Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-09

morning, he found spots and spIashes OF
crude petroleum upOn the sidewalk in the
aIleyway alongside of the store, aud also
in front Of the building. on the street.
Following up these traces, he discovered
other like marks of oil inside the yard OF
hr. Falloure's residence, and at the door
of the cellar of his house there was quite
large splash Of the oil, saturating a
lump Of coal which lay upon the
ground. This lump Of coal was
carefully wrapped up by the officer, aud
two or three gentlemen who were witness
es to finding the oil, and its locality, were
subpenaed TO appear at the preliminary
examination this evening Near the gate
to Mr.. Falloure's yard, the syringe which
had been used in squirting the oil about
the premises was found. 1t was identified
by Mr.. Burt as one he had in his stock be-
fore be had sold out his old store to Mr..
Falloure's sons, in April last, while Mr..
Clarence Dorsey, . clerk IN Mr.. BurtS
store. said the syringe had upon it Mr..
Burt's Old cast mark-"DNN'--scratchcd
upou it by himself when the syriuges were
first received from the jOhber This IN
Gates that the party doing the job either
! bought the syringe from BCrt'S old store,
now owned by Fallourr, or had access to
the stock therein contained, and took it
| for the purpose to which it was put. Mr..
Burt said last evening that he had no
svIinges in stock at present corresponding
| to the one found on the pavement and that
! the cost mark" upon the article III quts
! ton was different from the system now
used by him.
! There Is other testimony, rs for instance
| the statement OF Lewis Franklin, who says
| that about quarter to four o'clock, rs ht
was coming out Virginia street, he "a" i
| low, heayy-set Iuan, clad III gum boots
aud gum coat, standin" on th'
side walk few yards east {"
Of Rur's store The man went west alon4
the sidewalk, and thGu turned into tn,
little alley alongside the Burt building
where the fire was started few minutes
later Mr. Falloure's gum boots were
found in his yard yesterday aud were taken
possession OF by the police.
When the warrant was sworn out by
Officer Iukens, before Justice Davis, ON
Ger McN;chol went TO Mr.. FallOure's houst
and put him under arrest. lie was taker
before the Justice who committed him iol
a hearing this evening At O'Clock at tht
Jail. The prisoner strongly protested H.
innocence, and denounced the crime rs be
ing most outrageous Al during the day
and last evening the work Of securing ad
ditioual evidence WAS kep: mp, and TIM
morning the officers will continue their III
vestigatiOus
In the absence OF the official hearing o.
the evidence aud the decision OF the JUS
tice this evening, il would he we'll Tor the
public TO suspend Judgment in the matter
The crime IS too serious to he attributed
to any man without giving him the fullest
opportunity II be heard, and 1t may be
that when the circumstances shall have
been carefully examined into, MI Fal'
l0urc will be acquitted Of any suspicion.
He and hiS family protest his Innocence IN
the most earnest manner, and until The
felony il fastened upon him ne il entitled
/ 10 the heneiit of whatever doubt there may
| b..
Il is understood Mr.. F6lloure has retain
ed Col. Wv. Arnctt a. his counsel.
Quite a large crowd fingered about Mt
Burt's store ali afternoon and last evening
and the matter was almost the sole topic
Of conversation on the Island, while 1t OK
cited deep interest on the east side Oi tht
river as well.