The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-08
right with the case and close it up as
soon as possible.
Sensational Turn.

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Sensational Turn.
You can't purchaseme that way
So said L. H. Harding, the hardware
dealer, of 400 Southwestern avenue,
Chicago, in his sensational testimony
concerning how defendant Robinson
tried to bride him to say that he had
never seen and knew nothing of him
(Robinson) This was brought out in
the testimony at the evening session of
Justice Skaters court Monday evening.
The session was called for 1880 o'clock,
and very shortly after that hour Thos.
D. Bond, the first witness was called to
the stand. He said he had been called
up by a man, whom he now thinks was
Abe Levine, on Sunday morning June
l23. He said he wanted g Pine This
he understood after awhile to mean
Perren. He told him where Mr.. Perren
lived. He acted very excited as though
he might be under the influence of
liquor.
@. G. SchulZe was the next witness.
He said he was in the ice business.
He did not know any of the defendants,
but he believed he saw Levine this
same morning, near the corner of Main
and Market streets, between 4 and
o'clock a. m. Had short conversation
with him. Asked him if he was a mat
tress maker from Chicago. He ans
wered yes. Then he wanted to know
where Perren lived. | told him. He
then went west on Market street. He
acted excited and seemed in a great
hurry.
John Citizen was called. He said he
had been employed to go to the ruins
of the burned factory to dig up articles.
All he had dug up were marked and he
could identify. Then Chief Of Police
Stemm ripped of the covering to the
mysterious barrel which caused such a
commotion a week or SO ago The
pieces of tin as Rosenow had described
them were taken out, together with
large tin cans and pieces OF tin. Mr..
Citizen picked out the stuff he had
found, seven pieces in all. He said
Rosenew, Cowie and Stemm were all
there at the time of the digging.
Rosenow told them where te dig He
dug three hours and got ST. an hour for
the job.
Joseph MoelIer was called up. He
also was digger. He identified sew
eral more of the tin pieces. He said
the digging was done on July Is. He
took Rosenow up there in hack.
Joseph Dulude was another digger.
He identified more of the hardware.
He said he got $3.50 for his work. He
saw Detective Alexander there also
Then came the sensation of the
evening. L. Fl. Harding WAS called.
Mr.. Harding was very cultivated up
pearing man who said he had been in
the hardware business about ten years.
He said he had known Robinson and
ROsenoW about FIVE OF six weeks, and
jacobson but about one week He
met Robinson at a wholesale hardware
store, where. the defendant was in
curing for some very light tin. He
picked up piece he saw lying there
and said that was about what he
wanted. He was referred to Mr.. Hard
ing as q retailer Then Robinson went
to Harding's store and together they
figured on the cans wanted. They
were to be made to hold sixteen gall
Ions. i" made the cans on Robinson's
order with some chutes. Robinson Or
dered fourteen or fifteen of the cans"
he then wanted some benzine and Mr..
Harding told him he did not deal in it
and could not be bothered with such
orders. Ina few days Robinson had
some benzine delivered at the Hard
ing store. There were five barrels of
lit, left on the sidewalk. Harding was
not there when it was delivered, but
when he got back Robinson and Rose
now were busy in the store emptying
the barrels into the cans. Harding
ordered them out of the store. He
said he could not allow that. They
went into a vacant lot back of the
store. Some Of the cans leaked, about
five or six of them. These were left at
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