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

three sasns 81 kuYng Auid N Of the barrels then,
Az ~ Ne ssbsr there scarcely any at ALL saw
-. verHsg round the store when delivered the bar
Cross rsninsd BY Mr. Holmes.-I think 1t was about
vh.. the Vs 70 me
eny AZ the time from my recollection did not look Of
watch was ave or ten minutes alter that ne go. INTO
couple Of minutes to there the barrels were Ia the
street outside Of the ferry gate aborng man assisted
vered the smell Of turpentne; asked young Peyerelly
when was loading, what was In the half barrels the
barrels CONTAINED some Mind Of aud : - : ''''
sns ha mt ss was 20 why did you sss mr. M
was that the boy .ppsarsa excited he was look
ing all ronnd for cart and could not get one; he APP
psaIed to Be IN hurry this Is Why thought him excit-
ing round the store when arrived there; received
assistance from them they both white and colored
people, when Dung Peverey came to might have
Ave; re.naiued at tho store about Bout 1--WE aTe mi.
by any one; never saw George Murray examined In
this before to-day first saw Charles Peverey
the Sunday morning subsequent Thursday the 9TH Of
July; saw him in the Tombs in Centre street; went
there with Mr.. Baker, the Fire Marshal; from
Mr. Bakers 1o once; was called there ny MI Baker Who
Baker knew there; made deposition before Mr..
Justice Welsh in this case.
young Pcyerely said you need not be in hurry driving
fast, for am not in hurrythere is plenty Of time
A y
suppose he thought was driving fast
O. win you reconcile the fact of Young Peverey say
anxiety which You have descrSeds l. Ke seemed
said to be in hurry about getting Cart vent little
slower afterwards.
John j. White examined by the District Attorney de-
s.0n the 9Th July last resided in South Brooklyn;
am policcman my beat that night was in Maiden
lane; my attention attracted to l47 Front street
about quarter TO II o'clock by slight noise in the
stores stopped to listen and then heard noise like
the moving Of chairs thought that there burg
lars in the store stood still and In few moments
Jaw an rcn shutter open 1t was dark and saw the
several tines man named John pevn drst came then
George Lath and George Tracy and man who lives in
Water street. arrived We then tried to force the door,
which was perfectly we got no answer from any
one Within then went to the window and showed it up
The iron shutter was inside: held up the window,
light in the front building; we found Mr. Pevcrey,
the prisoner coming into the Office the first floor he
Teverely first asked Tracy what he wanted Mr. Tracy
asked him What he doing; Peverelly said he was
it was all right he then took him in custody and brought
him TO the station house; Theodore in company with
Charles A. Peverey and said that prisoner was Cha
A. Peverey, and that could ii by his watch;
going to take him through the window, when he
said YOU can 60 By the door; in the Office door wa
Q. What the condition Of the storea A. The front
doors the first aoor, stuffed around with cotton
in the building the oor cotton strewed
around eight ten inches thick this cotton was wet
with camphene, the smell Of which very Strong;
light was there In small bottle alongside Of the cfon;
the cotton was all around and under the light near the
batchway between the font and buildings bales
Of cotton apparently thrown down from upper story;
the clothes cut open and saturated with turpen
tine; two half barrels partly filled with burning
fluid the floor above the cellar cotton strewed
rated with burning fluid there were also two barrels
there empty and the other about threequarters full
Of turpentine on the second floor the windows were
TO the judgeThs cotton would fall out il the shut
To the District Aitorney-There was no turpentnc IN
the second floor; there not much strewn around
here the third floor, the cotton cut open and
srewed along the oor there cotton in bales at the
hatchway, and the windows stuffed with cotton;
there was box in the middle Of the foor about
feet wide and feet long, this contained alternate
layers Of pine wool and oakum; the box two
wooden gifders which went through the building; for
the space Of six feet these Orders were stuffed with
oakum, which was saturated with turpentine that
they dripping; there also two half barrels Of
burning fluid and turpentne the that had the tur
rentne stood close to the box the fourth floor the
windows all stuffed up with cotton; found very
little cotton which strewed the floor; did not
look to The fifth hoOr; all this in the rear build
ng the second floor of the front building there
asafe with key in it, in the there storage Of
building this story, and it a candle laye
turned over; the third aoor the fourth oor
close by the Office the second floor chair was
there and spermacei shayings strewn about; the
candle in one Of the bottles was lighted pair Of shoes
found close by the door, and pair of overas
on the table, the shoes shown to were those
which found and the overalls resemble those which
we've lying the table; the shoes were wet with
here, ard had the cotton sticking to them; went to
lie station house that night; Charles and Theo-
,ore peverely there; Theodore wet with turpcn-
tine about bis feet and legs, and pieces Of cotton
we're sticking all over him did not Charles Peverely
closc enough know what condition his shoes were in:
Charles Pevcrey in his cell in the morning. only
heard him talking to Mr. Baker also Mr. Peyercny
at tie station house he said Il he could have seen mo
that night he would have made II all right.
Cfossexsmiued-I have other business except that
Of private Waterman; am employed by various mer-
was only for one night that acted as Waterman
fcvetciy's store; my usual post was bounded by I
the southcrly side; ] took the place Of stephen B.
Sanxay by his own request the night in question;
the noise; when first passed the store was going
duty that was about o'clock: 1t twilight do
remember whether the store was closed then it may
have been an hour when came by II again; think It
closed theI merely walked by it; may have pass
ed the store dozen times before heard the nose to
my knowledge there no other Waterman doing duty
in the neghborbood Of the store; fix the time OF hear
ing the noise from having askea policeman what
il few moments before; the noise Grst heard
like person walking in the dark, shutting his fee;
should suppose that he must have had light shoes
for be made very little noise the thing heard
a Eound like the moving of chair; don't think that
any one inside Of these stores could have heard walk
ing the opening Of the shutter took place after the
moving OF the chair. z. Lave you received any
Thing for your services in this natter A. Yes,
have received $455 from various insurance companies;
before received it; heard Of 1t q few days be,.e
from Samuel Smith, captain Of the insurance patrol;
called out watch; l remained in the store when the
Fe,ucl'ys were taken 10 the station house, made my
examination OF the store that night; went the
building several times; the first time were eng ed
about ,hiee quarters Of hour in the examinations we
then left The store, returned in about hour,
aniIed it again for about half hour; after left
the second time don't think that returned again
that night; returned the next day but noted nothing
that we had not before; examined the building
several times since; do not know that any body else
received thing for services in connection with
this matter; the first time examined this building was
directly the Pevereys we're taken 10 the station house
george Tracy took them to the station house. and George
Ish and John rcyin remained with me; should judge
Ihal anita Ava oofU sIs aud
atty deep; The rear building which think is wider
than tie frnt building, comes right up to the front
bniiSg; tc two buildings join all but hatchway and
a ss light IL; the communication to this hatchway
trorl tho first story of the building is open; there
ale two entrances to the front building the Office door
icing nearo. 10 Maiden lane; steps 90 mp to the Office
doot; there Is only window this floor whs
the UPPER stories there three windows; the win NV