The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

said she didn't see how she could but they told her she would have to aud Will liam Johnson would watch. That Mrs Lowell asked him to take Kate home, but he said he would rather stay at the house. That Messrs Biackman, Leonard and Northrop went away and soon team driven by Messrs Carlson and Sheehan came and took Kate away. That Mi Blackman asked Kate if he might put his hand in her pocket, but she told him she had none. That the first he saw of Kate was in the afternoon when he came off the ladder and went into the sitting room, and next saw her when she handed him lamp up stairs. That he saw Kate doing nothing towards putting out the fires. That when he went down cellar with Messrs Blackman, Leonard the cellar stairs and meat bench was dis covered. That he went down again with George Drew and got some apples and at this time the drip cap to the oil tank was found in tine ash barrel. During the cross examination he testified that he had told all that he thought would shed light as to who set the fires and all that he did as far as he could now remember. That he had known John Steingart one month and as far as he knew was an honest fellow. That he was not asked about Kate. That his suspicious were not aroused until the remark was made that evening "There's your fire bug" ae the finding of the burned paper in kate's bed. That he saw the flour barrels in the hall way about week previous to the fire but did not know when they were removed to the we'll room. That SO far as he knew, Kate's only neglect was not to pump water and there were men enough to do that.
 At this point recess was taken till 30 for dinner at which time court re- assembled, John Breslin still under cross fire. He further stated that he could not tell how many were there when he first got at the fire or could give no names. He first noticed John Steingart throwing out wood from the woodhouse. That Kate came in and sat down to her dinner while he was fixing the sitting room fire just before he went out. That about noon he went down cellar to get one half bushel of potatoes for himself which were left outside the hatchway door, to be taken by his brother-in-law, and that he closed the hatchway door but did not fasten it. MT Williams asked if there was good cider in the cellar and wanted to know why he didn't treat the men who helped put out the fire. That after the fire in the upstairs closet water came down into Kate's room.
 Ezra l.. Johnson next called. Win ness testified that he lived in Newtown, about one and one quarter miles south of will lage, on the Bridgeport turnpike. That on December 29, he lived there and was drawing wood from about one and one- half miles south of his house. That when he was going for third .load just after dinner, he saw two of Mir Farrell's boys looking northward and he looked and saw smoke rising from MT Lovell's wood
 
 house. That he turned about and went home and hitched up his horse, and as fast as he could, though he didn't have a fast horse, he hurried to MT Lovelrs, distance of about three-quarters of mile, taking his son, c. B. Johnson with him. That he hitched and went out to the woodhouse to see what the trouble was. That while he was standing there 8 dispute arose as to whether there was a fire in the house or not. That he went into the house by way of the kitchen and up stairs to the rooms south of the front hallway to the southwest chamber and putting his ear down to the base board made up hIs mind that there was fire in the house, and went back around 70 What