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

Re get To his gate Went "a bed-
and gnt UP for the fire.
Michael Z. Rice, the next witns IS
related thas he was the fireman q
the factory at the time OF the FIRE
That evening when he left all the
gas in the factory was turned OF; nc
fire in she furnace Gas shut eff by
valve outside OF buildings, which
shut it all off; no other fuel but gas
was used that day
Rufus West, who was blacksmith
there at time stated, corroborated
Rice. He said the fire did not orig
mate in the shavings pile
Ellis X. Turner, next witness, was
on police force at time of fire. Hs
saw Blair go into Harris barber shop
and exchange a dark hat for a straw
bat. early that night.
Russell Huston gave good de
scription OF the fire and said that at
the beginning of it, be being there
soon after it caught, there was fire
neither at shayings pile nor neal
engine
Mrs. Mary Wright corroborated
p. j. Wright's testimony as to the
time be got home and went to bed.
She heard considerable noise that
night near both bridges, she came
out to the porch to listen to noise:
people passing could not see persons
on porch. j saw man passing up
and down He had on light shirt,
dark pants and vest, in his shirt
sleeves; Don't remember about his
hat; he went up and back. 1t was
but short time after he passed
down until | heard the cry Of fire
| had just gone back to bed This
was about 2 o'clock. | ran up the
street past Robes crying fire. In
front of Blair's | heard somebody
yell fire before coming to the door.
| know how Charley Blair walks,
straight and erect, the man who had
passed walked erect. | left John
Dean and Mrs. Nuee on the porch
when ! went up the street toward
Blair's. The man who had passed
looked to me larger than Charles
Blair
JAS Wright was at home the
night Of the FIRE; heard noises at
both bridges. John Dean, Sadie
Randall, Sperry Shisler and others
there | got up and listened; a man
went up and back. He walked very
straight, ard was in dark pants and
vest and light shirt He went past
when said, whats up?' and he
turned his head from me and said,
nothing He went down the com
pany's road about half way and
looked around each way, this was
after the noise at bridge had stop
ped, and he went on down between
the main buildings and dry kiln.
The first | saw of the fire it Was be
tween the two buildings | went to
the fire. | saw man, Charlie
Blair, at Justices trial. The dress,
style and size corresponded with
man | saw that night After Grand
Jury, before which John Dean was
a witness Charlie said by Cd he
was going to kill John Dean He
had gun, bat went away with it.
Saw him at the fire.
Ed. d. Clear: Before the fire
Blair was in my restaurant and made
the remark that the buggy factory
would burn down some of these
times; he was under the influence OF
liquor | was in Harris barber shop
night of Ere Saw Blair change. his
stiff hat for straw hat, this was be-
tween IL and II o'clock / have
heard people talking in general OF
danger Of fire at buggy shop
Sam f Kelly: Il am a black
smith; at Farmers Store, year ago
last summer. | heard Blair remark
that there were some buildings in
and about this town that ought to
be torn down or hurnt,and / told him
he ought not to make expressions of
that kind
Will Dean and j. A. Barthlow ex
amined. hut testimony not bearing
on the case.
+. NJ Grant SAID that there were
no hard feelings between the com
pany and Tygard when he quit the
George Shatfer; Il have known
Blair some time; known Mrs. Nuce
Sarah Randalf) ali my life. | was
to Blair in May at Caracas;
.he conversation at his shop previous
was the first. He would like to have
Sarah's affidavit that he hadn't gone
up there and tried to persuade her
not toswear against him. If l could
procure the affidavit there was Ger.
ain sum OF money in it, either for me
u the girl, suppose. He said over
acre there was $50 in it if these par
les didn't swear against him;
We were talking about Dean and
Sarah. [ refused, wanted me to see
he girl and write, letting him know.
said l would not do it. He wanted
he affidavit to state that George c.
Baker was the only person who had
.ried to persuade her not 10 come.
Keck wrote the affidavit / showed
I to G. c. Baker. | think / took it
away with me | did not tell Josiah
Randall that if / got $40 for getting
his affidavit / would give him IS. |
lid not say to the grand jury that if
Blair had paid me for nay lost time
md money pad out | would not
lave prosecuted him. | didn't tell
Mr. Keek that my attempted prose-
:ution was spite work; / didn't
iay | could get Sarah to do or say
| wanted her to; | didn't
ell George Gamble that / could
AVE gotten her To swear it was not
Blair if he had paid me that $40, but
is he didn't be would have to take
he consequences. l never showed
he Nuce girl the affidavit. | was
aised with the gfrl and went to
chool with herr
John Dean:-I was at Wright's the
light of the fire. in the dining room
With Sarah Randall, who was work
ng there. We were in there till af-
er l O'Clock, and we come out on the
,oreh. saw the boys at the bridge
tfJer l O'Clock A man cameup street
While ! was standing at the gate and
lnder tree, in the dark. Sadie
vas standing in the porch leaning
Up against the weather boarding.
The man who passed had on dark
est and pants, light shirt and straw
at Ha want No tho straaf and