The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-30
EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT
RequistiOn Not H0E0red i'm the
Maryland Arse II Case.

charge of Messrs. shaw, Walter
md Bradshaw-Mr. PickfOrd Give,
| bond ut Rockville and Is Released
| Chief Justice Bingham yesterday after
| noon refused to honor the requisitior
made on him by Governor Smith, Of
Maryland. for the surrender to the au'
thorities of that State of Thomas II. Pick.
| ford, John n. Walter. Aaron Bradshaw
| and Granville C. Shaw, all well known
residents of this city, who were alleged
| TO be fugitives from justice from the
| State of Maryland, where they had been
indicted on a charge of arson.
The indictment set forth that Pickford
| and Walter were the owners of certain
property at the intersection of Seventh
Street Road and Colesville Pike, upon
which stood an unoccupied dwelling. They
We're Jointly charged with the other de-
PENDANTS. with having set fire to the house
on the night of September H. 1897, for the
supposed purpose of securing the insur-
ance money.
Mr.. Pickford was not taken into custody
by the police, but, hearing of the charges
against him. went to Rockville and gave
bond in the sum of 5000 for his appear
apcc whom wanted THE other defendants
anneared before chief Jus,ice Bingham
and tool, tho stand in tbeir own defence
Arthur Peter appeared for Mr.. Walter,
while Henry = nauis renresented Mr.
Rradshaw Mr. shaw was without conn
sci.
Il was contended that 1t would be nee
essary for the Maryland authorities TO
the stata at tho time the crime Is said
20 b,ya hen connittad Mr. Peter
b,.o,,o,h. a,,,ho-,,;as 20 chou, that under
tho common law the burning Of nm iso-
t:,...,. .,r...cc,,,,;.,i dwelling Inv the owners
of the nropertv does moi c,,;,..itute arson.
Sher;ff Arthur Williams ON the stand
stated that he had no knowledge of the
nersons named in the papers having been
in MARYLAND at the time Of the fire. Mr..
Walter testified that no and Mr. pickford
were the owners of the propertv and that
he had not been I'm MARYLAND for several
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building went to his boarding place. At
ter dinner he went cut on the lawn in
companv with others and was sittinp
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there When ne saw smoke coming from
the roof OF the building about half mile
away. 1t was then. as near as ne could
n 30 aho,r, { o,clocL
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NJ shaw ran TO the building with other
persons in the neighborhood. but was un-
able to prevent the destruction Of tho
building II was his hslief tho, tbo g..
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S.ai &c" Hoih spontaneous combustion.
He never permitted the workmen en-
ployed there TO smoke in the build,np or
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ing the WOODWORK with gasoline, and had
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mat ended the evidence and Chief JUS
tice Bingham discharged the prisoners.
holding Tho, .ba data,,Is,-.,. =. 80
o,,.,,aTto,, tel -. .,''- iiau ho' peeh
c"i-hecled WIN any crime, so far as the
evidence presented showed, and that
there was nothing to warrant him I'm sur
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tes. ne gave notice that he did not pass
upon the guilt or Innocence of the par
ties and that he had only determined that
before him a prima facia caso b.d 100
been made out "'u iiol
All three of the gentlemen inyoI,,ad
stated that they Intended 10 90 70 Pt.',i'
VILE and face the charges 40 thsy a,o,,1d
have no trouble q, &C., iiI;i, - my mouIu
nocence. Mr.. Walter s1neested mn. N IN
and his comnanions had nr,,I,a ht,- - ~
TOO active "a ,niitjos tau pinopaDy peeh
please certain narties S'"'e "
Thomas II Pirlford rvho ,,.o,,. J..
Roc<yiIIe Yesterday aud s,,rv,,., ~
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