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KITCHENER —
A man told his separated wife that he planned to burn their house but denied causing the fire.
Is your house on fire ? "
Defense lawyer Steven Hinkson asked Daniel Kleinsteuber in Tuesday's arson case.
"No, I don't," he replied.
Kleinsteuber said the fire could have been caused by a stove filter that had caught fire before.
The fire in house 831 Hamilton Street
It was in Cambridge yesterday.
2013, from the closet in the basement.
When the firefighters arrived, the room was full of smoke.
Great loss.
Investigators concluded that the fire was caused by open fire.
A combustion aid was found in the debris.
A jury of seven women and five men has received a series of text messages from 56-year-old Kleinsteuber to his estranged wife on the day of the fire.
"You 'd better come over before I burn the house," he wrote . ". "I'm so mad.
"I have to work, so relax," she replied ! "
"Later he mentioned his daughter's parrot:" he said, burning the house with us.
I said OK birdie, my friend, I will. ""Say what?
His estranged wife replied.
"I don't know what to do, so I burned the house tonight with the bird," he wrote . ". "I am so mad.
Kleinsteuber testified that he drank 12 to 18 cans of beer that day and that he did not remember every single text message he sent.
The bank is foreclosing the mortgage, and Kleinsteuber has packed up his stuff in the house.
Everything must leave the house the next day.
According to prosecutor Stephanie Marple, just before the fire, someone saw Kleinsteuber walking down the street with the bird in a cage and he fell.
Kleinsteuber smells alcoholic and speaks vaguely.
The police got a call.
Prosecutors say Kleinsteuber told them the bird said there would be a fire.
Soon after, the fire call came.
Kleinsteuber said he took the bird to a friend's house because it kept calling, probably because smoke from the fire in the backyard fire pit entered the house.
He said he left some doors in order to facilitate the removal of his property.
In early September, his separated wife and their children were no longer living in the house.
Kleinsteuber said he was frustrated that she didn't help move things.
"I'm not just angry, I'm depressed," he said . "
Kleinsteuber testified that the cause of the fire may have to do with leaning against the old filter on the stove.
He said he saw it on fire and shook-
Near the closet
"My impression is that everything is over," he said . "
Marple asked, since he had a pile of clothes in his hand, why didn't he put out the filter fire with his feet.
It's easier to catch it and shake it, he said.
Kleinsteuber said he put the filter in the closet in the basement, put it there for a few minutes, and then took it to the fire pit where he had been burning documents, wood and building materials.
The morning after the fire, Kleinsteuber made a statement to the police that did not mention putting the filter in the closet.
He testified that he did not think it would cause a fire at the time.
"I didn't think directly that morning.
Marple said he did not mention it because it had never happened.
"I don't agree," he said . "
Kleinsteuber said he put the documents in a banker's box and burned them in a pit before he saw the filter on fire.
He said that when he noticed that the filter was on fire, he also saw a corner of the box burned.
His lawyer asked him if he could set fire in a drunken rage.
"I'm not that type of person," he replied . ".
Kleinsteuber, from
The hired construction workers refused to set fire and threaten to burn the house.
Gpaul @ therecord
Com, Weibo: @ GPaulRecordKITCHENER-
A man told his separated wife that he planned to burn their house but denied causing the fire.
Is your house on fire ? "
Defense lawyer Steven Hinkson asked Daniel Kleinsteuber in Tuesday's arson case.
"No, I don't," he replied.
Kleinsteuber said the fire could have been caused by a stove filter that had caught fire before.
The fire in house 831 Hamilton Street
It was in Cambridge yesterday.
2013, from the closet in the basement.
When the firefighters arrived, the room was full of smoke.
Great loss.
Investigators concluded that the fire was caused by open fire.
A combustion aid was found in the debris.
A jury of seven women and five men has received a series of text messages from 56-year-old Kleinsteuber to his estranged wife on the day of the fire.
"You 'd better come over before I burn the house," he wrote . ". "I'm so mad.
"I have to work, so relax," she replied ! "
"Later he mentioned his daughter's parrot:" he said, burning the house with us.
I said OK birdie, my friend, I will. ""Say what?
His estranged wife replied.
"I don't know what to do, so I burned the house tonight with the bird," he wrote . ". "I am so mad.
Kleinsteuber testified that he drank 12 to 18 cans of beer that day and that he did not remember every single text message he sent.
The bank is foreclosing the mortgage, and Kleinsteuber has packed up his stuff in the house.
Everything must leave the house the next day.
According to prosecutor Stephanie Marple, just before the fire, someone saw Kleinsteuber walking down the street with the bird in a cage and he fell.
Kleinsteuber smells alcoholic and speaks vaguely.
The police got a call.
Prosecutors say Kleinsteuber told them the bird said there would be a fire.
Soon after, the fire call came.
Kleinsteuber said he took the bird to a friend's house because it kept calling, probably because smoke from the fire in the backyard fire pit entered the house.
He said he left some doors in order to facilitate the removal of his property.
In early September, his separated wife and their children were no longer living in the house.
Kleinsteuber said he was frustrated that she didn't help move things.
"I'm not just angry, I'm depressed," he said . "
Kleinsteuber testified that the cause of the fire may have to do with leaning against the old filter on the stove.
He said he saw it on fire and shook-
Near the closet
"My impression is that everything is over," he said . "
Marple asked, since he had a pile of clothes in his hand, why didn't he put out the filter fire with his feet.
It's easier to catch it and shake it, he said.
Kleinsteuber said he put the filter in the closet in the basement, put it there for a few minutes, and then took it to the fire pit where he had been burning documents, wood and building materials.
The morning after the fire, Kleinsteuber made a statement to the police that did not mention putting the filter in the closet.
He testified that he did not think it would cause a fire at the time.
"I didn't think directly that morning.
Marple said he did not mention it because it had never happened.
"I don't agree," he said . "
Kleinsteuber said he put the documents in a banker's box and burned them in a pit before he saw the filter on fire.
He said that when he noticed that the filter was on fire, he also saw a corner of the box burned.
His lawyer asked him if he could set fire in a drunken rage.
"I'm not that type of person," he replied . ".
Kleinsteuber, from
The hired construction workers refused to set fire and threaten to burn the house.
Gpaul @ therecord
Com, Weibo: @ GPaulRecordKITCHENER-
A man told his separated wife that he planned to burn their house but denied causing the fire.
Is your house on fire ? "
Defense lawyer Steven Hinkson asked Daniel Kleinsteuber in Tuesday's arson case.
"No, I don't," he replied.
Kleinsteuber said the fire could have been caused by a stove filter that had caught fire before.
The fire in house 831 Hamilton Street
It was in Cambridge yesterday.
2013, from the closet in the basement.
When the firefighters arrived, the room was full of smoke.
Great loss.
Investigators concluded that the fire was caused by open fire.
A combustion aid was found in the debris.
A jury of seven women and five men has received a series of text messages from 56-year-old Kleinsteuber to his estranged wife on the day of the fire.
"You 'd better come over before I burn the house," he wrote . ". "I'm so mad.
"I have to work, so relax," she replied ! "
"Later he mentioned his daughter's parrot:" he said, burning the house with us.
I said OK birdie, my friend, I will. ""Say what?
His estranged wife replied.
"I don't know what to do, so I burned the house tonight with the bird," he wrote . ". "I am so mad.
Kleinsteuber testified that he drank 12 to 18 cans of beer that day and that he did not remember every single text message he sent.
The bank is foreclosing the mortgage, and Kleinsteuber has packed up his stuff in the house.
Everything must leave the house the next day.
According to prosecutor Stephanie Marple, just before the fire, someone saw Kleinsteuber walking down the street with the bird in a cage and he fell.
Kleinsteuber smells alcoholic and speaks vaguely.
The police got a call.
Prosecutors say Kleinsteuber told them the bird said there would be a fire.
Soon after, the fire call came.
Kleinsteuber said he took the bird to a friend's house because it kept calling, probably because smoke from the fire in the backyard fire pit entered the house.
He said he left some doors in order to facilitate the removal of his property.
In early September, his separated wife and their children were no longer living in the house.
Kleinsteuber said he was frustrated that she didn't help move things.
"I'm not just angry, I'm depressed," he said . "
Kleinsteuber testified that the cause of the fire may have to do with leaning against the old filter on the stove.
He said he saw it on fire and shook-
Near the closet
"My impression is that everything is over," he said . "
Marple asked, since he had a pile of clothes in his hand, why didn't he put out the filter fire with his feet.
It's easier to catch it and shake it, he said.
Kleinsteuber said he put the filter in the closet in the basement, put it there for a few minutes, and then took it to the fire pit where he had been burning documents, wood and building materials.
The morning after the fire, Kleinsteuber made a statement to the police that did not mention putting the filter in the closet.
He testified that he did not think it would cause a fire at the time.
"I didn't think directly that morning.
Marple said he did not mention it because it had never happened.
"I don't agree," he said . "
Kleinsteuber said he put the documents in a banker's box and burned them in a pit before he saw the filter on fire.
He said that when he noticed that the filter was on fire, he also saw a corner of the box burned.
His lawyer asked him if he could set fire in a drunken rage.
"I'm not that type of person," he replied . ".
Kleinsteuber, from
The hired construction workers refused to set fire and threaten to burn the house.
Gpaul @ therecord