The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-23

fns uSanee Companies Trying Co Prove
the Owner N Iueeadiasy.
TACOMA. Nov. R.-fSpsciaL-tn the case
Of George T. Hart versus several insurance
conpaniss. in which Hart attempts 10 80
cure upwa ard Of 1i0. 90 In insurance on his
sawm,il, which was burned on section 10
last Thanksgiving night, testimony was
offered today entirely indicating the
original story published in the Posr-IS-
TkLLIeKscEn 10 the effect that Mr.. Hart
was charged with being interested in the
burning Of the mill. The court room was
well nlled. Judge Gordon. Of Olympia,
was on the bench. Judgs Pritchard having
gone to Olympia TO relieve him.
Mr.. Hart testified that he was not at
the mil on Thanksgiving day. He went
down on an engine, and said TO the en-
gsnesr "For God sake. pull her wide
open
Hiram and Charles Jewell. formerly
partners, testified that Hart was there an
went TO the ards on an engine and with
the engineer running two miles per hour.
told the engineer: Watch out Don't
throw Va OF the track" He seemed very
much excited.
II. A. Jewell, for the defense, testified TO
having had dealings with Hart TO the ex-
tent OF several Thousand dollars. Hart r
JEWELL had been operating tho mill about
three weeks before tho hre. Al JEWELS
request additional insurance Was placed
an the mill. he understood that the firm
had large orders from San Francisco. The
mill had been running about three-anarters
of the time. On November "a, iSs2,
Thanksgiving day, the mill Was run Part
Of the day 10 Ga some ORDERS. Mr. Hart
VAS at the mill thai day. He employed
about twenty men, moot Of whom resided
thercL The mill did NOT furnish the men
with oil. The eookhcuse was furnished
with oil. The Arm paid Cor the oil, which
did not remain at the wharf, hu. MAS
shipped TO the mill. HIS dealings with
Mr.. Hart were always satisfactory.
Charles A. Jewell testified that he was in
the yard a, tho time o. the ire; ven; to
the firs on an sns1ae and heard Hart say
10 the engineer: Don't run Us ct the
track" lie suggested that they take up
some of the iige department. and Hart was
In too much of hurry. All we're Ina q
hurry TO SET to tho mill. We arrived nj
the mill AZ about 3:sS y. IN. took the
engine down for the iire department. leav-
ing there at u m; received several ;ele.
phone messages from the mill TO hurry UP.
but could not got there before.
j. h. Smith stated that he knew George
Z. Hart. the plaintiff; recognized a bill OF
sale that haa been given him by Hart In
December, 1891; took IL home and put IL in
his deck in his house near the Hart mill
took 10 from his home to NJ. h. Snell',
etiise and had IL recorded: expected . Mr..
Kellogg here TO take evidence OF self and
Hart with regard 10 q law suit I'm the East
and Hart did not want IL recorded Until
later. The compensation vas the amour,
due nom Hart on business in the East
started in to operate the mill on
Dseemher J. 1891. under the name
.8E b. ~ arf Aa
j ceased operations March 10. lsss
as q frm, and the mill was lessted 10 Ma,
f.. Smith. my wife. by q. r. Hart. HI,
recognised y bill of sale offered in evi
dcnee. also his signature; delivered sam,
TO Snels and Johnson the day after 10 ~Al
pay note OF $50 and interest and settle
Eastern matters before . referee and Sc
cure note 20 Mrs. Smith, Ihave brought
suit against Hart for balance due Of shoa
$lAop0 Was negotiating with Hart fol
about . month before bill 81 ssle VS.,
given. Hart paid the note Of san. He
tseen October - ana . | talked With Har
about the miii Earning. We we're walk
ing down tho railroad track at aboat
T. m. Hart said the mill Ma,
not paying and he wanted 10 sc
Ri Of made me . proposition 10 barn
the nail. and asked him 20 meet re a
his cifie~. On October - bad another tall
turning tnc sBAA NJ htFfs NS
fee. Hart wanted me 10 hnEn she mill
that mill was not paying. saG he had q
have money: would give the ene-sAira In
terexs IN ali that Mas left Hart stsses
that there vas sl2.s3 insurance oa mill
! refused 10 hsye anything - do With Il
lad several ether conversations With aim
Hart said he eoali get Mr.. Cory to burn
the mill. Gerry VAS moi working q
tae mil thea, bat cam,
about week afterwards u