The Washington times., 1902-08-27
EVIDENCE ALL IN FOR
STATE IN NELSON CASE

ing overheard a conversation between
the two in which the words from now
on, were spoken by the prisoner and
repeated by Mr.. Fontaine. He said Fon-
taine went into the clubhouse and Mel
son into the red shanty OF Sanderson
and Foster, which was the first building
to burn.
How long after Nelson went into the
house did the fire break out?" was
asked
About three or four minutes" said
the witness.
Did you see him come out?''
Yes. sir. He passed opposite where
was sitting on the step"
The witness then said that a short
time after he saw Nelson come out o,
the building he saw Jack" Tighe come
out
Nelson. the witness stated. told him
three different times not to go in
there" meaning the approach to the
burning building.
Witness said he told Nelson he must
get his team out Of the road.
Did you see Fontaine after the fire ,"
he was asked.
Not till about u o'clock" he said.
He said he saw Nelson again about
]
next morning. lie said that whca TighC
came out of the Sande. son shaut- he
had his arms full of bedclorhes.
Al nearly the same time, he said, a
colored man called William came out
OF the Mye-s building with his arms
full OF 5edc!othing.
Did Not Know Business.
Upon cross examination the witness
stated that he knew nothing of the char
acter OF the business carried on in the
buildings. although he had been driving
there for so many years, and often
stopped his horses within eight or ten
feet of them. He admitted that all he
heard Nelson say on the night OF the
fire was without attempt at cOncealment
He said that since the fire he had been
employed by Fontaine Sanderson, and
Foster to drive them about the city.
Tippett testified that it had not occurred
TO him to tell Fontaine what he knew
about the fire when he was driving him
about.
Martha Luckett. colored. who resides
at Jackson City. was the next 10 take
the stand. She said she saw Nelson at
the place OF man called Wells. in the
village. at late hour on the night of
the fire. Save for the driver of vehi-
Gle with whom he left he was alone
He went toward his home. she said. She
did not know the driver.
Joseph Hundley, Of sos Street south
east. an engineer in the employ OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, then gave his
testimony Hundlcy said that on the
night of the fire he went to jackson
City in search of friend arriving there
shortly after 10 o'clock.
Saw Blaze in Shanty.
Hundley stated that he saw blaze
in the Sanderson & Foster shanty, and
thought that a gasolcne stove had per
haps set fire to it. He entered the
building and saw a man swabbng the
floors The man appeared TO be lame.
Another man. whom he identified as the
prisoner was also in the building
Hundley said that Nelson ordered him
to leave and he obeyed. He then went
to the barron and got q drink OF beer,
but did not mention what he had seen
to anyone.
Walter H Lovelcs5, Of 1874 Ninth
Street northwest, said he was in the
clubhouse about twenty minutes before
the fire.
He saw several people. among hem
Nelson. standing about the premises He
said he sa." Nelson come out of the
policy shop building. which was
burned. and heard him caution Tippett
the drive, not TO 90 In.
Loveless said that he heard Fontaiae
say to Nelsor:
What are you doing there. Nclson?"
Nelson he overheard to reply:
You see. don't you?"
Fontaine reDlied:N
why didn't you tell me. so | could
get my thinPS out of thore?"
Stonewall Jackson Mann. OF 353 K
Street southeast, bartender at the club
house on the night of the fire, was the
next to testify. He said that he saw
Nelscon and Fontaine in angry conver-
sation, but could only distinguish the
words from now on" Upon cross-ex-
animation the witness testified that the
premises about the place which burned
were lighted with electric lights. render
ing aEy clandestino movements difficult.
Was in "Policy Shop"
Henry Clayton. a colored porter at the
club, said that he saw Nelson and Fon-