APRIL CRIMINAL COURT.

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Ocean City Sentinel. . w » i>-j‘^.»ife»„dd«u f hter. ^ ~r—- " IUi»ni»to*i., were amnne the free

THUU8DAY, MAY H, liaio arrival*.

Wealiali he K><ul to re.f'lve Item* ot i and K V. Cora.... new* and commuul.'atlon. „f t„|p rp » t * Ht*" •“■wt three Ini. at Fifth I to Uii* rotnmuuity and nut rvailrr* * ,ld Atlantic avenue of I»r. K

—try where. 1 i- .•

tfl comu.omrar.on. ,i„uld lea.-: W.lltam Vne. * t >mdeu floriat,

Wealey

».f k..»| ->'<•*•>. ■pent aeveral day. -- (till* reaort riiently.

■~~~ ~ " ■ J‘~cph Hutton re|.ort* the .ale of

UOCflLl HAPPENINGS. ground Wow Forty-* me^r," jn'^'•li.-htiuK and tv hr-aid he Ih-rd of Trade meet.n K ,hi*even,nr *-3',*, ",!''"!'"^^ «-unt ol Hw luneral of Chancellor .Mr-1 1 '»“ 1 «• , ' luk "; An^-Frank W . ,hr new., Tl.eU»r.iw.ik ».n - '< nun., j a-~*-.ati..,, > - , o . u |i,ea*tn.ent aunpanyJ ( UouRhterty, Mary H-. l!r..l-...i and Cherle Boric,an ex|.re»n.a.., if\«trarTioIi. " ^ ^ """ u, * lrCl " ,,,r ' nient^of ^thr*' Jl 1 1 1 ,"^ ^ u< ** l " r "! The ttranfl ,uror* were called | Avalon tiahrn.. A. A,„.. nrv, w.,n.~ called; iw-t.ied that he

" renti.ylvanla railroad

• Tuc-dav I oi.ni|ian\, IT.ilttdel|.liia, acmni|«nlcd !

i , ’- v ''I- wife, «a- In till* eily Hatuiday |

i- vi-ii iuk ! niaktui: arraiiKenients to -|end tlirl

1 -niiiincr nionili* in tl.i*city.

J It. Vai.dcr*l.«d, manager of John . . . .

..o.o „ .... A.bmead, Henry 8. Ktrtberfnid, priutiiie e—tat'li—h-' ,, . ......

It. lleevr*, Jaaou Bui-k, " '

Hoard of adiiiwtio

evetilnif next.

Mr*. J. Monroe I. relative* in t'amden.

It.niae hunter* are kre|.in|; the real eMlate artenta on the move. Or. Frank C-or-n„, .,f Bantaiutown. wa* arnonte Monday'* vi-in«r-. Mr*. H. Howard T hoin and mu r. : turned hotue Mon.lay even.nit. Our (lubliehrkunt will chaw in aboul two week*for the -uiuiiirr inoi.th*. Tile eoiU|.liiurut- paid Hie new home of the HC-VTINW. arc Very flalierin^" Oeoriee K. Wei—, of Ocmunitown. wa* anmui! n-rriit vi-ilor- to ||,i* r,—m, M ifc. t Irrtnide Headley and daughter, of S.Muer*' I'oint, i- vi-itihK in Ihi- eilv. Ctiarle* Hlel/rr, of Toekahi*', wa-trainau-tiiiK buaiii.-— in tin* city Mon-

Ml— Nellie Kliublr, of Millville, i* «|wudiii|t a week with W. K. Ma—.y Mr*. Otiarle* lllekniau, of the «fua ker CUy, wa* in Hu- elly dur.nr; C. Howard Hclu-rnieiludu and family, uf l’hlladel|diia, eame dow n Turr-

day evening.

Mr*. J.wrpli lb».k f of Turkahoe, lia-

renied a li.Hiae on Hevriilh

V. T. F. Samlerliir- edtaite, S.*' We*ley avenue, ha* l— n |aiiiled t.y

(illbert A l.ake.

Tlie Oerau Oily Viduntrer Fire i.un|umy will meet m uioiilhly —-—ion tie

inurrow evening.

John H. Frower ha* |>urel.a*ed tw. lot* at Fir*t *irert and Wtwley avenue

fi.au K.T. Orow ley.

Ttie euaelir* and rah* are now In *er vice. They air llie |ire>-ur~.r- of the

apiinaielitiig M-a*on.

Mm. I.ydia I. e lia* rvntrel her odlage, I Ft. Aabniy avenue, to Kdgar A. Frrrnian, of Oam.leu. I>. 1.. Fi»licr, of HieOily of Brotherly Love. Bceompanied by hi* giandmu wa* in till- city Tneaday, T. J. I'aiker lia* been doing |-»llee duty for aereral day*, I'ollivman H.rull bring tu attendant'.- at cour K. W. Burlrigli A <'o. arc furni-liing lunitwr for a collage to !*• ereeled al t >cean View t.y t'ontractor Hiee. Bot*-ri t'amou and wife, of ITilladel' idna, *|irut a couple uf day* very pleaaiitly lit—hi- tily during tlie week, W. W. Bell, an employee of the Bending railroad, an-ompamed liy InMHI ITIII.ad, wa- a vhdUw In-reTu.—day William It. Hlouebill and family are now occupying Maynr^milli*'cottagr, corner F»urih nlreei and AMrury ave-

jail. He had f^rfro^ne g.*id" ►lure ..u ili AtUulir City railr.iad, fWan aeutencr wa* *u-|a'nded, brnee hi* new ITiyld.raueb, wa* a l.*gg*grma»ier on

Ocean City’s Arson Cave Full of Scnsj- ‘rouble-. ( September IS He tntlA'd Ibat ou tlntlons - Prosecntor Cole Weaves a Friday afienn*>n the enm di- -uu.rnlug of the above date In* I ram arSlronr Chain of Evidence About the l«wd of the a|>|iiieafl.ma for liceu«e. rived m I’hlladelphU at H «0; there I.e Emersons—The Most notable Trial In granting I lie following: Sea l-le City -.« Walter Kmriwui, Hr., and hi. -on the History of the County—Jury re-'l>vlauey. Kltubetli Carol lor*. Walter; told tbrni that their bou*e had turned a Verdict of not Oullty. John (•egan, Samuel Sehiek, Moni* j been burned down the previnu* night; The April term of the Cape May 'i-ntf Phtter, < ieorge Bu*el. , they took It yery rsadly; they did not; county court* convened at ( .,*• May ‘ * * ronc ker, William A. Mana m-.iii in tin- tea*! eurpniwd; the fatlier Court Home on Tu**day of la*t week han. Ja.-d. Hinkle and Clmrle* I’rl.r •-aalthat be had intruded goii.g home ! l-aw Judge Harry H. Oouglax pre-id- “o.l' W n!! ^7^11''hi.'Tit' I

Ikiughterty, Mary !i.« Brot**in and l.eorge Knl. Avalon—tiabiiel A. Aim-

Mrong. Turkahoe—William Cramer, carie.l g..«|. for Alice Kmrr*o Fmir appHea^tm* were rrfumd a- t. ! prrvu.u* to the lire lie liad drlivrn-1 Andrew Week*. Hereford H.m-e, t.ul a-mall amount of freight at In-r

‘tiwrle* Mare, Hotel Ib.yaf Annex, 1 plaet-of t.u-iiie—.

Augle*ea; llaueh A Nelmu. Iireu.il.fr | tienrge A> ttourgeoia wa- nvallnl l.olrl. Holly Beach: Bol*-rt T. Hln.rt,! lie *iil.mittH] a plan ol iIh- Pimel-ou J.' B.:,;: I F ;i, ' un "" 11 H»-a l-le city. , li.Hiae w liieh In- -aid la- built: I.e

The grand juror* were railed and •worn, and after a brief t-liargr rrthed " for delllirratibn, Tiawe grntlruiru ! '

*oiil|* —*d ilie grand jury:

A. W. Halid, foreman; .l**wi* M.

!>. I.udlaui, Frank

“taiiovt"- 1 * 1 ^*J* e *' , I | **' I ner, Bola-rt Fi*h.-r, Alfred Cn-w, i. ■

Hatuclay making ar- ,. , . , .

,i» ^r 1 -'"“v™ v —-."•"■omn.., „c.. ■ wa-ai*.ii., a*, j n„. J“i- a '-o. well’* morning dimoii.M' i|.e x .Ti.wnwmd, Andrew J. .Iomlm, M. |.; ..i.u,,.,, Wl|| I*. -The real* ! K, i'"' | i Hitch ner. Tin ana- Hewitt, Hi foi.-.'O. .1... „ .1.1" I. , r ram W. (iodfn-y, Jolin H. Coll-.

"ui •-in t.ie world. • In tlie even i ug lie, . .

will deliver the lir»l M rinon hi it ' 1 hi- done the court adjourned unlil — Twaw ,*““*W*Sire* '

■■r*l ill Itn-n« k " I haneellor M.-tiili,

All in need of printed

indictment charging j put It

early.

r -hould ;

.... u , ,1 lluiing Wedunatay ra«r*- on

! *-*“ — .,,-1—-'Sn -

■HI III, ana III order to meet requir.

mi-nl* we tiave been comiielled to dou j , r , hie our forte of workmen. ./‘"‘Z ' J

Itaitroad eom|aliy

. Atlantic City

•y A i-xlward* rented the follow-!

'tinge* : Fi*ber IlalrympleV. i . Mary IV Bocbe v*. Halite (iriflln

or Halite B. <i. Myer*. In ejirlment.

on for term.

The Ocean City a—oriatioii v*.- John Bmwer. In ejectment, on.

.Seventh Hirect and Central avenue.

>• Charle* W. McConnell, of Philadelphia; Aliel Malian'*, Kle veil Hi alreel and Aabury avenuP, tu Mia* Lizzie Sand*, of ITilladelphia : B. it. Hmllli'a, 1046 Aabury avenue, in T. F;. Walton, "f Hwaitiimore, I*a.; .Samuel Ihxon'a, II* Aabury avenue, to (Tareucr W. Freeman, nf Camden ; William H. Budim-'*, Aabury avenue, between Twelfth and Thirteenth at recta, to J.ti. lewd d vice president laiwdnn

National Bank, Kl Pawi, Tea*.

H.-gulor HewMlou.

..ular nuailliiy iiireting of jyui.ell wa- held Friday evening. All

•the member* pmeut.

Tlie roinule* of April 17. an and * Ciitinellmau iiiorn, cbairman of tlie eummlttrc to aecure quarter* for the ofttrial*. alated that the nmimlttnI viewed a number nj deairable oftlaud the owner* liad agrernl lo fur-

iii*l. Hmi r.*‘in detun'd

tigurr* |ier ye*

ill* 1 ; B. Fialter,(II*); A. Camp- •••; lr* H. Champion. Ihi |*-r monih witl.mit janUor’* aervlcv*. B. •tile* then ..tiered to give tlie . I .wired fn-e of eliarge. Council aceept.-d Mr. Hi tie*’ leuder. Barrow*, from tlie I) name .-.unmillre, *ul>mltlr.l il.e.r re-

K. 1. Coiwhy lux- purcl.B-e.1 from Ikiugia— June* two lot* on Allantk avenue, between ^Fourlli and Fifth WHIIani Kt«wrller, of I'iilladelpl.ia, who own* a iiuuibrr ot i-»ltag<w here, emiue down with hi* family and *pcul H. H. Khe, of Ihi* rily, will build a liaud*ome cottage at Oteau View for fouiictloiali John It. Lloyd, of I'lriUdrlplifa. Kugrne Ziegler, wife and children, id Philadelphia, were In till* city Tliui*day. Mr. Ziegler I* a large property

Vuuug* Cumoii ha* rented Nicliola* llampn.ii'* I'otlMge, A-hury avenor,

Philadelphia.

A muaicale will be given at ilie Oly.-me, We-lry avenue, near Kighih *treet, <«i Monday rveuiug next by

MIm Mattliew*.

Ml*. Nelwm Sooy lia* returned to her l*4ue In Ihb city, We»t avenue near FiHirth »trret, afier aeveral ruoutUa' ale

*euoe tu Plilladrlphla.

Andrew Canon, of Phlladelplila, wa* In till* city Turaday making arraugemrui* lo erei-t a eottagr here before tin*

uia-iilug of tlie narilug eeaiHiu. . , Mn. B. W . Bulberford, of PhiUdel- J’ vrr "■ AtUnlk dly «h«

plna, who own* a cottage on Aabury a.euue uear Tbirleeulh atreel. wa* in till* city during Ilie pa*l few day*. Muw loxJAe Abbott, daughter of Or. B. T. Abbott. I* enjoy mg a pleaiMJIc trt|x Ourliig her absence she will viail Jersey City, Brooklyn mud Camden. The I-adle*' Atd aorfely of the First M. K. churrli will meet at tlat home of Mr*. Abel I). Scull, Central avenue, nraf Sixth atreet, Monday evening. Tiie Itcv. K. H. Lake, delegate to tlageneral OHifclelioe of the M K. chuirb, which meets m Chicago, started for tliat city Monday, accompanied bp 1.1-

wlfe.

Mi**r* Conard and latwl*. proprl.trew of the Kathlu, Central avenue, below Kleveiilb street, have relunicd,lo this city and 0|wued that buateirie

The Bev. H. H. Bodlne, a former resident of (hewn City, but now of Phtladelplita, Is reported to tw ■rrlously ill at hi* home. It i* hoped his recov-

ery may be rapid.

The auxiliary of the Woman'* Home Mbslouary aociety, of tlie First M. K. eburcii, will had a meeting lhi*(Tb'»»day) aflernooli, at S o'clock, al tlie mideuce id Mr*. <ieolgr Hutton. It. I.. Keibnyder. Penwylvauta e-li tor of tlie Public lanlger, Phlladelplila, lia* rented H. Cl. {Meetniaii'* cottage. Central avenue, above Fighth atreel, through the mgrury of V.aiug* Corann. t irorge H Bacon, inai.agcr of W liilall. Tatrui A Co.’s gls** works, Millville, and family are Occupying W. Aldrich' .'oflage on We*ley avenue for a fe' day*. They will occupy the Imuae f«i

The cautral stable pnqwrty of Kdw. T. Crowley, aitualed on Haven avenue, near Kighth aireet. slid bordertug P. amt K..K. tracks, comprising four kUat forty feet rarh, wa* pure!owed *»»l work by J. K. Kendrick

J.BMrpU P. Henry, claimant, vs. Cn»by M. Black, builder and owner. Ou contract. Mecbanic*' lieii. Mr.Tlenry tiled a lien for tt>.Y/>H for “extra*” on a contract f..r |«iuting the Clialfoute hotel at Cape May. The defenae set up the claim Dial the owner wa* re*|aui*lble, the extra work liavingbixu c.rdered by a tenant. After several hour* deliberation the jury returned verdict for plyutifl for tlie full amour Willi luterrsl from September IfcM. Italpb Scliellinger v*. Itlchard Helover. In ejectment, oil on i«ymeyit of c<«t*. Certtormrl granted. It appear* that In IRSM Schelllngsr bought at Middle towuabip tax salv a pnqwrty at Cirven Creek of which Helover bad I—.’—ion, and Ibeauit wa* brought to

. , ; eject him. Heh.ver attacked tbc validat tin- following „y of Uk-«,h-, hen.e the allowance of

tl« writ.

Itlchard It. Stile*, trading, etc., a* ft. B. Hlile* A Co., claimant,' \>. Henry tierlacb, mortgagee, impleaded, etc. I’pnii contract. • Meclunilc*' lien. Off. EM ward T. Marshall, claimant, v*. Henry Uerlai-b, ruorlgagee, impleaded,

on Itebalf , rr|H>rled hi uolifled bwrdwalk

C.HimTIman Williamson,

of Hie Uwdwalk

llial F. E*.. Champion la

with hi* building.

r muiic ollirrr. a niemla-r of the r committee, slated that lie liad interviewed tlie head of tlielfrean City Water <-oni|aiiy in n-ference to the and tliat he liad la-eii assured lhal tlie CMiipany would attend to tlie ■natter a* soon a* material already or-

dered arrived.

Tlie follow lug gentlemen wen- elnas-u • Hie board of liealth: Dr. C. K. Kdwanl*. Dr. T. C. liulrhlusou', l.ullier Wallace-. E'rank Dare and Frank B. Noarllon wa- taken on the appoint-

ment of a city surveyor.

The appropriation ordinance wa* taken up and |>a*«rd mhoimI and third • ordmauce tiling the dulie*, etc., ol Hie city treasurer wa* permilied In ■ over Until »urh linre a* the solicitor A rk-tition praying caaiiiril to extend a- Uar.lwalk a* far aa Seventeenth net wa* nvelved and placed ou Hie. A communication from tin- solicilor ■r the h-wrd of fm-luddeis, relative i lax due from county, wa* read and

relerred tu the *.illcil»r.

Adjourned.

Morgan Hand, attorney for E'.lli* H. Marshall, administrator of Flank I*, l.cc, lelilhHied Hie court to eancel, three mortgage* given t.y Andrew Indie In Henry' Vouug, Jr., Hie same it being alleged, having tieeii paid. Tinproper y covered was the liomeslesd of Mr. I*e at Bee*ley 1 * Point. AIT-KAUiTnrx.MM.iN 1-hKAN. Allen Waters, ap|a-llant, and Irving Wrmells, et al., trading, cl.-., ap|«-llre*. '|*||| contract. Appeal from JuHtlce

Ma-wey. Of!.

John Yetlcr, appellant, and Thomas i. Ludlam, appellee. L'|am contract. Ap|«-al from Justice Holme*. Ofl. John W. Isiug. apiwllanl. r*. E*lw in N. Van Valkeuburg, ap|wllee. I |siii

contract. OU,

John Wallace, a|)|a-llaul, and Tiuuiia* E. E'reuch, receiver Millville Mulual Eire lusurmucr «'ouipauy, a|>|wllre. Ou coutrad. Ap|*wl from Justice Nichols.

full summer schedule k.

augurated will In in pusiliou to place improved and mure (s.wrrful motive |H>wer and larger and band-uner pasaetifer emebe* in the service. There

In-mg built at the Baldwin

lAx-utuollve Work* for the 80-mluute Hyera of Hie company, aeveral new locomotive*, which will be larger and powerful than anything now tn tl.e pas-H-nger service of Hie <-»m|iaiiy. Tliese engines are ex|wcl«d to draw of in car*, com|*ned of new and enlarged macho-, and to maintain the fast speed exacted by the out-hour

schedule.

lime *lncr it maugurated the IM-uiloulcservice between Pblladelphla and Atlantic City ha- tlw empany ever exielleneed any dilllculty in maliilaiiling Hi* schedules, even with the locomotive* now In the service. The i-m|airlty of tliese, however, was not auffioieul to draw more than reven or ei»flit of Hie ordinary-aixed ometiea, as Hie patronage of Ilie Beading Dyer* lu the pa-l ha*-hem *ueh aa tu require bigger train* Hie empany determined to meet the demand* by

having bigger engine*.

WArmen:—A g.ad, relialde rb irse. Apply, 811 Aabury avenue, l omato plain* fo! sale, flue plant* in o Inch pot", ready to set .ait, at Hi* Ocean (Tty (Jrwuhouae. O. P. M.a.lH^

Ofl.

(TIIMINAI. nt'alMgyei The grand jury iwme into rourt ahoitly before noon ou Thuiaday and returned thirteen bills of indictment. labors finished, they were disrharged lor the term. E'our ot these bill* were agaluat parties md lu rustidy, therefore we cautral give Hie nature of them to tlie public. Tlie ollicra follow : Tiarle* Berryman, aggravated a* aault at Avalon; |>lesd not guilty. Walter Ejners-m and Botiert Tucker, breaking jell and voluntary' esc*|*-; tsith entered a plea of guilty. Albert While, colored (X bills), assaulting Many Oliver and Harry Dock, at rs|.e May ; araault on Oflicer BaldA* tbeae three bill* all grew out of Hie Milne aflalr. White’s altoruey pr»position to the pr.awuto^ tliat hlaclient would plead guilty to one bills, one that the prnarculor should select, If a nolle pro* wa* entered upon the oilier two. This wa* agreed and While subsequently plead guilty assault on Oflicer Baldwin. The defendant Imvlng been lu jell for about three mouth*, Hie court aiuqicuded senjam e* H. Ford, Illegal practice nf medicine at Cape May. Plead nun vult. Court suspended sentence. E'ranci* <1. Kacbor, assault and hairy on Clarrucr Kilmer, al WHdwood; plead not guilty. Ellsworth Major, assault and battery. Samuel (Tandy, aasaull; plead no( guilty. The prosecutor called Abram N*b stadt, Beuben Iteluer and John learning, all of whom liad been indicted, at previous terms of court, to (be bar. Abram Nlestadl, who plead not guilty at Hie December term lo the unlawful sale of liquor selling on Bunday, and to keeping a disorderly house at Woodbine, changed hi* plea to guilty on Hie flpt-Jwo, and a nolle pro* was entered ou the' last eliarge. Judge Douglas* Imp.wed a flue id ♦SO and owls on the flrat charge and sus-

r Dr-

. Beuben Beiuer, indicted L_——

Wall Paper, latest material*. Ibs.m i ^^ner ,,mi. plead guilty to arlliug

■"V 1

KHs and 1050 Aabury ■'*. aalr of aqme. As lie bad erased Hie E'oB HA it: Ited .rdar puata and busliM**, arutence wa. sus|*nded

piling, all Jiewrt, also all kind* of >wk j fltai eliarge, and a flue of FVI and

and pure piling. Ap|dy to K.d»rt El , 0-|t|< wu tmpiaed on the second. K«* “rJ-.T-.W*’ ra.l-s.ra.. w. «i—

■j <■«.»».• »1 sasrasra. a~* •' •*. "re

.'I n ; ”i'. .i i-i.i—ire I™ o —1, ft- ii, -.in

with two suit sail". Portable cabin, luo, cutting of tree* at Avalon, and

Firmt-claa* rigged Ibrougboul. itni 11 i B ni n at whom aenlrnce was auapec

^h-A^ ' i teu.-ed to three moulba lu the county

idvrvd it would

IT. ladrlpl.la:

jaii iiivo-tigMliou

ic buildiiig upon Heptemls-

S'llll, chief of i-ilire < ..k Hie stand. He -ai drfnidauta; saw Hn-r r in Ocean .(’tty; lienex i Moyameii.iiig pris-.r be lilmlglil Hielll to ja

: H.n.

PROSECUTOR E, C. COLE .

I-onersoti and lib conspliing

i-ntiipaules

Walter Kmcrson, AlaWaiter ETnelsou, Jr., defraud insurance tHiruliig their store al

IUt^ Aabury avenue, Ocenn Hon, Janies M. K. Hiltlreih, of May, represented Hie dcfyinl-nit- and ted every im|.ort*£t / »>vop by tbephweeution. L) , ^ ie llret wltueas called was (Tiaili-s Hi, of Phlladelpbia. He teat I fled tliat be was Hie manager of the Kidg way House, PhUadel-.diia, and referring tn the hotel register, which he liad with him, stated that ou Hie night ot Heptemtwr 1- last, ris.m* li and hi were occupied by the Kmersou family; November l.i.sltfifj, naim 38 wa* occupied by James 1’. He-hue*, N'iel* (ail*.ui and Waller Kmersou. William l-ake, surveyor, produced a large map •bowing the ba-aliou id Hie burned bouse* and adjacent properties. After making some explanation* liestated tliat tlie* lire es-e-urreel sunn afier midnight on Hepte-mbe-r 13: that It destroyed Hie Elmersou hno-e and ■ part of Bev. W. H. Zaur's cottage next A. Bourgeois,*nhI he wan a that tie-built‘Hie E'.merson house, and tlie contract price was FJHSO; owing to tile advaiio-el prices of holhl lug material Hie house wa* worth I-Vin inoreoii Hrptembrr I'J last Hiau when

wa* built. ,

Joseph 1. Scull said lie conducted a real estate and insurance tiiisiue** at Ocean City. On August 17 last be- was called in to Mrs. ICmersoii’s store, and she asked turn to insure lo r slock and lurulture for f4->in : lie told tier that too high ; she consented to have Fkaxi placed and |iaid him Hie premium hi advance, prior to Hie writing of Hie |M»llcies ; this she did voluntarily ; lie placed linoti in the tJreenwicti !nsuraure Co. of New York ; IIOUD In Hie' Mauetiester, of Mauclieslrr, Kngland, amt t3n0u In the New Hampshire; he further testified that lie had uu know ledge of I he good-, toil Issued Ilie policies on Hie strength of Hh- woman’s promise tn lay In a stork of dry goods later ; ahe said stie wauled the pnhrie* help tier credit. H. Curtis Kohl limn leslllird that he aa a publisher, and a real estate and Insurance agent: tliat on August 13 last Mn. Kuu-rson applied tu him at tils nfltce to place Kriiri iuauraucr on tier stock and furniture—E3V*t on each; that be refused to place It, telling tier lhat I3.VK) Would go a long way lu the purchase uf furniture, ueally enough lo furiiiah the .E:(na hotel; that ahe luslated several times ou 'paying him for Hie premium thru and there; that lie |awltlvely refused to Take tier money, trlllug her Hmi tie would md insure any properly without making an examination of It; be finally consented tu go dow n In a few days and hath at the stock and furniture; tliat li there ou August Ib and jpukvd -ck lu the store, and tliat hr did not consider It worth FKJO. Mana Moore tesHtted trmeehig Hie fire at 1.40 on Hie morning of the hith Heptember, and started for Hie power house to sound an alarm, but Hie alarm sounded before lie reached there; tliat be bad no idea aa to the value of Hie stock or furuilure. M. Kalbacb teaUflrd as to the electric wtnug of Hie Kmersou house. M. C. (iarrelauti testltied Hist i made tw# dowses fur Mr*. Ejuerson'a daughter since Hie lire; ideutlfled tlie dresses. J. C. Hmlth testlfled tu Hie Ejuerson house being closed Heptemtwr 13la*t, tie ring one or two endeavoring to ripen Hie d<«>t without success. Henry Zlmmqrman, Hamurl Cwrhart and oHieni gave trwtlm.uiy that would tlie chain of evidence for Hie

prusn-ulhm.

Tlie entire family left Ocean City

the morning of the 12lb, and at 3

the ISlb tbe home was r

alloyed. Tbe tbenry of tlie Htate w tliat before ciualng tlie bouse they ranged a chain of caudles, so tiui Hurt nearly twenty-four hour* would ela|aw before the Are would t-rsak nut, and in order tu demonstrate tbe eara with which Hh* ohiId be done, Proae cOl.ir Cole, at iLf o|enliig ol Hie day's

I ETlday, lighted a aerir* o;

•plaed caudles, w hich burned all Um time court was lu arsalon on Friday Haturday and up to 3 43 on Monday. Mr*. Philip H. Hand, Mrs. Lewi* H. ('•■non and Klmer B. Kogllali each gave InUmony aa to awing a light

abiulug through the shut ten lu

brent periods during the evening of

Heptember 13.

Ebinu Mason, at present a brakemail

humor: asked

■night have been an elect in at liad been left burning; sla further volyiuleered the iulonualioii tbe morning Hie coal lire in Hu taa low and that in order !• hastep it she bad used light Wiaal; lie Waller Kmeraou, Jr., on tlie amt during their conversation Hie

t his

put it ol

pup l

Hie house hef.

a* no electric light in kitchen; tliat hi* timm catried Hu suramv paper* in tier bosom. The witniw* said that lie again li-. Fim-rsoii on Novemlw-r 8. hen Hie queation ot Hie light nniched site said she must have lamp burning: she Indicated Hie lace w here Hie tamp was supposed ave stood; on Hie 18th he saw I in, Walter, and intimated that there as a great deal of mystery light seen lu the liouae on the night ol lira lire: the boy Hm-u aatd ii light lit that morning. On information rerelved Hie chief made an invrstlgation; he found a Hh- Disit bet weep Hie kili;hi h and pantry, lu such a manner aa lo prevent the door ta-lug o|iened ; found te remains of a bucket—h<s.|e* and ave* around wlncli burlap and rag* id been wound ; tie took pieces uf s.r Isiards home with him, and *ulItled them to the Is.iling test; when le water os-led grease was found tlaaliug on Ha- surface. Then- articles were otlrred in evidence. He |<ninted Hie plan ol Hie bouse w here tbe articles liad tieeii found. liad experimeult-d candies, such as can be |«ircha*ed in tbe oj-eti market, and found that 38 mrlies would l-urti lb buuis ; Iber-liurcb -aiidle, iuebes in length, IV hour*. He hail -carclied Hie r-a-ms at HI Tierry street, Philadelphia, amt four five dresses and a barbei'anullil : while •u mule with Hie prisoners, talked ■lib Kmeraou on tbe train, and they conversed fUiong themselves; wtieu I asked Hie fatlier If be had Hie Insurance papers, Hie son answered that bis mom liad them In her bo—-m. Neils Carlson, a constable, followed. He dr|a<*ed Hiat lie saw Mia, Kiurr—n Oceau (Tty and Hie son lu Pblladellia afier Hie Are; saw Hie latter ou November 13, 14 and 13; ou Hie 13Hi turn at Fllglitb and Vine streets, Philadelphia: they visited a unnit-er ol places in oaupany, and occupied tbe naim tliat uigbt logetlier witli J * me* !’. Holmes; when young E'.uiertold that til* fattier accused him of tiring the building lie replied. It’s a d d lie; be done it blmaelf;" -e wa* |ai*iHvebi* fatlier applied ibe match; Hie boy said It was started tu the morning bet-re they left Oceau City, and that candle* had been u*>d; that be had la-ard Ilia father and mother talking about it; that they bad quaraud liad expressed fear tliat some ould And it out and that Hie Insurance c*-ni|ianies would refuse lo |iay Hie luas; that bis fpoltier would uol father tn viail Ocean (Tty,

Tearing tic might betray .... . When he wa* questioned als-ut standing in front of the Kidgway taiui lu Hie morning aa if expecting news of lira-lire, tbe boy said the Are ted In the kitchen; that the light that that bta father bad told him allll, for If they were found out they would all have to go to jail. James P. Holmes, win., upon being swum, said tliat lie was a detective uf years’ experience ; (light of November 13 lie liad aliaduwrd Waller Kmeraou, Jr., and Ntela Carbon; he joined them at ETflh and fallowhlll alrreta, and bad heard ttienniverratlon related by Constable -Carlson, tretimony wa* simply a corroboratlou of Hie evidence given by Hie previous When Claude .Mahan entered wltnes* box, Pr-a-eculor Cole, Judge 1)-uglara and tbe attorney for the accused held a cousultatiou,after w bleb Hie wituera was excused. Hlierifl Beeves testlfled that Hie defendaiil* liad been delivered tub custialy <>n January IV; that they Immrrilately assigned to diflereut cells, orders Issued that the prisoner* were not tn lie allowed I-communkatr w itli each -Hier through any medium Hie elder Kmeraou asked if be might send a cummumalioU to ha- wife told Hiat all mr-wages must Orel | so* Hi rough tlie bauds of tbe aberiD, who would determine the matter Elmers.-u liad written aeveral note* u Mrs. Elmeiaou, and tbeae were otiered

In evidence.

Tlie aiierifl then told of Emerson's earape and bis subsequent capture Tuckabue; that when taken tie w handcuffed and returned lo bis old quarters In the jail. KugcneTowuaeud, who bad experi-

mented witli lighted caudle*, testified Nirb- (Tirlaon recalled • that Hie rate of consumption was mouy of Walter EJurrsoii. . about one ineb |-er hour in a cellar of insurance pxpri- wa* false, tie bacn 30 lemperature. told him. William 1 Ake wa* recallerl ami said * Tbe evidence all in, Ibe mart took aa a result of Ins exta-rlineiita be r-uud A v * mmule*' rynaa at 3.30 o'clis Hun about mra inch was conaumeet |cr J*"*”* M. . Hiidrelh. l-r tbe defense. Is-gan t ‘ argument to Hie jury at 3-'•-t-s-k I Tlie State rested Itieir ea-s- at :i.1u made a ma-telly (-lea f.-r Monday aftprniK.n. —i i— .— i r.. Lawyer lltldretii'a mi-iu-u llial In Hie rase of conspiracy lo hum and d- -. fraud iusuranrv r-mpaiiicslhcar-viiscd t-y huk Hi- plea f-u --i-ir Walter EAnerson. Sr., and Mr*. Alie*- * »tr--ug one. E-II-wing raw |K.„, -SStCftSSJrja''' las* refused and allow ed Hie case to the jury, the court granting I feiidant'* counsel an exception. Alice Kiners-ii wa- calhd u| -ve evidence in her own 1-rliatL S aled llial sla- bad been a r-si-tPut — aja- May coaujy for sixteen yAnbad Hied at Sea lideVny, wliere carried on Hie laiindiy hu-iio-*- ; q-iwed of on March IHV7, ip tier residence in Ora-su I wtin'll ala- Ibouglit pi--s.-ni.-il gn •-p|..iluuiHe* for l.>■.in upon It. Curtis Itot.mw estate agent, to inquire w allied E»«i pla-cd on ilure ; tlaaiglit tla- valuxortillant ; Mr. ICnt.luson told tier tliat tie Itioliglil N a - Was vrr nut iwtate. (urinture; he InhlTiei In- wa- so hiiai lie could not call riown : two day* lutcr -lie called upon Joseph 1. .-v-uil, an iusiirainv ageui. who sahl she ought to liave ftrittri. a-.sl-i* could not repla-v* the g-ssls for less ; she placed Hie with him: her bush .ud always- ' lie deemed It I: *br made money dining if of l>c«t; had arranged I* go t Philadelphia ou September 4. hut wi im|alled to remain at home o -count of boarder- who came for week ; left Hie I anise aboul Hie ruoiiiiiigof Hie !3ih ; got up about 3Jtn or 3.43 ; In order lo hasten Hie own -, broke up some ll|Ait wood and put in Ibe stove; u*ed a lamp lhal ; always kept it on Hie dri-ser In Iwntiy ; she wa* Hie la«t out- tu leave Hie bouse-, at which time all was right; ex i wet eel tn return Ihhuc Hiat evening. It possible ; always kept valuable paper* In a i-ag ; ml—e-d train on Beading road, and then stalled by way uf Atlantic City, via I amt to Lunghusband asked'Hie collector op the boat how wa-ri the- boat would leave: arrival In Philadelphia we uumlwr of l-iisliiea* place*; stayed over nlglil at Hie Kidgway Mr. Woriliingl.-n them luf-itmalloii about the Ocean (Tty, by way of Allamir on tla- Mill; have money enough to |-ay all bills ,wTHi a neat balance; balance in Hie Central Trust Co., Ocean (Tty, a de|»*it at Mevnitli amt Walnut street*, Philadelphia, Ix-*iUr sou-e ready money nn band memla-r of Hie Presbyterian church, Oceau (Tty ; joined in May, '98 On cruss-examluatioii she stated Hun she walked from Br-md street alaliuu to tbe Kidgway b.-ure ; was Hie la>t -lie Hie b.rtise on Fteplember 13. aud locked lira fmut d-a-r ; t-a-k deed*. old receipt* and Hie in—iramc pa|a-r* ; since Hie lire sent Mr*. Oarrelsmall clieek, wbleli tested ; have a balance of i33 33 lu imuk at HevelitIi aud Walnut street*; have a small balance lu Crulral i'rusl .—may la- II or H-Vl or I3.l«l : Usd n in cash on |wr*oii: didn't know y tier liuHtuind had not heeii to Ocean (Tty since Hie fire; applied to -pb I. Hcull, Young* Corson, Joseph Burley lo rent bouse, t-ul could noi

secure one.

Waller E^merson, sworn -My l-areut* took me- to Philadelphia on Heptember 13 to allow me a g-sal .time and that 1 might sea- the avenue of fame; did uol carry a telescope Hiat morning; never owned am-: Niels Carlson met rue on Broad street. November 14; aaw him again In Hie afteion Hie IStb: met him al ETgblbaud Vloealrta-U In Hie evening; visited about a half dozen aaluoti*; drank beer and whiskey; do not recollect going lo the Kidgway bouse that ■light, but-must liave gone there aa 1 In a ria>m there wlien I awoke morning about 10 o'clock; lather never ti.M me lie set Are to Hie bouse. ii chaw examination slated tliat : about 7.30 or 8 o'clock when be aaw Mr. Maaou ; supposed bis father look E'ruul street to get lunrb didn't get lunch ; finally got it in Ha Bldgway : lamp wma positively Imraliig w lieu they left bouse lu mnmlug. Waller Emerwon, Sr.—Lived in late about eleven years aud Ocean (Tty It was not originally intended that be should g» lu Philadelphia on morning of Heptember 13; other testimony given by trim curioUnrated Mrs. ETnerson'a. Croaa examination —Excellent plays Lyceum oecaaloually; straight moral plays ; kept him quite busy in employment ofllce, which bis wife kept could not recall auy one who liad placed pmperHe* III bla bands for aale ; after galling left at Beading de|*M. Ter:Hi and Haven, went bark to Central me to take trolley ; never bad any iraiw on *t«-k or furniture nut Jos. I. Bcull placed It prior to tire. K. runnh —Mr*. ETuersu consulted l-er about a year ago abm rheumatism ni lout. -as examination —Mr*. ETuerso l- tier home In October to sell tier flour fur paste; walked, rbeuma-

Ham better.

Jerry Delauey.aud LeWnHteinmeyer staled that Walter Ejtuen-oii, Hr., was a Defendant* rest case. PnawutE-n oflers lu retiuttal Inquirer alinanac with Heptember 12 and 13 marked. Oflered In show w hat limr the sun nawon Ib-aw date*. B. Curtis liobl liaoii I recalled ] testlfled tliat tfr Hem placed insurance <iu *l-«-k James P. H.-lines (recalled) talked Walter Elmereou, Jr., about 8 a. i November 18; went over aatue a>uv nation with him aa be (Kmersou) bad had with Cariaoo; perfectly couadou*. H. B. Hcull (recalled) aisled that lea Umony of Walter Eoueraun, Jr., denylug Ural be liad told anyone Unit hh mother had insurance papers In her

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