Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1905-10-05

whether it came from the east side of
the sheds or not, as he could not see
the east side of the buildings.
Track foreman Samuel Morgan was
sworn; he resides on Lakeviaw ave.
nue. and is in the employ Of West Jer-
sey q Seashore Railroad %. 20 min
utes after five, July 4th, attention
called by Mr.. Lake and looked toward
More.Jonas' and saw roll of smoke
which seemed to come from the peak
all the way along. Saw no blaze at
first.
This witness lived 240O feet south
from the ware sheds. He was followed
by his son, Joel, and by John Lake,
who resides at the same place.
John Lawson testified that he helped
| Mr.. Fox put up ladder at the side of
the building SO Mr.. Fox could 60 to
the roof and then he went after water.
Benjamin Parker, of Parker Bros. ;,
who resides at $50 North Pearl street,
said he heard the fire bell and ex-
claiming to his wife. "there goes the
fire bell" /" he went out and saw the
smoke OF the fire. Going across the
fields toward the factory, he could see
a volume of smoke coming from the
ware sheds; he came on down the rail-
road, and saw no fire, only smoke.
Helped move out two of the cars. then
he saw the fire coming through the
cracks of the building. He said he
was satisfied there was no fire on the
roof. Didn't know whether it was
the first or second fire alarm he heard.
Gould not see the east side of the ware
sheds from his house.
Joseph Fletcher was standing at the
| corner Of Orchard street and the Gem
tral railroad tracks when the o'clock
train went out. Shortly after the
train had passed and while he was
standing there in front of Burgess
house he looked toward the More Jonas
factory when he saw four boys come
out of the ware shed doors.
On cross examination he said they
came out Of the second door. He saw
the smoke shortly after the boys left.
He stood and talked with the man
some 90 minutes. but he didn't know
him and has not seen him since.
L. q. Heller, Of the fire department,
said that he was at the fire and that
he was instructed by Mr.. O. W. Shoe
maker to see that no water was thrown
upon the glass ware. He said he
thought it would save the ware not to
turn the water on it, He said, in
answer to question, that Mr.. Shoe
maker said to him that he had better
put or men on to watch the place
that night as "they had threatened to
burn the rest of the plant down that
night
"Who threatened?' asked Mr.. Bour.
geois.
II object, called out Mr.. Paoon.
The Court, II exclude it,
Joseph B. Hopman was sworn, and
he said he was standing on some ware
at the fire, and saw that the ware shed
door was open. Didn't see any fire
| inside
When he first heard of the fire he
| was on North Laurel street, near the
office Of the Cumberland Glass Go.
Saw no fire inside when he got there.
| II there had been fire inside thought
he could have seen it.
Jonathan Parker, 628 North Pearl
street; could see the ware sheds, when
attention was called to fire could see
nothing but smoke; when he went to
help move the cars he saw the roof on
fire. Didn't notice the fire inside
until after they had moved the box
car.
Harry Conner, 5O3 N. Pearl street,
was attracted to the fire by people
going past his house and saying More.
Jonas factory is on fire. Saw the fire
burning on the roof. Afterwards saw
iB burning inside the building, but
this was some considerable time after.
Allan Custer said when he locked in
the door Of the ware shed he saw that
the floor and boxes were burning; the
fire seemed to be crawling down the
floor. When he went to the factory
from his home, he could not see the
east side of the roof.
The defense rested.
The plaintiff began rebuttal by call
ing Chas. D. Carney. He was sworn.
He was shown the locomotive model
which had been used by the defense
and was asked:
Mr.. Carney, is this correct model
of the screen you saw. in locomotive
No. 6045?"
Positively no. said Mr.. Carney.
He then proceeded to point out the
difference between the screens.
"When that boiler head was un.