The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-13

state previously that he thought nothing
about Ii when Eabiu told him not % work
at that box, and later stated that he Won
dered what was In the box witness
stated that he did not wonder a. tsaton .
orders ''but didn't think much OF Z.
Witness could not say whether Eaton
knew the box was broken, but as be had
privilege OF fixing the boxes, he OF course
discovered Il being broken open. Wit
ness brought the box into the ware
house, but couldn't say " prisoner was
there the day the box arrived. The box
came the week Of the fre, but witness
couldn't specify the date. The wire IN
the box was similar TO electric wires, was
wrapped with some substance. precisely
like telephone wire running from the tel
enhoae. only there was a soft subJtance
inside, The covering OF the wire was
dark, at the ends OF the wire was 9 soft
substance, Ike the fringe at the END OF
rope. Witness denied stating that i was
a wire, as he saw no wire material; the
appearance uf It resembled 3 wire, He
termed II a wire, merely because II look-
ed like a wire. -,
thlJ particular box had "Eaton" marked
al II, but didn't remember where i came
from. II and another box we're left down
stairs; both were full. but the other box
was not 50 large, yet the smaller one was
very heavy, He didn't know what was
IN, another box, similar to the box In
question, which was carried up stairs.
An Indignant Denial.
Mr.. Boyce took the witness In hand
again. He asked witness the size OF the
largest pear-shaped object IN the box
and fe answered about 12x16 inches. In
ansWer to a question from Mr.. B0yce, !f
m. the witness ever had q conversation
with Iieut. Ingram, and told the officer
that he would give him all the intorma-
tlnn he could. 10 as to get q share OF tho
reward. Grandson Indignantly denied
having done so. He denied that NC"
Nlchol or LukenS had offered him a
share OF the reward. He had spoken 20
a policeman about his knowledge OF the
building, and had spoken 10 several pet'-
pie about 1t. and said he did SO Freely:
He denied telling the chief OF police all
he Knew about the fire. Mr.. Boyce then
asked the witness what he told the chief,
and Mr., Sommervllle objected to the lat
Ter question. Court refused to sustain
objection.
witness said that at his first meeting
with Captain Bennett he had tOld MIN
about his working for Eaton:
Then the testimony reverted TO the &C.
casion when Eaton had told him to leave
the foox alone. and witness stated that
Eaton was there the second time when he
fixed the box, He repeated his statement
that Eaton told him not 10 hammer the
box. A glimpse OF its inside was gained
by his prylng open the box, Wnlcn mao al
ready been opened little. EATON was
there when he nailed II down. the hrst
time Eaton sent him away 70 nan up
empty boxes, but as soon rs Eaton went
otit he took q look at the box, Mr.. Boyce
fhen asked witness how he came to nail
m the box the second time. after Eaton
having ordered him once not to touch II.
Witness answered that he had finished
mailing the other boxes, then came to this
hoY which he nailed up. He stated that
BATON had forbidden him hammering
around the box, not mailing II up the firBt
firne. Witness stated that II he mad pre-
vitNlsly Said the cap in the box was brass,
he was mistaken, as he was sure the cap
was either tin or silver.
tic Drew Diagrams.
He had drawn diagrams for Captain
Bennett and Detective Nichol. he
didn't think anything about the pear
shaped objects" until he met Eaton on
Ire Saturday after the fire. Eaton re-
marked to him:
"What do the people think ABOUT the
.iwhy, the people think It's suspicious"
Grandson answered.
"Hell, you know. Albert, neither you
nor had anything to do with It, Eaton
replied.
beInr burned out. and Eaton scratched
his head, Eaton then asked him II he
had told the Insurance people that ne,
Eaton, had put a lighted cigar In the
stove wednesday morning. witness
said. mo" Eaton then told him not to
say anything about It, adding that you
and have to work for living. Eaton
also said to him II he kept hts mouth shut
he would give him 500 when he got back
from Pittsburgh. Grandson met
thls offer by saying that ne didn'
make his living that way. Eaton told
him II he said anything, ut would ne al
on" as then no Insurance could be Sc
cured.
M. Boyce asked the witness II he had
not said on his direct examination that
che couldn't always tell, the fire might
get ont" Witness denied the statement
Eaton paid him So 80 that he owed him
on that Saturday. Did not pay him any
money before in presence Of the dray-
man. Denied telling an officer that ne
wouldn't have known OF the pear-shaped
objects, II Eaton hadn't mentioned them
on the Saturday after the fire. Denied
taking with McNicholl about the re-
ward. Expected no reward, and has
been promised none. When Eaton lit his
cigar with an object in the stove he was
placing crates around The room. This
happened in the morning. Did not re-
member what time y carpenter was
working at the CRATES In the stove.
This closed Mr. Boyce's cross examine
tlon, and It being o'clock, adjournment
took place until 7;S0 o'clock.
Evening Session.
Attorney L. B. HIlles,of Chicago,open-
ed the arguments at the evening sess-
ion, and made good argument for
Eaton. He attempted to break down
the testimony Of the prosecution. and
claimed that all the evidence tending to
Drove that Eaton's goods were not
worth over $5O0,was Valueless;'he main
talnlng that no experts had examined
the goods. After the goods had been
damaged by fire and water, men had
said that the goods were not worth
hauling away, which he claimed was no
fair valuation Of the goods
Mr.. itiies said that the prosecution
had intended to show that Eaton had
intended to defraud, but as he had not
vel asked for insurance money. but
merely notified the companies OF his
loss, 1t therefore could not be proved
against him that he had Intent 10 de-
fraud Mr.. Hilles laid great stress upon
the testimony Of Might Clerk Wiseberg,
OF the Seventh Avenue Hotel, Pitts
burgh. who stated that Eaton was at
the hotel the day Of the fire. He did not
wish TO discredit the characters Of
Messrs. List and Charnock, who said
they saw man at the store the day of
the fire, yet refused to positively iden.
tlfy Eaton MS the man. He claimed that
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