Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-12-18
John A LOGAN is IN IHt
TOLLS
Accused of Firing His lh
cry Stable Last Septem.
her-The Affidavit
And Information
Filed.

At last steps have been taken that
will go lorg way toward unra.eI
ino the mystery surrounding the
livery stable fires in this city the past
summer. With the facts and the
many rumors our readers are an
Yesterday Officer John Gallagher
Of the city police force tilei an am I
davit of which the following Is the
substance: ,,,,.
Before me, George r. Williams. clerk
~ the Wayne circuit court, etc,
svears John 4. Gallagher. who oeine
sworn on his oath SAYS that John a
LOGAN. late of Wayne county, state
of Indiana, did on the 9th day oil sep
tamher. A d. 1901, at ana IN the
county OF Wayne and state OF lnol-
ana did then and there unlawfuily
and maliciously set on fire, burn ana
destroy a certain building, commonly
called a livery stable, and which onlld,
mo was then and there used ana
occupied by him, the said John a.
Logan. as a livery stable, and when
e building was then and there tue
. nroperty of another, to-wlt: the
!, property of John d. Vaughan, and
which said building was then and
5 there of the value OF 80, ooo-
!, SECOND COUNT
/ AMI John A. Gallagher, being
; further duly sworn, upon his oatu
saws that John A. Logan, etc. olo
" then aud there on the 4th day o
IS September, 1901, unia"iuiiy
ID feloniously, wilfully ana na
O. liciouslv set on fire, burn ana tnereo'
in destroy ed large parts OF cer.ai'
building called a livery stable tnei
and there used and occupied oy MN
etc OF the value of 81, ouo, sai
building and parts thereof oelng 'h
prop rty of John d. Vaughan:
This document IS accompa MEG
the information of VIM. A bono
a.atarosacafags i2E arson. v; sonn - :
Iref- The witnesses narnes IN TIL il
.rn formation are John ID Vaughan
ter Joseph NJ. Bulla, John NJ. Wample
ce. Frank Besselman. Scott White
to Geo. C. Staubach, Edward McNall,
up Cnas. w. Page, Isaac A. GormoI
lie. Frank Ibaugh and Elijah Brokam1
10, Mr.. Logan was arrested this morI
m. ing by the sheriff and appeared
nd court without an attorney but a
no companied by his father. He entere
np a recognizance for his appearance
the Wayne circuit court for trial
me the sum OF 81 900 with his fathe
NJ Thomas p. Logan, as his surety. II
,tv time of the trial is not yet announce
m. The possessions of Mr.. Logan
be the stable were insured for 81, 3,oUO
lno the agency of O. B. Fulghum. 1t W;
lad in three parts-on the vehicles al
to harness, on the horses, and on Il
oys grain. hay and feed. He was pa
this money last week, receiving Il
the full face of the pole es exec
ere a small deduction on the feed,
for which there was not then the amou
BOD in the barn the policy called for. t
rhe after the fire sold two fine coaches
md Green's transfer. They we're unhu
is in the fire and mad been but lit
ron used. All of this, howevs
did not make him whole
losses of the fire. He could have sc
his stock on the street, SO liver
s. man tells US, for much more than
received from his insurance and t
sale to Green.
the Mr.. Vaughan received $500 ins'
at ance for damage to his building
30 The first fire and 81 700 for the seco
ock fire. a total of -, 400.