The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
NELSON SEEN At THE
BURNING BUILDINGS
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the clubhouse, and saw him meet La
Fontaine. He said he heard part Of q
conversation between the two IN which
he could distinguish only the words.
from now on. repeated by each one
several tines
La Fontaine. he said, then went into
the clubhouse and Nelson into the san
derson and Foster shanty which burned
first
How long after Nelson went into the
house did the fire break out2" was
asked.
About three or four minutes. said
the witEess.
Did you see him come out?"
Yes. sir. Re passed opposite where
was sitting on the step"
The witness Their said that short
time later he saw Nelson come out OF
the building he saw Jack Tighe come
out
He said Nelson leaned on his 1.-THE Wit
ness3 vehicle after the building was in
flames and that he heard him make the
remark:
Wen see what d-n Jews viii wear
diamonds nowI"
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 FREQ
he was asked
Not till about u O'Clock he said
he said he saw Nelson again about
1880, but did not see Tighe until the
next morning He said that when Tighe
came out Of the Sanderson shanty he
had his arms full of bedcIothes
At nearly the same time. he said a
colored man called William came out
Of the Myers building with his arms
full Of beGcIothing.
Upon cross examination the witness
said he had been a resident of Washing
ton since 1851. He had run a vehicle 10
Jackson City for twelve years. He knew
La Fontaine and Foster only for the
last year. He did not know exactly
what sort Of place Jackson City was
he testified although he had been going
there long time Sometimes. he said
his vehicle would be stopped eight feet
from the building, yet he did not know
what kind Of things were going on in
the building.
The attorney for the defense ques-
toned the witness sharply about his re
lations with la Foutaine and Foster He
swore that while he was driving La
Eontaine about town IN mis- cab the next
day IL never occurred to him TO tell hin.
/ what he knew about the fire
Tippett was asked about the testi-
mony he had given at the hearing given
Nelson on his application for bail at
the last term Of court the object evi-
IDENTIFY being 70 tangIe him up in his
testimony
The prosecution took the witness
again. Witness said that after the Gre
he and Smith. the bus driver. returned
TO Washington. stopping on the road Il
look at the FIRE
But one witness was examined yester
I day afternoon after the races. He was
/ William J. Smith, the driver of the bus
! which took passengers TO the alleged
/ gambling houses at Jackson City from
Washington
Smith resides at 131I1s 0 Street south
/ west in this city. He told of driving
I Nelson and Tighe and two other men
who. he said, he did not know across
I Long Bridge on the night OF the fire.
/ Upon arriving at Jackson City. he said
he heard Tighe ask Nelson if the latter
had the key 10 the house Nelson re-
piled No" Then Tighe gave it TO him
/ Nelson also asked Tighe II he had any
kerosene, the witness asserted, and
Tighe replied NO. but Nose has some. -
Smith further testified that he did not
know who Nose" was. He said he sa "
both Tighe and Nelson go into the
building which was burned. but saw
~4.ra
saw Tighe was after the fire and Tighe
was on the turnpike with bundle ia
his hands. He saw Nelson shortly after
he saw Tighe. and Nelson. he said, was
walking down the railroad track
Upon discrimination Smith testi-
fed that while he had been making three
+ or four trips TO Jackson City every
night for six weeks before the fire. M
/ did not know what kind of business was
carried on in the houses or who was tbs
proprietor.