Year: 1873

cution and the defence. The Judge thought
the question relevant, and ordered the wit
ness to answer.
Officer had business down town, and
secured a substitute to act in my place
during my absence.


Lanspere. say the empty chambers
in this pistol had been recently discharged
when you took it from the prisoner s
pocket. Now, on what hypothesis do you
base your knowledge that such was the
case


Officer. The smell of gunpowder was
strong and fresh.


Lanspere.- the pistol had been dis
charged two hours, would not the smell Of
gunpowder be strong and fresh
Officer. -i don't know.


Lanspere Through what door did the
prisoner emerge from the shop


Officer-Through the office door.


Lanspere Were you not at that gate
on the evening of May fourth, in pursu-
anse of prsarranged planl


Counsel for State. We object.


Judge. You need not answer


Spindle testified that he had seen Miller
enter the shop as he left the office, and as
he left the yard by the lower gate he saw



night for the accommodation of the watch
nen-and that after he had proceeded a
few rods he heard the shots, and returned
to find the shop on fire, and SEQ man
leave the Office and run toward the upper
gate. He tried to head of this man, but
found, when he arrived at the upper gate,
that the man (Arbyght) was in the hands
of the officer.


Lanspere. Did the prisoner, while in
your employ, ever enter the shop from the
office, Or the office from the so pi


Spindle. No.


Lanspere. re.-Then he could not be aware
of the fact that the office door, leading into
the shop, closed automatically (See Chap.
KIM


Spindle, nervous and excited - can't
say that he was


Lanspere. If he went into the shop
froA the office, would the door close after
him, and could it be opened from the shop
side


Spindle-It would close Of itself, unless
Lanspere. Confne yourself to the ques-
ton, sire.


Spindle (visibly agitated. 1T could not
be opened from the shop side


Lanspere We're you ever at the Office
the fire


Spindle. i was.


Lanspere. When


Spindle Cant tell specifically.


Lanspere. Can you name a single occa-
sion


Spindle Not at present.


Lanspere. Were there two barrels of
naphtha stored in the shop, and if 50,
when were they stored there, and for what
purpose


Spindle (very pale. There were two
casks If naphtha brought to the shop some
days before the fire, for the purpose Of
Painting the building.


Lanspere How long was it after you
saw the prisoner enter the shop before you
saw the fire


Spindle About five minutes.


Lanspere. In that time would 1t not be
impossible to produce the ire you beheld
on your return, except by the agency of
naphtha, or some other equally intiamable
substance


Spindle - think it would.


Lanspere. any union man enter
the shop after the naphtha came there
Spindle (trembling ~ don't know.


Lanspere Did you see or hear Of anv
union man who entered during that time
Spindle No.


Lanspere-Is it not a fact that your
foreman had orders to keep such EN- out
Spindle. Such orders were given.


Revalson was the next witness. His
testimony was principally on the existence
Of the union, and the ill-feeling between
Arbyght and himself In the cross-exam-
ination he fell into the same trap that
Spindle had fallen into, concerning the
door leading from the Office to the shop.
He also Acknowledged having gwen orders
to keep union men off Of the premises, and
the presence Of the naphtha, which, he
said, was to be used in painting the shop.