The Newtown bee., 1892-02-26
FAIRFIELD.
THE FIRE BUG.

Wilson, on the charge of burning the barn of John l.. Morehouse.
 The complaint was gotten out by MT Morehouse and signed by Grand Juror Edward M. Bulkley of Southport. Justice Benjamin B. Brothwell signed the war rant.
 Sullivan was brought down to the Town hall, where the hearing was held AS the news had spread rapidly, a large number of spectators had gathered to hear the case.
 The State had summoned large num- Der of witnesses, but only few were heard, as it was only necessary to show probable cause and not wishing to dis close all their evidence, for various reas- ons.
 Sullivan was put to plea at about 3 o'clock and pleaded not guilty.
 The State then opened it's side by put ting on MT Morehouse, whose barn was burned, who fixed the time of his first discovery of the fire at 10 in the even- ing, but states that the clock was five minutes fast.
 He was sitting in the front room read ing, when he was startled by the cry of fire. Turning, he saw the reflection on the window shade and surmised immedi- ately that it was in his barn,
 Hurrying across the street, he found it one mass of flame inside, while it had burst through the roof and the east side.
 He observed, also, that the large barn doors on the north side were thrown open, the smaller door in one of the large ones having swung back,as though it had been opened first and that then the larger were unfastened and opened.
 With the assistance of Milton Chatfee and his sister, he succeeded in removing his horse, one COW, two carriages, sleigh and some farming tools.
 By this time, quite crowd had assem- bled among whom he saw Sullivan, who, at that time, showed no signs of intoxi- cation. About or 10 minutes had eX- pired during this period.
 The next witness was Howard L. Will son, son of Mrs Wilson, who testified that, while he was eating supper at 30 o'clock, he heard Sullivan down stairs and also heard him go out about that time.
 He saw or heard nothing more of him, till at work across the street in his horse stables, when he was asked, "How far is it to Bridgeport
 "Am I on the right road"
 6 hoh Sullivan who parently, was in bad state of intoxica- tion. This was about p minutes after he (Sullivan) left the house.
 Sullivan also appeared quite out of breath.
 Staggering into the stables, he said he had been over to the Italians, where he had drund h--l of lot of whiskey and beer.
 Sullivan could hardly stand up with out support.
 Following Sullivan out, he immediately discovered that Morehouse's barn was on fire and cried out to his men, who were inside and, immediately, started for 1t with them.
 Sullivan said there was no use going, as it was nothing more than the woods on fire and endeavored to persuade them not to go.
 Not needing his remarks, Wilson,with his men, started on run.
 What was their surprise to see Sullivan running with them and keeping up.
 When about half there, Wilson turned
 eniI hnf fellow isn't as drunk as he makes be- lieve; he's only shamming."
 Clark responded, 'Yes."
 Sullivan reached the fire as soon as the rest, it being only a four or five minutes run from the Wilson place.
 Wilson also testified how the prisoner attempted, with others, to lift off large barn door and was snowballing around there, apparently all right.
 Clarke and Daily, Wilson's men, testi- fled substantially the same as Wilson.
 George Howell, l,brother-in-law of John Casey, said that when he drove by the barn, everything, as far as he could see, was all right. He was on his way to Casey's, who lives on the back road which runs to ths north of the barn.
 He saw no one leave the barn and saw no one ahead of him, but, on reaching Casey's, about five or six minutes drive from the barn as he was driving that night he saw that the barn was afame.
 Detective McManus, who is working for the railroad in search of the party or parties who attempted to wreck the trains, testified that he met Sullivan at Scinto's, the Italian who is licensed to sell at the quarry, a few days after the fire and that, at that time, in about 20- minute conversation, Sullivan said that he was at three different places at the time of the fire; at that place Italian's), it home and down in Fairfield, meaning { the village.
 Leonardo Scinto was next called. He said that he was at his place of business i from in the afternoon till II at night md at no time was Sullivan present.
 The State claimed that he was not 1 lown in the village, because he did not { nave time to go and return.
 Milton Chaffee described the progress ] ,f the fire at the time he first saw it,when l ne first cried fire, which cry reused MT l 
 Here the State rested, claiming to nave shown probable cause and that the { prisoner should be bound over to the { May term of the Superior court. { Justice Brothwell, in rendering his de- I ,ision, said he found such cause and pound the prisoner over under 5000 (