The New York herald., 1850-02-19
Court OF Gene raj Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Britton and Della


nst.r
FES Is = The Case Of Drumnond, indicted for -arson
sefffng FIVE 10 has h,and street - fhis case
which commepoed on Thursday ,ast, is ttill m
tinued Couns. for the defence this morning. opened
the case Of HE client
William Wsllace sworn for the defence Il was In the
employ ment OF Mr Drummond; l.ft him on the 27th
of March 1s4S; had bsen with him about three weeks
tDsw Lasesn while was there; when fret vent
there the rsgslia Was made dosn STAIRS Afterwards
Mrs. Drummond wa taken sics, and the work was
moved up stairs; Lnscen ssid one day that Mr. Drum
mond had given him hint 10 set FIRE the store; he
raid he wanted me TO assst him. and said there
some silk velvet and other valuable goods with which
could pay ourselves for our trouble; he said he
would have his trunk there ready remember at one
time. MIR. Drummond complsined OF the manner In
which goods arranged; he taii II dangerous
Crose-sxsmin.d Il Was examined befor. the police;
| said Lsscen told me that Drummond had given him
hints about setting fire to the store; saw him the
evening after the ire, snd raid Chsrlss believe you
kept your word y
oscar Jolly sworn-At the time Of the nre my place
Of butnefs was directly opposite; raw some person
arranging the window and saw II lighted up; the per
sen thsn cane 10 the door supposed it vas Ls-cso;
saw the flames In the Windows the IRE lasted some ten
minutes
Of the Tenth ward at the time this ere broke out;
when | arrived, the window was broken and parsons
could not and so turned to and helped put the nre
OUT vas In the store two eysangs before the hre
remarked to MIR. Drummond that he had been making
changes In the arrangement ~ hts goods he said was
net his work but that OF his boy said II IRE should
get In here II would 60 like tipder
Cross examined - ! saw no goods on FIRE except what
In the window and the walk
Vim NcArthur. dry goods merchant, sworn. Hare
knosn unmond n,ns or ten yesr' hs ne. puronA..d
have fold him credit since this prosecution va. com
nencsd his character, ever since have sno-n him
failed sfksd extepsion, TO my kuo~i-dge;
dont kno~ hos this charge may have affected him,
but should think his credit vas good for t2oOoO
Robert NJ. Evap,, sworp.-My stor. is st 81 Canal
street; am lace merchsst; have known MIR Drum
mosd seven or eight years hi. business vas very good
he did pretty isrg. regais business ! had oeession
to be In his place ~ business ct-p just previous TO the
nrs; s deut TO judge OF the value of stock q the
hind ~ goods which Mr Drummosd dealt In there
msy have bees - 0to worth there; ssu the FIRE;
went there sseing light; ! caught q msp stealing
ribbops. and csused him TO be put by the poles,
raw goods On tn. noor; they we're vet and tr.aplss
upon; cannot say vheth-r they were bsrpet tits
eus,onsry 20 pat the beet Of goods in the sindo-
for MIR. Drummood; he vas At lodge room. as ! IN.
dsrstood; knes Lssoep; he came into my place Of
business one day; asked him ho~ trade vss. and be
replied that he had i,n M Dr~mmopd; Z ssksd Aim
vhy he said he could not get along ~ith hrs Drum
nond he litsd Mr Druumond; he uss . pioe mas,
but he could not get along With bis wife
Sol mon Content s-orn- 4 was Ia the irY goods bssi
ness near Drumnopds store AZ tho time of the Ore.
vas In Mir. Drunmonds store, the night before the Gre
Lasssn putting articles In the sisdor, good. Of
different kinds suspend.a 10 the store after Lss
cen had left Mir Drummond be came 10 ms, and O. at
bis request. vent TO MIR Drummond aud entssvor-d
70 get MIR. D. 20 take him back LssceD remarked had
said more than he could have said hin,elf Oromoond
said his wife woud rather tn. devil Ia the riore
thsn LsscsD; he refused TO receive him into his sm-
pioy
Adsm " alker sHnrn-lsh IN toe cry Epo1s ohsi
meas al ali Grand street at the time e the are took
some goods from boy he had bis bat fan ~ things
With which he VAS making on. found some ~ hts
goods In my store: don't knov how they cane there;
was In MIR Drummond's before the hrs, there ~ss
socd stock the goods we're damaged don't kno-
20 vhst extent
Cstbarine Burns ssorn- worked fcr Mr.. Dram
mend at the time Of the Ere; we hai been at ~ort
do-n ftsrs. and vent up ttsifs on account of hrs
Dfummobd betpg ppsbie to attend dosn stairs Las
came 20 my house last summer after he left Drum
nondi he asked me hos the old man tm..oios bru@,
mond) vas gstisg along he ssid be would hs the old
-; man crossed hts path without h hxed
bim, and. ssid he "youll see hos l'ii M TINS oio
bn
Jos.th A. Hrnnsaer sworn wss fireman, belong.
ing 10 Hose Company No H. when this hrs broke cut;
I wss going TO another Ore In the Fourth Dsficti
whsn got .ppoeits 70 Mr. Drum mmoDd's aud sss the
FIRE br~sk cut vent aud told the boy IN the
store that the vindow Gre he TOOK NJ. bat ana
spd began a. haul down the eoedsi some -atsr -ss
thrown In; The ttisf tngipser and some poncemeo
charge % the store. a hoe" csrt came
al ns snd trefeh.s ~, bose but Did not play IN the
s'aye fsw but tao buckets Of vser thro-n into the
window
Usp,y I.wis svorn--I am brother 10 isv OF Mr.
Dfurucrd. wss IN Mr. Drummonds store on the
.sme evening on wbeh the hrs tocs place, Nr Drum
p.,pd lsft I'm eonpsry ~tfh me- Nr rh~-ed me his
hook srd called my attention 70 number 81 orders
H, b,vmuond sira,s bad good stock; bi- busiaess
was cood. he never failed OF ssked an extension. 10
nj kpo~Is5ee. think should have kbo~n ~ n such
! red been the case
| Jes,e W R.redict r~orn-- an on. Of IN. arm of
rtosfs IN fhe matter Of the ere beie they pre-
s.nisd 50 the tusutspce there questions
The ofein a the Gre b-fers the ref~yeas the In
vsttfstop folly gore into the questign II fr.od
~s, rsisea aud moe, critical aud sesrchiog ersmi
! nation ensued; kKsv OF Mr Drummonds desire 70