Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-11

Narrates Eatons HIDING pohind
the Parapet Of the Stone Bridge.
on the Same Day-The Hearing
Continued UnailMonday Morning,
The preliminary Examination q, v,u,,.,
Eaton. charged with arson y.,. .o.,,,i', ,,,,,'''
before Justice Fitzpatrick yesterdo1.
morning. a few minutes atter nina o.clool
| and at four O'Clock last everir,, v,os 60
unued until Monday morrlr,
The developments Of tba d,,. ,,.... =.
portaht' EVidence OF Tie most positive
character was adduced 10 show thar not
withstanding the ise, thar Eaton was
registered at the Fitch Avsnua uo,oI
Pittsburg, at the time of ,h, fire ana 10,
a day or so before. De was seen in ,bt,
city by at least two and p-obablv Ia.
three or four people little after noon %
the day before the fire. and that n, ors
occasion, at least ho took precoutiors %
escape recognition by q man ~ ubo,,, h.,
was known. This evidence will ,,r,. Nil
with that given Friday bv Mr. Rori ~,
ana as whole Il constitutes vor,, ,,,,.
portant testimony against the defendant
Yesterday morning Alder, Grandson r..
sumed the stand. Tor continuation ~ tho
examination commenced Friday. aftorroor
In response TO in,errogatores witness
said that when be- saw Eaton on tho
Monday before the fire Eaton said be
would return to the city Friday or Sa,ur-
day, but on Wedneslay. between ouar,or
after noon and hlll-ras,. witness saw
Eaton On the Main stree. stone bridge
Witness left Market street. near Dillon.
Wheat & Hanchors about quarter after
twelve that day, and started for the Il.
& o. depot to see III I could get a drum
mer Proceeding be- said he started
across the b. & O. trestie. from the inter-
section of Main and Sixteenth streets. 90
ing south. toward the depot. when he saw
Eaton come on the south end Of the stone
bridge, on the west side OF the bridge
When he had about reached tho centre OF
the stone bridge Eaton saw witness. and
at once ''juked" down behind the para
pet. Witness stood on the trestle for seven
or eight minutes, watching for Eaton. but
before he could again see Eaton a train
came down Sixteenth street and witness
went ahead, in advance OF Il. across tho
trestle to the depot. He was positive IL.
was Eaton. Witness did not again SEQ
Eaton until the Saturday after the fire.
when Eaton said: albert. We have had
a bad accident. WHAT do people say OF it?"
Witness said people were sayin. looked
suspicious. when E,,o5ir -.ap a -, ~ ~
you know, Albert { didn't ~ -Jn- : loi
and you didn't. fAr ] had the keys. s
Witness said Eaton tried 10 have witness
admit that the goods were packed loosely.
but witness did not agree with him. say
ing the goods were packed so that n mouse
could not get through them. Then Eaton
asked witness II he had said anything
about Eaton's lighting cigar IN the rcd
hot contrivance in the stove which WITT
ness told about Friday evening. Eaton
asked witness not TO say anything about
the incident, for the reason that II II be
came known he would have trouble get
ting the insurance. or would not get 70 10
all. and IN addition witness said Eaton
promised him 500 Il he would say nothing
about the matter witness refused tho
offer but Eaton repeatedly cautioned VII
ness about saying anything Eaton told
witness he was across the river. IN Bell
aire anI Martins Ferry AT the time Of The
fire. but witness replied. no. Mr. Eaton:
YOU were right hero" Eaton replied ~
this: well. let that pass Eaton told
witness he was going 70 start a store Ih
Lebanon, O.
witness then gave n further description
OF the "pear-shape1' coutrivances he haf
seen in the box. after Eaton had ligh''1
one of them in the stove. and used n piece
of string and some paper IN making MS
explanation.
After this Mr.. B0yce took witness IN
hand for n cross-cxaminat.on which rrA'-
tically took up the remainder OF the daF'
At least two hours Of tho time was spent
I'm n general effort 20 ent1rcic witness ~
questioning him about HIS past .iie' p'T"''
ularly within the last thr.r or i''i
After about an hour and hIi '. ''
sort Of thing. Mr. somm'-vi.... i'' '''
State. filed an objection. hit '''r ..'
discussion Mr.. Ro}ce was a.''' IT'D
ceed in his owa way and 'H'
nation dragged W,lrir al'r+ u'" '..
when adjournmer' was GALS u'" '"'
O'Clock. without tfe h" having D''
touched upon to ans rf'.t 49,
At the afternoon session Wy. 10 w. i'',
took the stand f'r 's. S''"
about seeing Ea 'Du r"'','i-
room IN the Tur.r hra.
past twelve O'Clock on Che ''y
fire He was on ,fa wn'r' ior ii'''' ""
account Of geue- suspicious In
stances and tall Ua .i n0s'F TO