The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-04
Brooklyn City Intelligence.
MoENDIARIeN IN BROOKLYN ~STRANGE DEvgLoPH-
MKNTS.

Before Hon. E. A. Lambert Mayor.
Mayor for the purpose Of nqa,ns into Il:
origin Of the hre in Second plsos the z4 u whsh
resulted in tn. ds:t.uetoa Of three 2, block q ave
tempt made on the subsequent Monday night to Ore
to the rsnAining two since the latter the
psrpeaor and with the aid Of he Chief Of Police and
bis sPec! others who have been busy night and day,
obtsined evidence Of character whch is fully SGT forth
IN the following testimony, presenting . very strange
state Of facts, II such they are
On Wednesday officer Higgins ascertainsd the residence
previous to the oopHagraon. Hs found him 1t neigh
boris and told him the object he had In vew which
the eos Of the Mayor next day TO say what he knew
about 1t Hs promised 10 BE- on hand, and coed
A. his word Here he made afaavit 70 state Of facts
which implicated the owner Of the bulldog and also his
son Frank Measures were Immediately taken to arrest
them, and they wore taken into custody and brought
attended BY thsir counssl, Mr.. White, Of New York.
Mr. Wnsow, Assistant District Attorney Of Kogs county,
conducted the case 70. the prosecution The private
Waterman Was then called upon the stand ana testified
Patrick oavanash sworn-I Hive bslsw Ninth street,
PENDANT, and Frank, his SON; McCArty IL builder; am
aaborer have known him gopg On two pears; was en-
.ss M IS. s:sG s q
Place TO Rsd.y ass and In
houlss; WAS employed there on Monday and TUESDAY
nights; told 70 watch them; WAS there on Monday
:. on a..:a ": % 70
steel about IL o'oos near The Custom House; also saw
him Ut his own reae ence, No. 30 Thirteth street. New
York met him in waI street By appsiutrsnt 70 tell
him what had occurred the previous night on Sunday
evening was with him ct his home
Q. What was the nature Of your business thsre A.
MoCarty said would b nse thing II he could make
present TO some OF his Of two three huedrsd COL
aTp the two houses the Of Second place and
Court street could be burned down. made NO particular
reply he then offered to take walk out With me- but
ON Wan street Monday; he had ,en word to me on a
vent on Sunday night met him according to .ppoinnsnt
In Wall street ON Monday; he asked shat had
asked msk msds any attempts 70 burn the baiidiass,
~ hsaviy-oss Tor s3,ooo-ths policy on the other
having been withdrawn, and If I would accomplish the
ass 10 .SuS give o. nui S lot
Monda, night; he told then to call upon him al his
home he was fearful the policies both the houses
before that occurred he said he had interest In any
Of the houses but them two for the stated; he
% M
kin; believe that 10 his name got mp to oefsndants
house about four O'Clock Monday afternoon; ventnto
the paror he came In and the first thing done WAS he
ordered his wife out Of the ROOM told her to out for
whs she vent and he returned to the convesation Of
sish said would, and be told me mot to stir anti
saw the two buildings In bszs; he asked what method
would take and tols him would get SONS papers and
sticks TO make little ere tahe root; he told ms II
would be good thing to get can Of oampbens, and
gave me quarter to buy IT. he said should sprinkle 1t
on the floors, 60 - to have 1t commences; he
told TO do the work, andghe wouli BIS my friend for
ever and TO with him In the morning with the news
said should not tell Ftssmmons for the world was to
meet every day he receive notice that the insnr
snce had been withdrawn he would be at the buildings In
Brooklyn BY ten eleven that night that should mot
burn them Ia that event II would be bad thing;
parted then; he did not come OVER ief MS houss
about Ave O'Clock Ne told to down the Bowsry and
buy the csmphene add got pint; bought In lamp
store about Tventeth street. tbs bottle purchased In
No nor store paid four cents for the bottle and ten cent
for the oampbeps came TO the buildings thsn where
arrived about dusk; came alone; got some papers rom
MsCAxty when lsfs hm house, (about aix q ssvs9 the