New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-17
THE METROPOLITAN HALL.


CHARGE or ARSON AGAINST JAMES NUGENr-THIRD.
DAY.
The investigation in the case of James Nugent charged
with setting FIRE to Metropolitan Hall was continued yester
day afternoon at the jefferson Market Police Court before
Justice Stuar.
The hearing was to have commenced at O'clock but IN
consequence of the great amount Of business in the Police
Curt the investigation did not commence til near
O'Clock.
John Do'tgi sw9rn--ves at No. 2ll Mercer ST.. am
boer on ~ night OF Inc fire at Metropolitan Hal was
I'D at tho stables No 2ll Mercer St was standing on
he walk in front Of stables nearly opposite the hail. at
about l21 o'clock when | through the three lower
psnes of the second window from the door nearest the
b0n House blight light s 70 s, '@ e s .npDe '
The light pPeHed similar to es1d9 Saf1 ,bS,, ssa
%srie. sneTwsrd heard noise in the street. then
wsISS iween ibem the noise n. three pe
again looked toward the hall when the light appeared to Do
had GOT oote into the office and smoked pipe
.ppsTed 10 be getting pretty bright thu middle OF
and viewed sf whsh vent up on s 5a sPt a no
sth door, it et LITE Ts n 1907 wa sT0se inc %
teyholo and found the smell Of smoke qp9n gong on me
Owed ire thee times then kicked the door grocery
opposite the door that felt warm three times went INTO toe stable
George employer who lived 10 the he stable then
as when saw hose cart aud s5e fyas
through which fret the light then PetS well lighted and
there We: so sh appeared through 5s meat w1aoT sooys
there seemed be smoke coming from the other 8ndows
w.Id A1 the fn,P rOke IN he door next the BS3d
shut several there before the hoecart cane
10 & saw nc snso % or 1 the S u he
sppoe side the hall and toward the door Of
S s sSUs S ws s a GDS Two s d NsS %S
him. he the steps Of the door next 70 AutY the
md a1oihe man On the steps sst returned
the stable or oIee iom my boss to 90 heard alarm m
myself witness il this cse came youn On mat osy ta9
would come here saw the door Amy. open when
Ines about , MINUTES sf'T say we an T1n % gO w'
vas IL! Ueoei neyeisa~ The engineer iii last Friday
ere house whom inst the fre don't tank any
one leave hall without seeing them when mrs, saw
tie i did not think + TG bd IS O the 1es e
The light window abe he OF seven ee s?oSe me sue
~ sn Nsnt IN satisfied thai lie building was on ire
eeioIe a Iit " ~iD5o, above; The sh first saS sp
geed to be etSut the breath OF table iGa 1e sne
,ny bs the ndow Of the hall ST this me OF night except
the s Gs; :s & fO the street. tubing bic
and iakng two or three men have no. spoaeh wen Nssnts
nv presence since the ere did n9see Nlsept on Jan
Tsmber sm single man have been the City since last Sep
smber; from Portland an shman have been in th
ssPt these the stable DO know BY the name Of
sfiG be 81 se or Esse Hotel have never spoken
e there was no light through windows the door
when tr't saw NOsen the greater a%oaR Of nss W, oa
led; 90 not whether any fremeD went into that
cred about the door before any light appeared in me second %
AZ said Takes rock and break in about y oeoek Jaw
e the door TO tie Bond st. House saw
this time the TO when ms
door AL in blaze but yet there did not seen 10
through Windows above ddot notice hFemen
this take hose through the door
before the Cap OF 70
the three persons before enoae
time the Gre and gave ae alarm un
he certain the light from the wndo" be-
low the concert room =,
With INV her member OF the Fire Department there ~as
an alarm Of fire Seventh District few minutes aer II
o'clock residence TO down town. and 10 PASS
ma so1R Mercerst. light through two OF tne wiz
Scvs of Metropolitan Hall 10 the door where the per
formers 20 the side OF the street IS ae hs
standing tho opposite street 'front.' OF the nose
essee there and asked there Was any oae
the door he said and remarked that ne
FIRE then crossed the street toward the
Hs hSn person came oppOdte, and he
sd the Hall fire. this miu wet up
The steTs and knocked ct he tuned to come GOWN
the door immediately unde the steps 70 me
building he ssd
sd him second time IT wes on hTei he Ieyhed 70
wAtchmsE is tfee; a. ths time ie ot ts
company which belong end the other two nen ana
trske house door the man whom say
supposed BE the engineer or fireman ne came
RON whore the engine was - -
At this time the case adjourned till "Wednesday
morning at II O'Clock