The sun., 1890-05-06
FIRE BROKE OUT IN SPOTS.
INSURANCE AGENT FANSHAWE ON
TRIAL FOR ARSON.
He Distinguished Himself by His Rapid
DresaInE-Miss Courtney ThlnkS His
Ennltlnrn Linen was Snapiclons.

He DISTINGUISHED Himself by HIS Rapid
DressInE-Miss Courtney ThInka His
FnuItiess Linen was Suspicious.
John NJ. u. Fanshnwe, whose trial on n
charge OF arson was begun In the Court oI
over and Tormtner yesterday morning, is
nbout 35 years old, and is typical club man
in appearance. lie wore Iuunty spring suit,
with patent enthers, and made frequent sug-
gos.ions to his counsel. ex-senator Ecclesine.
Mr. fanshawe was accompanied by several
friends. among whom were Mr.. Louis Will
merding and Nj. Fields. Gen. Sickles's private
secretary.
Faushuwe was m insurance agent OF the
Knickerbockor Fire Insurance Company. und
received good salary. He was something OF
n man about town, and had Influential friends
On Feb. 3, 1888. Mr.. Fanshawo was living In
tho lodging house at so East Twenty-nin'h
street. The hou.e is II large one. and was oc-
cupied by sixteen tenants. Firo broke ont
In half n dozen places on the second floor at o.,
A. NJ. When tho lremen broke into his room
Mr. Fanshawo was found completely dressed.
although tho other people in tho house had
time only to throw something over their night
clothes. Mr.. Fanshawe had one trunk In tho
room. and carried $4,000 insurance on his per
sona property. divided between the Knicker-
bockor and tho phpnix Insurance Companies.
Col Dawson; shaking his mead at Mr.. ran;
.,
ever ~ osocutud. and he Intended TO show 10y u
chan or circumstantiai evidence that the de-
fcndant hni sartod the Ire o claim tho nsur-
ance Jn h- eisoual property
Aftcr rejecting several tnesmen who had In
surcd in no Phoenix or the Nnick kerbocker In
surance Company. tho Jury was illIedi >,
lhc first witness called was Frank j.;
Doughty, brukera ~ ~ l'roa way; who said
Tor several years. His room was on the second
floor and his sister occupied tho room between
his and Mr.. lanshawes room. When lliN sister
l,it n,, vi nrn hn taha in
his night clothes and found flies burning on
the stairs, on the hall carpot. On a rug hcar
The stairs, the door Of which was open about
two in0hos. broom in tho closet was burn
ing and there was, fire a! around 1t. Mr.:
tho ilres. 'lhore seemed TO be no connection
bCtwegYn the different tires. ~, r,..,,.
Mr.. Doughty in answer 10 Mr.. Ecclcsines
Questio said that uu itnbecile sistor OF Miss
Van Du2or. the landlady, lived in the house.
This sister occasionally went into tho lodgers'
Helen Il, Van Duzer; the landlaly OF the
house. aid that when she reached the SECOND
She noticed that the blaze was blush in color
She Knocked at Mr.. Fnnshnwe,s door. but he
htd not answer. She thop tried tb. door and
the tlremon had arrived. and one OF them
broke open the door and put out the fire that
was Standing near tho window completely
dressed. except that his shoes were off, The
bld not Gs as i had 9sd
then pulled back again. Fanshuwe stnyed in
tho room some hours after tho fire and then
tho Fire Marshal was there, and again with
the agent of the insurance companies. He
yof fs at enc1 h0q2 Mrs wiz
loft the day beoro tho fire." said Miss Van
DuZer.
Had he ever lived at your house before?"
Yes. IN 1887 he occupied rooms there Tor
several days and told me That his name was
Il art. He sald that # any letters came for Ms
lime he asked i / Knew his name. / told him
Miss Van puzer said that her weak k-minded
sister, Miss Lolle. slept with her the night Of
s 5f on hG first aGr shS
bed when the lire bl oke our.
=, Miss I.iaz,s 5. Courtney lived at 50 East
and had very decided ideas as to how it had
-tnr;ed. but Mr.. Kccesine objected to her, tell
nE them to tue rnry AFTER the i!rg nad been
room, G. $50 how badly 1t was burned. Sho
Iound Miss Van Duzer there. and was told by
dow lacing up his shoes was Mr.. Fanshawe.
he was c;Gmnetely dressed, and d,ni his liner linen
Hey. 'H'SiS "sked MIS- Miss Van BuHor where ho had
examined II and, found that there was no i'm
preston on the pillows. and to all Appearances
with Mr. Fanshawe later asked him whore he
sound asleep in bod. Hc said that he had been
90 weak TO give the alarm when he discovered
he fire. and was unable to get out OF the door. |
then asked him how he happened to be com
,leiely dressed while the rest OF US had only |
ire 70 throw, something over our night cloth
nE. ilo said that when he found that he |
Oulhn't open tho door he had unlocked his |
runk. taken from 1t q good suit OF clothes and |
iresspd himself | saw the fire outside OF his |
oom, but l could find no trace OF how 1t got
nto the room.
Miss Van Duzer had spoken of Mr.. Fanshawe's
inen on that morning as being faultessly |
yhite.' and Mr. Eccesine didn't understand |
low both the witnesses happened to use the
anne expression, If they had not talked about
he evidence they were TO give.
Mis-, Courtney smiled at Mr.. ,Ecclesine. and
avo expressions OF their own, and faultessly
rhts is a lady'S phrase"
DESPITE Mr. Ecclesine's efforts to restrain
er. Miss Courtney succeeded In letting the
ury know that she SUSPECTED Mr. Fanshawe OF
tarting tho fire. AS she lett the witness stand
'ol Dawson said to her: Madam am CRATE
vi 10 YOU"
The trial was adjourned until this morning.
70 CHINESE Law FOR INTERPRETERS.