The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-27
TRIAL OF JOHN MORSE
THE STATE CONTINUES TO PROBE
 THE MYSTERY.

SEAnd.
 Herbert c. Fuller, assistant secretary of the Security Insurance company, re- stunned his testimony in the Morse trial yesterday morning, He had called on Charles c. Smith after the fire about the proof of loss but he did not make any offer to Mir Smith, in behalf of the insurance company, for his (Smith's) interest in the property, Smith said during the conversation that Morse was 0 good fellow and he had often accom- modated to him. Witness testified to Attorney Wynne's astonishment when he (Fuller) told him that Morse had filed proof of loss.
 MT. Fuller had received letter from an attorney for the Lorenzo Armstrong estate, and also from MT. Smith, stat ing that the claim of MT. Smith was the only one to be presented.
 The attorney referred to was MT. Chase, who asked if Morse had filed proof of loss with the insurance com pany. Witness replied that he (Mr. Chase) had done so.
 MT. Chase, continuing, said: T with drew it, did I not?"
 No sir, you did not" replied the witness.
 The witness had not been informed that MT Morse's signature had been solicited by a representative of the Armstrong estate; he did remember, however that MT. Morse had told him on the train in Ohio that he had made the proofs at MT. Chase's instigation.
 The witness had never heard that MT. Morse had filed his claim to pro tect the Armstrong interest The wit ness had met Morse by accident. They talked of the fire
 Witness had not wanted to hurt Mr. Morse's feelings, but he felt impelled | to talk of the fire. Morse assured the | witness that he (Morse) wished the | fullest investigation.
 During the conversation the witness referred to the mortgage and to MT. | Smith, and Morse said that he had sold | the property to MT. Smith. q asked him if the second mortga- l gee (Munson) had any interest in his l share of the insurance, and he replied | that he had not. Morse said at that | time that he had no claim on the Se- curity Insurance company. I told him l that we had the proof of loss sworn to by him, and he answered that he had never sworn to It.
 l T told him that MT. Chase's name was on the proof as sworn to, and he replied that that didn't make any diff ference; there was no oath taken. Just l r,f ;pt with Mnrcn 1 he said that he would write to Mr. Wynne that day telling him to with draw the proofs"
 Witness said that MT Wynne had not withdrawn the proofs
 l A recess was taken until o'clock. | When court resumed in the afternoon MT. H. A. Knabe was called to the stand. He presented papers of garn- ishee suits in which his company, the United Firemen's Insurance company of Philadelphia, were involved with MT. Morse. One was a suit of John H. Leeds and Francis Leeds against John Morse, demanding $400 damages, one F. w. Benedict, ct al, against John Morse for s200 damages, one Peter H. l Engle vs. John Morse for S550 dam ages, one Evanina J. Jones vs John Morse for $500 damages, one Charles Wilson ct al, vs John Morse for 800 damages, one Daniel G. Pipps ct ux. for $500 damages. These suits were brought attaching Insurance money on l furniture and were later settled at 40 per cent.
 Attorney Webb"Do you remember any conversation with MT. Morse pre- vious to the fire spoken of when fire in general was spoken of" "Yes." When asked what the conversation was At torney Chase objected. The question l was admitted.
 Witness said. "The conversation was in regard to suspicion. That many fires occurred where things looked sus- picious and Mr. Morse cited instances where serious fires would have re- suited had not the persons turned back and things looked suspicious" I He returned to the cellar of the house with Fire Marshal Hubbard and in his opinion the sflre did not start in the cellar. He found two empty oil cans.
 Attorney Ely asked the witness re- garding the conversation he had with MT. Morse and the witness said the conversation started from nothing and resulted in nothing.
 When he first came to, the city after the fire his object was to investigate and estimate the loss and settle ment was made with MT. Morse. MT Rice of Albany adjusted the loss.
 Did you have any talk with MT Morse after the loss was adjusted? Answer, "No, do not remember any '
 "What was done with the goods or the schedule which were injured ir
 the fire?" MT. Knabe said he did not know.
 Did you or your company pay any money to Wilson & Coz" asked Attor-
 ney Ely. No, the claim was paid by drafts" was the answer.
 In each case the claims were paid by the company.
 The witness said the company ha6 deferred payment as the fire was a sus. picious one. The New Haven papers were full of it, so they took advantage of the sixty days allowed them.
 William Richter of New York city, re.
 ceiving clerk for the Western Unior Telegraph company at West Twenty.
 third street, was the next witness. Ht
 produced telegram received at S:15 D
 m., April 22. The telegram was signed
 Minnie" and addressed to Mrs. Johr l NToroa VNitnocc eai6 he +1,,