Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-11
.0IsTRICT COURT

scFlDlnR the interior OF the SeWeIl
company's store as it was on the
9Th day of June, 1910. the day be-
fore it was burned.
At the conclusion Of his evI-
dence. Mr.. A. w. Sewell was called
and test filed to the building of
telephone lines to and from Tusca-
rora and the establishing of CEN
trail Office in the burned store. 1t
is claimed by the state that, the
building of these telephone lines
ard the establishing of the
central Office in Sewell and.
company's store was one Of the
motives that led to the burning Of
the store. Before the central
Office was established, Primeaux's
store. was on the lines and orders
were received direct from their
customers. After the central was
established all orders had to go
trough the central office. This it is
claimed worked to the disadvantage
of the Primeaux's and they ordered
their phone taken out short time
before the fire. Mr.. Sewell was
still on the stand when court ad-
journed until this morning.
At the forenoo1 session, Mr..
Sewell was questioned about the
constitution of the telephone lines
and the amount of business done
by the Primeaux store and the
Sewell companys store at the time
he started in business in 1897 to
June 9, 1910. When he started in
business, tie Primeaux store was
doing large business, which decreas-
ed as the Sewell company's busi
ness increased. This is also claim
ed as a motive for the burning.
Henry A. Brown, who was night
barkeeper at Buck Horns saloon at
the time of the fire was the next
witness. He testified that he closed
the saloon about l 80 o'clock on the
morning of the fire and went
home. In the street near the burn
ed store,%he saw two dogs, one be.
longing to VIM. Dye and the other
to Mr.. Primeaux. Another DOG
belonging to Dye was on the side
walk in front of Frank Grand
sal on. One of the dogs in the
street was looking toward the
Sewell Co.'S store. He looked to
ward the store, but saw no light.
He went home and went to
bed, but soon heard man yelling
in the street. He got up and
looked out and saw light. He
woke up Mr.. Horn and told him
there was fire and partly dressed
himself and started for the fire on
a run. He went to the hose house
and then left for help. In an alley
back of Todd's saloon. he heard
voices but could see no one. He
went back to the hose house and
saw Roy Primeaux running down
Main street toward the fire.
From the time, he heard the
voices to the time he saw Roy
Primeaux was about two minutes,
sufficient time for Roy to go from
the alley to the point he was first
seen by Brown.
The witness was on the stand
when the noon recess was taken.
At the afternoon session the ex-
animation Of Brown was continued.
He described how Antoine and Roy
Primeaux and Mrs. Roy Primeaux
were dressed and told about
getting the hose cart out Of the
hosehouse. He and Roy Primeaux
reached the hosehouse about the
same time and took the cart out.
Later John Phillips joined them.
Roy took the hose off the cart and
attached it to the hydrant.
On cross.examination he was un-
able to describe the clothing of but
few at the FIRE outside the Primeaux
family. He said ii was fully five
minutes after Phillips put the
nozzle nm the hose bef,re the uater