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bell alarm perhaps. About 7.22 O'Clock
he thought On cross examination Miles

he thought. On cross examination Miles
said that when he saw Waite he was
standing Tsear the corner OF Congress
street. dc had % tii.rH oyarccat and wore
q nickie pin on his vest. Mikes had
known White before and had talked with
him about the fire protective patrol which
he was to start To Mr.. Heokbert's
question witness went on to describe the
plans Waite had made concerning the
protective patrol.
Michael J. O'Rourke,
DRIVER FOR THE CHEMICAL
engine stated that he responded to still
alarm for the Congress Hall fire
at about 7.15 O'Clock in the morn
ing. He saw Waite at the fire between
T.25 and 7.3o O'Clock. He did not see
Waite when he first reached the fire. He
had on heavy blue overcoat. He never
saw him dressed up any other way. At
the Harrington block fire the witness re-
sponded with the chemical engine to the
bell alarm.
On GROSS examination witness said he
saw Waite twice on the morning Of the
Congress hall fire. He said that he had
never seen Waite before the Congress hall
fire to his knowledge but had seen him
probably one hundred times since that
time. He had seen him dressed differently
at the time of the Knights Of Pythias
field day. AT that time Waite wore a
light blue overcoat. Witness said 1t was
a very hot day.
Hugh F. McDonough formerly police
officer, ia now a watchman at the Cum
berland National bank. Witness first saw
Waite on the morning of March and
after that date he saw great deal of
him. During March Waite did not wear
glasses but he did wear a small mustache.
On the day of the K. of p. field day Waite
wore pair of dark blue spectacles.
On cross examination MoDonough said
he was employed by few people to watch
buildings. He knew that Waite had
started q protective lire patrol. Witnsss
was employed to wacth the buildings of
T. P. Beals g. Co., and when Waite
started the fire patrol scheme McDonough
lost his place. After Waite started in the
fire patrol and had taken BeaPs building
away from him witness had a talk with
Alderman Kehoe about Waite.
Just what this talk was the defense did
not ask as the court decreed that 1t was
irrevelent testimony and the further testi-
mony of Mr.. McDonough In this line was
not considered to have any bearing on the
case.
Harry o. Carmichael employed by
Bailey & Noyes went to the Harrington
block the day of the fire there to get a
box. He got it ON the third floor. 1t was
about seven or eight minutes to two
O'Clock. He made two trips up stairs to
the third floor. He was there until about
2 o'clock. When he was coming down
stairs on the last trip he saw man
standing behind him. That man was not
Mr.. Waite.
On redirect examination witness said
the man ne had seen In the building was
not Janitor Hodgdon. When witness left
the building the man was still there.
County Attorney Libby here said that
he want to change his programme of
entering t stimony and introduce some at
this p3int which was on an altogether
different tack from that which the jury
had been listening to. AS the county at
torney made this statement there was a
little stir in the court room and at the
call of his name a young man walked
out to the witness stand and was sworn.
Harry j. Brady was his name. He said
he lived in Boston and
WAS A DETECTIVE
employed by Fire Marshal Whitcomb.
At this point Mr.. Heckbert objected to
the admission of the WITNESSES testimony
until his evidence was heard by the court
on the ground that it purported to be a
confession of the respondent and all con-
LESSONS should be heard. by the court be-
fore they are submitted to the jury
The court said he was not in the habit of
hearing testimony in that way and told
the county attorney to go on with his ex-
animation of the witness.
Mr.. Brady said that he had been en-
ployed by Fire Marshal Whitcomb of
Boston. He first met Waite in Monument
square. Witness had camera when he
first met Waite. Witness asked Waite
where he had better go to take pictures
and Waite gave him his card and asked
him to call at his house. Witness did
call at Waite's house on Saturday and
had a long talk with him. They talked
about pictures and one thing and another
and when he went away he made an ap-
pointment to see Waite on Monday. But
witness said he did not see Waite on Mon
day but on Tuesday he walked up Con.
gress street until he came to North
There he met Waite coming down street.
When Waite saw the witness he stopped
and witness said he wanted to see him.
Waite said he was in a hurry and was 60
ing to take a car to go to the beach with
his wife 1t was then 1870 o'clock in the
afternoon. Witness told Waite that he
had little scheme to talk over with him
and wanted to talk with him but as he
was in hurry witness said he would not
bother him. Waite walked down the
street with him saying he would not have
to go to the beach until O'Clock and the
witness then unfolded his scheme. Wit
ness said he had in view q little SNUG
Cling scheme Ky which considerable
money could be made by bringing goods
into the United States from Canada. He
told Waite that it would take man of
some nerve to carry out his plan and
Waite said that he had the nerve that was
necessary. He said he believed in doin 2
others before they did him and he was
tired of this honest business and would
do anything that he could to get 500.
Waite said he didn't want anyone
to know about it though he was willing
to take all risks. Witness then unfolded
some more of his plans in regard to the
smuggling scheme and finally induced
Waite in connection with this scheme TO
go to Bangor with him. They went to
Bangor and occupied a room in the hotel
together,
They got to talking that night about
one thing and another and finally begun
to discuss fires of all kinds.
Witness asked Waite if he had ever done
ANYTHING in the fire line Waite said he