Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-01
1T GOES OVER.
TuE ASSURANCE UAsE UONrIsUED
Counsel for Detcnse Asa an AJJournmen I
Until monday-Court Bu,intss That
Was Transacted To-day.

Until monday-Court Bu,intss That
Was Transacted To-day.
In tho Gottschalk-Lcderman insurance
case Friday afternoon, Harry N.
Howell was recalled. He stated that he
had prepared rough draft of relative
positions Of Gottscbalk Il LcdeIman's \
store and the residence of tho former, " ith
the different routes said to have boon
taken by Gottschalk and his brother on
the night of the fire. Tho draft was
admitted in evidence and explained to tho
jury. This witness in his cross examina
tion in the morning stated that when he
first went into the store on the night of
tho fire, he fell and dropped a torch which
was oxtinguished. He explained in tho
afternoon what kind of torch it was, and
stated that it would DO impossible for oil
to have run out of 1t unless IL leaked. The
witness also stated that the cans which he
saw in the store were square, and he was
told that they had contained cologne.
III. J. Shaefler was called, and he cor
roborated Mr.. Irwin in regard to tho con.
versation between him aud Lederman in
regard to the amount of money the latter
put in tho business.
l., {. Irwin was recalled and he testified
that no had conversation with Gott-
schalk after this fire. asking him of his
whereabouts on the night of the fire he
said he and his brother went to tho hall
on that night and thence to the Stevens
house, whore they played pool after that
they went to Fulmer's, and upon leaving
walked up North Queen street opposite
the store they stopped, and his brother
went across the street aud tried the door,
as was their custom; they walked
up North Queen street to the depot, where
N,l IANN l. r..
remaining down stairs some time he went
to bed and was awakened by his wife, who
said the store was on fire witness had
his attention called to the oil cans found in
the store by Chief Howell but did not eS
anime them one day during the investi.
CATION of the fire when in the store Mr.
Partridge showed witness lot of lace
which had been soaked in coal oil he
became excited aud said to Emil Gott.
schalk younger brother OF one of plain.
tias) You internal scoundrel, tn SIS the
cause of this fire ~ witness then BOX the
young man to the mayors office. where, in
the presence of the chief of polico he ex-
planned exactly the whereabouts of himself
and brother on the night of the fire ex
actly as the latter had done witness
examined the debris in the store after the
fire he discovered but few goods entirely
burned and had cleaned up and put
together all quills, feathers, wires, &C.,
but did not find sufficient quantity tc
satisfy the claims of the plaintiffs. The
general character of the goods in the store
was cheap.
The witness was cross examined at great
length in regard to the character of the
goods.
| The counsel for the defense asked for al
| n apf nF m ~ n,
it would be impossible for them to Close
this week, having fifteen witnesses yet a
least tho witnesses from long distanc,
would be able 20 get home. TIL,
court thought it would be best to adjourn
as the jurors would then be able to spenC
Sunday at home, and iC was agreed to d.
so.