The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-16
MORE FREBUG ARRESTS
ARTHUR GOLDEN CoNFEsSEs
Arrested - California. Ne TeIfs stosy ~
BarnIng ofBax syareboase Tsapssaaiss
Oscar sehneiaer. Henry saith ana
Henry Ra-.elI-Iss.ss Fszssl - - .soo

% the complaint Of Y. W. Sander
warrants were issued Tit rsdsy for
the arrest 81 Oscar Schneider, Henry
Smith and Henry Russell on the
charge Of arson. Schneider ard Smith
were taken into custody at once. hut
Henry Russell had left town and IL IL
said that be e down IN The PaIOuse
country. Schneider and Smith we're
recently released from jail under
bond, having been confined on . en-
iIiaF charge i few weeks ago. The
first charge against them was setting
Gre 70 the warehouse Of the Idaho
Mercantile company located IN the
rear at the store. The last charge IL
that they fired the big warehouse Of
the same company on the night Of
March Is, 1908. Henry Russell was
not implicated Ga the other cases and
Il lie thought that he may have got
wind Of what was coming and LEFT the
country. The officers are after him
and II is probable that be uilI be cap
t1red. This case is due 70 confess
Ion Of Arthur Golden who was arrest
ed ct Monterey, Cal. while serving
as member Of the Fourteenth in
/ fantry hand He was arrested the
first Of this month and brought "a
Spokane where be made 3 deposition
implicatiDg the boys named above.
The preliminary examination Of Oscar
Schneider came hefor Justice Brennan
I yesterday. Golden having been brought
from Spokane Thursday E. n.
Laveine Is representing THE state and
Elder a whItla the prisoner.
After Y. ". Sander and james
Roche testified ~ to the ownership,
value and assurance on the ware
house. Arthur Golden was placed oF
the stand He descrilsed tha location
Of the warehouse. stating that be weni
"a RAthdrnm three months after ths
fire, which be testified was an Sunday
night. Prior 20 aud af the time d
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Henry Smith and Oscar Schneider.
The crowd went up the track 70 The
warehouse Tor the purpose Of setting
IL on fire. according 10 his testimony,
aud IL was about . O'Clock. After
reaching the place and hook ing about
10 see that they we're unobservea, they
sprung board loose and placed =
stick across the opening for the pur,
pose of starting the FIRE. Golden
say that Oscar Schneider reached In
and pulled cut Nisp Of hay which be
lighted With match aud PIT through
the hole. The board was then lei
back 10 plses. The tire was started
on the side llext TO the railroad TRACK
aud after Il had teen set the crowd
ran up the railroad track about l5C
yards when they turned west into tho
timber, then south. coming cut Al
The end Of Occur d'Alene street
They ran up the street and met tb,
hose cart at the crossing Of Second
street aud assisted In taking il to To.
IRE, where they remained until tbs
building had been consumed. Th,
witness described conditions existing
at the Dire He said that Oscar
Schneider was not considered the ring
leader Of the gang the night Of the
fire. On cross examination the witnes:
eerroberated his testimony IN the
main. but the attorneys succeeded ia
confusing him several times, yet BIZ,
story Is clear enough to make Il vers
convincing
The justice Fixed the bonds 81
Schneider At 81. 500 which be will b,
unable to secure and in default h
was taken to the county Jail At Rath
drum.
The case of Henry Smith came az
for a hearing this morning aud b,
waived examination. Justice Brennar
tixed his bond Al the same amount a.
that Of Schneider.