The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-16
Court of General Sessions.
Before Recorder TalDadge and Aldermen Brltton and
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oSA"ie A>eV"t~oh AsAho""so 1iAssoh "1N
Delamater.
Fts. 1b-7,iaic Of NJ. J. Dnlmmoud for .7rson This
which left hnis he'd yesterday was resumed
this morning. Air acKeon proposed 70 offer at this
ttCge his oorrotorstivs testimony, from which IL
might be whether this ought TO be proceeded
With. An argument WAS raised by counsel for the de-
fence founded the point that acts done subsequent
to the teven IL 1t may have been to dsraud the nsu
rance coe) could be involved and tried under the
original charge of arson The vss then proceeded
WITH the coroboretive testimony not being introduced
at this .tsze of the case Counsel for defence then
sum.d the reading Of the former testimony of witness
LasceD, taken before the police msgstrate This es
tmcny having heep read, the witness Lsecen under
went long animation by counsel for defence,
In which alleged that after the Gre willis he yet lived
with Drummond he was afraid ef something happening
TO him from Drummond, by force otherwise, a. no
vas in She secret Of the fire; he first concluded 20
confess the who'll he knew OF the matter the summer
sfer the hre Drummond gave him a new suit of
clothes for the fire traneactioD according ~ proiss
ten dollars sent to witness, By whom he knows
Iot witness told Mary Patten he was going to
make coed thing Of bs, nor did he say be had been
promissa thing sy culiysuy; he did
net show her the sl0 and It part Of what he
was to get from the insurance company; he might
have told her Mr. Drummond paid him for swearing;
not any body else; told her he co receive hand
some watch sud chain Drammond said "Now Charles.
II this goes we'll you shall have hsndso yard
the morning sitter the fre, he took me on the back
stoop and said, "Now Charles, raise your salary So
a month"; witness only had SIS before that; tho nsu
rance company did not want witness to that hs
was afraid Of Drummond; never said seriously he
jooosey but thinks he never did, cannot recOeot if
lie raid to Waller he wanted Waller TO help him to
take away valuable goods for themssvs as sooo as the
IRE shoud break out; the goods stairs and he
could have taken them out does not remember telling
Mr. Weisenbeimsr. a paper hanger Of Grand street
that he baa left MIR Drummond that he could get
along With Mr. Drunmond very we'll for he q o ne
man but could not get along with his Wife Drum
noDd did not to witnesss knowledge remove goods
before the tre witness swore, and so he
again; wfDess ms1e New ears call on some OF the
Witnesses Ia this case.
early that IL would excite suspicion; the vim
dors were not closed tue sees NO. we're 90 arranged
fsp to nS h.r as m the @
$780, did not tell the whole truth before the referees
about the tor ths rs the rsers.s did net
goods tho fraud that Is why hs did not toll about
The dre besides witness had not, dollar TO help him-
ref. and unwilling to lose his means OF lyshood
street store which charged TO the Insurance. com
psny .s burnt they were very souli.r Iibeon.
In Grand street, is attsched to hre engine Mr..
Drummonds window on hre early part OF the eveaing
Immediately went over; the nrst person who vent
In the store; Gre had communicated 10 1soss hang
Ing up; pulled aconsidsrabs quantity down aud tran
L.d on them the nrs p,osre..sd Isplo,y on those
there; called, then back; several persons were
there the ere did not continue more than Ave minute
when vent out ~ was mostly stopped.
Cross exsmined.-The window was broken outside:
goods pulled out Of the window thinks no one wss
in the store wbsn witness went in.
John T. Grant-Wss an officer Of police 81 the tine
OF the fire. vas at the station house at the time an
alarm was given vent, and ssw the store vindo~ on
MIR. Barker in the store; ofscer took light, and
vent TO any In the house; found no one;
found mstches burnt, and paper and good. buraIng;
after three quarters Of hour, Mr.. Drumnond came
iD be looked con,idersbiy confused; the hrs DID not
Last longer than minutes the articles In ths win
dow dragged out into the street. only bucket
Of water vas used; ssst morning boy told that the
so.na nv ON. rls ~, ~ .sa,, s,"ns .,a
on IRE; soon put u out; Mr u. esns IN from the yard
In his 'hirt sleeves ssid he could not tell h.. those
hin rst Ax.s Ia fhS haa
room, which came through the floor.
Maria rAttep, sworn Witness worked for Drummosd,
Ss m. S' s. m. Of Il. @
returned sgain TO his employ In June, after the Gre
ser the Gre, Lascsn told witness he hal nev suit Of
MIR d., ss ber mother also.
Crosse examined d. has com plsinsd Of Lsscen's
conducts he (Lascsn) called one day st vtnss.s mo-
something; said that mrs Drummond should die OF
broken heart he said man ever did him an inja-
~. he would swear false oath ana swear his life awsY
be called witness that occasion he said wilt
rsss hnev he afraid OF Mr.. D.; witness said she
Direct AMER the ere he seemed TO have plenty OF
money; when Lascen spoke Of Ars ID. dying Of .
broken heart, she tMrs. D) had called him liar
20 this he had replied, and aid" Well may you call
liar for having ssid What false for Mr. Drum
mond" he told me be had promise of suit Of clothes
us cosver,stcns With witness Ne said he Intended
70 tell ell about II; after the IRE, Lssssn had twenty
mother vss present .bsn he erhibis.d the money.
The proeecuton here rested
Counsel for the prisoner claimed en- scqutts on the
rrtuna that more Infamous scoupdrsi'' than the
witness Lsscen never existed.
1he Recorder ssid that Il rested with the Jury whs
tber they would convict the single evidence oa Wit
vbo haa confessed hmssif guilty Of arson peri
nalsceby for the matter of toe damage and amount
Of loss bad been decided In another court.
The Distrct Attorney replied, and urged the pro-
pristy of proceeding IL was compe,ent To convict on
the tsstinnony of an sccomplice.
Eiisa Ferguson here s-orp for the prosecution =
Witness vas In MIR Drpmmoads employ At the time Of
the fre there three boxes ~ embroidered high
price ribbons -hich charles shovd her In Grand street.
about weeks before the Ere; witness tue
fitbops after the IRE, In Canal street
The for the prosecution here closed whsreupop
the court sdosrned TO resume the for the dsfes
on Monday psst
Movsments OF Individuals.
Hon Nathsn H Dixon, ws-hington; q NJ. Fisunt
kfoy, II N Cadvell, J. A. Green, ". q. N. have or