The New York herald., 1851-11-29
Our Utica Correspondence.

MN TO commit Dut there are lew III nn iuo
which should be made knownto the public First
He always refused to set fire to any barn IN which
there were, at the time, any horses or cattle kept
He often pleaded with his confederetes in crime
too cruel, and that he could not stand and see
dumb brutes suffer. Sesond-That during the
whole series Of res he was not known to take feo-
R%SSs o.
such carpenters shops, he would say to such as
proposed it, that "there are poor men working
there that have never done US any hurt, and why
should they lose their toels?" He has been known,
when such has been the case, to circulate subscrp-
tion papers, and subscribe literally himself for
the benefit of the sufferers Fourth-Ihat ne
was induced to commit the crime of arson,
and furnished with money, for that purpose,
by persons who now walk the streets, and
move in the first circles Of society, is certain,
proof of which is now in the hands of the District
Attorney, and that the same men are now doing all
(Conklin's) dying confession. The same men have
been to me, and requested me to deny the state
being accomplices Fifth-Since his conviction,
he has manifested penitent spirit, making full
confession keeping nothing behind the curtain, and
requesting that the same might be published, not
to bring others into trouble, but to convince the
public that he was not SO bad % had been repre-
sented He had allowed these reports In relation
to himself to be circulated, hoping that 1t would
oOmmuting the sentence Of Orcutt, and that Orcutt
fully confirms the statements made in his dying
confession. Sixth-That during his trial, he was
told, by parties implicated, to keep still, and he
should have all the assistance necessary even to
rescue.
There is q strong feeling in this city, relative to
the President of the HItna Insurance Company OF
Utica He has done more 70 hang Conklin , than any
letter to the Governor, urging that If these men
were not hung, the city would be In danyer Of being
Sdrned down curing the coming winter; that now
was the hour, and now the time to make an exam
t. ~Ia Q Ia e. uutnt hytva
him an influence h would not have had, had he
been placed in any other position. He was also a
candidate for Sen na3r, at the caucus OF the demo-
cratic party, but lis course on this question was
the Of his not receiving the nomination, since
which time it has been his sole effort to obtain the
execution of these two unfortunate individuals The
feeling in the old fire department, against him, is
such that IN
disp nsable aid in suppressng total destruction
would state, at the same time, that some of the
directors Of the company, under the influence OF
power to comm commute I he sentence Of death passed
upon Orcott and Conklin.
A. F Rockwell has resigned his Office as Sscre-
tary Of the above company, owing e the Ultra Ultra
ley has been elected in his place.
The following is list Of the most prominent
free, which were the work Of a band OF the incen.
diaries who operated In this city for the last egh-
Oct 30, Is49-Bushnell & Mssksr's shop, &c.,
on Pine street.
Nov. s-Munn's stable, Liberty street soon sx-
Nov. I2-E. A. Graham's barn, Water street,
two horses burned
An attempt was made the same night to FIRE the
house Of the man who rented the barn
Nov. 22-Smau house in West Utica, near
Nov 8-TobaecO factory of Francis & Pierce;
soon extinguished.
Dec. i-Basement of No 40 Liberty street, un-
;a5 fra WA diacOvered IN
guisbed by H. b Conklin, by whom the informa-
ton was communicated to the Obsuvr.
Jan "a, l550-Warehouse owned by Hoyt, on
Washington street l,5G bbls; -four, and $1,000
worth oflumber burned loss, 5000 to $4,000.
Jan 27-Miller's carpenter shop, on Division
street loss. $1,000 to 5000.
Feb. 2S-Perine's cabinet shop, No 10 Catia-
rne street loss about :2 ,0C0.
March 23.-Clark's livery stable. in rear OF
Columbia Hotel Four horses and Two cows
perished. Four structures were burned. The
same premises had been fred the Friday previous.
April I3-Wrattan's carpenter shop on Corn
April 27VWoodshed Of M Peckham, on Broad
May yl-rlank road house, barn, and two small
dwelling houses a COW was burned.
May 12-Buiterdelds stables, on Warrington
street, with carpenter shop, and large guam
tity Of lumber in Mr.. Cozzen's yard.
May Ig--Esgle tavern barns Nipe horses burnt
June 22-Out buildings Of Columbian Hotel.
June 26eSi1th Ward Hotel. Soon sxtinguished.
Aug 6-Mansion House stables, aud four dwell
lngs on Washington street. One horse burned
Aug. 2S-Sman dwelling near Broad street
Nov. s-narringtOn's barn Oa Columbia street.
Nov, 96-Flanasan & Briggs store Fire soOn
extinguished
Dec i2-Merrelrs bOOkbinaery Oa Gsnesss
street.
Dec. 2O-Benedict & Bsseu's bara, aud Thorn &
Naynard's dwelling-house
January 4, lS5f-Goodwia's barns, corner Of
BiIst and Canal streets soon eE'inTrishsd
$4,000, organ $4,000.
Feb ii-Boulants sto.e Extirsuishsd before
the building was burnt
Feb I5-Foster & Diekias0a's drug store Loss
bl.,0C0 10 $4,000.
Feb 2i-Msrsh's livery stable. Fourteen
horses and a COW burnt.
Feb 81 Barn and she'd Of James Ssyre, aud
Or Pomerey's barn Cobklin was convicted on
charge of firing these premises
Feb ES-Centrsl Sixth Ward House, German
Church, Sc, and also on the same night, the barn
OF the Crcton House on tayette street
March D Hawley'S stables or Iobn street, and
Butter fields on Main street Two b)rses burnt.
March barn Of Aylsvortb; soon extin-
March 2S-Downer's lrmb yard
March ZS-Johnsen's Daguerrean rooms
On same night, barn Of II. Terrsll, Whi.esboro'
street the latter soon eEtngsishsd.
March 2S-Broadbend's shoe store, corner Farick
April i-Buttei6elds stables and Livingston's
warehouse. &c Twelve or fourteen horses and
COW and calf perished
At this FIRE Orcuu vas arfestsc, aa1 ne Is now
under sentence Of deah for arsoa, in hayng set IRE
to these premises
In addition to these, there were tho following Of
which we have not nov the dases:-
Keiser's barn.
The bake shop on the canal near Seneca street.
The Globe tavern barn
Cary's shop; beside one or tvo Others
nj isc ms aen q tan ATT n
firing, which proved uccsssful.
The Central Hotel, kept by Captain Alvin
White, has beea greatly enlarged the last season,
and IL now The aext houss 10 Baggs Hotel, in this
which IL is kept.
E G Perkins, for my year, The principal of tie
,dvanced school, 10 tbs city, bss purchased the ex.
tensive periodical depot Of John 3 orens, No. 4