The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26

dust here, also ordered by Perren.
Also got some hook screws. and a
sprinkler. Put about 12S gallons Of
benzine in the cans. Left the leaky
cans at Harding's. Put cans in boxes
and loaded boxes in wagon and start
ed. Robinson then told OF having the
wagon repaired at blacksmith shop
substantially as detailed by Rosenow.
Stopped over night with a German
farmer. Told him we were going to
Racine. Arrived at North Chicago at
10 o'clock. Here / telephoned to Louis
Jacobson in Chicago. He said 80
o'clock" indicating time was to arrive
at Kenosha, and. / understood what
he meant and we asked direction toRa-
cine. Arrived in Kenosha about 4
o'clock and met Perren at factory. He
motioned for as to drive right in. Saw
another man there. called Perrens
attention to a man near the factory.
he said Barney Bloch promised to have
everybody gone. This is when the
steam pipe incident occurred. said
George you must help me little. He
said: "l1l fix a picnic tomorrow so the
men will be all right. The Waterman
is posted. Bloch was there at the
time, and at supper time ordered
lunch for US which Levine brought in.
Perren said he had turned out lot of
excelsior. Rosenow and / then went
at the work, Perren and Bloch having
left. The hook screws were put in and
all the arrangements made as detailed
by Rosenow. We decided that we
could not get the job ready that night
as Perren and Bloch had ordered
He had said that he and Rosenow
had decided that the fire could not
come off as ordered Saturday night, SO
they decided to wait until Sunday
night. In the morning Bloch wanted to
know why the fire didn't come off. We
told him we couldn't get it ready. /
wanted to know what to do with horse
and wagon. Bloch brought lunch
and a bottle of whiskey about 10
o'clock. Schaeffer came in about 10
o'clock. I then told him of
the job in hand and told him to keep
quiet if he was friend of Bloch and
Perren. We got everything ready
about $50 o'clock Sunday evening.
Here Robinson showed the jury how
the buckets of benZine were placed and
explained the manner OF placing the
troughs filed with benzine. Did not
place buckets or troughs in the shoddy
mill. We were all ready about 8:15
o'clock and were to start the fire with
a fuse, which was also explained to the
jury. We were to take the $50 train
to Milwaukee. Robinson here detailed
the manner of starting the fire and the
confusion ensuing from the premature
blaze. / then went to depart and took
train for Milwaukee. Did not see
Rosenow again that night. When /
closed bargain with Perren we talked
of the insurance-the amount, &c. |
afterward talked with jacobson, Bloch
and Perren. Saw Perren the next
Tuesday in Chicago. He then said the
job was satisfactory. No one was with
him at the time. Saw Bloch in Chi
cago. Asked him about horse and
wagon. He said Perren had the wagon
fixed up and / got it the next Thurs
day, when it had been changed SINE
what. I don't know who returned the
horse and wagon. / received money
from Jacobson: June 26, $50 and $276;
June %, $45; July l, $25; July 3, $15;
July 5, $15; July 8, $23; July IL, $23;
July Is, $3.50; July Is, $40; July
20, $25; July 19, $40; July %, $40;
July %, $15; July %, $25; July 80, $40;
July %, $50; August 3, $40; August 3,
$15, which was last payment made.
After the fire Jacobson said the job
looked we'll done. Didn't have much
other talk with him. paid Mr.. For
rest for his services at the preliminary
in my behalf and got the money from
Mr.. jacobson. Paid him $500 in all.
Scanlan objected to this part of the
testimony. AS soon as Jacobson and /
heard of the arrest Of Perren, Bloch
and Levine, we decided to engage Mr..
Forrest to defend me at preliminary
had conversation with Bloch about
the strike and Perren said after the fire
that it would be made to appear that
strikers had caused the fire. / should
say there was about $4,000 worth of
goods in the factory before the fire.
Perlen told me that he, Harris and ia
cobson formed the Spring Edge Mat
tress Co. in Chicago. jacobson told
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company. Have been i'll the place
often. 1t has been in operation since
April. Have had talk with Harding
since the fire. Was sent there by Per-
rem. After he was released from Jail he
asked me if there was a trace of the
cans at Harding's and told me to go to
Harding ana offer him $25 to destroy
the cans. Harding refused my offer
and said he should tell the truth when
called upon.
Cross examination by Foster: Belong
to the Russian church in Chicago. My
language is a mixture of Hebrew and
German. Came to America in 1865
and to Chicago in 1867. Have known
Rosenow two years. Made written
statement to fire department of Chica-
go last spring. Made statement to
Fire Inspector Conway and four in
spectors in May of this year. Rosenow
was not, there at the time. Had never
fired a building before the Bedding Co.
fire, which was my first attempt. My
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