The Newtown bee., 1895-07-19

morning went and looked the ground over again. The State here rested the case.
 Lawyer Beecher opened for the prose- cution, and as on the preceding occasion, his case was handled in thorough man. ner. He first quoted the law as touching such questions as presumptive proof, the law as to probable cause, illustrating these points fully by recent cases in Connecticut. He then went on to review the ev dence, drawing the chain of testi- mony tightly together. It appears, said MT Beecher, that George Nichols and Michael Corbett were together on the night of July l. That they were seen opposite Fred Norton's and again at Frederick Lakes. That they left there seven or eight minutes past 9 under the influence of cider. It appears that Miss Susie Camp and her brother left the house of Mrs Addie Nichols about 9.l5. That when near the fork of the road they saw these men coming away from the fire and
 sKULKING IN A SUSPICIOUS MANNER. It can't be possible for this young man to say ''I didn't see the fire." They were caught going away from home and away from the fire. What do they do when they get up the hill? Does Corbett go in the house and retire! No. We have them m 8 position to do the act and we have them coming away from the fire in sus- picious manner. In a case of arson it is rarely anything is proven except by cir cumstantial evidence. The officers didn't find them at first. Robert Cummings has testified he saw them vault the fence and run down through the meadow. The way this fellow remained quietly at home was to run down throuph the lots and hide in a closet. In closing Mir Beecher stated to his honor that he believed there was abundant evidence to warrant him finding probable cause.
 Lawyer Leonard at this point took up the cudgel in behalf of his client. He stated in opening that the State had here a case made up entirely of a train of cir eumstantial evidence. He said his Broth CT Beecher had read a good deal of law and that much of it would prove boom erang. He believed his Brother Beech CT had befogged the case with the name of Michael Corbett." Mir Leonard em- phasized the point that it wasn't case of possibilities, but whether there was enough evidence here to warrant prob able cause. He also quoted law and claimed MT Beecher's legal points had lit tie weight. He asked the court if there was any proof to show that anyone with malice set the barn on fire? If it wasn't possible the fire was set by accident? He stated that the prosecuting officer had BAKED THE TOWN OF NEwToWN WITH A
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 to secure evidence. He stated he believ- ed this man was not guilty, and he didn't believe his honor felt there was enough to warrant his finding probable cause. "And here my Brother Beecher,'' contin- ued Mir Leonard, 1would have you be- lieve that within 10 minutes after leaving Mir Lakes, they had committed a crime which would send them to States prison. It's nonsense. Where's the motive !v He asked the court if he could find any bet ter example of staying quietly at home than in Mir Nichols case. He had plenty of chance to skip between the 1st and tue 9th. And yet last Friday when they went to arrest them, they find Nichols 1 turning grindstone down in Palestine. Does your honor think there's anything 1 in the testimony to warrant binding this man over? Before taking his seat he paid his respects to the testimony of Miss l Camp and Robert Camp. ssAnd here is Robert Camp,n said Mr Leonard, sa good I lusty boy. He passed these men, gees ] to the house of his cousin and then goes home, says his prayers and gets into