods witness knew nothing
. of his ability to pay or h,s bank account
The Defense Continued.
: At the opening Of court Thursday mOruin,
; the deteuse in the Gottsohalk- lie derma
> insurance case offered in evidence a plat
of the store made by Herman Gottschalk
a sworn statement Of GOttschalk In regar,
To his movements on the night of the tir
e was offered and read it was to the eifec
81 that tho store was closed at 0:!O on thi
u night Herman and his brother Em
d then went to the opera house and after
u wards to the Stevens house {; they thet
Is returned aud started up North Queer
70 street when nearly opposite the stor
Emil went over aud tried the door, re
turning again. TO the east side of th
street where his brother was waiting
they then went up street directly homo
as soon after their arrival there they hear
of the fire and were greatly surprised.
s, notice sent 10 tho insurance company b
10 plaintiffs informing them az to the amour
20 of aud value of goods destroyed ".
40 offered, admitted aud read.
ly The bank books Of Julius Lederma
and Lederman 81 Gottschalk, cancele
IN checks, check stubbs and number
o. papers were offered in evidence.
a, S. s. Corbin was recalled and no test
fed that all the goods in the stOr
whether damaged or not, were appraised
" all the goods on the floor were gatherc
or up.
le Herman Gottschalk was recalled ~
70 asked about his testimony before d
lt arbitrators he said he had appointC
IN Simon | COhn his assignee, the day ate
in the fire, to protect all Of his creditors
oy whom he was indebted about Ell, 900.
re copy of tho Daily Item, Of New Brun
OF wick, n. dated Sept 81, 1881 contain
TO ing a copy of tho advertisement of Got
US schalk u Blum, was offered and admittC
ke in evidence.
sh A. ID. Provost. late associate judge
ch the curt at New Brunswick, testifI
OF that hs was the owner of an auction az
,ss commission bOuso up to June last aT
or knew the firm of Gottsohalk & Blun
nd he was in their store frequently and @
ye amined their goods, which he cOnsiderC
TO of an inferior quality. This witness al
IN testified that he would not believe Hermt
or Gottschalk on oath.
els Joseph Brodine, ono of the commissiI
ey ers of appeal of New Brunswick, and
nd b. Cook, member Of the bar 10 th
US. town, testified that they would not belle
Herman Gottschalk on oath.
divorced.
Amos Krider, of Pequea township, "
divorced from his wife, Mary Ann Krid'
A 4 H.