Evening journal., 1891-10-28

that effect
what day7"
1.-THE day following the fire"
''rhe next day after the firs2
YES
How did he happen 80 make itg"
he was talking about ID. He said it
was such big FIRE, and that he 6red that
barn
he spoke of it being such large FIRE,
did hs4"
Yes sir. !"
What did you say to himT
II said that it must have been a big
Gre. for 1t was big barn"
Where we're You whsn be made this
statement
Il was going on the road towards the
Ere. !"
Did you and he go to the barn to
gethsrT
Yes, that morning. We went their
and came back together.
did he say where he set are to itf'
Yes, he told me he SCI FIRE to it in the
funnel :"
what we're his exact words9"
Il cred the barn 10 the funnel:n
did he say " hat timsf
He did not say that"
You we're we'll acquainted with himfp
"TssI know him we'll
II Never Told HiE TIA
Turning to Gibbons. Attorney General
Blggs asked.
do you want TO ask him any quss
tions7"
NO. I only want to say shat never
told him that.
HseFs Again Under Fare.
farming 80 Moore again, the Attorney
General continued.
ibid you ever hear the defendant
make any thFsats9"
Yes. have"
what have you heard him say4"
81 heard him say that the DuPonts
ousht 80 be harmed Qua.
Did you ever hear him say anything
about what he would 40 towards burning
them outp
mo. sir.
when did you hear bia ray they
ought TO be burned out?"
Two days after this FIRE
did you ever hear him make this
statement on more than one OCCASION
Yes. He and worked together. One
day no told me that he knew little about
the burning of all the barns"
tellY'
Some time afterwards
Did you ever bear him say more than
once that the DuPonts ought to be
burnedsout2K
Yes"
That will do. You can take a seat .
He was led back into the inner rosm
by Detective Lynch
Mine Host" LynsA rsstinss.
Thomas Lynch" was the next name
called.
The young detective and proprietor OF
Columbus Inn took the stand and was
sworn.
What is your businessq''
"Detactive
do you know the defendants"
Yes"
How long have you known him?"
Twelve or thirteen weeks.
Where did you meet him.
at my store at Columbus Inn
Did you ever hear him make any
threats relative to the DESTROYING the
property Of the DuPontsf'
les, on more than one occasion
Just state what you heard aim saw
One night he said that Frank Dupont
was d-n mean s-n of q IL and
ought to be blown up. BE further said
that head book keeper Collision was
another id mean s-n Of q h--h and
no good and ought TO be blown m. too.
ne said he would like to light she leaves
when the wind was blowing their way
and blow them both to HI
ANY other threatsG"
To Blow mp the Kills.
mo, only that he: spoke OF such man :.
he would like to get out of the wav
most OF them worked in che DuDonts
works and the only way TO get ria Of
them was to have the mills 20 up.
Did you ever hear him say that the
property of the DuPonts would be dss.
troyed hereafter7e
Yes, ! heard him and the Clarks
talking. They, the Clarks. Hspoke of
lighting the dried lsaveR. This man said
yes. good idea, If the wind was blowing
rightp
.'Did he say he wOuis have q hand in
HE said when il did take place ks
would not be behind
What did Clark say2"
"ae said it would make a good Gre
with the leaves"
THE prisoner said shat YES il
would. and Clark said that he would
light the leaves. Gibbons said he would
not be second in setting ars to them. De
would be the nrst
Again Attorney General Biggs turned
to the prisoner and asked him If he had
anything to say.
II say that never said what this man
says said but remember that Clark
set fire to the leaves, replied the prIs.
oner, with flushed face.
1t was the night Of the day we went
nshing, said the detective. You re
member thatf We told you to stay away
from the store because we all had 500
much to say about the DUPONT fres.
Gibbons did not reply.
Heia In Ten ThsasAna Dollars Bail.
Attorney General Biggs told the magls-
tsate that he wanted the prisoner held in
So,VOV bail for setting tirs to the barn,