Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-13
Bell if he had all he wanted. Bell told
witness that he had all he could accomo-

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GIRL brought the can to the store and
Homer Ladd delivered it to Mrs. Den
ning's house.
When cross examined by Mr.. Laooint
witness admitted it was nothing unusual
to sell kerosene oil to Mrs. Denning.
Was not at all suspicious when he sold
her the oil.
Mrs. Susan j. Jones said she lived on
Elm street. Witness said Mrs. Denning
occupied one of her houses. She told
witness that Bell would run the house
after August 1st. when she went to get
the money for rent. Witness said she
had not received her pay for the July
rent. Mrs. Denning told witness that
she knew nothing of the fire and that
she suspected some of the parties with
whom they had trouble. Witness went
through the house after the fire.
Cross examined by Mr.. Gordon
Witness said that Mrs. Denning told her
that she was going to take her children
to the orphans home in burlington.
Mrs. Denning said she wanted rest.
Also told witness that Bell was going
to Northlield to get his sister, as she
would run the house for Bell. Witness
said the property was insured for $1,000.
| Would not have had it burned for that
sum-
Mrs. r. A. Drew stated that She kept
boarding house on Church street.
Witness said that Bell ha,|a talk with
her about boarders in July. Saw Bell
| II
that he would surely send number OF
boarders to her house if she would trade
with D. $. Waterman.
The hearing convened again this
morning at $50 with Fred Boyce on the
stand. lie said he was fireman and
went to the fire. Witness first saw fire
in the front bed room. Put stream in
the window. Pulled screen out OF
the window. Witness then went to
rear bed room. Smelled kerosene Oil
in both places. Witness saw fire in
the wood she'd and put it out with Page
and Beck.
Cross examined by Mr., Lapoint. Said
he was the first man to get to the hose
house. Witness did not see any fire in
the hallway. Did not see Mrs. Denning
or children Witness said a person could
have thrown kerosene in the front bed
room from the window as there was a
small hole in the upper right hand cor
ner of the serene. Witness saw Dow n
inc and Mccormick after the fire.
George T. Connor said he was fur
niture dealer Had met Mrs. Denning
in her house. Witness was requested
to 90 to the house by DIR. J. Henry Jack
son TO see what the furniture was worth.
1t was some time In February. Witness
and Mrs. Dennipg went ali around the
house at TIE time. ~Saft the. fair cash
value of the furniture was between S7t
to 500.
Cross examined by Mr.. Gordon, Wit
ness did not know the furniture, stoves
and organ were worth S325., which was
Warner f. Colbys bill. He did no
know what any of the goods cost Mrs
, Denning.
Albert Greier said he was a tailor
and worked for the Globe Clothing Co
, He said he had made some clothes fol
W Bell and also did some repairing. Wit
8 ness took the measure of Bell. H'
: made a pair of pants for him April l6
1894. Witness told what the measure;
! were Mr.. lIoar then offered as ev
:. dence pair of black pants which were
;, taken from the box. Witness measured
- them in court. Also measured a pair o
|, brown pants which We're taken from tn
N same box. Witness said they wcr
y, ready made pants. Some OF the meas
- urements taken by Mr.. Grclier for Bel
- varied within half inch of fthe measure
=. ments taken of the pants submitted /
court and which were taken from In
W box.
" Cross examined by Mr.. Lapoint. Wit
> ness said he did not make the pant
which were submitted in court. Ha
= never seen them before and had ncvc
- done any work on them. Witness sal
~ he would no. give over 80 cents fo
- pants which had been submitted TO
:, measurements.
". " Eli Cutler stated he heard the alar
=, of fire and went to it. Saw little smoh
9 coming out Of the window upstai1
u when he came down the ira ks. Wei
~ upstairs but saw no fire. Witness tn,
~ went to the wood shed and got pail
" water and put out the fire. When
-. rot around in front, the fire in the be-
w. room was out. Detected the odor
w. kerosene oil in the shed. Witness sa
~, ~, Mrs. Dcnning standing in front OF t
80 house with something white on. Fir
-, men had not arrived when witness 9
,o- to the house.
~ Cross examined by Mr.. Gordon. Sa
"l7 Nv" Mrs. nenning when he first got to t
' house. Witness thought he was abo
-. the first one there. DID not see t
'N' children but Mrs Denn;ng told him tn
,., were not in the house.
M lol William S. Page said he lived nc
'". to Mrs. Denniny's house. lie W
,n awaken Tuesday morning by the cra'
~ IN line of flames. Witness saw fire III
rht M wood shed. Did not see any other /
= at that time. Witness then went a
,"1 ,,1I rang the alarm. While at the lire |
,'nt M saw some one kick burning articles
P'' the front door Detected the odor
u kerosene in the house. Saw Mrs, DE-
"nt M ming and two children in his house af
.,' he returned from the fire alarm b
n ln Did not know where the oldest cl
one was.
,rre Cross examined by Mr.. Lapoint. v
ing ness saw no person wl'c'i ''o ''"'o
Of his house nor he%rd any voices aro'
ked the Dennng house. Nl'hess Sai" u
VII II. Campbell wa' the first man he ,
ore that morning. Mrs. Denning wal
c,n into witness house ahead of /
nnn Thnurht she was crNing. lie tai