The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22
Before Justice Osborne.

ATTEMPT TO BURN UP A FAMILY-CRARGE OF ARSOD
AGAINST WOMAN.
The woman, Mary Lynch, arrested BY the Fourth
ward police Monday night, charged with setting are
TO the dwelling house No. 81 Frankfort street. yes
erday morning taken before Justice Osborne at ths
Tombs, for investigation. The following the testimony
OF Mrs Mary Mccarthy taken by the Fire Manshal,--
Mary Mccarthy sworn, sad-I keep q boarding house
at the above named place At abou. ten O'Clock
Monday night the 10th instant, fro occurred in
the rt hoor the windows OF which looked into the
back yard there blinds to the windows; sat
with my towards the said windows heard the noise
Of footsteps Of coming out OF the back cellar,
and saw from the back window woman, wearing red
sba wi and black velvet hat and feather in lex heArd
the footters Of this woman into ths entry Of the
house; she made kndof trip the step coming in
to the hail. then next her to the door which
leads from the into the entry she could not pasa
into the street without passing this door, nsy girl Mary
Jane MGurc, hal only instant before ,st my roosa
to emf ~ barrel into the street, and in doing she
left my room door partly open; this ., whom saw
from the back yard then pulled the door, IL shut
the she touched the door saw that the said
woman was Mary Lynch, who formerly boarded With
after she dragged the door shut she along the
entry TO escape then screamed out, CAtch the rob-
ber pursued her ana succeeded In catching held Of
her before she reached the front door caught her by
the back Of tie neck and dragged hsr down the
Mccarthy that all she said ,hs kept strusgnG to
let away from me- bat succeeded IN keeping her until
the entry aud got her down sxcoyersd snoks coming
through the house; at the tre Arst to0A hold of hog
she had bundle Of something in brown paper, which
she threw from her. and after, that nAshed up ka
gunpowder when the poiios they took her away;
the smoke by this time $50 no thick that could MOI
return again to my back res the Rrs the back
cellar II destroyed FOUR straw mattresses lot Of po-
tstoes, cabbages, 10, sad trunk OF clothing some
eas Tc s Al sz have soe twelve o.
cept one OF two On husband WAS in bed At the time
we occupy : oearskSm on tie first aoor adjoining the
oaSs room decy over where the are took place in the
eshar IN addition to the above state that this
Mary yncn came to my house that evening, between
anu CLOCK sone Of my boarders still at theiI
s"pper, spe saif mrs. Mccarthy, please want the
Key o, me roor ~ asked her what she wanted with tn:
icy .nsn CT .ed Mary Ann, ami asked her i she had
% , ,nne in the room belonging to Mrs LYNCH the
gi sa snes had not; Mrs. Lynch insisted upon going
~ 20 .he oom, and refused to let her go up stairs;
,clu her quit the house and never to come into i
hRn 80 then left the house, the next time saw her
was on that night when she cane from tho bach
!a,o about half past ten o'clock, and seized hold
o,ner already stated Mrs Lynch bad been boarding
VITA me for week. up to Last Saturday and on that
o. sent her away: she came to tho house again q
einday but refused to let her remain; gave her
dnr err she stayed about the house during taat after
noon until she became intoxica ed and carrying with
my boardcrs; she was much in liquor that she fen
across the table.
. Justice Osborne.