The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-08
THE HEARING ENDED.
Continued from first rage.

" Robinson wanted me to get the boxes
he wanted built. told him was not
in that business. These boxes were
made new. The cans that did not leak
were put into the boxes and loaded
onto the wagon. They had two full
barrels left. These were loaded on.
So were the chutes, with three dozen
screw hooks. Robinson paid for every
thing"
Then Mr.. Harding's attention was
called to the cans and boxes left behind
at his store. These were all identified.
He also identified the burned chutes
and some of the stuff dug out of the
ruins.
"Now," queried Mr. Quarles, Did
you ever see Robinson after that?o
" | did, " replied Mr.. Harding some
what dramatic ally, at was at the office
of the Home Insurance company. He
called me there by note, and asked me
if ] wanted to make a few dollars. |
told him I always did. Then he said
the insurance companies are after me
and they will do me harm. Do as |
tell you and all will be right. Under
stand now, you don't know me
and never saw me before. These
propositions he pressed very hard.
l replied, you can't purchase me that
way. Then left him. Shortly after
he called me up by 'phone. He wanted
me to meet him again. 1 said no, sir.
He called me up several times again
and each time refused. About week
ago jacobson came to my store. He
said he wanted me to repair an ice box.
I got into his buggy and went with him.
He took me straight to Robinson.
Robinson approached me with a wad of
bills in his hand and attempted to push
them on to me. | turned to jacobson
and inquired: What did you bring me
here for? / don't want anything to do
with this man. Then Robinson tried
to stick the money into my vest pocket.
I struggled away from him, but he fol-
lowed me up, trying in every way to
thrust the money upon me. Then he
asked me to destroy the boxes and cans
I had on hand. [ refused to do this. |
said they did not belong to me. They
were paid for and he must get them
away. He never got them. This last
conversation was last Wednesday, |
think.
Mr.. Forrest submitted Mr.. Harding
to severe cross examination, but did
not succeed very materially in shaking
the testimony.
The next witness was William M.
Stanton. He created no end of merri-
ment. His answers to some of the
questions were calculated to start the
disabilities of mule. He said he was
employed to make mattresses at the
factory for about four weeks prior to
the fire. He said a notice had been
posted in the shop the Friday night
prior to the fire which said that there
after the factory would close down at
noon on Saturdays. He was asked if
he knew where the employees were that
Saturday afternoon. He said: Yes,
| knew where some Of them were. |
was in Jail. He was near the factory
from 3 to o'clock that afternoon. Saw
nobody there then. Sunday night he
saw somebody in the factory. This
was about o'clock. He did not know
who the man was. Hasn't seen the
man since that he knew of. The man
was carrying large square tin can.
There was only one man. He saw
some tin cans there after the fire. He
did not disturb them. Saw them Sun
day night while spelling the Waterman
time. He saw Mr.. Perren take some
Of the tin cans away about two weeks
ago. He took them away in a buggy
and drove north and then west with
them. He carried away two, possibly
three. They remained nearly whole
and were not badly squeezed up. Of
course they were burned. He saw four
of the whole cans and after Perren
drove away they were all gone. He
had seen the horse and wagon. Some
one told him it belonged to some ped
dler. He wanted to come down town
and hitched the horse to the wagon
and drove down town. Bloch saw him
and told him that horse and wagon
were his and he took them away. He
hadn't seen them since.
On the cross examination Attorney
Forrest created no end Of amusement
by poking fun at the witness. After
this was over the court adjourned until
8 a. m. sharp Tuesday morning.
Tuesdays Session.
At the conYening of court this morn
ing Benjamin Bachrach, Of Chicago,
requested the court to record the fact
that he represented Mr.. Forrest, in
that gentleman's absence.
The first witness put on the stand
was Chief Of Police G.. F. Stemm. He
said he knew most of the defendants
now. He saw the tin cans and articles
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