The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-25

do IA job; it was close on to one O'Clock; this
was before the alarm of fire; it was about three
minutes after Whalen came in that l heard the
alarm OF fire; there was a light at French's
hotel; saw WhaIen when he went out walk
down to the corner; Whalen came back in ten
minutes; after halen came in he laid down
alongside of me; when 1 heard the alarm OF
fire l tried to wake up Whalen, but couldn't;
myself and Herman went TO The fire, leaving
Turner and Whalen in the office; the last time
Whalen came in the Office he was running:
when / came back TO the office after the fire
the constable and Mayor Holmes were at the
office; heard Whalen say in the Office before
the fire that if anything happened that night
it would be blamed on him; both WhaIen and
Turner were intoxicated; at the hearing before
the Mayor Whalen was discharged; after the
hearing 1 was talking with Whalen at our
barn; l said to him that / had got a knife to
cut the horses halters in case our barn got on
fire; Whalen said that If he set a barn on fire,
they wouldn't catch him; he told me he had
fired humphreys barn and they hadn't caught
him.
Cross-exam1ned-I didn't tell this at the
first hearing;I did at the second hearing; 1
didn't care about telling on Mike at the first
hearing; | never said 1t in the presence of
Joseph Reeves that ] wanted to get the re
ward; Herman Kreutz and | talked about the
reward; this was between the first and second
hearings; Herman said TO me 1--WE ought to get
that reward" Herman said he believed Mike
burned the barn; [ told him / believed the
same: Whalen was out when Charlie Turner
pulled out his watch and said it was haIfpast
one; Whalen was drunk for a week or two
after the fire; have not been promised n job If
L would stay around Woodstown and testify
here; never said to any one that / knew Mike
didn't burn the barn.
Re~-direct-Charlie Turner wanted me to
leave Woodstown, he SAID l would be sent to
prison sure: | told him / would go to prison
then.
Herman Krcutz-Was in Crothers' livery
office the night of the fire; l first saw Turner
and Whalen in Robinson's cellar; they were
talking about election; we all then went to the
hotel yard. where Whalen said We can do as
we please tonight, Mayor Holmes is beaten
and won't bother US; We all then went to the
livery office; it was late; Turner brought beer
in with him.; halen and Turner went out,
and came in together shortly after; Whalen
afterwards went out alone, and came back
alone: he was out five minutes or longer the
last time; a short time after this we heard the
alarm of fire; Whalen was lying in a bunk in
the Office when We went to the fire.
Cross-examined-I live in Gloucester coun-
ty now; a detective tried TO arrest me. he said
l had not told all 1 knew about the fire; he
showed me handouts and tried to scare me;
Edward Wallace and Mr.. Crothers were with
him; / offered to go with them.
Re-direct-Mr Acton and Mr.. Turner came
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not burn the harm. never was in his harm. the
piebt he fore the IRE | came down town and
was in Ernst Beckar,s and Frencb,s hotel: |
am not a Communion Of Charles Turner's: /
saw him the night of the IRE about 10 Oo'clock
In Robinson,s cellar if was about haIfnasr
ten o'clock. then went into Crotbers' office.
Tnrner came in about half an hour later with
some heer. we went ont To get some more beer.
rot if and went back to the office: we sat there
and talked for a half an hour or hour. when
went ont IN do a ioh which I did i'm the street
Il, front of the office. did NOT 90 mn the street.
I did not come in running. / never told HaIler
thai burned Uumnhrevs' harm. did not
know the barn had been burned until the next
day: 1 do not remember saying on the way to
lookup that | was no ~barn-burner; since l
have been IN Jail Joseph Hewitt has been to
see me; nobody else in particular.
Cross-examined-Don't know who burned
the barn; never talked with Mayor Richman
about it: never told him could tell a id
sight about it: don'tremember; l don't remem-
Der telling Constable Coles that | wished / had
| told Joseph Hewitt something about this mat
ter; never drank beer with Turner at the liv-
ery office before that evening. told Turner
to bring in something 10 drink, at the livery
office; can't tell now long after came IN the
last time that the alarm OF hfe was gwen
John Holmes-was Mayor of woOdstown at
the time OF the burning of the barn. and gave