Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-10-10
STEWART TRIAL
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elevator in south and one in north
end; and they extended from base
ment 70 fourth floor; the north ele.
yator 81 It descended and assembled
the doors closed. and the one on the
fourth floor was made Of humber. but
didn't know as to the others.
The purpose Of the doors was to
prevent anyone from falling down the
shaft and when shut would prevent
draft, the habit OF the management
was to keep elevators at night on
the first floor; that the men when
quitting work would come down the
steps and the witness said he usual.
ly left last and generally watched to-
see II everything was all right. Wit.
ness said he had visited the shop
sometimes ON Sunday; that the rags
ana waste we're consumed IN the rear
yard. that there were rooms or de
partments on fourth floor the stock,
center aud finishing room the stock
room extended nearly all Of the floor
In which we're kept wheels, gears,
etc but no paint kept in there the
center room from the fire wall north
was used for painting the gears, and
the finishing room, In the north end,
where the finishing was done, ON
the third floor there were depart.
ments new building at south end
used for printing bodies and rough
stuff and occupied al the space south
Of the FIRE wall. then partition
about the center running lengthwise
Of the building making 2 rooms one
on the east aud one on the west side,
the east room was used for color
vanishing and the other for storing
seats, the next. or fourth room. was
the dark room and extended to north
end Of building, aud the last and NTH
was in the northwest side Of thnI
building and used for finishing tse
bodies. In the stock room. next 10
the north elevator, the seats were
ironed In printing bodies inflamable
paint was used but varnish viii ig.I
mite more quickly Sometimes one
assistant was employed and again
there would be or 4; that the floor
was Kept clean, but at the time Of
the ire II was in good shape. Wit.
ness said match would not light
such paint as was used there. be
cause of that Kind on the floor must
be heated to ignite Where The paint
ing was done the rooms We're kept
clean. Witness was at his home on
Virginia avenue at the time OF the
fire, and learned Of II by neighbor
and when he arrived the building was
aiire on the second and third floors
and the FIRE vas bursting out OF the
windows: that he entered the build |
Ing on the second floor and went az
far as the elevator hut @aE forced
to retreat didn't remember seeing
Mr. Sencindlver. night Waterman aad
remained until building burned down /
Mr. Cook said he saw Mr.. Stewart
on the north and east sides OF the
building and talked about the fire
that Mr.. Stewart said II he rebuilt ii I
would be a two-story building. Wit.
ness said he never furnished Mr.
Stewart With any plans after the fire, |
Asked II he had furnished plans be-
fore the FIRE, but defendant objected /
and was sustained by the court; that
he assisted in making inventory In
July, 1912. and was assisted by Harry
Dillen and Curly Gonz, and that he
took wheels. gears and shafts on the
third and fourth floors. Each pile
was counted and tagged. witness
said. and Mr.. Stewart took the value
Of each pile, but did not know value
OF inventory; that there were ~ toll
Il sets OF gears and the same mum
Der Of wheels on the fourth floor.
Witness believes wheels were OF
medium value. There were about 200
pairs OF shafts and 200 or 800 bodies
on the fourth floor. and the latter
was worth about 81 a piece and the
shafts were Of medium grade.
On the third floor there were no
wheels, gears or shafts and about 300
buggy bodies witness said. and worth
perhaps so a piece, but didn't re-
member about the sleigh bodies:
company completed both buggies and
sIeighs Buggies were completed
about June /, ana the sleigh season
began about October l.
During the time witsess was EN-
ployed there about 1900 or 1000 bug.
giles were sold. but couldn't give ay-
erage price. and about 600 sleighs
were shipped. At the time OF the
FIRE, witness didn't know how many
sleighs we're on the third and fourth I
hoors lint In The building there might 1