Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-12
TODAY'S HEARING.

The hearing was continued again this
morning at $50. The first witness was
DR.. w. +, Mann. Said he went to the
fire but when he got there the fire was
apparently out. The first people he
saw were Mcssrs Phelps e. Smith. He
went in the house and went upstairs.
Noticed fire in the wood shed. Detect
ed strong smell of kerosene oil. Saw
a five gallon oil can underneath the
steps that lead upstairs. Went into the
rear bedroom and found pile OF cloth
ing on the floor about Il foot and halt
high. Witness said that there had been
fire in the corner of the room and had
burned the casing slightly, The door
that leads into the front bedroom was
blistered on the side. Detected kero-
sene oil on the floor in two different
places in this room. Saw burned
matches on the floor Clothing was
strewcd on the floor. Witness went in
to the front hall. The stairs were blist-
cred. Detected some oil in the hall.
Said ne was on the fire watch with Fred
Boyce Chas, Page and Ed. Smith. Had
talk with Mrs Denning. Carried
dress to her, shoes, and children
dresses. Bell said to him ut $50 "some
one knew was away"
Cross examined by Mr.. Gordon. Said
the window was up in the front room
when he got there. Kerosene was near
the window facing the driveway. The
panel was knocked out of the door lead
inc from the hall to front bedroom.
Furniture was not disturbed in kitchen
or dining room. Witness saw Mr..
Downing.
Charles A. Page said hs was mem
ber of the fire department. Witness
went to fire and went into the house.
Saw fire near the door in the front
room. Witness put a stream in the
front room. Carpet and door was on
fire. Went into the rear room and
smelled kerosene oil. Saw rags on the
floor that had been partially burned.
Went into the shed and slnelled kero-
scne. Saw a fire in the further end of
the shed. Saw five gallon can near
the refrigerator. Went also to the front
hall. Noticed there had been fire near
tho stairs. Saw oil onthe oil cloth.
Cross examined by Mr. Lapoint. Wit
ness said Beck, Boyce and himself put
in the first stream in front room. Smell
ed oil as soon as he got to the window
Windows facing the driveway were up
but the curtains were down.
Daniel Il. Bisbre said he was an in
surance agent and went to the fire. Did
=, not see any fire when he got there
Went in the rear room. Appeared te
have been a fire there. Clothing was OF
the floor and hanging up. There was
l evidence of fire in front bed room
Witness said the door was burned OF
> both sides. There was charred pape1
= in the hallway. Smelled Kerosene there
a Stairs were bisterrd. Went into th
a shed and discovered there had been {
y fire there. Had talk with Mrs. Den
ming. Told him she knew nothing o
4 the fire until her little girl woke her up
n Said she had trouble with parties
). short time ago and thought they wer
h concerned in it. Told witness that on
a Mccormick slert there that night with
OUT HcI huoN lCNSS' N''" S''N '"N"So
"a that one Corbin had something to q
~ with the fire. Told witness she was &C
" ing to put her children IN an orphan
i home in short time. Witness sal
Mrs. Dennng had about ten roomcl
+ and table boarlers,
N Clarence Wood said he was an insu
,t ance agent. Said he called on Mr.
"a Denning about two weeks before IL
q fire to talk insurance with her. Tol
,e her that he did not write fire insuranc
or Witness went and got John W. Dillo
and both went over to the house. MIR
Al Denning told witness and Mr. DillC
i that the furniture cost $500 and want,
ID it insured for that amount.
oe Cross examined by Mr. Lapoint, MI
,d Denning took witness and Mr.. Dill'
oI around the house. Did not act as if s.
wanted to insure it for more than
id value. Did not appear to be anNio
,at to get the goods insured right away