Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-06
WILLIMANTIC

grounds fire. He said the north, or paint-shop building, was the first to animation by Attorney Harvey, law books and stand for pens were used by the attorney to fix upon the law yer's table the position of the arch bridge, the main line bridge and the fair grounds. the island and the river. He testified that Howarth and Cain said they had been at the wreck, near the main line bridge, which he said was about soc yards from the island fire, with thick woods between. The party passed one other man, foreign CT, on their way to the fire, but his clothes were not wet, as they would have been had he come from the other side of the river.
 Howarth's Two Cars Insured.
 Richard German, an insurance agent, was the next witness, telling how he insured Howarths Velie car for $500 and his Chalmers for $1 400 on information furnished by the defend ant at the time of making out the pol fcies This was just previous to the fire in which they were burned The valuation was $1 400 for both cars. Cross examination elicited nothing of value
 Recess was taken at 12.3O to 1.30
 Insurance Adjuster's Testimony. The first afternoon witness was Morris Penrose of Hartford, insurance adjuster, who testified about the value of the cars. the loss, etc, under the policy The VeIie car cost s12S5 a year before the fire and the Chalmers $1400 a few weeks before, defendant told him.
 Courtland B Arnold, In the fish bus mess in Putnam, told the story of his trip to the Priest island fire In com ] pany with Joy, and gave substantially 1 the same details
 On cross examination by Attorney King witness stated that box 15 from which the alarm was sounded, was not ] in the direction of the fire or the wreck, but in the opposite direction to | the wreck. He could see a fire burn l ing at the site of the N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R. wreck It was further to 1 box Is from where he was at the time l of the alarm than from where he met | Howarth and Cain.
 Found Kerosene Cans. l Herbert c. Way, the painter in whose ! shop five autos were consumed at the i time of the fair grounds fire, said he ! locked his premises at 5 o'clock that ! evening and thought there was no fire 1 in the stove. as he had but light one all day. He found a can near the ruins the day after the fire, with ker- 1 osene in 1t although 1t was an oil 1 can; showed it later to Howard, who 1 said it would have no particular bear l ing as evidence. Another can was ! seen not far from the first. Howarth : brought one car in the Saturday before 1 the fire. saving he would not want it i before Wednesday. The fire occurred i Monday night.
 Witness was asked on cross exam 1 ination If he had not been cautioned about keeping too hot a. fire in his shop l but denied it. He kept no auto oils or 1 gasofene on hand. no lamps or Ian l terms in the place. The stove was round with direct draft. He had used black oil to keep the dust down, or the floor.
 1 not remember very well when the fire occurred, but told of seeing 9, car about 50 feet from the north build l ing, kerosene in 1t. John Murray lock l ed 1t in police station. On cross ex- | animation he could give no reason fol State PoIiceman's Evidence.
 State Policeman Hurley told of find ing an oil can about eight feet from i the east end of the south building which had kerosene in 1t. He took il to Ways stable and left it there over night. but it was swept out or thrown away in cleaning up the stable.
 Arthur s. Macdonald, newspaper ] man. member of the bar and prose
 
 reporters table to take the stand, anC l testified to visiting the site of this same fair grounds fire, and to the find ing of an oil can containing some ker osene. either the one shown him or l similar can.
 Can Identified.
 The can. which was identified an, made an exhibit. was a red can witl black lettering. which had containet Whiz automobile oil.
 Saw Two Men Near Sheds.
 Henry Duryea, who lived but shor distance from the fair grounds, toll of being awakened by the stalling o an auto. He got up to light his pip and have a smoke. The first he say was a blaze in the southeast Corne 1 of the north building. Tried to ge the fire department to come down, bu couldn't After the fire had starte' he saw two men near his fence, on short, the other tall, both fairly stocky 1 who lit cigarettes and went in tn direction of the cattle sheds. He toll Hurley some time later and they tool footprints He told Attorney King h. thought they lit cigarettes, for it tool but one puff to light them.
 Chief Wilson's Testimony.
 After a short recess, Mark H. Will son. chief of the Putnam fire depart ment, was called to the stand
 He told of finding a fire in som