PAPERSPAST

THE LATE FIRE AT CHELTENHAM

on Saturdjty, tefore rPTers E. Warbur. •tore, at Cheltenham, wm^ destrbveiT' 1 8 ™ rt V 1 ' of -.*«. statements made |jy th« principal witneiies -2± I. 50 ttafoheii, except "m" -lin bSSim w*s unthe Jubit of leariij the ttore teg****** »OlA]tMJl U^Pe. The boildinggj and itook were alrk^^f jSifii least Wa^not preired for nioney, wh«H Ifire w^S^i* U , b °o|f werer: dAtroj'eds - i^SyS&aS ll^ b«ildii{fe» wEen

bousfbt section with itore; on it : frora j Trustee^ m Bradley's estate for ahout/riinesmonths' ago. :y Was agoing; to v insufe building for £I<X>,; bat.^et',Mr v GSldflrell'wJio went to insurance j|«enVy office with him and laid that he wished "to insare itfor £200. Sold the •ection •nd store, to. Mr. Caldwell for soon after. In receipt produced the amouut pat down afreceired was, £170. Beceipt wa««iffa^ by hfaf • #^ m reoeipt w»B^nWTwetV6a-byiiitti bur was put m by Mr. Galdweirs.wish. ' Jame* Eeid Anderson . deposed that "he was an hotelkeeper liying at Chelten- Mm. First ine^r of the fire at .^bout halfrpast four on Sunday morning April Utbi; Was awakened by noise and glare of flret Looked out. and saw .flames . coming out of Mr. Caldwell's store. Ban: down andfoalled neighhourr but stori was then gutted, the walls^ only remaining^ standing. , JN p. . ideajiow fire originated, ; Store f when l^at m it did , not appear well" stocked. . ? • •') = Tf A. Caldwell (recalled) deposed that he, paid Mr, Dal?i«U - £169 some odd. ahiuing* tor section and^ atpire.;;: Mr. < ,Dal«ieU siid <• You mar as : welt make tlwifeceipt ior £170 as I am sure it has costtyouthat'atfd more," . * George Johnson Scott deposed that he was Agent for National Insurance Company living at Bulls. ' Insured store., lately burnt for; £175, and sfook mit fpr pdlicyiwaa m Mr, ;Dal--,. fiell'i name. Didicit inspectt premises before iriiunngTiKenTr ~W*« told by; both Mr. Dalssiblland'Mr. Caldwell that buUdingwas v^sual^fom wasifilled ~vi and signed -'By!^^Mr;Dalziell m Mr. Galdwell's presence. ' r ' John Bees P,ivis, Edward Henry ; Wrighi, ' William" Payne Olley, John Wilkin, and Joseph Mavhew also gare eridence as to value of«buildingßi state of store before the fire, Jkc^. . . ; . The Coroner tlien summea up, pointing oiit thai thete was no evidencebefor 7 the jury? to show how: ;the fire' onginated^ahd^cpijdenining the too f re- . quent practioe of insurance companies f to insur^ building 1 ifcc.V wdtlibut 1 previ- CiuslyJiHspeotingthem.^; (v ai^i^ ;;. ;; , ' After ; a/^shortrdelibera^iii^e.jury brought an the^ follpMng, verdict :—" Mr OaldweU's store was^buTnt down on Sunday tntQrnin|s*last t bat -there is no •Tideho'e ' W^shdw 'hiiw thejjfire.; origin-; atcd;'^ =■■:;"•■■••>•■••'■■ '■* •-'■■ :/ •*■*}" - >: ' '"■"'• ■■' :: jury requested the^ ebroner to forward a presentment to the Minister df Justice asking that they should be, reimbursed . money out of pocket, for travelling frqin.Feildiug to.pneltenham and back, ,^his concluded the proceedings and the jury were dismisied. - ,

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