The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-19
FIRE BUGS ARE GUILTY.
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que of the case when he asked the court to
dismiss He can make more out Of nothing
than any other member of the bar. Did
nobody set fire to this mill Mr.. Mari
pointed out the shortcomings of the evil
dcnce given by the defendants on the
stand aud said tho witness Wills
knew more than he wanted to tell
of the meeting at Daniels corner The
truth was they never went to Dleary's.
When they left Wills they went down to
Parkers Then we find Richardson and
Darrah at EiChman's about nine o'clock, be-
fore the fire. Let me tell you there is no
man at the bar who knows better how to try
a criminal case than my eloquent friend Mr..
Whitehouse, and if there had been father,
a mother brother or sister who could
locate these young men at other poiuts at the
time of these fires they would have been
here to testify
Mr.. Mari claimed the Supreme Court sus-
tains evidence such as given by Wooden as
lega ly corroborativs Of Flemming's story.
| You find Darrah near Echman's stable when
the stable fire was discovered and Richard,
son ON the other street, giving the alarm,
Is there any evidence here to show who else
set fire to this stable2 Not a bit.
According to their story you find them next
on the railroad What were they talking
about? OF the fire No. 1t was not fire that
bothered them. They wanted to geta bottle
filed. Richardson and Darrah go one way,
Flemmiug and Knowles the other They never
said we are going home" or good night
Knowles tells you he then took walk out
of his way for his health and meets Darrah
and Richardson at Tyler's corner, squares
away from his home, 20 minutes after they
had parted for the night. Who believes
that story? Flemming camo into town 4 com
parative stranger after the Parker fire anC
met this gang at the Echman fire when il
was in full blaze. He tells you they tslkeC
of what grand fire the hosiery mill woulC
make. Wooden said Don't do it, ThcI,
are lot of girls working there Richardson
said, YES, your girl is working there and yor
are Il coward" At this Flemming said tha
Wooden was right and Wooden wanted
Flemming to go home with him. Flemmini
said, "No, | stayed with yoI one night
week ago and l will go somewhere else to
night Flsmming lit the eastern end o
the mill and Richardson lit it more to til,
/ centre One of the defendants told of tryinI
to set fire to the Kaier House and of th
failure to do it. We have shown you the,
were all travelling together that night III
gang, aud for what purpose2 What reasol
have they given you other than we hav,
given you2
Mr.. Mari concluded his address at 11:O
o'clock, and soon after Judge Koch com
menced charging the jury. The court oc
cupied about an hour and half and the cas-,
was given to the jury at about one O'Clock.
THE MEYERS CASE.
Horace Reber, chief clerk to the Count,
Commissioners, swore he was duputzsd b!
Sheriff Tooe to go to the hedico- Chirurgca
hospital at Philadelphia, and he found ex
Solicitor Ulrich there suffering from typhoit
fever Mr.. Reber secured certificate fron
the physicians to that effect
The counsel for the defense made motion
to withdraw juror and continue the cas-
until Mr.. Ulrch would be able to appear
but the certificate stated that owing to tn,
illness Mr.. Ulrich would be eight weeks il
at the shortest. Judge Bechtel denied tn,
motion.
1t was arranged that Messrs Schack anC
Whalen should make tho address to the jur,
in behalf of the prosecution and Aessrs
Smith and Wadinger in behalf of the de
fense. Mr.. Schalck opened his address 4
lO:35 aud was followed by Mr.. Smith, VIII,
will conclude Jon Monday, when Mr.. Wad
linger will speak, after which Mr. Whalei
will close for the Commonwealth.