The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-18

porter Grandson. Later he saw Eat
on, who wanted $1,000 In insurance. De-
PENDANT had given witnc 9 a schedule
OF what his stock consisted OF, TO be
incorporated in the Insurance policies.
Witness; produced this schedule, which
was submitted to the defeuse. II was
then read to the jury, II concludes
with the sentence. Other Insurance
permitted. After taking 5000 insur-
ance on an alleged valuation OF $500.
witness said he would want more in
gurance. expecting another large
consignment OF goods. The goods in
the store, Included piles OF crates, about
ten inches square and two feet long.
These were piled In u space ten feet
square and Ave or six feet high. Then
there were many dry goods boxes.
thrown about at random. Witness did
not at that time notice marks on the
boxes. After the fire he saw boxes
having q Huntington mark on them.
Witness said the paper given him by
Eaton was used as copy" In making
out the policy. Witness was asked II
policy had been Issued To this Ques-
ton, Colonel Arnett objected. The
state then introduced proof OF the incor-
poratIon OF the Fire Association OF
Philadelphia. Colonel Arnett objected,
CLAIMING IL Wua uhk RAORNAAS -
The objection was oVerruled. Col. Ar
nett again objected, claiming there
should be proof from the state auditor
OF West Virginia, showing the Fire AS
ISOLATION OF Philadelphia Is qualified 10
transact business in West virginia
Witness testified 1880 was placed IN
the Fire Association and N,5OO IN the
Continental, Of New York. The poll
Giles were delivered to Eaton. Witness
had passed the store the Saturday after
February IL. aud saw that much OF the
stock had been removed TO the Moor
above. on the Monday previous 70 tine
fire. Mr.. Rodgers attention haa been
called to the fact that line Of boxes
was placed behind the front windows on
the second floor. The next WISH was az
ter the fire. when the INST moor was
cDrnDaratiyely empty. a stove was IN
the room. hut Il was not connected with
pine. Witness had examined the back
door. and II had q new lOck-n niGht.
latch. He then went TO the second
floor, which was "a pretty tough look
ing place" The goods were only de-
stToyed in part. The boxes and crates
wer. arranged around the light SMART
most OF them in the rear. Other parts
OF the room were occupied by boxes
allied with nothing" Some OF these
were from 1.-THE Hub" others We're
marked "E, Wheeling" and others ha1
a Huntington mark on them crossed
out, a photograph OF the scene around
the light we'll was shown TO the VIII
ness. He said It was faithtu! repre-
sentatlon OK the scene after the hre'
other photographs. taken by Photogra-
pher Brown Just after the fire, were eN-
amined by the witness and declared 10
be faithful representations OF the scene
on the second floor. The photographs
were then shown TO the jury.
He next saw Eaton Friday or Satur-
dnv after the fire, when the latter made
NE claim FOR n FIRE loss under his poll
rIsa He told witness he (Eaton) had
been in Pittsburgh ut the time OF the
Are. Eaton also said his loss was far
In eXceas OF the insurance he carried.
In this conversation Eaton SAID ne
knew nothing OF the fire until the morn
ing after Witness had asked MN II ne
had not been In Wheeling the DAY OF
Inc fIre. and this he denied, admitting
tbouth that he had been in Bcllaire.
Tbe defense objected TO the question
nv Mr.. Nesbltt as to whether preml-
nm had been paid to witness on the
policies issued. The court upheld the
The witness said he had taken sam
niles OF the goods from the Eaton store.
These were sent for, 49,.
ON cross-examinatIon, Colonel Arnett
ATTEMPTED to break down the witnesses
testimony relative 10 the piling OF the
boxes back OF the front windows. HIS
attention was called TO the pilinE OF
the boxes by Insurance Agents Nor
gan and Rice on Monday. He and the
Others tried to effect an entrance but
the doors were locked. and they expect
ed a fire. He had left notice Tor Fat
on at the Stomm house, canceiIlng his
policies, When the fire occurred
though witness was at his home on
the island, he knew at once from the
box number where the fire had been.
This statement was stricken from inc
Witness denied that he telt
bitter against Eaton.
To Mr., Nesbltt. witness said the poll
Giles were delivered TO Clerk Reynolds,
nj the Stamm house. Witness and
Mcssrs. Morgan. and Rice had looked
closely to the Eaton store Just before
the FIRE.
so often?"
Colonel Arnett, which was sustained.
Mr.. u. q. Morgan.
Mr.. D. G.. Morgan, an Insurance agent,
was next on the stand. He made Eat
on's acquaintance in February. in his
store. 1909 Main street, where he had n
lot OF boxes. He went there 10 zee
nbout Insurance, and was accompanied
Nv Mr. Rice. nndthcr insurance agent.
They went mt the request OF Eaton to
sea about issuing Insurance, who SAID
nearly all OF the stock was on the sec
ond iloor He asked for N,5OO lnsur-
Rnce from Rice, which was issued, In
the Western, he believed. Defendant
said he had 1880 insurance already.
with Major ROdgcra and said hts
goods were worth $500. and his stock
all tho time. He said the
stock would be worth $4,000 ultimately.
Eaton came to defendant a day or two
days later and said he wanted more In
surnnCe. The value Of the goods then
was s. 900 or 5000. and witness then ls-
sued q policy for 81 800 In the London
Insurance Corporation, Objection and
At this point Mr. Sommorvillc said
notice had been served on Eaton on
"wednesday June ~ to produce the
policies, but up to the present they had
not been produced.
Entnn hnd told witness that he had
only 5000 concurrent insurance, when
In fart he had more Eaton was told
the meaning Of the eighty per cent CO.
Insurance clause" ana then told Wit
moss he needed moro Insurance, so Wit
nrsH issued n policy for 81 900, making,