The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-04

.frrsst Of . hgitre man oy the name OF VIM
way to Albany for trial on easrys Of sur,l.rv. he
having been arrested In Boston on tho ohHry, a nd
delivered up to tho authorities rsq QUESTION fro N
the Governor.
Police matters have been rather dali within thu Last
few dsys. The Coroner appears to bs tak,u9 tue
lead a. murder seems TO be on tho Increase most
fearfully
Charge Of Arson - On the 22nd ult, at the ws.s,
returns before Justice Lothrop ON Riley brought
into court black by the .ms Of Joseph Wilt. u.s.
charge Of having sst rt to tn. dwelling house.
tusted In Orange street opposite Franko street rsis
house 10 ossupi ny Pete Williams. the blacS prince Of
Almacks" Ia which he keeps his host OF yellow bal
let girls for the dance AMI various other plastic p,ses
One of the upper discovered Ace 1T taros
O'Clock yesterday morning which % Alarmed the yell
low dswsels that q general rush WAS made for the
street without respect to dress aod such comtcst
sight occurred oAlr inning ooe way sad SOM the
other each paying but very little attention 60 pacing
the email quantity OF drspsry over their psrson' wnah
and trssioal ana yet vtha very TO 10 tus.e
yellow girls amperipg of eth emily thin gsrme
on, and portion Of that drawn up uodsr 70
make room for rapid fight The OH ser stated that
bs heard the alarm Of fire. csms from the room this
black man vas In He ran up stairs, I'D tbs ct
be forced open door the bed and tns sds of the
room burst out into flames. rhi. black man hare,
was the only Ia the when he op ned tho door
The bore was 6xsd TO the hydraut tbs asemsn came,
and the flames were soon exiting uishrd
MAGIsrRArE.-Wn have you to say to this charge
Williams!
parsos1s Judge, II you will pea'e boar ma, will
tell GU oil abouttt; as an gdng to b gin. Will toll
you the truth; you mast knoE NV toll, tho truth;
my woman, mean my woman. '0au.s keeps her;
pays her board She and Pete Whnms'
dance. and wanted hsr to GONE no elrly. nj ,he
wouldn't come and she aud had few words and
left cause ] wanted to g, to bad as-ly, as I
had to 20 to work early the next morning. |
tben vent into this lodging house aud saw Enc
line (pointing to yellow girl srap IL ns near him
and said 81 want . bed alone" cause had oaly
money enough to pay for tinsls bad 4" Very WE'LL"
said Emeline, you can have a bsd.n s, al, git a
light and showed stairs toto this room she then
come up again In fifteen min tss aui $40 YOU" and
when she left, she shut tn. door and looked 1t tbs
outaide then vent to bad fall a,ep o. aud woke
up again by the emoks in tho room. hal In my
aeep, mbled the bed CLOTHES on to the can
de- and the b. clothes and the papsr the
wall were on fire; saw tbs hrs tried put
IL out by throwing bowl Of water It, but udinx
could not succsed ran to the door TO get out nnd
found 1t locked the outside with paddock; the
smoke was then 80 thick ic almost ch, ksd | ran
to the window, pushed IL up aud cried out fire aud
h-lp he policeman broke 10 tho door then got out
but as for setting ths place fire did do it, this
young woman put tho light by the bed the clothes
accidentally caught fire. oame very being burnt
up mysef
MAGIsrRArE-T do net ses from your story and the
statement made by the witness that you dif.r much
II III amounts to the same thing that you looked
up In the room and that tho bed clothes accidentally
took IRE There don't appear to DO any m ,tive for
Jour setting dre to the house bsasuss ful-
" IRE building would never the risk Of bur Mug
them elves up at the time Joseph YOU are dis.
charged and be more careful In future you don't
lodge In room again where the Ia adlady locks you in
The negro thanked tho judge and laughing lefs the
court, saving, " dat,a fact -