The Newtown bee., 1895-02-01

do his bose's business than. set fire to his house." That when he went into the
 kitchen for pails pail stood on the
 table but in his hurry he didn't see it,
 but asked Kate for it. He thought Kate
 should have pumped water and was ask
 ed why he didn't stand one side and fet
 Kate pump, but he said she would have
 been too slow for him. That he didn't
 see any water in -Kate's room and thought
 the water put in closet up stairs must
 have gone down cellar through Kate's
 closet. That he thought plates and pans,
 were kept in Kate's closet. -'s a1''T
 William A. Leonard, next called to the.
 witness stand, testified that he lived in
 Newtown, kept a hotel, and did a fire -in--
 surance business. That he first went to
 Mr Loveli's at about 4 30 on the 25th and
 saw where the fires had been, but they
 were about out. That he went down
 again at about o'clock to see that there was no more fire and returneti' to the
 hotel, but later at about 7 30 he went down third time and this time, Charles
 H. Northrop andJ John H. Rlackman went down with hlm.s. That tbey,asked to See Mrs Lowell and. were shown into. the sit- ting room where. the children were. sleep
 ing on the floor. That he saw Kate later,- in her room and Charles lNorthrop ques.. tioned her regarding the fires, and the
 burned paper found in her bed That they asked her. if any. one else had access fo har roor, ond cho eo ;d m hnt ,,,bar
 asked if any one could go in there she said yes as it was not locked. That he. took it upon himself to have her sent home and as Mrs Lowell did not wish to speak to, her, he did, because, he-thought, the finding of the paper iookedsuspicious. That while he had gone for MT Johnson to watch the property MT sNorthrop told him he had questioned Kate- That he was gone about 30 minutes During the cross examination he further testified that the insurance ou the house was held through his agency. That he made no inquiry regarding origin of fires till MT NorthroptquesbienedM Mrs Lowell and that in his presence she could think of-no mo tive prompting, such a deed and ne one in his presence forced a belief on Der that Kate. was the guilty. party That Mrs Lowell at frsssohjscted to- kate,ss being sent away That he asked, John +Breslin to take her home and at first he. consent ed hut after ward, objected as .MrsLovell wanted him to stay at the house. That it was at the -time of,the discovering of the paper in- Kate's bed that Mrs Lowell spoke of the trouble Kate had been to see the. doctor-about, from the effects of the shock by lightning That aserepresent- ing the insurance companyA.h he did not have Kate arrested because he had no pos tive proof as. toewho did it and he didn't ask MT MT Blackma9 tp arrest her, but Sent her home a free person, That when Kate was confronted with the burned paper in her bed she didn't.look .diseoneerted and when asked questions by MT NqrthropI answered them frankly and honestly as far as he observed. MT Williams then asked if her conduct as far as he observ-. ed, it in responding to the many questions that were .propoundfedl to her was that of an honest person, and MT Beecher ob- jected to the question and the lawyers finished the afternoons testimony trying to find out whether it was proper ques- ton, but-court4adjourHed at o'clock be fore both sides,had been fully heard on the question: Court adjournedsto We'd nesday- morning of, this, week at II o'clock; ;1--ss1-. 4@. I$i-- Ri, as.3 :-.a,a