Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-13
from Wednesdays Dailyl

From Wednesdays Dailyl
When our report closed Tuesday
o. M LamOn was on the stand de-
scribinG the interior of the Sewell
company's store as it was on the
9th day Of June, 1910. the day be-
fore il was burned.
A. the conclusion of his evI-
Gence, MIR. A. W. Sewell was called
and test fled TO the building nf
rclephoGe lines to and from Tusca.
rora and the establ hing of CEN
iral Office n the burned store. II
Is claimed by the state that. the
building If these telephone lines
a.d the establishing of the
+ central Office in Sewell and
, c'mpgny's store was one of the
motives that led To the burning of
the store. Before the central
office was established, Primeaux's S
store was on the liGes and orders
~crc received direct from their
customers. After the central was
established all orders had to 60
/ trough the central office. This it is
claimed worked to the disadvantage
of the Primraux's and they ordered
their phon" taken out a short time
before .hr lire. Mr.. Sewell was
still on tru stand when court ad-
Journed until this morning.
At toe forenoor session, Mr..
ScTell WAS questioned about the
constitution Of the telephone lines
and the amount Of business done
by the Primeaux store and the
Sewrll companys store at the time
he started in business in 1897 to
June 9, 1910. When he started in
business, tie Primcaux store was
doing large business, which decreas-
ed IS the Sewell company's busi
ness increased. This is also claim
ed as motive for the burning.
Henry a. Brown, who was night
harkPcrer at Buck Horns saloon at
the time of the fire was the next
Witness. He testified that he closed
the saloon about 80 o'clock on the
morning of the fire and wenr
/ home. In the street near the burn
ed store. he saw two dogs. one be-
Ihngin Wan. Dye and the other
to Mr.. PrimeauX. Another dog
bcIoHgi 4 to Dye was on the side
walk in front of Frank Grand
sal Lon. 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 a man yelling
in the street. He got up and
looked odt and saw a light. He
woke up Mr.. Horn and told him
there was a 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 tho
voices TO the time he saw Roy
PrinGaux was about two minutes
sufficient time for Roy to 90 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 cx
animation of Brown was continued
He described how Antonc and Roy
Primcaux and Mrs. Roy Primcau>
were dressed and told about
getting the hose cart out of the
hoschousc. He and Roy Primeau,
reached the hoschousc about tn,
same time and took the cart out
Later John Phillips joined them
Roy took the hose Off the cart ant
attached It to the hydrant.
On cross.cxamination he was un
able to describe the clothing of bu
few at the FIRE outside the Primeau,
family. He said il was fully fv
minutes after Phillips put tn
nozzle on the hose before the waite
came. He saw no one along tn
hose taking out the kinks. He wa