New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-23
TRIAL FOR ARSON.
The People rs. Aaron Diinond, charged with
Arson In the First Degree.

COURT OF OYER AND TERMNER-Before Juig,
EDWARDS and Aldermen WARD and HALEY
MONDAY, Nov q, 1852.
The prisoner is charged with Arson in the
fret degree the punishment being death He u indict
ed in connection with MN named Feuscher, Che lat
ter not srreeted for setting fire. alleged 10 building
No 25 Rooseveist occupied by themselyes John Naly
and family and others the night OF Sunday, August
90 Tie parties were capmakers and worked Tor MI
Fhlips-the latter finding the raw materials and hsv
ing about $500 insurance on the same. Mr. Naiiy II
was said observing the smell Of smoke proceededto
the room in which the two worked as shop-which
was on being opened, found TO be on IRE in several
places and Feuscher lying on Mr. n going 70 IT, In an
other room, with all his clothes but his coat on.
John halIy swo-n.-Resided at No. IS Rooseyelcst
had wife and seven children that night 10 the house
the building u threestOry; occupied two rooms
On the third story there two roons on same moor
unocsupied and twO others occupied BY Dmon and MS
partner went 10 bed about 10 o'clock, and between
IL and II noticed the fire. observed the smell OF smoke
sat up in the bed with desire not to alarm my wife,
who was & very timid woman one Of my daughters
crime into the room and a-ked II observed ire;
got up and liz candle and went hrst % the unoe-
euried ROOM passing Dmonds room all right In the
nCccupied room; returning thought the nrc ma~
be in Dmonas ROOM from the hest; could not get IN,
and went 10 the room where Dinond and Feuscn1
slept IL opened by another door from the entry; saw
FeuscheT who always took 20 be q journeynan OF D-
mond lying on the bed awake told him to get up Eaat
his place Was On fire.
fObjection was made the conversation win feussn-
CT being given, DinOnd was not pressat-ne Us,
trics Attorney cohtended be bad night 70 tnsn hsa
out -
Ht.no,-Feuseher made no declaration TO me; told
him be must have ire 70 II, and 70 ge up ana an,
iock tie door: he Jumped up and took nle key ana
opeped the door; saw fire N eight or me dieren'
paoes but no blaze; alarm was gwen and the nre ex
tns1i.bed: went in and charred Jumps Of co1on
and psper in dr.srsnt parts Of the room come umps
tc a. large as hat smaller; one OF them still
b-Id fye sud threw IL out Of the window there was
fsnl;oh, 10 the door do no. know whether was open
on sLt thst niahr bot t shut next morning, and
bufroned had usually seen Il open IN day tune affer
the room was cleared out saw the woosIxork was
charred IN eight nine different places, both the
foor and waiDscoetng; Il was Email roora, about ten
feet square; camphene lamp was brought out oy my
daughter and vessel that contained liquid did NOT see
them wien taken from the room; observed the smell
OF ire; smell t1rpcntne after the are wa OUT went
into the did not observe any thing that looked
Ike q cap; had lived there for q month WA Sun.
day; had been home all day, excep. going TO church
they had usually worked in the chop on Sunday; that
day the door closed; about twenty minutes before
! smdi the fire person passed my door with light
heard footsteps. and some unlock that room and go
in and out again and thought go into their bed
room; there no Egf IN their bedroom when went
in tie house was occupied b. seven or eight direrenf
families.
CyusSeronired-I landed Last Msy bu. have obtained
no regular situation since came here am 10 me nasn
Of ring AID going bed early have 70 get up % zee -
70 breshtst for de boys before theJ go !" Won "sa