Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-10-10
State Renews Request and
Judge Daley Yields

When court convened tuesday a. m.
ludge DALEY greeted the Jury and in
qfred how they were enjoying
themselves The Judge said after be.
ing locked up for Q or 1 days the
Jury would become accustomed TO I.
and not worry over their condition
Col Brown. for the state renewed
the motion OF yesterday. which was
then oyerruled that the court and
Jury visit the premises and make a
thorough inspection The court 70.
piled that since counsel had insist.
ca upon this the request would be
granted, aud the court. jury and coun.
sci made the trip. Senator Faux
ner stated, before leaving, that the
defense would also ask that the jury
later In the trial be taken there, and
the request was granted
Jacob sites. first witness, was re.
called He said the one-atnry build
ing is south OF the site Of the Stew.
art Vehicle Company. and Is occupied
- bakery; that Miss Arnlea's house
Is on the southwest side OF the rail-
road and IL painted Hight blue. that
there are three houses IN front Of
the site, that Miss Arniea lives in
Hrst. Mr. Meyers in second and James
williams in the third house; that the
second street runs along my pear
orchard. No eross-examInation,
william II, Holtz was called next
He said he lived Ia the city near the
site Of the Stewart Vehicle Com
pany. and when building was stand.
INK he could see part Of IL that his
store Is IL his dwelling house on Win.
chester avenue remembered the fire;
first noticed the FIRE while on his
porch, daughter saw 1t and called
his attention to It; saw the Are or
The third floor. not familiar enough
with the building to know Of the con
struction OF the main part. saw thu
fire about middle part Of the floor
he could see about 60 feet Of the
building.
In describing the FIRE witness said
he saw large blaze and II continued
to spread. some body asked to call
fire department which he did but the
operator said she had notified the de-
partment. that he saw y N. Stew.
art and son. Claude. there and en-.
gagged with them In a conversation;
that he sympathlzed with them in
their loss: that said couldn't be
possible that somebody could have
startea the fire. Mr.. Walker con.
Quoted the discrimination. After
discovering fire II was half hour be-
fore the wiring caught fire,
DR.. w. E. Langford said be was
chief OF the fire department on date
OF the FIRE; that he was at the fire;
that he walked 10 the scene and
looked in through the Office and a
great volume OF smoke prevented his
seeing further; that he went around
the west side OF the building to as
certain where the FIRE was. but he
was almost overcome with smoke;
that he recovered and saw fire on the
second moor ana went around the end
Of the building and with the firemen
tore down some palings and then IN
auired about pressure that they
made gangway at southwest corner
Of the building and walked to the
elevator and saw fire on the hoor
above: that as he walked back ne
met two boys with hose and as they
SWING Il around he was struck and
his hat fell of. and after getting u
directed the boys not to use anymore
waier IN the elevator but to direct
their efforts 10 the other end OF the
building; that he had been there but
short time until he discovered IN
the other end OF building. that through
an opening he saw fire on the floor
1 above; and he didn't see anything
of Assistant Chief Quinn. Witness
said he saw Claude w. Stewart and
while directing the men Claude Stew,
art approached him and said: Doc
tor. wouldn't put the men on the
4 wing" Witness said he then began
/ directing the men TO use the water
/ from the Kilbourn building as they
were too far back and then went to
| the east side OF the wing and again
directed the boys TO go upon the
wing, and as he did Mr.. Stewart
again said don't put your men up
| there"
After receiving that suggestion
witness said a ladder was secured