The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
IT'S A STRONG CASE.
THE STATE WEAVING A TERRI
BLY, BIG NET.
DEFENDANTS BEYOND RECALL.
The Testimony Being Taken in the Big
Arson Case Grows More Conclusive
Every Hour.-The Days Events
and Proceedings.
DEFENDANTS BEYOND RECALL
tFrom Saturdays Danv.)

IT IOuI OdUuIO1f OdAIN'J
The dreadful strain Of the long trial
of the big conspiracy and arson case is
beginning to tell on the jury. Every
man in the box looks weary and worn,
] SO much SO in fact that Judge Fish re-
marked that court ought to close ear
lier so that the men might have an OPP
portunity to exercise a little. The ses-
sions of the court have all been very
long and trying, but the states attor-
neys did not feel that more time should
be spent trying the case than was alb
solutely necessary on account Of the
enormous expense of the trial,
At the time Of going to press Friday
evening Schaeffer was still on the stand.
He had told of how he went into the
factory and found the windows nailed
down with burlap and saw the tin
chutes strung about on the floor. Con-
tinuing about the chuteS he said they
were connected from the office to the
sewing room in middle Of the floor and
saw some of the buckets up suspended
| from the strings. Saw lot Of empty
pals in the mattress room. Robinson
asked him if he was friend to Bloch.
He replied that he worked for that
| gentleman. Asked Robinson what he
wanted to do. Witness told Robinson
no feathers we're to be fixed that day
Robinson told him Bloch would be back
soon and to sit down. Robinson want
ed to tell witness something. He want
ed to burn the shop. Witness told him
he must not do that Witness said
many would lose their work by that
Robinson inquired for saw. Witness
told him he knew of none, but could
get crow bar for him. When witness
asked Robinson what he had been do
ing he got no reply. When witness
went out Bloch returned. Told Bloch
he found two men in the shop who
wanted to burn it. Bloch told him to
keep quiet about it and not tell his
wife. Bloch gave witness some lunch
and told him to take it to the men. He
did so. Then he got the crow bar and
got them pail of water. Did not see
the men again that day. Bloch told
witness that he had bought a new
wagon and to put it away. He put it
in the barn. The night Waterman
came at six o'clock. Witness watched
one night after the fire on request of
Bloch. Witness said he was afraid to
watch because he might be shot. He
did not call Levine that night. Did
not know Rosenow was arrested that
night. He did not hear of RosenOW's
arrest until week or so afterWard.
He was himself arrested shortly after
that. Witness helped break up the tin
cans found there after the fire and put
them under some other tin. Did not
see any of the cans taken away.
Mr.. Cavanagh cross examined. Wit
ness said he had made written state
ment to his attorney in Chicago. He
did not know where that statement
was. Had not said anything to Alex
ander Then his family. relations and
life history were all dug up. Mr.. Eos
ter raked over all his connection with
Perren.
Abe Levine was called next. He
said he was Waterman at the time OF
the fire. Bloch told him to get the
men in the shop everything they want.
They were to fix something in the shop.
Bloch told him who the men were. He
went to work that night at O'Clock.
Saw Perren about forty or fifty feet
from the factory at about o'clock Sat-
urday evening. Saw the one horse
wagon. There was nothing in the
wagon. Saw Robinson and RosenoW
there. Took lunch to them about 10
o'clock. Saw the men fixing the tin
'hutes on the floor in a line. Gave
hem lantern and later the watch
mans lantern, or dark lantern. Saw
the men again about 4 o'clock next
morning. Robinson said he wanted
Bloch to come. Went to Perren's house
fer him. Witness told Bloch Robinson
wanted him and left the key and went
home. Witness identified the lantern
he gave the men. He told Bloch he
wanted to go to Chicago and Bloch OBJ
jected that it would make trouble. Saw
Bloch at the factory Sunday morning.
The men worked until II o'clock Sat
urday night. Robinson had pistol
and told witness to keep away Sunday
and say nothing or he would be hurt.
At the same time Robinson pulled the
| pistol.
At this point Capt. Frantz was called
as an interpreter owing to the inability
of counsel to get along with the wit
ness.
| Witness told of seeing large quanti-
ties Of excelsior and corn husks in the
brick building. Saw the strings hung
up around the building on the pillars,
and a few wooden boxes on the scales.
When the fire broke out was in the en-
CINE room and gave the alarm. Did
not pull the whistle because he was too