The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-25

to the fire. and they walked TO Main
and Fifteenth streets. and from there
Into me alley, where they had drink
OF wniskey out of a bottle. Watt left
KRAFT AT Sixteenth and South streets.
ne further said that they saw smoke
coming out OF the Caruthers garage
as they passed by. Fred Caruthers
was called Immediately. and said that
me smoke was from forge in the
garage.
A motion to exclude the evidence
was oyerruled.
William Farmer was next called and
SAID ne saw Kraft on the South end
OF the Main street bridge about 3.3O
O'Clock on the afternoon of the fires.
n, mouon 70 exclude was overruled
witness said Kraft was well dressed.
Cant Blame Me-"
Lineus b. Green was the next wit
ness and stated that he worked for
the Wheeling Livery Company. and
tnat ne saw Kraft pass down the alley
IN the rear OF the stables at Main and
lwenty-hrst streets. Kraft entered
a sn sao; There's about six fires go-
Kraft left and little later the War
WICK emma TO. and the Burns a.
Cnurch nres occurred. His story was
unshaken on cross-examination.
herbert Young. employee of Luke's
home in Alley A. on the afternoon Of
the hre. and that he saw Kraft going
down Alley A. He said Kraft was nut.
ting on his coat and had his-arm nm
IN 'front.' OF his face; that Kraft was
then south of the Bnrns & Church
stables. and in a few minutes the FIRE
was discovered
Attorney Boyce on cross-examina-
ton attacked the character of the wit
ness. saying that he was living in
adultery with his brothers wife. He
denied that the woman was a prosti-
tute. He was grilled closely as to his
relations with the detectives of the
city On redirect examination the
witness said he had no feeling against
hrait or no reason to get him into
On DISCRIMINATION. Mr.. Boyce
said: IF the woman you are living
with is a prostitute. you want TO be
strong with the detectives, don't Won 90
objections made by the state over
ruled. Young answered, 81 don't
Bertha Fitzpatrick followed Young
on the stand. and she was Confronted
by almost brutal attack in the way
OF cross-examination by the defense.
she said she saw Kraft coming down
me alley shortly after the Burns &
Church hre. She admitted that she
was prostitute. II is understood
that after the witness was excused
the defendants attorney apoIoRized
Ior MS attack, saying II was unwar-
ranted.
Afternoon Session.
Long before the court opened at
noon. the anxious crowd had gathered
10 hear the testimony and filed the
corridors and aisles. Captain William
Marquis OF the hook and ladder house.
was the FIRST witness called by the
state, he told of the various fires of
llCtOnlF h.e L. n
the kleiner Basket Works FIRE. He
SAID that IL seemed to him that a
clothes basket of chips ana "stuff' had
been piled up against a door and set
on nre Also that when the chemical
from the Niagara engine was turned
on IL, that the door oaved in.
lie said that. to him. IL seemed that
mere were two doors, one into the
stock room and another. an entrance
TO the building.
motion TO exclude the evidence OF the
witness. This motion was overruled
and exceptions taken by the cefense.
lie was cross-examined by Attorney
Boyce as follows:
Q. Where was the basket that you
A. On the platform.
Y Were there any windows in the
main building?
A. Yes sir.
q. A match thrown from the window
above could have started such a FIRE,
A. Yes sir.
q. What time was this.
A. ] couldn't say exactly.
q. How big a blaze was there
n ! would say about as high as the
9. Vas the basket against the door ?
q. You have no way OF fixing the
time Of the Kleiner FIRE?
A. No sir.
Q. Did the defendant George Kraft
ever work under you?
A. Yes sir
q. How long,
August. VI
9; lie was a good fireman. was he
A. Yes sir.
Redirect examination by prosecut.
2. IIe was in that house from 1917
Q. Was he there at the time Of the
A. No sir
q. When was no dismiseed2
e-croes-eNaminafiOn By NJ Bovce.
y. tie was member OF the Are de.
partment ~ the time OF Othcr fires.
was he mott
A. Yes sir.
Redirect b. Mr. AddIemap.
~ As mater 81 fact wasn't he In
suspension a. that time7
= J don't know. ! was on my va.
cation AZ that time
Police Onicer Called.
Police Oniccr James Sutton was The
next witness called. and was taken
through the direct oxaminafiou nv A..
sisiant Prosecuting Attorney IL
Mckee. He told o. being on the force
on october 20 1914. that he need fo
WOfk on Market street with Kraff FOR
2 number OF months Ue told 81 80.
INK Kraft on that DAY AZ the cor,..r
gi Main and TWenty-third streets IL
ne iSuttonJ and his wife we're vail
ing ~ street lie rald when be- got
home box No. a. was pulled. and he
rushed out the gate 10 see where the
IRE was. lie said the hose warons
were coming down fte street
Hc eald he walked 10 the corner Of
IWouty-third street. and that Kan
came out Twentythird street ana
elaplpH nl mon The breast. ravinr
1pl police on day turn had hoffsr
get buey instead ~ fpying around al
night Z said. Bull. are you going
cfazyf and BE- turned and went ~
tne street Later ] vent M 20 fhe
store end left some thinre
lfofg examination by Mr. B0yce.
p Where DO YOU live
\. 2j5t Market street.