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

20 home ca sie weplu get ntn trouble.
He saHs he wasn't going home and
DC woal,lE't get into any trouble
He made The remsrk that there
would be one Of the dsmndest wax
enings up there had ever been in
this mans town and hell would be TO
pay. or something Of that kind
A f Lawhead 81 heard Charlie
Blair say ne had seen. Mr.. Fairenild
70 into the building after night and
Was liable 10 burn it. He was not
sober. My recollection is that he
had a gun in his hands and threat
ened to shoot John Dean. He had
been talking about the fire. This
was after the Grand Jury had indie
ted Blair. Buildings insured for
enc third their value. Don't know
what the feelings between the com.
pany and Tygard were.
Josiah Randall swore that the girl
was at his house and was not able to
be in court; he lives 10 gailes up in
the mountains from here.
Circuit Clerk Glasseock testified
that Sarah Nuoe was recognized to
appear here in penalty of 800 She
vas recognized and summoned, also
for The defense.
This ended the evidence for the
state. The first witness fer the de-
Tense was VIM. Z. St. Clair, who said
that rs be passed the factory that
night he heard noise as il there
was some enc between the main
building and the dry kiln; it looked
like Il man.
Charley Goodwin's testimony was
materially as that given for the
state.
The next witness was the defen-
dent, Charles Blair He said:-I
came over into town about $50 the
night OF the fire; exchanged hats
with Snyder that night; don't know
why; took Pal Wright home at about
lI:15. Burt Meeks came along heard
boys at railroad bridge and we
started down. We threw stones for
fun Bert went on and ! went under
blacksmith shop, afterwards went
up TO crowd. Had no matches; some
body, think Tom Bart blow, gave me
a few and / struck them ali for
Goodwin to fix guitar string. Then
! lay down on pile Of cross ties;
boys went away; afterwards looked
up and saw boys up by tank shed.
| followed a piece and then went
home aud went to bed while they
were on the ball ground. Some one
was in the kitchen at iather's--same
house | lived in--snd my wife was
up with baby, took off clothes and
went to bed. Heard some one yell or
nv wife walked me, heard Mrs Wright;
dressed and put on my cap that was
on bed post and which | took off in
the evening Father and brother Ed
followed right after me; worked at
fire ! did not have nvthing TO do
with the burning of the factory.
How happened to have the gun at
Phillips store was, had been hunt
ing with NJ. Crow and some Pitts.
burg men, same day at Wright's
with gun. | remarked the way John
Dean had sworn before the Grand
Jury against me | ought to kill him.
Dean was not then staying at
Wrigbts, When / left Grow | was
pretty full PHILLIPS store | said
that the factory might have taken
fire some night when Col. Fairchild
was in there. Did not mention Deans
name that time al store. don't think
ever aaid about hell being to pay,
aud all that to Arl Lewellen. Never
approached Geo. Shafier to get aiii
davit He approached me and said
Mrs. Nuce viii swear ! went up
there and tried to hire her to leave
will it take? Saw affidavit; father
said he'd have nothing to do with it;
night of fire bad on dark stiff hat,
dark pants and vest and light shirt;
was drinking apple jack that night;
| went home from bridge up by
Huston's | went into the pantry,
don't know the time; from pantry
went into my room; went to bed;
asked my wife after i had been a
sleep, if that wasn't cry offire; she
said thought it was; went down.
Been to RandalPs twice, after | was
indicted first time; paid for dinner
and horse feed; had company there
both times.
Dave Turner:-I was sleeping on
train night of fire; Lutte Smith with
me, went up to fire. on railroad. |
NETT. man by depot coming this way
large man, dark pants and
vest, and light shirt and hat. We
ran into him; he ran over hill by
bridge; we went on to the
fire; wondered what he meant; he
had hit me with his shoulder and
knocked me down; be had black
never saw him before,
big crowd at fire."
Lutte Smith corroborated Turner
in every particular.
Ed Blair Bruce Davis was with
me at a dance that night; Charley
come TO house 10 minutes after had
left Bruce, while | was in the kitch
en-; when heard somebody on porch
and opened door TO see who it was
1t was Charley and he walked right
into the porch and into his.own room
Charley went TO fire right in front OF
me; it was 2 when Bruce and ]. part
ed at forks of road.
Bruce Davis corroborated Blair as
to time they parted at forks of road
and being to dance.
Several other Witnesses examined,
George Gamble stating he had had
Bhe conversation mentioned with
George Snider saying that
Shaffer had told before the Grand
Jury Of Blair's failure TO pay money
agreed, and others whose testimony
was not actually material perhaps,
except to corroborate other testimony
given by the defense. Mrs.
Charles Blair testified that Charley
was at home at 1915 the night of |
The fire; she had sick child and
vas up when Charley came home,
and looked at the clock as he enter
ID.
Late Tuesday afternoon the argu-
nent of counsel IN the case began,