The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-23
CAVE THEl;l CATCHES.
Witness Testities to Crsmona and Jobsol
eetting Matches Night Of the Fire.
THE PRISONERS FOUGHT THE FLAMES
The Evidence Showed Tint They Rem.
dcred Good Service in EEeIpfn.
ExtinSui>7i the ElnmcS-A Great
Dcni OF Test sn0ny 1Eenrd Ycsier.
day. bat tila Cnse Noi Concluded.

The second day Of the C:ismond trial
began yesterday. The usual crowd was
in attendance, and DID not seem to be the
least tired OR wearicd.
The firsr witness put on the stand
was Officer John n. Long.
The Commemorative Attorney asked
Afr Long a question, which was OBJ
jacted to by AIR. Porter, attorney for
Mr. Crismond. This caused tilt be-
tween the attorneys, Nh: Por:er telling
be pursued. Major C:ockar told him
not to cross the bridge before he came
10 II, and not to borrow trouble be-
fore 1t came. And that when an impro-
re: question was asked then to make his
objection and not before.
His Honor thanked Mr.. Porter for
the advice given him and said he be-
lieved he was capable OF knowing how to
proceed.
Mr.. Porter d:45claimed any intention
CT debating az 10 how the case should
be Proceeded with.
Major Croker then asked MIR. Long:
Do YOU remember the night OF the
1ire?"
Yes, Sir: it was on The eth OF March,
DO YOU know what time the alarm
OF fl:e was sounded on that night q"
NO. ctr: not exactly. J. was on the
corner Of Race avenue and Green street
when the alarm was Sounded: walked
fast down G.2cn street 20 High, and
when got TO High. looked at my watch
ana found that 1t was twenty minutes
past O'clock
Where were you the early par; Of
that night?"
Il was az home; wa: ordered to re-
lleve Substitute officer az ~ O'Clock at
night. SO That l could 90 on duty the
next day. Went TO Pearson's store at
1885. Learned that Mr.. Hutchins had
been there, but had gone off. Waited
Tor him AMI think Il was nca; ~
o'clock when lie came up. Hc went with
Pearson. l telei,honed the Chief that l
mad relieved Hutch.ns and received Il
reply that 1t was ali Fight. Walked TO-
wards Lookins; saw three men coming
toward me down Green street. Just be-
fore they cached me one crossed over
to the oPi>1siGc side OF the street The
otheS two men, who were Jobson and
Crismond walked past me. ! continued
my journey down as far as Lookins'
store. Soon afterwards Crhsmond and
Jobson came out Of Pearsons: they
walked all right and did not appear
drunk until they saw me. then Jobson
remarked TO Crismond that he believed
he was drunk. Both men staggered.
but thought 1t was put on. Crismond
replied to Jchson's remark aboius being
drunk: Who knows tina, better than l
do?' The two men walked down Green
street to South, turned and stopped in
nont OF C!eeCy's meat house and
talked. 10bson said You had better go
With me- l followed behind ard then
went down Green street 10 Columbia
ran down Columbia 10 Nash!ncton
street, and walked up Washing ION 10
south, expecting TO cut the Two men
on; stood on the corner for q while
walked up South street TO Green, and up
to LookinG; everything was quiet and
saw no more OF my men"
DO you think that these men could
have gone down South street to Wash
10t, ~
'No, sir; they could not"
We'll, what became Of theme
do not know, unless they went either
iorth or $ 0li:h on Green street After
getting - T1oltins corner and standing
there 70: .Ha minutes the alarm sound
ed from be-, No. SO, and 1 went TO the
fire."
Gould you say who the man was that
crossed the street,"