The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-12


En- afterwards. The windows were
closed and the doors locked when / left
I also manufactured soap. known as
.1Hauser's medical soap and this &C
counts for the barrel OF rosin and tar
found In my place Ny personal goods
I valued at $500. tools $1,000. clock
n oBaL I raised my insurance in July
because Of three fires lust behind me
and I wished to protect myself.
ON cross examination Mr.. Hauser tes-
tilted that he left home when he was =
years old Was educated by Roman
Catholics. I am a chemist. . scientist
and ssayer. I studied for the eatnoiic
priesthood. I read Tor Paine. BOD
Ingersol and voltaire. ard endorse WHAT
they teach when I think IL Is right I
read the Bible. I have many COX in
my place-Mohamedan. Buddhist. and
the different religions OF the world L
am not a free thinker but believe In q
supreme being. Gearhardt was with me
on Saturday evening previous TO the nre
and stages till about 5 O'Clock Tn
Sunday morning he was there hen We
examined the clock and heard IL play
some tunes and spoke about placing IL
on exhibition. / had In my safe some
$500 OF $500 worth Of jewelry. watches
etc. that was not insured 1 never old
much. / had auctions q umbe OF
DAYS but the sales were small On the
cross examination by Herbert McCiam-
my. Esq. OF counse for the state. he
created no end OF amusement by the
questions he put to the accused He
| wanted TO know what the clock said
and what music 10 played. h de-
fendaut stated thai IL played the ma
| tional hymn. Sweet Home. and six
| other pieces. and called out the hours
Mr.. McClammy asked IL played Home
Sweet Home when Gearhardt statd so
long at Hauser's store. and II IL played
Therein be n Hot Time in the Old
Town" when he closed up To 30 TO tho
| sound. The accused said there was no
| such playing but created laughter by
saying that one OF the pieces OF music
IL played was a fire song. He also close
" questioned the defendant o how
he got left by the train when he start
ed TO the sound on the Sunday after
! noon OF the fire and then was driven 10
the sound. He also sharply cross ex-
amined him about how he got iett az
the sound after he had been told MS
| place was on fire. Mr.. Hauser said he
spent the afternoon at Faul Cases sa-
loon at the sound. and that Mr.. CasSe
told him Captain F. w. Ortnann tele-
phoued that his store was on IRE; that
| when the train passed coming up TO the
city he intended to come on IL, and did
| get aboard with Mr.. Joe Meier but had
left his satchel in the saloon and got on
the train TO 60 back TO get IL, expect
| ing 10 get aboard again. He gave Mr..
| Meier his umbrella when he went back
| to get his satchel and when the train
left him. Mr.. Meier brought the UNI
brella on to town and gave II to him
afterwards. To sharp questions, Mr.
Hauser said the satchel contained n
bath suit, some tools. and three or
four watches. all not worth more than
SO. He was asked to explain why ne
said at the preliminary hearing that
the only thing the satchel contained
was n bath suit. He replied he was not
asked to explain why he got left
going back after n SO satchel when
left going back after a so satchel when
he had 81, 900 to 81. 7O0 endangered by
fire. Mr.. Hauser said he wanted the
satchel and went back to get IL expect
ing to again catch the train. and that
he hired a horse and buggy and came
back to the city.
AT 6 p. m. the our took a recess till
$50 o'clock this morning. Mr.. Haucer
was still on the stand and the states
attorneys said they expected that IL
would take nearly another hour for
them 10 complete their cross-examina-
ton.