The morning times., 1896-07-02

After three oontiuuances and two long
and tedious Hearings, Judge Miller late
yesterday afternoon disposed OF the CASE
of Emil west. charged with arson. 10y
holding hi,n for the grand jury in $500
bonds. MIR. Joseph Auerbach qualifying a 5
bondsman.
As ,o,a IN these oolurn rs before, il is
alleged tha: West tried to set fire 10
Etseman hioihers' clothing stoie Oh June
D. by igniting some waStsin The Easement,
only a SMALL blaze resulting, doing TO ia M
age. Thctase has hung IRE for Il week
owing 10 the ooi t-aaicsory Evidence in-
troduccd. Yesterday Mcssrs. Cook and
Sutherland, counsel. announced that tie
mystery of the fire had teen solved ana
they would show il was Caused by small
boy and some matches. The snail 10y
was Chase, Ia grington, and he proved a
boomerang for the defense. lie, with
Two II nis ,unpaHions. Frank Cox and
Leo Vogt, were put on the stand, and they
all managed 10 contradict each other.
Coxs testimony produced witness that
settled WeSt's fate, as far as Judge Miller
was concerned
A BOYS STORY.
Harrington said Oh the evening in question
he and Cox were seated Oh the grating over
the ba sea It il hslng toothr atohes
caused the fire. Leo Vogt said Chase
Earriugt ca came TO hiIa alter the fire. say J ing
he did il. Frank Cc1. referred to by his
pla aymatcs on the stand rs Fatty fatty
denied Earrugton's story. He said they
were on the ether side OF the street playing
''mumlcy peg. and had nothing 10 10 with
matches or tGothpicks. He stated further
that lac SAW u man drop something through
the grating and then go In Eehren's lunch
room near the store.
.Mr Cor,ru e ID ire 10 watch that man
so / would kIuw him again." said Frank,
while Vests face turrrd green and white
and his lawyers Looked surprised. He
came out of the dairy lunch aud went down
anailcy. just then the fire broke OUT
Judge Killer locked amazed. The plot
thicEcrs.' he said, with Cueer smile.
would yca kEcw that man again If you
saw him. Jsked his honor.
Yes" said the 10y, there he is, point
ing TO West.
Mr. Percy Coryell. who lives at 62T E
street was Immediately sent for. He made
the ease very dama eiDg against West. He
described n man corresponding exactly
with Vests appea rance whom he noticed
aS aCting in 4 suspicious manner near the
store. Coryrii was in his room partly IN
dressed, and got the boy to watch the man.
WHAT HE SAW.
lie tEpfIfti something tItOuSu tile
grating that looked like Il piece Of paper
said ite witness, hurried into tie dairy
and then out gain
Coryell, Hs soon as he dressed, asked the
cIeri in the lunch rooin wLo the man WAS
ami he was told hr. West
Judge Miller was about to dispose of the
case when there was mention made by Il
witness that West wore blue and white
striped office coat.
has lawyers seized the point at once.
They said the night OF the fire he wore a
grey office coat. Policeman Heller and
coryeil swure TO the biIe and white, West
ami Cox 10 the grey, while Behren's clerk
pr,'fesSe 4 igrTurafice. Col. Cook asked TO be
sworn, aud testified the night he saw
West in cell at the station house he had
on a grey coat Raliff Hoe was sent to
Vests store after the defendants IS office
coat. He came back with two grey ones.
Mrs. Jacob Demier pcSe1 out one OF them
as being worn by West when she saw him
in the alley.
The cuuIt regarded the coat as imma-
teriaI AMI held West