The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-25

F1re DIarsnsrs Investigations.
FIRE AT lS9t SIXTH AvgSUs-rHE oAss AGAINST
J4Mks D. HHYsUs--DEctsIoF OF JUsrICs srU ART
On toe i7h inst Gre took place In thv gsocery store
Of Jsuee u Rh,nus TIE faos Ia stie case, ss shown
~ he testimony OF the boy, John d aoxe Mr.. Rhy-
nus clerk Ind others that bat very LIT basosss
Cong aud that up to the to Of the are there wAs ou
about $500 worth OF stock tue stcrs The boy urthel
testified that ths right Of the e he vent to his teA
ard absent from the about IN hour lesvirg
Ms kh, the store. Gu return at about half
past ,'cIook, Mr. Hsrrick Ia store taking
MIR. RhySus at abou, t~epty Ave mioa,es after Ia
O'clock Mr. Ri. directed tho oey put mp the
window shuters Mr. Rhynu, closed up tbs back
ps,t OF the store He also belpsd the boz to
put up the won bar at the frout window skaters,
so likew;te tie sh tier Toe sy then turued OIL
the gas In the wineos, also me meter Mr.. Rdynus
tuIDeo OF the gas light in the store over the cuater
The boy IVES about Eve mates putting up the store
shuuer-, during witch ,im he say Nc .hynas vas in
the s'ors sas also shoxn ny ,hs wits that Mr..
Rhyn.s at a.out 10 u'cpck thu. nigh, took BOX OF
bdIes ro the st elf at fsoar store sci ted
about hat Dozen which h- TIED 40 paper. sgyiag
he vas gspg to take I. EN- bome - his ~ae. la gut
ting the hox tbct, he upset box 'aniog 10 Of
sDs boAes OF Matches -hich felt The acor tho boy
helped 7" eck soem up and hey aefe rep'acet again
or u Q rhtlf On co leg the store Mr. XII
Ast AND II boy locsed door a. sua and OK tue
kew home with kini Mr. Herr OK tostiuet that on the
piRhs IN oestton hS called NJ the store ho half
p.st isseD and that Of light O'Clock, and main I'd
talking and smoking With Mr. nynus until aoout 10
OCT ok Mr. LINE testified to vstiol tue about
~ o'coct, sl,iog here fifteen tweaty
m,nuter, snd Witnessed MIR Rhynus tase dove the
cspoies and upset the Hstc On upsestiaR the
mst bes Nj: Lane asked Mr. kh, nue. If he VS.
injured sLo MI koynur Iei lied that .o CID knoS
whether be vas or not waethr the policy hal been
trSps'erso right or not ssyiog be eo dove t. the
cbcs md ace shout IL MIR Lace dii notice any thing
uai store the duct Of Mr Khy aus
On that evstiDg Mr. Newell te.fi,.d TO being la
sore feser .sons our,ns that evening". aud left
tie store about half pass 10 orc ock NJ. hhyuus
asseo HIM he would not wait uoti, be shut up go
hcUe eth i'm, he fefuse saying il would be teOlat
The dIs discovered ia che storc IL aod
loci, ok that nigh, anopgst empty boxes, bar
rets snd tubs Mr.. Greg A,s t,as ENGINEER Of the
Fire uepsrtn ent alter tho fire wsS exttnsa she'd ex
BDined the premises from its and tho
ino,msu n THAT insurance Of $500 stock,
~hen In bis judgment th-,s DOT than ut
toe Of tho store knew something about tia origin
Of the Gre. AID Lieut. c.rRil Of the Ninth Ward
police Dor on VI. Suspicion raised BY NJ oresa. took
Marsha srriv.d, and the s,ore was m,re
m,nutely examined by him Mr. Creger, nmousst the
~ail The bottom Of Tub, nj ,hs sides burnt almost
TO the bottom nearly equally around. IT Appeared to
b,vr been tee bottom of batter tab; ia this tub Mr.
CrRier END o,bers supposed that the Are had orgius
ted az tire burning Of the fame seemed to have soread
irsm where it Wa. found Toe facs sh '~ed That tbs
did ao the front door up to the time the Are was dis
covered
Mr.. Ika6c teettned 70 nts knowledge OF tue
chase ty Mr. Rhy Of the stock OF GO from Mr..
lmap be vas press. Mt 10 July last, when Mr. RhSnus
PAID between t8ut ano S4M to Mr. Solomon for the said
insurance ofo ming him that 1t Va Id s it did
not bear the signature Of any officer Of the pany;
Mr. soemon Ct that tim. stated that ths c,nsent had
been written at the Office Of the company, and
be (olomor) supposed it be right Mr.
Ely further testified to the very excellent
character Of Mr.. Rhypus, and that he did not
know Of his owing collar to any one he purchased
all the gocCs be had for cash number Of otner w.t.
forward testified to tho un-xception.
abs reputation Of Mr. Rhynus all testified his excel
lent character 1t was shown that Mr.. Rhvnus b I'd,
two weeks prior to fire. advertised his ste ck
for ealc hr lex Agsnt for ire owner of tue store
testified thst Mr. Rhy had paid the rent OF the
up to the goth inst ana was agree, that Mr. khynus
having sgreed to take the store of Mr.. Rhsnus hands
IL reference TO the opinion OF sr Cr gier respecting
the Ere originating 10 the said tub Capt Acxermso
and officer htdhel, restif that Ia their ud9em the
ere burned thu tub from the outside and from
inside their opinion the bottom Of the tub would
have been burnt had the Are originated ON the
rsoe Two witnesses testified to heating Mr.. Rhynus
bone before ii O'Clock toe Saturday night In
question, and into his bedroom; but they di
him Ope OF these witnesses states that he could have
lett the house sgsin without hs the creak
ing o the stairs would have notihe1 him VI the fact
am, therefore Of the opinion that tue alters tss
the defendant guilty Of the crime Of The origin
Of the Gre IL indeed mys err and beyond
able BY pcthess OF explanation except be regarded
the work Of incendiary and thae view mates
my duty 10 discharge him from all criminal ACCUSE
ion IN this matter