The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-27
Court Finds Evidence
Sufficient.
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Important Facts Brought 0ut at Hear
ing Yesterday Afternoon Bells
Hearing Pot Over.

After hearing, during which eighteen
witnesses were heard, In the cases against
Joseph and John Papin, who are charged
with setting FIRE to their store in the old
town halr' building early yesterday
morning, Judge Fay, late yesterday after
noon. found the evidence sufficient to war
rant binding over the two respondents to
county court, to appear at the September
term Bail in each Of the two arson cases
was fixed at 81, 800 and was furnished by
the brother Of the respondents, G. w. Pa
pin, who conducts the livery stable on
South Main street. The hearing in the
case Of Phillip Bell, their clerk, who is all
SO charged with arson, was continued to
Saturday afternoon, May z, and he was
allowed TO 90 on his own Teeognizanee.
Joseph Papin's hearing in the case
charging adultery, will be held in city
court Friday morning at o'clock.
Summing up the evidence introduced at
the hearing the strongest points made BY
the state were: The oil saturated paper,
whitfield sticks and sawdust in various
parts OF the store, that there are only two
keys to the market and those possessed by
the Papin brothers, that the front door
was locked when the tiremen arrived. that
the swinging window on the north alley
was pried open from the inside. that the
insurance on the stock and fixtures was
500 and that an appraisal by two local
merchants on the goods, In whole eondi-
tion, was S304 45, and that John Papin
had announced his intention to his clerk,
Bell that he was going TO Burlington that
night aud did not 60, that kerosene was
purchased the day before the fire by both
Bell and John Papln.
The only defense made was introduced
by John Papin who went on the stand, on
Invitation Of the state, and told his story
Of his movements the night Of the IRE.
When the hearing was nearly concluded
the two respondents decided to seek eonn-
sci, engaging G 7. Swasey and E. R. Da-
Wis
Nelson B. Ballard was the first witness
introduced. He Is an Insurance agent,
and told of the policy carried BY the Pa
pins. Phillip Bell, the clerk, outlined his
course during the night Of the Gre. After
supper, went to market, borrowed 80 cents
Of Joe Papin, went into Prindle 81 Aver
Ills, where purchased two quarts OF kero-
sene, purchased soap at Ladd's, potato
chips and cigars at Merchants, visited
Brown q Murphy's and Campbells sa-
looms, went home and stayed there The
witness got twisted In his itlneracy and
was obliged by the states attorney to re-
peat il several times Witness first heard
OF location Of FIRE at $50 yesterday morn
ing from Fireman Williams. A lard pail
was produced and witness Identified It as
IN etrEf hr,L Laa f-s1 Eea,-r
sene Asked what he did with the oil
witness said he filed three lamps with It,
Can you produce the lamps2N asked
the states attorney.
stYessur,n was the positive reply, and
the witness was allowed to 20 home to &c
the lamps, which he did, returning with
them short time later. The states at
torney measured and found that the three
lamps would hold about two quarts The
witness was dismissed put was frequently
recalled.
Ben Gilley, driver Of the fire truck, tes-
titled as.to the presence of kerosene on
pieces Of paper, sawdust, etc and James
Wheeler. told Of selling two quarts OF ker0-
sence to Bell at quarter after six the
night Of the FIRE. Special Officer Donald
MePhee was one Of the officers who dis
covered the fire; did not think the swing
ing door on the side of market was fas-
tened.
e. J.. Sowden, +. D. Ladd and John
Tassie told Of an inventory on the stock
and fixtures yesterday morning, a few
hours after the Ere. Mr. Ladd presented
the tigures as determined by them; on
stock $lS726, on fixtures Silt 90. That
they considered good appraisal.
Chief Campbell Of the fire department
made one Of the most important witnesses.
He told Of finding many pieces OF paper
and kindllngs which we're saturated with
oil At this point, one Of the states ex.
hiblts, d box Of partially charred sticks,
was brought Into the court room, and the
room was Immediately filed with an odor
Of Kerosene, The large swinging window
was also produced, and the workings of 1t
explained, the marks, which the state al
leges, were made by cleayer in opening
the window from the inside and the eleav-
er itself The latter was identified later
by John Papin as his, as was also a kero.
sene can. The chief had talked with the
Papins after the fire was mostly over. They
told him they left at 10 30 O'Clock the night
before the fire; they alone had keys; Gus
tomary, they said, that curtains be drawn.
Asked by the chief 70 account for the hole
in the partition, they said they couldn't.
Clarence Cole testified TO seeing Bell
with pail or an Oil can near Merchants
store, thought Bell went toward Elm street,
Officer Frank Hamel said 1t was customary
for him to try the store doors on Main
street each night; had told Papins they
ought to keep lights burning Dights
sometimes lights were burned, others not !;
same regarding drawing Of curtains.
George N. Tilden, fireman, told of pick
ing up pieces Of papers that were satnrat-
ed With oil, also sticks Of wood. One Of