Evening journal., 1891-12-09
IS he A FIRE-BUG?
Detective Lynch on the Wit
ness Stand.
CHIEF WILKINSON TEsTIFIEs.

Ltveh OF the Ouf0ntsi hooA-Aoepef
Collision and he Employees in General.
james Moore Was In New York in Tray-
nor's Cbarge-Poor Testimony for the
Defsnoe-Biggs n as ''Roast" with tho
Two Witnesses Called.
Mrs. Francis Dupont, dressed In deep
mourning. took the stand before the
noon adjournment yesterday and was
sworn.
From the second story window / saw
smoke coming from the barn. made
preparations fol- leaving the house.
/ learned that the nurses
were downstairs went
out Of the house by the side porch.
went towards the gate when / saw these
girls, I got about midway along the
smsller pathway
II know william ]. Gibbons Have
known him for IS or 10 years, | know
him we'll l saw him there. He was
coming into the enclosure along the
path ! spoke or He passed me and said,
you had better get the things out of the
house as II 10 going to be burned.
i noticed different man
ner from What be had usually mani
tested IN my presence. BE seemed to be
defiant and little ashamed
Cross-examined
''He was walking l had never had
any conversation with him before
The Jury Cautioned.
Judge Cullen cautioned the iurymen
not TO hold conversation with anyone
concerning the case, and to report any
person who approached them.
In the sherinps Custody.
Gibbons was taken ia charge by Sheriff
Simslons and placed In the cells. AS be
left the court room he nodded and
SMILED pleasantly to Detective Harvey B.
Vandegrift
Hillas and His witnesses.
Immediately after court adjourned Mr..
Hilles held consultation with his wit
nesses Ia the Law library.
After the Recess.
Court reconvened at 9. .35 o'clock. The
court room was filed, many of those at
tending bsing women.
In she case of the stste VS. William
Morris, oolored, William F. Smslley his
attorney, entered plea Of guilty.
DIrs. Francis @ DUPONT Recalled.
Biggs-" When you saw the prisoner
on the path was he alonef'
Mrs DuPont-''Yes, SO far as / saw y
His Name Was DsnnIson.
John Dennison, night warden Of the
jail at New Castle, was sworn. He testi.
fed as follows.
Il got to the scene Of Ithe FIRE at from
6. 80 to 45 o'clock When I got there
saw Mrs Frank Dupont and Mr.. Horty
Next / ssw q man named James Elem
ing Then / saw Eugene DUPONT Two
men were getting the horses out Of
Frank DnPont's private stables. die
Rf efe Re there hgsspaf 5hss saw u VIA,
time. He was on Mr.. Franks house.
They were putting out the sparks.
u next saw him down in the yard
| was talhing to a number of persons
Gibbons was around heard him make
the remark, / done II, or I fred it,
don't know which They were asking
how IL occurred. After that l went part
Of the way with him TO the tavern Ed
ward Barr and William Kitchen were
with him They stopped at the carpsn
ter shop. Gibbons had money foi
liquor stopped at the woods near the
tavern. lie went TO the tavern.
waited twenty minutes Cor him. Hs
reioined me, and we walked bach
towards the barn. can't
exactly say what he said on the way
back further than to say L done it. He
was under the influence Of liquor l can
say whether he meant cutting the cornicl
or firing the Darn.
"Wnen be made the first remark,
would say that he knew what he wa
talking about, but he had been drinking
have kT own Gibbons for eight or min
years. have been very friendly. will
him. ="
Blegs-"YOu have gone around will
him3"
Dennison-"Oh, no siri'
Biggs-"Well, don't mean on any o
shese particular occasions" daughter.
Under Cross Examination.
DenDison-"W When I got to the FIR
was ordered so get the hase. don
know who helped me. saw the prlsone
on the cornice Of the barn. It was nearl,
as high as this ceiling. he was standin
on ladder / do not know whether /
was before or after / heard him say
done IL l saw John Lowdher there.
don't know who gave Gibbons the none
to buy the liquor. have no idea"
Hilles-"How far is It from the bar
to Lawlesss tavernsp
Witness-"Wel what we persons i
the country call half mile, you peoPl
here in town would call mile. Laugh
ter)
Hilles-"Well, when did be say I don
it,, the second timer
he said it coming home from Law
less's"
''Did he have anything to drink Will
at Lawless's92
II don't know what he drank.
wasn't there"
Redirect Examination.
Biggs-'Did you see Frank Dupon
when you 6rst went there to the iref'
''No, sir
Bane for the State.
Edward Bane sworn:
81 have known Gibbons for eighteen
or ninteen years. ] remember the burr
ing Of the barn at Sterling's Corner.
got there at o'clock, or little later
The barn was burning then. l saw Glib
bons there on the road. he came to m
snd said i have something to tell you
told him | did not want to hear any
thing he had TO say. He said: Give m
your hand don't know whether
gave him my hand or not. Then b
said j burned the New barn and Burn
burnt this one.'
81 then walked away. knew ther
WAS suspicion against him."