The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-23

Robbins house and his son, Clifford, went
to the gallery with me and saw how things
were. Before going to Mr.. Robbins 1
took Howell Ssmuels, Jr., TO the room and
showed him the arrangements that had
been made to set the place on fire.
Hall said before leaving, Don't forget
to touch it off and he told me before that
that the place was soaked with turpentine.
He didn't say who had soaked it. He told
me to touch it off and then 60 to church,
but that while 1 was in church not to get
white in the gills' and give myself away,
and if the fire bell should ring not to
CULVER. He said he was going to see some
woman.
From the way he spoke I supposed he
was going to Frackville. 1 was not the
instigator of this conspiracy. We use tur-
pentine in our business to make a prepars-
ton for retouching. We used none while
| l was there"
In answer to a question as to whether
any goods had been shipped from the gall
lery lately Richter said, nothing in the
line Of photography. Hall told me to send
his overcost home"
Hall asked the witness if he (HalD had
not said he was going to Philadelphia and
that witness had asked him TO make certain
purchases for the business. The witness
said that this was true. That Hall was to
first go and see the woman at Frackville,
and then 60 to Philadelphia.
Several bottles that had contained the
turpentine compound and turpentine itself
ness. A piece of narrow floor board which
had been saturated with ~turpentine and
which had fastened to it a piece of tallow
candle about two inches long was also
identified as shown by Hall to the witness
before the former left for Frackville,
Clifford Robbins swore that he went to
the photograph gallery with Richter. In
what is called the west room, which is used
for the touching work on photographs,
and which was to have been the scene of
the touch it Off" A lot of paper, pieces
of floor boards, and q lot of shavings used
for packing goods, all saturated with tur-
p%entine, we're in a heap. On the TOP of
the pile was the piece of board and candle
and two boards were on end and tilted
against each other over the pile, as if to
shade the glare until the fire could get
good ~headway. Heavy paper was placed
about the window to prevent the people
outside from seeing the place too early.
II. w. Titman confirmed Robbins teoti-
mony as to the arrangements of the
inaammable stuff.
Chief Of Police Davis swore that he and
Policeman Holvey drove to Frackville last
night and arrested Hall at the house of a
prominent business man of that place.
Hall was standing in the hallway of the
house with a young lady. His overcoat
was on, but he did not have his hat. 1t was
about a quarter to one o'clock this morning
when hall was placed under arrest. He
was evidently taking leave of the young
lady to taketh e early train for Philadelphia.
The officer said the door shut as he
reached it, but he pushed it open and
caught hold of Hall. The young lady ran
into an adjoining room and shut and
locked the door. Hall was hsndcufted and
placed under Holvey's care in the carriage.
Davis then returned to the house and ex-
planned the cause of the arrest to the
family.
On the way to town Hall asked for an
explanation and said he thought it was
something put up between Kesqey, the
photographer, and Richter to run him out
Of the town.
John Nj. Robbins testified he was the
owner of the premises intended to be de-
stroyed. That Hall took possession Of the
gallery on April LIST, last, rent payable in
advance, but has only paid for one month.
hall said he would reserve his statements
for the trial at court. He was committed
without bail.
Richter was put under 81 600 bail to ap-
pear as a witness. j. M. Robbins fur
nished the security, but later in the day he
surrendered the witness, fearing some in
iuence to make him disappear might be
bear. Richter vent to jail with Hall.
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