The Newtown bee., 1895-02-01
THE TRIAL OF MISS HURLEY.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION OF COURT.

The arguments on the question that troubled the lawyers on last Saturday night when court closed were resumed when court re.opened on Wednesday morning at II o'clock and after the law yers had finished Justice Camp rendered his decision as sustaining the objection. Mir Leonard continued his testimony under the cross examination and testified that he did not see anything about kate's conduct but what person in like circum- stances would have acted the same. That he didn't recall hearing anything about the lock up.
 John II. Blackman was the next called to the stand. His story was short. He had lived in Newtown since birth and on the day of the fire went down at MT Lov- ell's about s o'clock p. m., with Messrs Leonard and Northrop and was shown into the sitting room where Mrs Lowell was and the three children were sleeping on the floor. That MT Northrop inquir- ed of Mrs Lowell if her husband had had trouble with the hired help and that she said as far as she knew he had had none. That he went down to Mir Johnson's with Mir Leonard and returned to the house, having been gone about half an hour. That they went into Miss Hurley's room and foand the piece of burned paper In the bed and that Miss Hurley was con- fronted with it and questioned by Mir Northrop. That she occupied that room and at first said that no one could get in- to the room but her, but afterward quail. fled the remark and said that they could and she had not krown oft. That when asked if three persons saw her set the ire in her bed she said they couldn't for she didn't do 1t. That he went down cellar and saw the burned paper and after he had come back up he asked Kate if she I had pocket. At first she said yes and he asked if he might put his hand in her pocket, but she said afteIward he would N have to excuse her for she made mis- tSke and did not have pocket. That he | heard Mrs Lowell say she didn't see how she could spare Kate and take care of the house and men. That he saia when the paper in the bed was found that it look l ea as # they had found lhe fire bug l During the cross examination he said he did not insist on examining fc, kate's p5okee for he believed what she ed him. That there was no other reason for Te- marking about the fire bug excepting for tue fiuding of the burned paper in the bed That he went up to Johns room but merely looked in at the door.
 .Jaunes Farrell next took the stand. He was born in Newtown and arrived at the fire at Mir Lovell's about 2.30. That he first took wood beatle and broke in side Of wood house and then poured in water. That afterward he went around to the west side of the house with John R. Peck and put ladder up on the house where smoke was thought to be coming from the house. That he came from the ladder and went to the front door, ,.seeir g Mrs Lowell sitting at the window in the sitting room. That he knocked twice be. fore any one let him in and had to vail more than two minutes before any one let him in. That he was let in by MI Lovell's little girl, (not the fieshy one, and asked the way to the attic, but sh' said she didn't know the way. That h' went up stairs ahead and pushed in { do. being followed by others. Tha they went up garrett and came dowi stairs again and went up second time when the fire was fourd iu Johns room That he heard Charles B. Johnson sa. that there was where the trouble was an went In but the smoke blinded him so h couldn't see the doorway to get out ou xot down on his hands and knees an found the door and came out and wen ddown stairs and afterwaId carried up can of water. That he saw Kate twice once in the kitchen door and once in tn front hall and that was all, but she wa ioing nothing, no more than Mrs Lovel During the cross examination he furthe ,tated that he saw nothing Kate ought { io that she did not do, and there ws olenty of help. That he only saw th me little girl. MT Beecher then aske f Mir Williams had been down to see bii md he testified he had and commence so tell about and be cross questione when MT Williams objected, claiming ,ad no right to cross examine his ov witness, Justice Camp sustaining hir Court at this point adjourned for the no' ,our but convened again at o'cloc xr Farrell on the stand. Some referen ras made to a conversation between Lowell and the witness and he testih ,e did not tell Mir Lowell that he sa Gate up stairs. That he got home abo
 90 that afternoon.
 John Breslin was recalled and testifi
 nat he did not take any matches frt
 xrs Lovelrs sleeping room nor sec a
 ne that did.
 John Steingart was also recalled
 aid he dldr't get any matches from N
 ,ovelrs room.
 Charles fl. Northrob was the witn'
 ext called. He testified that he lived
 1ewtown and his business was that
 wyer and banker. That he went do
 Mr I.oyell,s aJ about 8.30 on the ev
 n~ of the day of the fires, inscompa
 1fh Messrs BIackman and Leona N | k,ksx Messrs Blackman and Leonard VI
 ~v while he was in the sitting roc
 1.af he interviewed Mrs Lowell and Il
 .kroduced himself to Kate and questi
 i, ner. That she told him she was
 ..'al terms with Mir Lovelrs people {
 ,4 4X rivo him no information as to '
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