The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-20

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Mrs. james Virgin Went g
bed At nine o'clock. Heard noises
on the street little after IL o'clock.
Got up and found Ed and Pal in bed.
Saw . man pass up the street but
didn't recognize him. He wore
very light shirt, dark pants and vest.
Didn't see where the man went.
He wore SLOUGH hat turned up all
around. Charley Blair lives with
bis father. know him.
Ellis Turner: Saw Charley Blair
in Harris barber shop about IL 80
Saturday night. He borrowed a
quarter from the barber, Snider and
took Snider's hat, straw one, and
and left his own, black derby.
Saw Blair no more that night. He
wore white shirt, dark coat and
pants.
Henry Snider: Blair got my hat
Saturday night and left his, black
derby Saw him no more that night.
Next saw him Sunday afternoon in
South Morgantown. Said my hat
was up at the house and he would
bring it over. He returned my hat
Tuesday evening.
Here the State rested.
Charley Blair: Left Morgantown
between eleven and twelve o'clock
Saturday night with Pal and Ed
Wright. Stopped at Wright's cor
ner. Bert Meeks came along and
we went toward the railroad. Each
of us threw a stone. was afraid
they would shoot and ran under the
blacksmith shop. Then we went up
to where the boys we're. The boys
went up the railroad and / went
home and went to bed. Had on light
neglige shirt, dark vest and pants.
Had no blue shirt Oh that night.
Had been in bed over an hour when
l heard the alarm of fire. Had been
asleep. Was not much intoxicated
that night.
Mrs. Chas. Blair: Charley came
home at 1915. Twas up at the time.
He went to sleep before / did. He
was sleeping in the same room was.
There had been rowdying on the
street all night. A crowd passed
our house after he came home. Char
ley wore light shirt and wore the
same one to the fire that he had worn
all evening.
Cross examined: was up at 1910
and Charley came in within five min.
utes afterwards. Think he wore his
cap to the fire. He usually wears a
black derby hat. Think he wore it
home that night The alarm of fire
was given about two hours after he
came in. His black hat was at home
that night.
George Semans: Pretty well salts
fed the factory building burned.
Fire seemed scattered around all
over the ground, nowhere more than
three feet high. Thought it was
only the shaving pile afire and went
back home and told my folks the
factory would burn if it wasn't put
out. There was fire about the build
ing as well as the shaving pile. Saw
no one when / first went to the shops.
Saw Fairchild the second time
went. Saw the fire but can't tell
what it was burning Have seen
tires put on wheels at the shaving
pile but never knew the shavings to
catch fire. Don't know whether any
tires were put on that afternoon.
Don't work there
p. J. Wright: Charley Blair went
from our corner toward his home
This was at IL O'clock. Ed and
went in and went to bed Immediate
ly. Didn't see any one.
Defense rested.
Colonel Ash Fairchild: At first
the fire was burning at the corner of
the main building. The fire was
coming up through from under the
shed roof at the corner next to the
creek was around the building
soon after / reached the fire and
found no fire in the boiler room or
blacksmith shop nor was the shaving
pile afre. The latter was perfectly
dark. There were no tires put on
near the shaving pile for two weeks
before the fire. / have no idea it
caught from the shaving pile. l
don't believe Semans was at the fire
before was or else he is mistaken
about what he saw.
Rufus West: Was around the
the building not long after reaching
the fire and the shaving pile was not
ON fire. l went between it and the
the shop. Didn't see any fire except
in the building.
Blair was held in the sum of $500
for his appearance at 9 o'clock Satur-
day morning.
The preliminary hearing was re-
sumed shortly after nine o'clock
Saturday morning. The question of
introducing new witnesses, the case
having been closed the evening be-
fore ready for argument, was argued
by counsel and decided in the mega
tive. Arguments by counsel followed,
the State holding that there was
cause shown why defendant should
be charged with the crime of arson
and that the alibi was not proved.
The defense argued that the alibi
had been proved.
The judgment of the justice was
that probable cause for holding the
defendant Blair had been shown and
he held him in the sum of 81 900 to
appear at the first day OF the October
term OF the circuit court to answer
to an indictment if one should he
found. The required bond was furn
ished and Blair released, his father
being his bondsman.
Last Excursion to Atlantic City.
The last opportunity to enjoy one
of the rhnan rate aypurei0pc RI A.