The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

That it was at this time that he found he oil cup in the aah barrel. He testi- jed that he did not remember hearing Breslin say that the house would have to go.
 John Breslin was the next witness call sd to the stand and his story, which was told very rapidly, was that he had lived | in Newtown for five years, had known | MT Lovell's family and had known Kate i Hurley for about three years. That on the day of the fire he was in MT Lovell's employ and had worked steadily for him since October 1. That on the day of the fire he was about the place choring around in the morning and at dinner time took dinner in the dining room with Mrs Lowell and the children and John Steingart, setting on the east side of the table with his back to the windows. That he finished dinner at l o'clock and went out through the kitchen and sink room and took pail of swill and went out to the pig pen near the horse barn. He then hitched up his team of horses, went down to the COW barn and hitched on to the sled and started for load of about two hours. That after his sled was loaded wish wood he started for home and when up near the track saw smoke in direction of the house but thought at Irst it was farther away. That on getting nearer he saw where it .l.,. q the foot of the hill where he unhitched them and left his load and drove them up to the COW barn, fastening them in the yard and ran up to the h use. That he jumped in at the south well room window and commenced working to put out the fire in the woo1house with water. That soon afterward some one said the house was on fire and he went in through the we'll room aud hall up the back stairs to Johns room which was So full of smoke that he could go no farther. Some one asked for another way up stairs and he led the way back through the sink room, kitchen, dining room to the front hall and up the front stairs to the door leading to the chambers in the south ell of the house
 which was locked. That he kicked it open and went to the door leading into the unoccupied room north of Juhn's
 room, and unboltiDg if, passed
 into that apartment. That he
 raised the window, and when he
 started to come back found the door he had but lately come through
 bolted. That he then kicked panel out of the door, which he crawled through,
 unbolted the door, and rushed down stairs for water. That he remembered
 next to have been on she ladder passing
 water. That after this fire was subdued he again went to work on the woodhouse
 That when the fire was under control they went to milk and he asked James Cummings, his brother-in-law to help.
 That he went to work hunting up the pails which had been used for water during the progress of the fire and before he went out. at Mrs Lovelrs re. quest, he cleaned out the closet under the Germans room, which was filled with dirt and water from the fire above. That one pail being missed he took the water pail out with him to milk in at the COW barn. That he fixed feed for the cows and went to work milking and had milked three cows and started on the fourth when Mrs Lovell's little girl came down and said the house is all on fire and to come up quickly. That they all jump ed up and emptied the milk from the pails taking the pails with them, and ran for the house, George Drew and MT Sher- mans man, Joe. who were at the barn, being ahead of them. That he saw the fire was in the unoccupied room north of Johns room and rashed up through that room and dashed the water on the burn- ing bed, which was soon subdued. That he went back down stairs and at Mrs Lovelfs request went out to get pail of drinking water. T at when he returned from the well he heard some one say there was more fire up stairs and rushed up the front way and pushed up the win dow in the north east nnnccupied cham Der. That the fire was found to be in the closet and with plenty of water it was soon under control. That when the party of workers came from that fire some one opened the closet in the fur llished room next south and found where fire had been started there which had destroyed what looked like dress. That George Drew then offered to go down and milk for him and went, he remaining at the house. That he went down cellar after he had eaten supper and filled lan-- tern and came back up. That shortly afterward Messrs Northrop, Leonard and Blackman came to the house, and with Mrs Lowell and Kate. went into the sitting room. That they proposed having watch at the house and Blackman and Leonard started out, but came back before long and he let them in the front door, and then ques- tioned him regarding Steingart, asking if there was place where he could be put and watched and he told them the only place was Kate's room. That Mir Black man discovered the burned paper in Kate's bed and remarked There's your fire buzz That Kate was asked into the room and the three gentlemen talked with her but he did not hear the conver- sation. That one of the three asked My 9s Lowell if she could spare Kate and shes