The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-08


Dayi"g Atts,npt % FIRE store.
ARREST or rsE rsoPRIRroR, cHAn0Ep wIrH rHK
oFFFNct-cONeiDERABLE RxCIrxuEsr AMONG
TIE MERCHANTS.
On rhnd-, night, At few minntea before II O'Clock
. rri,a.s Waterman, named John J. White. Waterman
IN Bprior HIP Front and South streets hearing noise
pr csedi,r III ths opening Of shutter, weat to see
frcm ~hs ce the noise and found II was from lat
Front street suvposing there were burglars within,
h. raised alarm when OF the Second ward police
and another private Waterman, named Iadd TO his
assistance After making attempt to get In at the
door at the store without success they got in through
the viii dc~ the fall Of the shutter Of which had aroused
the atsntioo Of Mr. White and there found Mr. Chaxles
A. TevrI.Iy the lessee OF the store and his brother
Theodore, lad II Is years Of age. search was made
about the pIembes ~hen from the arrangement Of GER
tain co~sus'ible erils appeared IN intention wAs
exhibit cd 70 fire to the premises Mr. Peverey ana
his rohsr arrested and taken to the Second ward
p'ai. h"uke hy .ficer Tracy ana Waterman Ladd Mr.
White and Dir sin The other policeman thea proceeded
allow, ,h. ssrioua noors IN so"tea
with ureen'ipe or c.mrhene and Ia the third stexy
large bx s'ued with strips q pine wood, oskum and
colt alternate layers saturated also; and between
rhs g. dels u tie building q quantity nf saturated
pL ced, Gee the an avt of Mr. White sfra)
and pie "f rannies In bottles, and half oAak Of
canfIenv The preparations for firing The building
sLd ~ ring IT. destr, ction extensive and
con,rl,. Ia iber and but for Mr. White
in. tie store aud his perseverance, to see
fom heLc tb. fire proceeded there Ia but little doubt
that u shoit time The whole Of the promises would
have sssn sheet If fame, and there Ii telling
where tt tire wona have ended or the Amount Of pro-
ps'sy ~hieh souli have been consumed The accused
Chsrits A. f~yerelly-s commission and storage
ciant AID has oihsr premises than those N question
AMI wss not ihs4le.
Dnrirg IT, d., great excitement prevailed abou. ne
prens cccasiou.a by persons being desiroua Of wit
Lessne Il mdus audi Of the accused and Of othere
wsshing T. Tai h~i. pr"perty away. Upon inspect ny
tie goos Contained in the fears sugRested by
mat, that there not sufficient property 70 satisfy
all CLAIMS. Dir. Baker the III Marshal was applied To-
by Mr.. r. Els.aets, the captain of the Insurance
watch shortly ares. Of the accused ct three
oeloch Ia tn. morning. who immediately proceeded and
inspected The premises when b. found, in addition to
tie above, that there several casks Of eamphene
ore ar less used in preparing the placs for desruc
ton Is the cellar large quantity Of cotton, soaked
thi oui h.at the building stuffed with cotton with
tn IN rf az u WOULD of preventing the FIRE
wjud"@-~sys bale of cotton was jammed and through
out the hstchways were opened, in order that q
thorough drsugnt might perm ate the premises aud
help the In ended Dire. The candles found had
all of them been evidently lighted and doubtless had
besn sxtsnsrishtd wien he watchmen and the officers
had snocked ut the door. The candle in the cellar
which pill cal in the midst Of the spre I'd comousti
b. burned nearly to the edge. On the side
Of the store . house fronting on Maaen lane and
about yard from the premscs in question: which I'LL
ed with poor families The shutter Ways fronting on this
building ~ere mcre carefully packed and stuffed than
OF u other ~indoSs Mr. Peverey and his brother
left the .toe about quarter before seven O'clock With
the Intention they said of going home ths store
u
the ley ana d.p,sied it in Mr. Anery,s liquor store.
Id Pine street as vas customary.
Sir. Baker, the Fire Marshal, yesterday went to Mr..
Apery g ascertain truth OF the story,
key MAS shown hin the statement m3fs that n
had let there the preceding evening by tho negro
placed ever srce shic1 key the Fire Marshal took -
session * When Mr.. Peverel was arrested, on bsdg
searched, new key, which fitted the premises, Wa
found 1he goods 10 the store consisted OF bales OF cot
ton belonging to TsJ DOR Rich, J. ?. S~Ane Ca,
Bremen & ow.ll ana Billnger, and some hogsheads
shai thst the casks uf camphene brought thc
premises between and 6ociock on the afternoon o..
1hur.day.
before Justice Welsh for sxamination at the Tombs--
where be 10 sitting assist Justice Osborn-for exami
nation Mr. channssy schaaer attended on the part Of
the sccused. NJ Baker also present.
John White swOfn-Iives at No. Degraw street
eouth BrocklyD; private watchman in Bdring slip
Front and South e-ts from Fulton street to Maiden
70 ,.ss charge q sdjOnug beat IN Front street, from
drawn BY noise IA stare, LAT Front street,
pied . storage warehouse by Charles A. Peverelly,
When the If n shutter OF the store was thrown partially
"wAtch," when polio. men John Devin and George
Escy to his a~ss aDce, and also private watch
George Iane when deponent the Officer and water
en'eavored force open the door; falling to do
TIKI all climbed up at III wiudow the shutter Of which
after entering the store depouent met Charles
A. Feverelly and Theodore L. Pescrcly now present,
coming into the Office the 6rst floor; the elder who
appeared much excited in answer to qucs stated he
Charles A. PeSerety and the OF the store and
that he had right there, and that all right thss
hsrle. rh.vme) were then taken into custody 81
.eer Tracy and watchmsn Lsdd, aud conveyed tks.
s.coDd gard station house. whilst Dyv;n and Reeves re
Tained 10 the stare ipvestip they founds
the VI the door stuffed all around with cot
ton ard In the OF the store several bales Of
we're scattered strewn about the floor In space Of
aeout ten or twelve feet square, and completely saturated
with spirits Of turpantiDe and oil, and beside II
lighted piece of candle stuck into small bottle
on the floor of the said store, Immediately under this
hatch~ay OF the second story 1.-THE patches being
oIen.) was found piled . large quantity Of cotton,
reaching nearly 70 tue ceing deponcnt and the officers
then went Up 10 the second story of the sed building
aud found the Ho0r the several bales
Of cotton which were all torn open and stanoing end
wie they then went to the third story, and found
bale of cotton which had been torn open the cotton
strewn oil about the floor from the hatchway to the.
rear OF he loft, and saturated with turpen cam
phene, and underneath the window Of the loft auan-
fy OF cotton was pil-d light ten inches in height,
In the loft found box about six feet In lenxth
and Two iect ihcA containing alternate layers Of pine
WOOD and oaknm. .asuraiei with turpentne or cam
phene-slo quantity Of saturated pakum founi
stuffed between the cre,ces Of the two grders imme
distsly the said boz, be,ide tie box was small
barrel hsh full Of turpentine or camphene having been
trohen out In the fourth story very email quantity of
Gotten was found scattered and the lofts above
found 10 about the condition Deponen. further
o.a that s n the story Of the said building we're
tern, having small piece of candle stuck into each cf
bem but not lighted but bearing evidence OF having
6sen Irsv01sly shtsd and on the same noo, in the
locked and the key In the lock- and In the safe there
we're nve or six account books; the Hoor was
shavngs cut of piece Of canale lifted into the said
bottee
The investigation for the day was here concluded and
the prisoner remanded FOR further examination
which will be resumed to-day.
Brooklyn CITY Intelligence.
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