The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
THE ROSENOW STORY
HE DETAILS ALL THAT HAPPENED
III THE CONSPIRACY.
SOME OF TT NEW TESTIMONY.
The Witness Keeps the Stand all Day and
is the Cause of Many Legal Battles
Court Room Crowded Again
SOME OF IT NEW TESTIMONY.
(From Thursdays Daily. }


taking of testimony in the big conspir-
acy and arson case Of the Chicago Bed
ding company began. It is the sixth
day of the trial, but two days were lost
in the selection of jury. The sun ris-
ing bright and clear and giving prom
Use of another beautiful day decided the
ladies of the city on another day at
court. f f
At the time of going to press We'd
nesday evening J. G. Nesbitt was still
on the stand. He had sworn to the as
sets and liabilities of the company and
was engaged in showing up the capital
stock account. He had said that the
first entry. Of this was made June Is or
20, only few days before the fire,
He said he observed that the stock ac-
count had not been opened He could
not say whether any money had ever
been paid in for this stock. There
never had been anything in the books
to show whether any one had ever paid
in any capital stock. The capital stock
entries were made about June 20.
Some about July 10. His attention was
called to a series of accounts entered
about the same time. He said they
were entered upon Mr.. Bloch's orders
and he knew nothing about them. He
found and showed the bills. None of
the goods mentioned in the bills ever
came to the Chicago Bedding COM
pany, but were delivered to jacobson.
He had had conversation with Jacob
son and Harris concerning the insur-
ance. jacobson suggested that the
stock be taken from one place where it
was not insured to a place where it
would be. This was after the fire and
this change would have to be made on
the books. He acted as notary public
while book keeper. He had a seal
which he never put into the vault. At
ter the fire he was the first one to get
into the vault. He found his seal at
the top of the safe in the vault. The
letter files were always kept in the Of
fee proper. They were never ordi-
narily put into the vault. He found
them in the vault after the fire. All
was confusion in the vault Everything
had been piled in very hurriedly appar-
entity. He found a small memorandum
book there which was never before put
there. There were a number of other
papers, etc., not usually put there.
Mr.. Cavanagh began the cross eX-
animation. He asked but two or three
questions when Mr.. Scanlan took it up.
The accounts were all dug up over
again and Mr.. Nesbitt stated that he
followed, in the employ of the company
a drunken, incompetent book-keeper
and the entries in the books under back
dates we're made to catch up with the
work neglected by the former book
keeper. Mr.. Foster wound up the
cross examination and kept the witness
on the stand nearly all the afternoon.
At 4:30 p. m. Mr.. Quarles returned to
redirect examination. He said he
knew nothing of the Spring Edge Mat
tress company He saw Perren and
Bloch there once. Bloch told him he
was doing a good business with that
company.
Louis Hutts was sworn. He said he
was lumber dealer of Chicago. Not
acquainted with Robinson and Rose
now. Sold a bag Of sawdust to two
men who drove one horse. He then
identified Robinson as being the man
who called for the goods. The bag
was very large one of coarse sacking
Mrs. O. D. Goss was called. She
said she lived in North Chicago. She
was in charge of all the Chicago con-
nections at the telephone exchange.
Saw Robinson at the office about June
%. He used the telephone and she made
check of the occurrence. He called
for west 408, Chicago. She made the
connection. Robinson paid for the
service.
Philip Wade was next called He
had been called Tuesday, but was sent
home for his coat by the court. He
appeared without it then, but it was on
all right this time. He said he lived
about 80 or 40 rods from the factory of
the company. Heard an explosion like
distant gun on Sunday evening, June
%. There was another one in about
five or ten seconds. Then followed
another There were four or five eX-
plosions. He ran down to the factory
and saw the north window blown out
onto the switch. Did not notice the
color of the flame. There was streak
of fire started from the store room and
ran north and spread very rapidly to
all parts of the building, almost at
once. Was about the first to get to the
fire. He was not cross examined.
At this point Mr.. Quarles requested
that Bernhard Rosenow might take the
stand. The request was granted. he
testified to being acquainted with all
the defendants. Then after Mr. Quarles
had asked one more question perfect
legal storm arose over admitting the
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