New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-13

noon to-day. Chas. Stephens the mate, was also ar
| rested and committed as witness VIM Simpson, Of
No IA Doverst; Thos Madden and John Fisher Of the
corner Of Dover and Water cts and Taos Devine Of
No 10 Dovert are aso witnesses in the case each Of
them having seen portion if all Of the disturbance
Neiix, the accused Is native Of Plymouth, Mass %
years OF age, and has wife and child living that
place Capt Stephens has known him for several years
and gives him good character
ANOTHER PROBABLY FATAL SrABBrsG CASE
IN THE FOURTH WABD-Shortly after IL o'clock on
saturday night difficulty occurred ct the house No %
Jamestt, between Oliver Furmsn one Of the occu.
pants, and James Madgsn, OF No Pelhsmst in which
the latter as s alleged stabbed his antagonist in the
abdomen with large pocket knife INJECTING deep and
it is feared fatal wound After inaic.ng the violence
the accused fed into the street. but was pursued and
arrested by Officer Travis of the Fourth Ward who
| conveyed him before Justice Welsh He was locked
up to await examination. The wounded man at
tended BY DR.. sleght, and also by DR.. Jas r. Wood
who state that his recovery is highly improbable John
McMenomy, of No 76 Olivcr-st, lie said to have wit
messed the affrsy end will be witness in the matter
TEMPERANCE MEErIsG.-There was q meet
ing of the Twentieth Ward Temperance Alliance at
nnthst, last evening, to hear the discussion Of the
Temperance question in the advocacy of the Msine
Law. The hall was well filed Mr.. George T. Leach
presided The address was by Mr.. Horace Greeley
and was devoted to exposition Of the evils of in
temperance, the improperly Of the liquor traffic and
the benefits which would be derived from the adoption
Of the Maine law. Sixteen were added to the
pledge, and the meeting closed with the singing of the
doxology, and the benedicton.
meeting of the Canal-st Temperance Society was
held ct Merritts hall in Spring Thompson,
last evening, at which Mr.. DeCamp Assistant Captain
Of the Eighth Ward Police presided. Speeches upon
the Temperance question, were made by Mr.. Edward
A. Ware and others. Several names were added TO
the pledge. This hall has been completed and neatly
fitted with desk and comfortable seats for the
mediation of those who attend these Sunday evening
meetings.
The LATE CALAMITY IN THIRTY.sZcOSD-
sT.-Coroners Inresgdtion Continred-Yerdict against
the Contractors-Second Dayton Saturday morning,
at the usual hour the investigation was continued rela
tive to the falling Of the building in Thirty.seconi
st., Tuesday last, causing the death of two work
men engaged at the time on, the building. The first
| witness called was
| HDdnid RoG sworn, says: an policeman of the
| Eighteenth Ward Police; 1 am BY trade mason, and
served my time in this City have worked over twen-
~ years at the business did the building in
question previous TO the falling; yesterday morning
visited the ruins and examined the mortar took
OF the came from brick pile that then standing;
| my examination ! found il much better than
expected wetted some of il up and found il to work
freely have used better mortar and have also used
much worse; supposed it to be pretty good for rough
work think the mortar sufficient for the building
! If 1t had been managed properly; have used much
worse for such buildings
| Question By Coron1-Can you tell the Jury how i. s
that only these tenanthOuses fall
Ansvo-I think that the hosting Of heavy beams in
one place and not dispensing them properly over the
building, was the main cause OF the brickwork giving
way but if the beams had been properly spread about
and the building then fell the must have been
from the foundation giving way in manner; almost
any wall built with the best materials. If over loaded
with beams while the mortar yet green, will give way;
you make the mortar too rich well too poor
in this case think, the mortar good enough If it
Ind been left to dry, but If they go to work putting
beams careleeely and shake the walls and disturb the
mortar, 1t will set again well, although, If
the wall remains plumb it will hold, but of course
not sound the mortar in this is much better than
il looks
BY a JvOr-lf you were putting up house of the
like description, would you have used such materials
Ansnr-lfl were building house for myself should
use better materials
BY Juror-Do you know how much sand is re luiste
for a barrel OF limei
.fnsue-I do not know exactly some barrels OF lime
better and stronger than others can tell with the
trOwel when the mortar is good there is too much
lime il works sticky and is not strong the mortar is
always stronger when made with sufficient cutting sand
James Hines being sworn, said reside on the east
OF Twenty.nnti.st. and Third made all the
mortar tor the brck-work used the building in ques'
/ ton; did not make 1t for the stonework; | have
worked at making mortar six years and halt in this
City; have made all kinds of mortar never made
much bad mortar; the sand | used in this mortar was
good; II light sand and yellow, more OF II white
/ have seen good deal worse sand and also better
uscd the rock lime had about forty barrels of lump
lime had. perhaps, about two hundred barrels OF
ground lime; On Thursday last week ago made the
last mortar for the buildings in question: my instrdc-
lions from Mr.. Fielder to make good strong NOR
tar; made all the mortar alike; ] was not present
when the buildings fell consider the mortar goods
good as would wish put into building OF my own; the
hod carriers at the buildings were Paddy Mooney and
Owen Hurley; they reside at the corner OF Twenty
ffthst and second-av.; did not hear that portion Of
! the wall had given way
Bv Juror-Did YOU make the lime for the two front
buildings better than you did for the rear buildingsi
Anspu-l made all the mortar, aud made it all alike ,
did not put any more sand in the lime for the
buildings made all the mortar alike for both build
! ngs the sand was all screened.
John Johnston, being sworn said: reside IN Thirty
fifth st Thirdav. my place OF business Is No ~
East Thirtysecondst; my business is housecsrpenter
engaged about the buildings IN question from their
commencement until they were topped oil.
by The COroner-What was the quality of the mortar
, in your opinion, used in these buidings'
/ ARsrer-I saw the sand used some was very coarse
and al other times much finer; it seemed to be used
just as it along, shoveled up in heap did not
take particular notice of the lime; the mortar appeared
/ TO be good
/ Qusstioa-When were those walls completed
Rsper- The latter part of the week; cannot say the
day l not present when the building fell was
there few minutes after do not know about the grid
ers put roof don't think any Of the beams
put the building the night previous; noticed there
three uprghs put under the grders III the cellar
they by jois did not notice about any OF the
other Orders the original contractor for the building
war John Meyers, and subsequently gwen 10 Mr.
Fielder; it taken from Meyers because he did not
give satisfaction 70 the owner Meyers work
| on 10 building when had
IL; Mr. Robert d. Field the contractor for the brick
work the GROUND which the building stood was not
very solid; there was every caution taken timber had
been placed under the foundation wall guard against
effect from the water do think that the tounda
y ton wall gave way. In reply 10 questions put by a
Juror witness further ststed-Ifon-ider the sand