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Exeter, Ontario, Thursday, February 27, 1879.
No. 29
IMPORTANT NOTICES.
Y t T �EIODGSON, & J. OliE, CO. Ir
`I Auottoucore. Szles prouipcly attended
bo, Days of sales arranged at this odioo,
IV J. ()LARK, Agent for the Us -
.1,11 • borne and lribbert Mutual Fire Insuranee tl
Company, 1testlenoe -- Farquuar. Orders by
snail promptly atre).dod to. t
��S. CA:ll.t'1ii4LL, i'i. OV.(NCIAL b
• :Laid iurvoyer, &o., will l.o at the a
It ya1 Hotel, 11xete�r,on the ilr>;tTuesday in ouch " t
mouth. 01 dere for work left tritli 111'..lohn e
Speakman will receive prompt at tontioit.
LAKE, Oonlmiseioner, Insnr- t
A-• ante. Laud aha Loan Agent, Ofrlee--
next door noitlt iioynl Hotel, L xetrl. Wilsons u
Motel, Remelt, ',very Monday. , t
1()RIV&TL+ FUNDS to loan at 8 per it
1 cent,
�UI1'1'GA(il+]t5' B(1UC'rIl''1'. g
\i mey lautuud mi good NOTI+:S, n
,CON VEYANCING — Deeds, Mort-
CONNine, sir ,,lrawn ern roavouahle farm s i
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CORDWOOD FOR SALT;. c
Three Hundred Cords mixed wood for sale, C
in large or smntt quantities., at 75 o alt, per
cord, 011 Lot 15, Sou. 5, Stephku. 'Cerins Dash,
Appy' on tho prelulses to JOHN MITUHELL, I
Senior. 4t.
1) SSO.LU TION of PA11TNEl'tSH1P 1
Tito t!o.nartnerahip between the undersignea t
as Merchants hero, under the name, style and f
ii m of " Harwood tv Flumi..g," was this slay die-' t
solved 1) mutual e",u>aen,t.
H. n:iuWOOD. A. H.FLEMING.
Henwall, Heron Co., Nov. 18, 1878. i
ATPEY.TION — TAKE NOTOL ;
thee she appointment of Messrs. Mason C 1
Hodson .Hesse11. as ngeuts of the muttud Fre In.
teirance t:ual}ntuy of the Comity of WVe111n011., is t
thio day c:vncaied,an;t 11r. JOHN HYN a �l A:. will 1
iufutare Set as agent for Exeter and vicinity.
By orae,, 1
CHA1tt.ES D.VIT)SON,
Guelph, Desemhtrr 4t�n, 187:1. 16 tf. Sac.-T:Sae
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PROPERTY LIST. i
HOUSE TO RENT.
lasowtl as the Rodgerville hotel, Immediate t
dosseevion, Apply to JP M5,RSHALL. Exet�r,
1 UR BALE IN WINCHELSEA— t
L Hoose and Lot. Good stand for a ahoema. t
ker, A o )riser lot, Forppartieulars, apply by letter
or personally to HAltltY BROWN, Wincheisua1'.o i
T�"UU E TtO LET on the 3rd Con-
-a- cession, Stephen, oentainiug d looms and
you I cellar, good well ou the premis,o. with or t
vibLout garden. For terms apply to
WILLIAM BAITER,
Sad Con., Stephen, Centralia, I'.v,
'VILLAGE and TOWNSHIPPROP-
V ENTYFO1i S,LN .—Two lots in Crertito n,on
one of which is anew brick store, good well and
now stable. Well fenced. Also 25 acres bush
land, part of lot 21, oou. 6. Stephen, on Exeter side.
road, Si milts, west of Exeter. For terms apply
IN) JAoon RAIST creditou. P 0 ,
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE IN
CREI)ITON.--A. good frame house and
ettablo,also a good well on. the promises. The
u.tuve property is for sale or to rent. Also 25 acres
of lama, ,11 bash being mostly black ash, on the
Exeter side road 3t miles west of Rxober, in the
township of Stephen. lot 20, concession i;, For
particulars' apply to BERNARD J• OIS L, Credited
1t. o,
GOOD FARM FOR SALE.
—:0:—
To be sold by private contract, Lot, No.10, Con,
15, Hihbeat, County of Perth, 100 aures, about 80
acres cleared. Possession whou required. For
3e.tth:niers apply to
hir.13, V. ELLIOT, Solicitor, &c., Exeter,
or to
Airs, LIIXTJN, Lot 5,'Con, -8, 'Osborne
PROPhRTY FOR SALE. — THE
subscriber offers for sale two houses and two
lots. one situated on Huron etreot, east, in the vil-
lage of Exeter, and the other on Simeoe street,
Both houses are nearly new, and one (rents for
six and the other for seven dollars a month, They
will bo Hold together, or separate, and on moder-
ate terms, For pa tienlars, applytoT,J, WILSON
Heiman, or to the TYZEe Whoa.
UB-
�A.R1vI FOR SALE.—'1•HE SUB-
I scriber offers for sale his farm, Lot 13 -
J..'
Con. 14, Township of Osborne County of Huron'
80 acres cleared, the remands good bush, well
fenced, and in a good *tato of cultivation; under,
drainer), gond orchard, splendid wolf of water.
,frame barn 30x60, jog stable 24x86, log houso, and
Convenient to school ,old three churches. For
uraherpartieulars apply to
,VM' BRYANS, Kirkton, P.O., or
MR. B. V. ELLIOT. Attorney, Exeter P.O.
1Tj°TEL FOR SALE.
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` Thatiarge fratno Hotel known as' THE BRIT -
IRA frosnere" iu CLINTON. with largo flame
stables attaohorl, situated on byte 360, 861, 307 and
368. in the town of Clinton, containing' one acre
More or less. The hotel has a license and is now
doing a Snit -obis!: This affords a splen-
did opportunity for any one desiring so go wife
the hotel business, as the terms are very liberal.
A tun "11 payment down, and ton or twelve years
ler balance. For farther particulars apply to B.
(?'i3YRNE, Exeter. valuator for uominion Loan
S clety, •
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STOOK ESTRAY.
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Li1r1It&YieD Crosti Lot 82, Lake Hood
.Ti)tat, Tp Hay, about lot October, 8 •teors,
one co-ning three, real, with bell, and 2 yearlings,
0µe all red, and another red and white. Also ono
et cow. A lih.nral reerar,l will be given fop re.
.ovory... 30:114 J. TAYLOR, Brewster, P.O.
TRAY RAM,--eCitens 0711170 premia-
►.J'oe of the subscriber, Lot 7, Cott. 4, Usherne,
on or about thr. 1st Dec., a ram two or three years
old. The owner is rogneetotl to prove property,
jut y tfxpe used dual take ir'away.
MCRAE)) ntreorali.
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Q"f~ 'L''ItAYlt:f)-- $20 RE WARD --=Froin.
. Lot 0,, oat) 8, ffutlilltvray, one rod tail while
trolley steer" bne red rtntl white yearling steer,
tit,trd bwo,.rod•yearling heifers. The above .eward
'1U he paid to any person giving information
[list will lead to tho.roeovery of the property.
Ai D1t W 1if$3;IN1S. enrv` PO
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THE RENDING FACTORY EIRE.
QUEST BEFORE DR. HYNDMAN, CORONER,
—SOME UGLY FACTS DISCLOSED.
the door ; the shop was locked about 7
o'clock ; Keen was Ioarding with me
then; Keen went to St. Marys next day
without goiuft to the factory to see what
damage was done. The turner and I
followed him the next day ; Koen and 1
worked for about a week and titers he
lucked sue out. Ha wouldn't let sue
sell anything ; he said that Dr. Hall
bad ordered him to lock me out ; Keen
then threatened to kick use out ; I wrote
to -:)r. hall, got no answer ; I asked
him iu lay letter why Keel had that
me out ; 1 felt alartnod after the fir,it
are lest we should be burned out. The
night of the second fire Keen carne into
toy house after 9 o'clock ; 11e had beau
out sums sell per ; don't knew at here he
stayed: the fire was seen about 11 o'clock
I believe the fire was set : t•he party
setting it must have got in by the door,
and Keen had the key ; there were not
two keys : McDermott read -a letter to
ole in'St. Mary 9, iu whioh $30 was in-
closed : it was for Ke 71 : it tultt him to
get the stook well insured, stud net let
llcNabb's come near the factory.
!firs. MoAll'ine, wife of A. McAlpine,
sworn Iu the evening of the' January
lire Keeu went out just after telt, and
came home about 10 o'clock : about 11
o'clock I noticed the fire : saw it was
the bending factory: called to Keen
that the Sending factory yes on fire
I heard Keen to leJae:rlio,who was sleep-
ing with him, that the faatory Was uu
fire : in tee rooming Leslie said me
and the turner mud his wife that he
believed that Keen did it as lee had the
key in his pocket : McDermott telt] me
I had better go clow!, and watch the
shop that evening as Dr. Hall hired
Keen to set the factory ou fire Mc-
Dermott wanted my hnrbaud to give
up as he [vas sure it would b3 burned:
seta it would be u lucky thing fur the
iuenrance company that he was there
as he sold keep theta ant of every coin,
of insurance : Home heard Been say it
would be burned : Keen told my ltns-
band he was going to see about the in-
surance as they might as well have
$1,000 as not.
Wm. Howey, sworn'—'When '.1lcDer-
wit came here he wanted to board with
me for a week or so : said he would
outs be here that long : eight or ten
days after he told me he didn't think
Imuch of the business and said he
thought Keen was a tool of Dr. Hall's;
.said he lied not knnwn Keen before
Christmas : when he was hired, Dr.
Hall promised to see him paid : McDer-
mtt said he could not stay long away
from his own bnsinesa ; he told me Ile
had a letter to Keen with money 10 it,
as he could see through it : understand
that he opened it, and it wits to the of -
feet, " enclose you $3f1: be sure to
have your *tock well insured :" Dr•
Hall seemed to be responsible for the
turner's wages : he toolt his tools home
nearly every night after the second fire;
Mrs. MoDermit wrote him to have
nothing to do with Keen : MoDerwit
said the business wasn't pitying,, and if
it was going to be burnt it would be
done soon.
John Hayes, eworn—Wheu I got
down there MoDermit said„'" Well,Jitn,
here to see the fire after all :" be said
As stated in our isilne of last week,
ie establishment in Exeter known as
he +� McNabb bending factory" was
urned down between the hours of one
nd four ou Saturday morning, 15th
Ps"bt nary haat. Certain euspioious oir-
urhetances which occurred prior to
nd during the progress Of the fire led
n the belief that it was the work of an
)c-crndiary,itl fiot,of some one connected
Vi the business of the factory, and in
uorfrd 1008'with these ailspicions, which
t•ew firmer as the rum"rr; increased, a
nmernusly-signed requisition was pre
euted to the Reeve, playing for an
Ilve+tigntlun. A jury of eeveutaeu
Was einpallneled 071 Tuesday, the 18th,
ompoeed of the following gentlemen :
. Mace (forema„), Thos. Fitton, W.
H. Verity, John Rautan, D. Wanless,
J. McLaughlin, R. Welsh, R. S1'Id,)n,
Carling, J. P. Clarke. A. Holland, J.
Farmer, W. Howard, G. i\[utth.rt, D.
trunSRy, 1V. Simpson, C. Durward ;
It at 10 o'cleek a.m., before Dr.
pelmet), coroner, in the school hall,
!ley began the investigation, with a
V to finding ont "u'hn dune it," am
t is put by the 1lrs. Pertingiou who
art'sidca over the destinies of a classical
taper In town, with that sublime in-
lifforsnce to the eamiaow st rules of
inglish grammar which proclaims the
)edautic ignoramne.
D. 1Vataless, sworn—On Saturday
horning was wolto up by the ery of fire;
coked out saw it WRB the faotory ; when
Igot therethebnildiug was all in flt'mei;
i1 was impossible to save the building
nlieu I arrived ; there was no oue
Imre.
Jas. McNebb sworn. —Sat urday m wru-
ng at half past 8 o'clock I saw a light
trough the window ; saw it was the
actory ; it appeared to have been fired
n five places, when I went down I saw
the man who Raid he had been sent 1
there as a night-watchman ; several
thers were there ; Friday they were
[[airing away everything of value, except
the machinery ; Saturday morning Ale -
emit told me that he and the spoke
turner had taken away their tools Fri-
day night and arranged not to work
any more there ; I was former proprie-
tor ; it passed ont of my halide into Mr.
Hall's ; it was sold for $1400—house,
I tots, shop and machinery ; they
11ad it insured for $3,500 ; saw several
loads of stuff going away through the
week ; was a fire in the furnace Friday
night ; burned their wood out that
afrernnon, and shut down between 5
nd 6 o'clock; late one night about
two weeks ago saw a great light; it
was a fire under the lathe bench ;
found the windows fastened and the
doors locked ; a pile of table legs had
been built up over a lot of shavings and
to shovnlful'of molls from the furnace
put on them ; Kean had charge of the
place and bad the key ; he was the
last man that left it: was no fire in the
stove ; the building and machinery were
worth •
about $2,000; watchman gener-
aily went (around every night with a
lantern, and I watched him ; saw him Ile had intended going away on Arlon.
about 10 o'clock the night of the fire ;
Ile came here a few days after the other
fire.
B. O'Byrne sworn,—Was told by Mr.
McAlpine in January that he had filled
an application for from $5,000 to 6,000
insurance ; Wm. Howey wanted to
know of me in what company woe it
insured ; His father was auxions to aro
certain the name of the company and
said "If it is not burned tonight, it
will be before Sun'lay;" this was Fri
dayevening; did not ask why he thought
o ; .I sold the machinery for Mr, Cam-
eron, of Galt ; the bill E'er machinery
and extras tall up to $1,206.
A. McAlpine Sworn --I worked the
factory from September to Jaunaly,
on eharee with Dr. Hall, bat it was not
running often ; be furnished the money.
A fire occurred in January, I went into
day and not corning back : the day be-
fore they had shipped $80 worth of
stuff, find the 'day before that $80
worth : heard McDerruit say before
that that he expected it would be
burned : Jas. Leslie said the doors Karl
been all fastened on the night of the
January fire and Keen had the key :
was impoeible to have gut in by the
windows within t leaving n -arks on the
dustaround wiudoes: whoever went
iu had the key.
Tho',.JIoCallum,sworn —0 n Saturday
rnorning John Kilpatrick woke me up,
and I saw the factory Was ou fire : h,td
expected it : I told several teat I fear
ed they meant to burn it,ad I eould 800
nu way they were going to make mon-
ey out Of it otherwise: was watching
from my !rouse every t.,igllt, aud. 00
the night of the tire 1 looked out ate Otto
partnership with Keen ou let Jan.— o'etuek 1111(1 saw it light in the factory:
to bed about 10 o'oleck that night, but 1 iu two or three minutes after bein-
can't say when Shand came to bed; 11e
was iu bed when Been called out that
the factory was ou fire,
• John A. Kenn, sworn—First came to
'Exeter to live in the beginning of Jan-
uary 1aet, having formed a co -partner-
ship with MoAlpiue ; O'Brien gave me
a letter from Dr. Hall to bring up to
McAlpine, but do not knew what the
letter was about ; never ivaw'ed site
stock, and so far as I know there is no
insurance on it ; Mr. Birtoh, the agent,
told ole the building and machinery
were insured, but I don't kuow for
H(liat amount; hired Shand to work at
the factory and not as night watchman ;
Dr. Hell did not hire hila, nor has he
got to pay him ; it is my opinion that
the fere that occurred in January was
sot on purpose, but don't know who
did it ; don't know whether the fire on
Saturday morning was an accident or
Dot.
James Leslie re-called—Says t'
night of the fire in Jatinary had the
key of the factory; if I said before that
[i,eeu had the key 111111 night, it was a
mistake.
John Bayes re-called—On the morn•
ing after the fire in January, James
Leslie, the last witneee, told me, when
I Salted lriw, that Keen had the key
'hat night.
071 Thursday evening,at five o'clock,
the investigation WWI 00111innetl In the
hours room of.Iltawkshltw'e Commercial
Hotel, 11r. Elliott, appearing for the John McNabb sworn—Reside in St.
town, and Mr. Most -rip, of Jones & Thomas ; am a wood -turner and bend -
awakened ; ran to Mr. Cole's, rapped
at the door, and. thou rau to within
three rods of it ; couldn't tell in what
part of the building the fire had start-
ed ; thought it was very strange that
Keen and shawl dit not melte any at-
tenant to save the stuff. which [night
have been saved ; thought when the
proprietors of the hlsiuess did not tat-
tt apt to save anything, I wouldn't
make any dxertiou ; never heard
Howey (D1cAlpine's brother-in-law) sry
anything about his pay.
To Mr. McNabb—Shand, Keen and
the other men stood together; Heard
Keen say that'lis ktlew nothing ,about
it nntil 1lrs. Keen awoke him, and
told him there was eimethiug cracking
in tho stove ; Keen told young Leslie
that be hall lost $700 by the fire ;
didn't see Keen or Sh'tnd at the Janu-
ary fire ; the roof of boiler room was
Dot burned off the building until after
the roof of Main building had felleu ;
the boiler house was not as much on
fire as the factory when I saw it ; at
the tithe the flames were coming out
of the tracks ou both sides and end of
factory.
(In his own statement.)—McAlpine
told me that the table -legit had
been piled abort three feet froto where
the fire was, 80 that they trust have
been moved and set on fire.
To 1Ir. Clarke, a juror—The parti-
tion between boiler house and building
was brick.
i<ioecrip, to look after the interests of
one of the witnesses, Dr. Hall. 0.1
the opening:of the enquiry Mr. Mas-
ai!) took esceptit'n to the questions
put by Dir, Elliott touching the fire
in January, and the Coroner, Dr.
liyndmrttl, adjourned the iuvedtigaticn
until 10 a. m. next day ; when Dlr. G.
eieNtabb, of Gibbons & McNabb, Lon-
don; appeared on -behalf of tho Insur-
ance Companies. Messrs. Jones a d
er . have been tlt.tle ahem five menthe ;
know Leslie by sight ; was part proprie-
tor of the factory before 9:1 April ; fac-
tory was built by fatner and myself;
the building cost $500; was finished in
November, 1877 ; the land cast $200, I
believe ; there ie one-third of an acre ;
the cost of the building, lots, and house
was $2,948 ; bought eugine November,
1877 ;the engine was injured by fire to
the extent of $200 ; the cost of building
Pringle, Iuspectors for the Citizeus and occupied by Mr. Cole, was $700 or 800.
Western Insurance Companies, were To Mr. D'ioscrip—This $2,948 did
also present. The Cormier announced lnot include the bnildirg and laud oc-
that ha had decided to overrule Mr,
itioecrip's objection, and proceeded to
cake the evidence.
Wm. Greht.m swore—Am a weaver
by trade; Sat. morning wits awakened
by the cry of 'lire ;" Raw bending fac-
tory on fire ; wakened Cole ; gut there
with Wanless ; flumes were not yet
through roof, fire being all over second
storey ; saw a .wan looking outof Wind -
Dr. Hell sent him np,1 valued the stock it must have been there of io (,ule s
at $800, and he was to put in that
much, $100 each month, he kept the
ifev. He .raid $100 of the $800 and
ileum), and Cole says there was no light
in his House: am positive about the
tight : it appeared to be a lamp.'
atme8 Leslie, of • xeter, sworn—The
Ie
copied by Mr Cole,or the laud on which
the factory stood, which cost $200 ;
took valuation to St. Marys onoe,whioh
may have amounted to over $4,000,
for purpose of making la loan ; would
not swear it wad not $5,000; valuation
was not aceeltted.
To Mr. McNabb—Got $2,000 in
money and machinery from Mr. Jones ;
the property was mortgaged for $2,000
at)r't3 house, who aimed me to awaken and sold for $1,400 under this mort-
Keen ; replied it was no use, as I gone.
thought they knew of it ; looked toward J. J.*Hali,%i. D. sworn—Was owner
Keen's house, and saw a woman in of the pima) tin int ; had itinsured ; came '''
night-clothes !oohing out of the window.
To Coroner.—Put out fire in same;
building about two weeks before; broke..
in the door; building was full of
smoko ; Threw water on fire and put it
mut ; the fire was in a pile of table legs
about three feet from stove, with track
of shavings between fire and stove, but
no fire among them; When I spoke to
McAlpine afterwards ttbont the fire he
said there were too many windows for
the fire to make much headway with-
out being seen ; this was about the end
of Jos:nary. .
To Mr. McNabb—Have been in fae•
tory fregnently ; stove was in south- paid $1,400 to Mr. Jones for it; paid
east corner, next wood ; engine was on Iit iu cash, not by cheques, within it
rnnnth after stale, not drawing the
money from the bank, haying taken
in the amount at different tunes ; aerie
not say how long I had it beforepaying
it ; keep n bank occouut ; got the money
from notes and a000nuts due; might be
week., or months colleting it, bot did
not place any of it la the bank; kept
the money ruder look and key,; maybe
was cold ; the roof fell in at a crash at 'some in his pocket ; cannot tell where 1
0000 ; 9itw at the fire Messrs. Wanless,
Uole, McNabb, Shand, Keen, and Me-
Derinot, who came after I did ; raw
the Reeve, Mr. Terry, Mr. MaLeughliu, 1 any of the $1,400 wag entered:in this
hook ;1 lend money, anti some of 'this
money might have been let,[ out ; have
not book with me in which IY enter the
money received ; lend out over. $10,000 .
a year ; didn't make any, entry of the
money rec''iverl,which I. paid D[r. ones,
paid Mr.Jvtlee $1.40 flay alter le;
I'tohs ita
thebalance ill ot,e lump1 1
nlu(1
Mr. Jones, but could not state the day;
couldn't arty what batik the bine were
on ;, don't tett Meet whether 1 drew any
of the money from .tlie bank to pay
Jones ; have receipt froth Mr. Jetties
arlderstand the property hits been.
deeded, b 1t don't know ; told !lir. Jones
to get deed And rrgi.,ter it.; was hot aux-
into possession in fill of last year ;
rented it let of January to McAlpine
&Kean ; nay.e not the lease with me ;
leased it for $000 a year; was not
aware that any attempts had been
made t•) burn the building previous to
the one which burnt it dnwn, until
tionday last; insurance effected 1st
week in 'February; own building, ma-
chinery and hand ; first heard of the fire
on Saturday last.
To Mr. 1rieNabb—Purchased the
property at auetion,iluder mortgage, C.
S. Jones, I think, but not sure, being
the solicitor; no solicitor at the sale ;
east side; there was a partition ran-
ning north and south between the
Stove and engine, which is nearer the
north than south side ; the fire driving
the engine is outside the main buildin ;
the fire was not near the bailer, lent
about three feet from stove ; there were
shavings between fire and stove ; no
fire in sh.tvings ; the stove at the time
got my of the money ; keep no casts
book Or ledger ; enter money received in
a book, at !oast some of it ; not likely
•-;\ir. McCallum, Mr. Hayes, ; did not
see McAlpine there ; saw James Leslie
-smelled liquor on Shanii'3 breath.
To Mr. latliot—The men stood there
a long time without attempting to save
hubs and
savedfew lob
; theya
tallVthillp,
,Ipoltes ; nothing mote Wa3 done to -
save property by any person belonging
to the establieh'negtt while I was tla.ere;
said he wouldn't pay the rent. Onr J L 1' L T1 saw iitloMpine at January fire ; he was
partnership was to be fat' one year, with night of the January fire was in bell going hitt) building its I wag leaving ;
tter of introduction from Ur. !"Tall,. balling me and •saytug the factory was leo Mr. Dioacrlp—Work in �Vtlnieas'
le
telling ire he wanted to go into.part- on fire; asked Kean what time it WAR, woollen factory, bout thir)•y roils from
nerallip with me. At tho 2nd fire the whet) he lighted a match and looked at bending factory, board at McNabb's, n
turned table legs were moved' to where
the fire was . about 8 feet from where o'elook, nod 'that they wanted toe to
they had been piled; I bad , helped to get up ; 1 didn't rise ; the night Elle
pile them up in the evening ; the man hntldieg., wits • burned I. Was 'b.nsrdiug
who fired it' meet•' hive got out Ittrough t Beau's and slept with Shand; went
privilege of three. Keen brought a with .Keen, and halted Mrs. McAlpine also saw Wtn Hoteey
his wt►tch.; he replied that •it was 11'
short distance from factory ; earl phut).
ly see building from sleeping ro„tn ; iota 151)out it; pt►id the money. in Spar-
first knew of alio sire by.being called t)y ,tember, was told by Jones. the deed
gr. McNabb ; fi..•t thought it, was the wag eoniplotetl , the li ussn ' is to both .
woollen factory ; was ottt of the house (t:outinued on fourth page)