The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-18
THE ARSON CASE TRIAL.
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come to me aud say, 81 thank you. | did
not want to get on that case" He is an
honest man, but he lives in tue vicinity and
did not want to have anything to do with the
matter. There are people who would come
here to help us, but they don't want to stand
up against all this feeling. We will prove
that one of the defendants. was home
before the alarm of fire was given at
the hosiery mill that another got home
too soon to have been; and third was in an
alley, far away from the scene on private
business when three men were noticed going
to the mill, before the fire. You are not
bound to convict said Mr. Whitehouse, he
cause there was a fire. That would not add
one stone to the ruined mill.
Joseph Eckroth was the first witness called
in behalf of the accused and he swore that
Bryant boarded with him and was in bed
when the second fire alarm was sounded
Eckroth said he woke Bryant up then and
Bryant went out Bryant then came home
and did not go to the third fire, at the mill
William Richardson, one of the defend
ants, wss next sworn. He said l didn't set
fire to the mill. | was not there when the
mill was set on fire. was home five minutes
before it caught fire was in the company
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that night. We were going from place to
place. | heard a remark al 9th street about
the burning down of the mill We start, d
out from Deter's crossing to Wynn's Me
and Darrah crossed and walked to the Welsh
church on Centre street and kept on until we
got to Kaier's crossing. There we met
Knowles. Darrah said. Where are
you going, Eddie?" to Knowles, and they
~ Nft,1 Il
had just got there when | heard the fire
alarm. | went up to the fire and met Dar.
rah. He said This is bad for Fritz; | have
been helping him out" and Darrah went
home didn't work the next day. l met
Darrah and Knowles and we unluaded Il car
load of lime for Hogan at the lime kiln and
got paid for it, and we drank some whiskey
there. first met Flemming the night be.
fore at the Eichman fire.
q. Flemming says you went and got some
cotton waste is that true?
A. No, sir; | was not near the hosiery mill
at that time.
On cross-examination by District Attorney
Bechtel the witness said he was % years ole
and mine laborer. He said he also worked
for the Diamond Drill Company as laborer
and also worked 16 miles from Pittsburg.
hlI w HllcHOuSe ODJeCleu TO any inquiries
about the past life Of the witness, because il
was not cross-examination, and Judge Koch
sustained the objection.
Q Where are you now?
A. In the county court house.
Mr. Bechtel That is very good. Whert
did you come from here?
The county prison.
Mr.. Whitehouse objected to questions as tC
why the witness was there and the court sus.
tained it,
Witness was then taken over his direct
examination in efforts to get him to contra
dict himself. When questioned as to the
Eichman fire he said Darrah, Wilds and mt
had walked to DIR. Klocks crossing at 3rd
alley and tried to get a pint. Just then
heard of the Eichman fire. Eichman's home
was two or three blocks away. l .saw the
flash and ran down Pine street to the hose
house and gave the alarm to a man named
Foley there. At the Echman fire l met
Flemming, Wooden, Darrah and Knowles.
Were you the first man to give an alarm
for the Eichman fire
Yes, sir; | was the first l saw it when
was at Klocks corner
did not see Lewis that night.
Did you notice that Wooden and Flem
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