The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-30

CONFESSION IN THE ARSON CAsE.-We Yesterday
aed mat Capt Youennes Of the First Municipality Police
had arrested three slaves the charge of burning fine
u"eng III Dauphine street, between Benvie and Cont
wc was entirely destroyed the morning of the 18th inst
ne OF the negroes implicated has made full confession of
ane crime 1t shows determination of purpose most singular
oy reason given by the negroes for the arson that
~ sueses premises, they thought, would share in the
general conagratOn that they expected 10 ensue James
aged ~ belonging to Mrs Bell, gives the following state
eht: That on Sunday night, the 18th inst Crispn a slave
uelohghg to Mn Montrose, him a vial containing
spirits oil tnrpentlne, to enable him 10 fire unoccupied
mouse ADJOINING that oil his Mistress in Dauphne street. Girls
PIN told him TO the liquid upon the floor and cn got
70 IT, On Monday morning, before aygh he crossed the
renee dhg The two houses and assembled to the third
y O lhe empty building, where he applied the urpentine
near the chimney, and reto eelt the yia-returpng
to MS room the same way he had left it. He further statesa
about haipast socock the alarm was given by his mis-
and that the fire, by the efforts several citizens was y
gued Crspin assisted at the time in throwing water
upon the 1ames The following night, about o'clock he
again met CTispn the steps of his mistress door and
Versed with him about the affair Cfspin told him he did
NOT SCI e hre WELL and asked him if he willing TO Try il
Agah, ne answered that he would aboutit Crspin
salu mat he would, he would give him the stuff again the
next day. The day following he wa passing in front f Tho
mouse oil Edward mulatto boy belonging to Mrs Morgan
and got INTO conversation with him. Edward askedim who
set e hre lie INST denied knowing, and afterwards told Ed
warn dte had done and requested him him some
more turpentine, for second trial Edward agreed IN ,
and ON the night OF the 24h furnished him with vial
Ied with turpenne, and then left him. Deponent hid the
wal in the yard, and half hour afteward Crspn came
by the house, and gave him small white bottle half filled
up with turpentne which he (the deponen nlacsd in tho
yard with The other He afterwards poured the contents of
he wal into the bottle and hid the latter under his betead
On Friday night about nine O'clock Crspin came to him in
front OF ms house, and portion of the turpentne hack
from him; he then told Crispn that he would on that nigb
again SET lire to the house. About daylight on the next
morning. he got up crossed the fence went again into the
u story oil the unoccuped house. picked up some pieces of
Fy chps poured the urpentHe floor and in the cab
net ADJOINING placed the chips top, and set fire to them
with matches He then closed the doors came dow, i
went to the back premises Of the house, and threw away the
Houe and afterwards climbed the fence and went TO
bed half hour AFTER the alarm was given of fire. and the
house burned down
The day following this Recorder Genois and Captain You
ennes repaired the place. to make an investigation Of The
causes which led to the fire. Circumstances caused the ar
rest Of james.
Ihe negroes are in prison awaiting an examination