The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

they called the door of Johns room ard found woman, which afterward proved to be the young woman, called Kate Hur- ley, trying to unlock the door. That he told her to get away and he would open it and he did with his foot, and found where the fire was. That he went back down stairs and pumped water while others carried it. That after the fire wss subdued he went into the sitting room to get warmed little and left for home at about 30. During the cross examins- ton he related the conversation between himself and Mrs Lowell when he WAS in the sitting room as near as he could re- member it, consisting principally in in- quiring regarding Mir LoveIl's absence, about the fire, and the children. Healso explained on the map of the house in court his movements when up stairs.
 John R. Peck testified that he lived in
 Newtown, South Center district and WAS at the fire That he went up stairs with John Breslin, James Far. ell and John SteingaIt and saw John Breslin break in the door to the south chamber from the front hall and unboIt the door leading to the unoccuDied room. That when they
 left the room John Steingart went first,
 he or James Farrell nexr, leaving Bresiin
 in there.
 William c. Johnson was the last wifi.
 ness for the afternoon. He lived in New town about one-hef mile south of Mir
 Loveifs. That he started for the fire just
 before o'clock with his man. MT Norton and MT Daily and John Murray, and dis covered the woodhouse to be on fire, and
 tried to put it out. That the first person
 he saw when he got there was Kate Hur-
 icy standing in the sink room door doing
 nothing and looking southward. Didn't
 recoilect seeing anyone else about there.
 That he went to work with crow bar
 Pryins cit boards from the wood house. That he next went up on ladder and poured water on the woodhouse. That smoke was seen coming out of the house cor nice and that he went through the we'll room and hallway to the top of the stairs out could not go farther on account If the smoke, came back down and got up en welihouse roof and broke in south window in Johns room and pulled out the bed. Noticed John Breslin on the ground and spoke to him. That he after ward went into the house and to the at. tic and took out window to Ter the smoke out and soon went home, arriving there about o'clock. That he went back to MT Lovells about o'clock, sat the request of Messrs Leonard and Biackmsu. to watch. John McNamara left pretty soon after he got there and Kate left about 10 o'clock. That he saw Kate's trunk Tn the kitchen and before she went saw her open 1t and take out some wraps which were folded up, and the contents That Kate locked. the trunk and soon left. Tbat he went into Kate's room with John Breslin and George Drew and they showed him the paper in Kate,s bed. That he staid at the house all night. The cross examination brought out the facts That he visited the cellar with Mes SITS Blackmar, Leonard and North rop and saw burned papers. That he heard Mrs Lowell say she couldn't very well spare Kate. His de- scription of the garments Kate took out of the trunk caused the court and audi eDce to smile. That the key to Kate's trunk was cut from Kate's neck bv Nre Lowell. That John Steingart did not cit up all night with John Breelin. George Drew and himself, but went to he'd in kate's room, aud MT Williams wanted to know if on top of the burned paper. MT Williams also wanted to know about fine conversation down at Mr Johneon's house when he was aeked to 20 up to MT Lovell's to watch, but Mr Beecher cb- jected on the ground that it was nor ad- missahie and the lawyers aygueJl the sub- ject till it was time to clore the courf. Justice Camp sustaining the objection. :.
 On account of engaxemeuta Lawyer Beecher wished the case adjourned un- til Saturday and Lawyer williams con. sentin9, court adjourned till II o'clock saturday morning. There has been . large attendance all through the frIsi and don TUesday afternoon the numhers vere Ar9ely increaeed, tlbe galIerv heipr we'll diled with ladjea. Tha heariur |; attracting cnnsiderable attention anl fke oesco1e VI be veteAe1 VII ineeps6l.