The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21

| WhO udu COuit lntO Tue bDA were us
missed for having expressed and
still retaining strong opinions as to
the guilt or innocence of the aecus
ed. J"3e twelve men sworn to act as
Jurors are Jacob Price, A. G.
Taught, Clark Powell, c. G. Howell,
Jacob Y. Taught, T. NJ. Holland,
Joseph Corrothers, Samuel Sargent,
Albert L. Bennett, Sylvester Wilson,
John w. Jamison and VIM. d. Clear
Prosecuting Attorney Baker then
made statement of the case to the
Jury, followed by Mr.. Moreland. for
the defense. The prosecution coun-
sci consists of Cox and Baker and
Lazzell, and the defendants attor-
neys are Moreland, Keck and Fast
Judge Meredith is presiding dur
ing the trial of the case Carl Frame
the well known stenographer, is tax
ing the evidence in short hand.
Friday morning the FIRST witness
for the state, Col Fairchild was in
trodueed. He told of the burning,
showed the jury a map exhibiting
the location of all the buildings
burnt, told of the gas being turned
off the night of the fire, and all that
to show that there was no danger Of
influences from the inside tending TO
the origin OF the confagration. His
evidence was not at all direct against
Blair.
Neither was that of George Hall,
the next witness, who recited the
fact that, living SO near the factory,
the first flash of the flames awoke
him and he gave the first alarm of
fire. This witness went on further
to state that the factory was well in
sulated from fire danger that night
as there was no gas burning in the
building at all, and that the steam
heating apparatus had always, been
considered quite safe
Bernie MADEIRA said last he saw of
Blair.-night August 6--was 11:30
O'Clock, and he went home.
Harry Debolt said: 'sthe first thing
| remember definitely the night of
10 - III as M ai tn'iie' corner ABOUT
par,hIoa, ,raaa eia' Oo INV, p'air'
~ ~ 80 80, ms W auo oene's were IN
narsan,s - "'e. ga. . " .l aonie ''oui
win 8, o. s ad' S cue o.ue's WIN
went first to the depot, but we left
d;d ~, D 20 ~ INC >, III ehihh ne
,,ano, no ~, NJ no we ~ens W
,.a, saI's.,. es ,.Nf 0ane oaeA 10
81 49, -, 90 w ne'p ''pS We were
57 , oas " a.; s1..'aao i''an, ih'snt
-. 49, sulne We went
~ W s't i"'iio'.u o'lose' eeoPpeo
s,o,os r,on, H.; ~ one on'e"
W. a. IT. ~ 1..'on " man u ae S1
la, pla;r 49, 80 ~ ~, 'o",1 ''n'e ~, Tuar
10y Ia, 40, o 49,, W Us 'neie: we ar
pia;Y Wy ,di'loao anu ie'. 1hariel
80 - ~, - a'ieep we wen IL
aronn5 Gov -, s' 80 anu piaye'
nnsh,an ro' 9' h";a .''lo' oaiue 'aeA 70
~, 49, - "niS -, s ',,,, non'e'
10 - 80 80 az 'i'iie' iof 7"'pe
- - ~, o'uie ~ on S"e
Iaa' = 81" a., 'aiN,' a""'ie' ana
h h~n In In, ouAea aIounu' saw
vS =" Q. 81 ~ On aown street. mes
o.d - So ~ Ji a. s ana We "ene On over
''u WI ;I' g. , %, iao'ois On hre'
- ~, ~ I. la, testimony zorro
~, 60 Deoo.' ouI was CONSIDER
oly 'o''e, % W oe'a,.' ne saia D'air
L. a"u on s.'a a" s,. na'' iisns shire ana
e 49, n 80 on 'l''ei oorner' an" was
~ ese. S,o 'ne salie way wnen ohey ieit
al"' "a'.ep oa q p,ie u Cross Iies AZ
r Ine SUN en-. Gnu Vi Tue railroad ofluse'
, li1 salu '"ey were az the oepot
i.'i noui Der. Meehs came oack
aieei we gov 70 Tue railroad oridge.
a.. ni'el In, ene :as' Stone was thrown from
."e o.ieo.ion % Tue factory hialr
oa'Ie up 70 1ne oriage' then ne went
anu ia'u oo"n' ana pretenoeo 70 he
as'eep' any now ne acted as II he
uau 9ee1 uilnhing' we went up 10
e.anoaio 'anA niS'' enefe awntie oe
ioie We CANT oaeh aowh TO tue ran
sronho' "neh we got pack TO IN front
81 couiC house CLOCK struck z,
'u'nA' vent nome ana heara some
Que yen hre' ana weht' Deooit win
me heip Jake nose across creek; no
hre ID shaVlngs PIE when got there'
saw no one put BLAIR, ontslde OF our.
crowo' ehaI n'gnt near bridge
oeoise laws ,esti'nony was 10 an
'nten.s u corfoporation OF 81. Glars,
preciseiy SO as 10 Time, blair attire,
Tue stones oeing thrown, BLAIR com
ing up 10 raiiroad bridge and lying
oown. ne went TO the fre, but saw
no hre Ia the pie ot shavlngs. lie
nao started 10 stay ali.night with
marry niair. lie SAID Charley Blair
was "ieeilng pretty good that night.
marry Deooit had ait Charley BLAIR
with suck to waken him up. De-
DOW acted as captain when we drill
ea at Durpannah bridge.
Tom barthlow, who was one OF the
musical and military people mention
ed on this memorable night, testl-
hed, In erect, ID accordance with DE
Doll, ot. Ciair and Davis. lie went
TO the hre; saw no one but Blair in
ehelr travels; had speeches. songs
ana games up the railroad; took some
Time; ~ minutes TIL when they
got PACK 10 commercial.
Charles Goodwin was with the
boys that evening, told all about the
stone throwing, guitar string break
ING at bridge and takinO some time