The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-14
CHEMIST WITNESS
 IN KAREMAN TRIAL
Says Gasoline Would Produce Strange Roar That Bremen Heard in Restaurant

It is the belief of the members o1 the fire department and the local po- lice that the fire at the Greek res taurant at Union Square and Main street of John Kareman on the even- ing Of Aug. 4, last, was incendiary.
 Kareman is now on trial before 8 jury in the Criminal Superior court On the charge of attempting to de fraud an insurance company. It is alleged that he set his place of bus mess on fire so as to collect the in- surance. He held two policies, one the other with the Sun Fire Insur- ance Co.,, for s1,000 each.
 There were two small fires in the Kareman restaurant, within month before the fire wh ch gutted the place, following which the building has been torn down.
 Harry Crawford, one of the wit nesses called this morning. stated that the day of the fire he was talking to Kareman concerning the latter's res taurant and the fire which had been there but a week before. Kareman stated then that it was too bad the d- place did not burn. down.
 William Gordon, a special officer, testified that the day after the fire, III d COuNeTSdC-Ou WiId 1Adi Ohie@ii, -iAS accused the latter of setting the place on fire. which Kareman did not deny. Kareman at the time offered him a cigar telling him to state, if called, that he was in his place of business the evenin~ of the fire and found ev- thing all right. As matter of fact Gordon stated that he was in the start of the fire. finding nothing out of tfe ordinary
 Mrs. Elizabeth Ross. mother or Loretta Peters, one of the waitresses in the Kareman restaurant, stated that Kareman's mother, after the fire, stopped at her home. There Kareman came to see her. and while there spoke of the fire. stating that he hoped to get all the insurance, as he was about to start in another business.
 During the examining of the wit nesses States Attorney Stiles Jud- son and Attorney James A. Marr, counsel for the accused had many yer bal tits Attorney Marr objecting to Judson's questions on many occasions. the court not to object while MT. Judson was speaking. When Attorney Marr started again, the court said: "I've told you MT. Marr three times not to interrupt while MT. Judson is speaking. If you repeat I shall take other methods to have you desist. " Attorney Marr attempted to explain but the court cut him short with, "You may sit down MT. 1Marr." Later Attorney Marr stated to the court that he was making the objections i,oksag to the protection. of his client. .'I-ll see that the court will protect your cl:ent'' replied Judge Burpee. day afternoon. Most of the witnesses called were members of the fire de- partment. Chief Mooney stated that when he arrived at the restaurant. the fire was confined to the rear of the building, with the flames pour Within a moment the restaurant was a mass of seething flames. They seemed to come all at once, with a powerful roar, rushing toward the front of the store. The flames burst out the front windows on Main street. licking the front of Shea's. hotel and scorching his auto which stood near the curb. Later the chief said he ran upstairs meeting two of his men coming downstairs with a burning mattress. The mattress had been taken from a small room which was not even touched by the flames from the restaurant Fireman John O'Con- nor who arrived at the fire with Chief Mooney testified to the sudden puff of flames and the bursting of the windows following. Bremen Arthur Chambers and Thomas Elan agan were the two who entered the small room upstairs over the res taurant there finding the mattress afire, though there was no other fire in the room.
 Prof c. B. Wheeler, state chemist, WI asked the following questions What chemical or combustible would produce a untitled explosion, followed by intense flame, producing a fire that burned very rapidly and with very little s1noke?" The an- swer was that gasoline would pro- duce such conditions.