The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-07
Brooklyn City intelligence,


THE FIRE IN SECOND REPRESENTATIONS CON
TINUED BEFORE HON. n. A. LAMBERT, MAYOR.
This examination was resumed at four O'Clock yester
day afternoon John McCay the accused being present
with his counsel
Edward Kellogg, sworn-Reside in President street,
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1882 know the houses in Second place that were burned
did own the three lots which the three buildings
with John McCarty under power Of attorney from T. W.
hhs me- srs Ausu;t Of that year sSd him eight lO
two hundred feet west Of Court street running westerly
each lot twenty FIVE feet five inches in width and
inches deep; he entered int ' eontrsot to erect
thereon eight brown stone front houses the condi-
tons we're that was TO advance towards the erec-
on each house; then to advance - 800 each
the Ave others according 10 nrst contract the
with the mill October the houses were not nearly finished
then; on the LIST of November conveyed to him the
eight lots for Eugene W. AcCasy; .ubsequsnt agree
ment was made that the whole eight houses should
completed by the LIST of March, 1854, got from him
eight first bond and mortgages the three Court
ree sSsSo each this wa. the price Of the land and
each he gave me collateral security bohd and
mortgage on mill In Fonda, for o, oOO which was to
second mortgage of $500 each of the eight houses
had the houses been completed per sample house by
the agreement complied with; three Of these
assigned to Seth this was about the lat
should hardly think they could have
completed by the LIST Of March from the time of the Are
Mr.. Growers houses insured by Eugene W Mc(ar
" for 81 600 in the Atlantic Insurance Company; as
November to Abby G. Williams the policies ON thes,
were each these last Ave insured at the
quest Of Mr. HeBarty in the Atlantic Company; sinc'
the nre the assurances have been cancelled and in
suredhree in the Aston and two in the Market hav,
heard since this fire that there assurances in othe
to my house and said that he had secured an
OF " 500 on some Of the houses said he could not re
member In what company would tell Monday, but
Cross examined-W my advances would have been
fully made, and Mr. Nc Carly had complied with his
contract would have had 81 500 three houses and
900 on each Of the Others at the time the houses
were burned had advanced between s2s 900 and 500
did not take receipts for all did advance.
Brooklyn; real estate and insurance agent know
John McCarty, the defendant have known him about
three years; have negotiated assurances for Nc
Carly on the corner and the next the corner
Second place. 81 each of the houses in the Brook
lyn Insurance Company; this the 9th of January
the policy for six months the carpenters risk
for four months those policies still subsist suppose
haven't heard whether they cancelled or not; on
The goth OF February negotiated for Mr.. A. Carnage
houses $500 EACH and ninth and tenth houses 81 900
each this insuring Mr.. Gamage's interest in the
property at the request Of Mr. Mccarthy this in tho
Harmony Fire Insurance Company; policies for year;
John sween for policy Of each on third
and fifth houses $50 Sixth houses and 81 900 each
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth houses-to him as
mortgage; this insurance effected in the Hamilton
Insurance Office to run for year. and carpenters risk
unto the LIST Of May both policies both policies were
paid forone the goth Of February those for the mort
gagees by Mr.. Carnage.
sure the buildings in accordance with the terms Of
tract.
James W. Judd sworn-I reside in Brooklyn No Car
roll place; am an insurance broker and negoator know
John McCary for two years and half know the property
that was burned the Path ul have been concerned
In enecting assurances on this property time in
nttv, u
favor Of George w Corning as mortgagee-$4, 700 or
the three houses and $500 each the smaller
burg, for q year-carpenter's risk for three months
effected 500 the two houses corner of Court stree
and Second place. that was in the form of interest
H. watson; he had mortgage for deed those tw,
houses to that amount II delivered few days before
the Corning mortgage about the Goth January the Sweets
policy was effected on the 21st have powers Of
attorney executed by Eugene W. McCarty to John
McCary Mctarty said the he did business in this
way in consequence his own embu
recorded against Eugene W. McCarty; heard Mr.. Nc
Carly say that some of the property in Second place had
was elected from the house by McCary because
put lein on the property when he did not owe him
McCarty spoke to me about selling it previous the
after Mr. Kellogg had paid the he said It had ruined
Eim he told me previous to the fire that he expected
son to complete arrangements by which he could pay
MIR Kellogg and me- he thought he sell the property
but the party who wished to purchase objected to the
houses account OF the heavy mortgages he said ne
cd 500 of the mortgages this few days before the
Orange county; said he to receive some lots in
Brooklyn and farm on Staten Island for the houses
and II this plan did not succeed he had two or three
others in view he said his creditors must take security
on his property in Second place go without their pay
Cross examined-Mr McCarty might have expressed
me unkind feelings against me- had against him
had no difficulty except in the matter of securing my
debt; there was good deal Of trouble about It; hi
perty; at time he got Mr. Rankin to assign his in
terest in the two houses to me, which found exam
nation not any security asked Mr. McCarty At one
three months time with him, was unwilling to WORK
any longer for nothing
Mr.. Spaford, recalled, said that the two insurance
cies to Sweetz and Carnage different from any
lie had ever made securing the mortgages from loss
casc of fire.
Adjourned till Tuesday
Mr. Frank McCarty has been released from Custody M
charge having been proved against him.
Superior COurt-Part Second.
Before Hon. Judge Slosson and Jury.
ACTION AGAINST JNSUR ANCE COMP