The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-10

To MIR TN,cs the witness said ne had
seen Eaton hC,ar saturday, ana before
The ilre. IL was ON arkct street about
9 o'clock. but Eaton Cid not see him,
AZ lllj a. IN theI hearing was sus-
pended uHul 1850 r. n,
Afternoon Session.
Tac hcarins wa resumed at
o'clock, and W. {. u irown. photograph
cr, was the first vii ness called. Five
photographs o. THE burned building
We're introduced as evidence, Mr., Brown
testified 10 having taken the photo
graphs when Mr.. Bdycc, for the dcten-'
dant, objected to the introduction OF
the pictures, claiming that they were
not competent as evidence. Further that
rs the photos we're taken two days
after the fire the goods pictured might
have been disturbed by tlremen and
Others. who were III the building from
the time OF the Are until they were pho-
tographcd
NIr. Sommervlllc. for the prosecution,
replied that he had been lIstening Tor
come grounds for etNet"atnE the pho5
Inc opinions Of Mr. Royce Mr.. Som
meryIile. con.inuinEI said that the Drac-
tice OF introducing HhotoS ana plans US
evidence had obtalnfd IN oil the courts
What they wanted 10 show by the PIC
lures was that the goods had been PIT
cd up against the front windows TO
conceal the Hight OF the fire from being
observed on the STREET.
Justice Fitzpatrick K Motion TO e1-
clude overruied,
Mr. Brown then y ent 10 explain the
| nature OF the photographs ana the
materials photoSrh phed, After a
short 1ss.exlmindti which devcl-
open nothing mater!hl' Louis WeisperS'
! clerk ef the Seventh Avenue notel'
Pittsburgh, was called to the stand.
-
Mr. weisberg was !. witness for the de-
! fensc. bur hy ayrccment he was allowed
10 testify SO that he might return to
Pittsburgh on the next train, HIS tesil-
mOny showed that Eaton was IN the
Seventh Avenue hotdl on February s Stu'
18th tthe day % The titel aud the So;h,
He said h. saw him at the hotel on inc
morning OF the stthI but did nos again
s0e him un;il 10 O'clPck or the nlgnt OF
.he same day He knew he was there on
the s5th for the rcaSoh he received a ieie-
| gram Tor him, A photographic cop" OF c
page OF the hotel Register, upon whlcn
Ea;on's name appeared waa introduced
as cOrroborativS evidence, WetsoerS
sid he knew Eaton's handwriting from
tho fags tina: he caShed check which he
saw Eaton write and in comparing the
sIgnature with the name on the register
they csrregpnndel on examine
Ion the witness stated that he did no;
soc hin register. as he was on night duty,
and FIRST saw him IN the evening OF the
2Srd. He said his attention was called TO
him the second time from the fact that
Pittsburgh detectives had n0tihed MN
that Eaton was suspected OF arson NJ
Wheeling; and further That ne hal re
ca!yed telephone message from Wheet-
lrg asking Il Eaton was ,here. ana he
answered that he was He saw nothing
al Eaton during thd DAYTIME while he
was stopping al the hotci.
Theodore Roller. Secretary OF the Fire
and Marine Insurance Company, SAID
| that tn. prisoner came TO him on the sat
urday bel0r, the firS and wanted him TO
write poIicy for 81 500 on his stock Of
| good. on which he acknowledged he al
ready had 81 500 worth Of Insurance, He
| saw the stock and dit not think the value
was there He wanied the policy right
away. and when asked " the next week
wouldn't do. he answered yes. as he
would have more stock in, lie never
came back.
John Ritter, OF the Atlantic engine
company. said he arrived at the fire M
teen minutes after 3. started. He was
shown one OF the photographs taken by
Mr.. Brown. and asked II II represented
| the condition ot the room as II was I'M
medlately aftc., tho fire. He sid Il was
ideHtically the sam"
Edgar Shamrock. clerk at Harper's hat
store opposite the burned building, test
| fed that his attention was called 10 the
house the dag before the fire by Alher.
! Wright who WIS "a king TO him az the
time. Wright told HIN thar he had been
asked 10 keep an eye on the building. as
\ the stock on 81 was heavily insured. Saw
| A man al tht dos. or the Turner building.
( but couldn't say whittier or no. the per-
/ sor was Eaton: didn't think from what
| he saw NJ the nan that he Icsembled the
| defendant ON contamination wit
| ness stated tina; he mrmbcrtd the day
| Of The fire from the association OF what
ne was positive ne did the Tuesday night
| before.
| Mr.. Boycc-"Wcll Il might have &C
Cured Oh Friday, mlEh,n't itl'
WltnC8s--''ft might, but It dIdn:,
Thr testimony u Benjamin List, mos
| ssnger OF the Commercial Bank WAS 70
! the effect that hfsl man In the build
! ing about noon on tho day before the fire:
| nc was about the same size as the prison
er. but would not say that he was the
man.
J. y. GiEban'. who has charge Of the
! handlin 81 freight Tor the F.. c, d 81. L.
! and Ohio River roai. tesuhedto the ar
| rival OF n lot Of goods from Huntington
addressed TO Eaton, previous to the hTe'
| there was more than one shipment
Fx-Mayor =. 2. Caldwell and r, 7. De-
vrlcs, appointed by the Insurance com
panies 10 appralse the stock after the
| fir. testified that the stock consisted o.
| ny paper. timers trimmings. hardware
| nshlng tackle aud miscellaneous goods.
! The testimony " both gentlemen agreed
/ that the majority Of the stock was fly
| paper. ind that the whole stock was
worth lee than $500. and that some OF It
was utterly valaelcs7
Detective W. y. Lukars testified to the
| manner OF his arrest NJ Eaton IN Chlca-
go. already detailed IN these columns.
| When asked II h. had any conversation
/ with Eaton on tho trim before starting,
he replied TINT ihe prisoner asked him II
| for q consideration h. would not walt I'M
| III another train. Rafu9ing this oner'
the prisoner again said that II would DC
| worth SIS 10 him n he waited over one
| train. on the way 70 Wheeling the pris-
| Oner asked him I've or six times II there
was any other Charp, than arson against
| him. on Croas-cNImlnatIon witness said
that Eaton told him the reason he want
cd 70 walt over ! irlin was % get ms
vailse and consult his attorney
Tho .y,r ,t,'tDsga NJ the examination 30