Alleged: Planting of Inflam-maples in.a Burned. Shop Further evidence was heard in the Mixed Court last Fridty by Messrs, Whitamore (British Asses-
Adolph S.. Kraushaar,-a Pole, charged with arson, the fire having, taken place on September 14, at} ithe Yangtszepoo Pharmacy. Mr.
Maitland, Public Solicitor, prosteuted, while Drs. 0. Fischer and F. Wilhelm defended. Mr. Ranald G. McDonald watched the case on behalf of interested insurance agents.
'Bttinuing for the. prosecution, Mr. Maitland called Det-Sergt Campbell, attached to Wayside station, to tell what he knew of the affair.' Witness said that he was! roused by the fire alarm just before midnight—he was in the station at, the time—and, on responding, found the fire within 100 yd. of the station, Of course the flames were too hot {to permit his entry throughout the entire premises, but he did find several pieces of cloth or garments; saturated with kerosene—near the desk and counter, Among the evid. fence was @ jacket, which an as. sistant later identified as his own.
He, as he stated, in company with 'a Russian detective, met the manager, accused, and: took. him to the station, where they interrogated him, he found a five gallon tin, opened
top of the landing he found a similar container full of methylated spirits, and two more in rooms above.
After Dr. Fischer had put it to, witness that no tin contained keros-one, the Court was transformed into 'a smelling party, as samples from all containers were passed from witness to counsel to Court and to counsel again. Witness maintained that the tins were opened, some with Jan axe, while the others had the screweaps removed,
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