The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-11

tke barrels thought rmsshng saaptct0ua fsea The
eosed me sNout cart be appeared to b. In such
QUE state Of exc'emept The boy nov prsoc, named
Iheedore Pev~rrdy, row r"c"guse 70 b the @ams
boy Who engaged carry ,h- six bAfsls from Peck
sii ny 10 lat Front the afternoon 81 Thurs-
day eth day Of July. 1854 have to-day ooh Juiy)
been TO The store i.7 Front street and have seen two
stili contsiDs ab'ut gallon or 10 OF nutd epparsnuy
tury eptir~ csuph-ne these barrels SHOULD say,
two q be carried TO the SAID store On the afternoon
Alfred E. Rsker sworn--ss,s that Friday morning,
the 9TH day Of July at aeas oclck he wAA aronset
BY H. nry Fisnder captain OF tn. inrurance watch,
and informed that Attempt had bAeo made to fre
store in Front STREET and that was wanted to OK
the store lat Font street. occupied BY Charles A.
Pevertl,, az storage; outside The store found Mr.
Fl, nder they briefly notified 'me that Psvery aed his
brott arrested then vent Into the store with
Mr. whie ana C.ptain Fendrr, and with light eKam
iped the premises from The cellar 70 the upver story;
in the csr after Wing s"me bales of cot
bcgah, ads o sugar, MT White dfrco 81 my at
nti, T. the spot ~h, 70, short time prevou.ly he
had found lighted candle p,uGsd In tho too Of bot
tie cIo-e by whrrr this candle was found saw two Iron
bound barrels; tn heads cf both had teen bro&ea In
one Of them empty, tho other Containing one or two
gallons Of elro oil, camphene; the fumes arising
from the cellar we're almost suhocatiug; the
s 81 eli and csmphene, or turpentine; I noticed
that the bungs hsd been knocked out Ut one or two oil
casks and the casks rolled over NO that the oil escaped
the floor seversi baes Of cotton cut open aud
the cotton pesd about saturated With eithef csmphene
or turI entr e. this examination made hAsty
treat IA did consider II safe carry gnt In
II vicinity the floor Immediately above the cellar
barrels u the description they had
evidently b+on fill Of either alcohol campheoe; their
contents I'D about the focr sat- rating cotton which
had been uied from tie bales seeninRl for that
pose; Of the barrels small quantity Of tho
hqli the thira floor found two barrels Of the
d, scr ton the heads also broken In; these
barfels had contained cnmphene, 30 judged BY the
cotton soS sboss the aor Ss other
barrel vas sin third full on this floor, the
centre, OLD pack box was found Ia which
placed alternate layers Of lie wool, cotton and
oak1m, ssturated With csmpLene; directly this
bnx we're large bunches 1T saturated oakum stuffed in
between tie gisders r re box surrounded with
loose cotton saturated wi mp the two rres
standing with th'ee teet Gift In addition to ths
bales of cotton had hem rolled the Itch for
the purpose In my opinion Of aiding the confsgraon;
the hacbuHys from the cellar to the topmost loft
thrown open In the building; the windows on each
story barrcaded with cotton and crevce
stopped up hr the purpose 1t would appear Of pre-
venting the escape Of the smoke from the building which
nigh, discover the re too 5000 for the purpose Of the
parties desiring to barn it down. On each side Of this
building are tenements occupied by many poor families;
fronting on Iepeys,er street, and the other on
Macen lane and but little doubt exists from the largo
quantity Of fammabie matter in the store that when
on Gre, A. IL was intended II should be-
could tell when or wherc the aames would termi-
nate; and In addition to the loss of property,
doubt many human lives would have been sacri-
nced On passing from the second story to the lott above
piece Of sperm candle about two inches In length 1t was
not burning but bore evidence Of having been lighted;
size were found stuck IL bottles ali bearing evidence Of
having been lighted on the second foor found t~o
pieces Of sperm candle by chair and lot Of pangs Of
the bottles my impression t. from the esus si.e Of tho
pieces Of candle that tho botlcs contaur them
building and the cotton saturated with camphene plod
around the candles thar would burn down. aud Ore
the cotton each door at about the instant thee
by caute certain destruction to tho whole building;
that In opinion the object OF having the pieces
Of candle Of one length in the Office occupied b. Mr.
Their shoes covered with mixture II camphene OIL and
cotton also pair Of overns saturated with camphcne
the shoes and oysIa' had from their bee1
Mr. Johnston, Clerk If Police. After leaving tho store
that evening at about haf Eve O'CLOCK called at
the Second ward station house, for the purpose
Of seeing the prisoners They we're In seperate cells.
6rst the boy Theodore noticed his boots and
distance up his pantaloons saturated With oil
and csmpbene snelt the efauvun Of turpentne quite
strong sr'ing from then Inc boy appeared TO be much
sided He told readily and said no resided with his
brother Charles next spoke to Charles A. Peverely
ssd he wss asked him il be vas insured Ho said no.
He then ashed me IL was the CAPITA Of Police said
and have just been making examination Of the store
and tboueht It looked Ike very curious affair" Ho
held Gown his head and did not reply. told him
then said 'Mr. Baker, 1 should Ike very much
TO make confident Of .you if l could"
MY business Ny business TO investigate and detect
crime and prtpsrc tho evidence for the public
TJisr that ao not ,,sn him 70 say word to ne ~
he best for i'm 10 keep bis mouth cloeed until lie pro-
cured sbo COUNSEL he then asked II could recoua-
end good counsel he did not know any: eeid IL
Do. my business to end counfethat he must
lect bis owL could not recommend any TO him.
h and vert up stars TO Lieutenant Fiperty and told
hin that rom the excited state Of mind PcvcreIy ap
feared TO exhibit fearful be might commit suicide
and that his person should Be searched and
knife that he might have about him DO taken away the
lieutenant Then with to tho cell and Mr. Pever
ely searched, and small pen knife and other pro
Iery tsken from him. after both tho prisoners
were taken to the police Court before Justice welsh and
whilst seated In one Of the side rooms asked Psverey
70 tell mo the name Of the man who with him In the
store he said be could not do it subsequently Theo
doro Informed me that tho mans name was " Ned''
him for about hour PRIOR to their leaving the
store up to The time Of their arrest That day
found q nesro called George, who informed mo that
be licked up the store Thurs lay evening" about
o'clock that at about quarter ten minutes before
seven O'Clock. be Mr. Charles L. Pevcrcy and bis
BROTHER Iheosore leave the store, and they said they
were going home; they resided at Ncwtewn, Long
iand after locking the store be placed tho key,
be va; used to DO IN the liquor store Kept By Mr. Anne
ry, In Pine street; took the negro to Mr. Annery's
store, ard asked the bar tender the negro had left
hey with him tbe night prsvious he replied Yes"
took the key from the bar lender and returned the
store and found to be the original key, and the key
arrested, tuips ont TO bo duplicate hey and newly
made.
Thomas Potts, Of the irn OF J. S. Lounsbrry h Co.,
being duly sworn, saysHe resides At No "a South Third
street williamsburg Kings county; tina. Thursday
the 9th day Of July 1854 at about o'clock that az
ternoon, Theodore L. Pesercly, hsre oamo to tho
Office at the distiery in Williamsburg corner of south
Fifth and First streets, and stated to deponent that nc
wpnied to purchase thrt half barrels Of camphenc and
three BALI barrels Of spirits Of tuYpeniine doponent told
had il put up hall barrels; he directed the bill to DC
made out In the OF Taylor; II made out.
tho Amount S7S which the said Pevcrelly paid Ia
bsnk notes doponent asked him where deperent
should send it, when said Powerfully replied that be would
take charge Of IL himself dsponent offered to mark Il
with the ordinary mark OF the firm, 10 which he replied
that he would mark them himsele-three Of them with
"Iv and tbrse Of them with 'L;'' DO wont Say and
returned with cart. and took the bali barrels aforesaid
away.
nj the ccse Of the evidence, yuslce Welsh utiuatei
that he should refuse 10 take bail in the OF Charles
A. Prycrelly end committed him for trial roservnr 20
him the r. yi,egc II be PLEASED OF crofscxair,rr the
vitresses he aso commit I'D TheodoJe Pcvercny for
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