The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-18
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have been married lost my wife the night of the 9Th
of November she burned to death in the house IL
the house Tor which traded my arm with Thoma.
Marsh it was situated in Elm street, Newark had
only moved into il on the sth about O'Clock T. M:my
family consisted OF my wife and in his sixteenth and
daughter in her 18th year the of my wife was
Phebe Cheddick my sons name was Anthony NJ, and
my daughter named after her mother we lett out a
quantity Of household furniture which could not take
in we left in the road three bundles OF straw the sun
was going down | went up to Newark to borrow
Wagon from MIR, Miller | took my daughter with me
and we stay ed tea we returned about half mast seven
we entered, my wife and boy sitting by a fire
ade with green cobs shortly af err retired to
bed nv ch 7dren sleeping in the same room Was about
fifteen minutes there when heard the dog bark also
heard noise which thought reembled the railroad car
lay STILL and in minute two alter heard the crack
ling of fire got and went to the door leading The
stairs then the stairway Ere pretty well down;
closed the door instantly and went back TO where my
wife sitting up in the bed told her keep still and
would jump out OF the window and get the ladder my
wife and little girl slept with the 10y slept alone
had my presence OF mind about me then as have now
carefully dropped on the ground on my eet the ladder
about fifteen feet from the house, ran and placed
against the house, and as got half way up heard my
wife gveone scream, AMI that all heard Of her
aiterW ards showed the sash and found the filled
with fire and smoke attempted to speak, and know
how was hut found myself suddenly the ground
as got up man came up and told him that my
was in that aad wanted to get him out the
went but had TO retreat he returned again and broke the
sash H. when out burst the fire; then my family
dead let try of the things out Of the
house; went round to the back door, but could not get
in. the young broke it open and let the dog out
do not know that any thing else saved went TO the
next house and told The folks that chilled and burn
ed and wanted something put onj Mr. Miller sent
rage down from Newark and took up the next morn
n to his house the moon rose about twenty minutes
past six o'clock that evening; think it was the FULL
never my wife or children again. did not want to
them did not know the name OF the man who first
to assistance the bodies taken out of the
house afer left and placed in the Third Church, kCy
buried Saturday at two O'Clock in the aernoon
we had only one fire made in the house that night was
in the back the first floor; the house II feet
square the ground it story and half high;
The stair way right down to the front door it
cased in with wood up to about five or six feet above the
first oo there was not door at the foot OF the stairs to
shut it from the hail. the foot of the stairs from the
front door about six feet the door swung clear OF it
about foot there knob lock the front door,
but found on taking possession that large stone was
the only fastening the inside; think the key left
on the outside in the door; after tried TO break N tho
back door round to the front and found open and
the rushing out; the only door from or TO the bed
in which slept was that at the head OF the stairs;
there but window, and that was opposite the
doors the room slept in back ROOM did not
ce the straw which hal lett in the rood after escaped
passed right by where it had laid did not think any
thing about the straw the fence was about feet
from the house and the sraw-three bundles OF oaien
strawlay four five feet outside in the road; as
returned from Mller's house, and before the burn
ing, | the straw in that place. Previous 10
going to bed placed the stone against the front door
the inside, as did not know there any other asten-
ing to it, the front door could not have been opened by
the effect of the ame there three rooms on the first
ioor used the back room on the first floor as the
kitchen; had cooked our vctuas the day before we
there and all had to do to boil the kettle,
and my wife made small fire Of the corn cobs; there was
of November; there is closet under the stairway; am
pretty positive that the noise heard before heard the
cracking caused by the opening OF the front door
The Court took a recess until three O'Clock Tor dinner
ArrrnNoos SESSION.
Examination Of CusppicK continued-Crhe witness was
accommodated with a seat-About the lst September
last Marsh and talked about trading property
Marsh first offered to trade accepted the offer, on the
condition that he should make out his deed and would
make out mine, then would choose two persons to say
the price each property was and to decide who
should pay the difference Marsh held bond and mort.
gage farm also note for about 500 he purchased
the mortgage without my knowledge Marsh held two
mortgages against for 5000 and the other from
the note and interest amounting to about $3.50 THIS lat
mortgage taken for year. though Marsh had
promised that he would wait on me for two years.
Mr.. H,lsrr.D objected to this testimony and wished
the introduction Of the mortgages The Court however
WITNrss-The day after that on which Marsh and
agreed to draw up the deeds called at the Office Of Mr..
Day, the Attorney ut Ezabethown and he made out my
deed, which executed by self and wife Marsh did
not make out the deed OF his property at that time and
thought he going to back out.Crhe witness is very
proix and slow and much testimony not at all relevant
the in issue is gone into about conversations
with other parties) At length selected referees
chose Jonathan Milford of Union, and he selected Jo
seph & Ward Mr. Shotwell was chosen by them as tho
third referee during the conference OF the referees
observed that Marsh kept following them, and ] told
him it was not proper, but he did not make any reply
After several conferences Milford informed me that they
had awarded me $3.50 boot on the trade On the day
following this which the day previous to the
fire, started with my to Mr. Days office. TO meet
Marsh the purpose taking his bond for the $3.50
do not know of my knowledge that the referees made
out written award; did not see Marsh again until
met him on board the cars on the evening oil the Inh,
when he arrested On the Monday previous TO the
fire. Marsh asked me whether had moved into the house;
told him going to in the moment the reie-
had made their award. On the day signed the
papers, Marsh forbid cutting any hay my
farm; he pot up the fence and spoke about the cattle Of
neiphhor running the land which he said loss Of
$40 to him.
Cross-eranined By Mr. HusrrAp, sen-On the day
moved into the house brought my furniture and sance
in three wagons; brought my family in light wagon
the lower entry did not 20 all through the house No
thing of any interest elected during the
examination The object of the examination tho
trade of the and house TO show the origin of the
difficulty between the prisoner and the witness and the
probable motive for the arson
The Court adjourned at half past six until nine o'clock
to-day.
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