The Newtown bee., 1895-07-19

dinner. When court convened at l o'clock, Constable John H. Blackman was in the witness chair. MT Blackman was about to testify concerning the facts attending the first arrest when Lawyer Leonard objected with great force, and q considerable time was spent arguing this point. The objection was overruled ard Mir Blackman gave the facts. That they went first to Briscoe's, then to Burt Nich- ols', and then around to the little red house, finding Corbett and Nichols in an out-house.
 James Cummings testified that he lived at s. B. Camps and knew George Nich- ols. That he ''knew Michael Corbett not very much" That he saw these men CD the night of July 5, first near Nichols barn, second while watering the horse, when they were running through the meadow and third when standing near the willow tree, he saw the men disap- pear behind the little red house. That he next saw these men in the custody of Blackman and Glover. On cross. exami- nation he stated that it was about 9 o'clock he saw them. That when they ran past them he asked
 'swHAT's THE MATTER?''
 To which they replied, Its going to rain :"
 Dr Henry s. Nichols testified that his home was in New Haven. That he was at Mrs Addie Nichols on the night of the fire. That he started for the scene of the confagration about 30 on his bicycle. That he went down to the fire and came back up to the Turner barn. That he heard voices within. That later he saw two men coming up the lake road, one of whom he recognized as Michael Corbett That they were swearing. That one of them wanted to know why they didn't get light and search the barn. That after hearing the noise in the barn they surrounded it and instituted a search. That he heard footsteps in the yard.
 Miss Hattie Whittet, the next witness, stated her home was on Mt Pleasant at J. Albert Blackman's. That she went to the fire on the night of July and stop ped near the Turner house. That she heard talking in the barn and recognized the voice of Michael Corbett. On cross examination on being asked by the attor- ney for the defense "How far it was from Mir Blackman's house to the Corbett placer" she promptly responded, II new CT measured it.'
 5. B. Camp, being called to the stand, stated he had half interest in the prop erty destroyed.
 Samuel Shepard was the next witness examined. He stated ttat he was at home on the night of July l. That he saw these men walking through his yard. Lawyer Beecher at this point asked him is he had talked with anyone since con- corning the case, to which he was ready to swear that he had not. He stated that he had resided in Newtown about three weeks. That he had lived in Danbury, off and on, for 12 years. That his busi. ness had been peddling vegetables and farming.
 sELEcTMAN WILLIAM II, GLOVER testified that he had resided in Newtown all his life. Asked to give the facts of the arrest he stated that in company with John H. BlackmaD, he went first to Charles Briscoe's, then to Burt Nichols, round by Samuel Camps to the little red house, where they found Co bett and Nichols in an out-hnuse, sitting down. On being recalled Samuel Camp testi- 1 fled that he saw Nichols at the Turner barn, coon after the fire.
 l Amos T. Camp testified that he lived l In Hawleyviile. That he went to the fire on the night of July That he assisted l in the search for the men in and around the barn. That he saw Nichols there. That he examined the trails and the next