Summary
Lawrence Skippegosh was identified as an occupant, with Mrs. Skippegosh, of the two-room frame dwelling involved in the fire accusation described in the June 1947 report of John R. Martin’s arson trial.
Evidence and limits
The source names Lawrence but not Mrs. Skippegosh. It supplies no address, age, family, occupation, or full civil identity, and does not establish the fire’s cause or location.
Open questions
- Can census, property, or court records identify Lawrence and Mrs. Skippegosh fully?
- Was the dwelling on Beaver Island, and what became of the occupants after the fire?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, June 6, 1947, “Beaver Islander Acquitted of Arson.”Names Lawrence Skippegosh and Mrs. Skippegosh as occupants of the two-room frame dwelling that the report says was destroyed by the fire at issue in Martin’s arson trial.