Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-16

At the afternoon session Of the Kanitz hearing yesterday Frank Hudson was recalled for the govern ment, and testified that when Kanitz called him on the morning of the fire he was fully dressed.
 l.. F. Washburn was also recalled and testified that few nights prior to the fire he had stepped out of Blum's bakery to empty some ash and he saw Otto Kanitz coming down the alley; that when Kanitz saw him he turned back.
 Joseph Braxton testified he lived on the city wharf. On morning of the fire Kanitz brought his family down to his, Braxton's house, and went away again. Postoffice build ing at that time not afire.
 Charles Anderson testified he was awakened early on the morning If the fire and assisted Kanitz in haul ing goods away from the postoftice building.
 Al Hunt, residing on lower Broad way, testified aroused by fire, saw kanitz hauling stuff away.
 Charles Wetschler testified that Il , nd others were carrying articles out Of the Senate saloon. Saw Otto Ka- pitz going through alley with some thing under his arm wrapped up in what he took to be a shirt; caw a sleeve hanging; was about size and shape of demijohn. Someone asked who the man was, and the answer was made that it was Otto Kanitz; on hearing his name mentioned KanitZ began to run.
 Hilna Hihnala testified that she was aroused by fire; came down town with other ladies to view same; was a little ahead of the others; at corner of Keystone avenue and Nc Kinley street man came from in back of the Ames house very rapidly and ran into her; saw it was Otto Kanitz; he appeared very much ex- cited
 Mrs. A. von Gunther was called by the government. She stated she | was aroused by fire alarm; found paces afire. Someone came to her residence, the Phoenix hotel, and warned her and her husband to keep close watch on place as someone was setting fire to places. She and her husband and a MT. Cook went up- stairs in a dark room to watch rear of hotel. Later her husband and MT. Cook went down to the kitchen to get a cup of coffe leaving her alone Cn watch; saw a man come from behind Ames house wading through deep snow; went behind cabin at rear Ames lot and remained out of sight for several minutes; she thought he had entered place; he finally appear ed and waded through the snow to- ward hotel; waited until he had got ten within a few feet of fence then shouted for her husband; man ap- parently heard, for he turned and hastened away, going toward McKin- ley street.
 Max Schmidt (Sonnie) the next witness for the government, testified that when he first came onto the street on the morning of the fire, hay ing been called by the telephone op- orator at central, he saw fire between the Golden North hotel and Blum's hut min. utes when someone grabbed him and told him smoke was coming from his store. He went over and opened his place of business, next to Pinzon bar, and found fire blazing in bag of kindling wood lying against parti- tion; fire was about 60 feet from the front of the building and about so feet from the rear; grabbed a chemical fire extinguisher and empt- jed on flames; practically extinguish- ed blaze; went to front door and met Sandy Levy with another extinguish- CT and used contents on place where fire started. Had been no fire in building for two days was a range in room, but was fully twenty feet from place where fire started. No chance for fire to have caught from any stove. He described blind alley be- tween his store and Pinzon cigar store, originally used as a toilet; the fire evidently got through into this and between studding where i'm possible to get at it with hose. Went back of place and found back door which had been held closed with a brace, had been opened and yielded readily when he pushed against it Knew Kanitz well; was in habit oi walking around streets at night Ka-