New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-10
THE JENNINGS STORE INCENDIARIEs


FURTHER EXAMINATION Or THE PRISONERS.
The prisoners, John IIenricks alias George Harris.
Robert White Edwin Snyder, alias Taylor, Geo. Eager,
Francis Howard and George LOwey who were arrested
some two weeks ago by Officer Damblin Of the Third
Ward on charge of being concerned in setting fire TO
Wm Jennings clothing store in broadway, on the aoh
of April last were brought before Justice Osborne on
Saturday afternoon, when the following additional a-
dsvits were taken:
John Hombln. of the Third Ward Police, being duly
sworn SAYS thpt this deponent arrested Blacker d0s
White and Snyder that previous to tue arrest oi snyder
and on sad evening deponent saw Lowery nov under
arrest the Bowery Theaer that Lowery asked de-
ponent what the matter, when he answered, Noih-
what lucky man YOU be deponent then asked Lowery
what he meant Lowery then said, /" You know what !
mesn who are You after snyder oeponeia s
"souealed any yet /" deponent then said no; LoNery
then again asked deponent if he was after Snyder and
said know you are after i ana wnen you gei Wn nl
est and been warned to keep away for Barr had biapbed
"upon him. he then continued :" If you are ailer sny,
asked de eronen Has Dlacker squealed depcnenf then
said "Yes do went snyder and he aferward arrested
him Snyder, that at the time Barr arrested for the
bn,olaries at Wyman & Humphries', in Broadway, he
told deponent TO 60 his room in Westinghouse and get
portmonteau and pair OF pistols he went and there
procured he portmanteau which is new one OF black
leather and with peculiar and very odd key but the
pistols had been taken away before deponens arrival by
Blackcr alias White; that SAID White on benz arrested,
during the conversation. ~ don't blsme Blacker for
"s1uealng 10 save himself 80 . ~.
Peter Crosby Deputy Keeper of the City Prison, and
C. s. spencer, of this City, attorney aaw, being duly
sworn depose and say that about three weeks ago they
visited the state Prison Sing Sing and there had On IN
t,ryew with LYMAN Barr; that upon meeting said Barr,
Snencor abruptly said to him. " Who were with you when
..you robbed jennings will go to HI before III
"ie Barr answered. Spencer then said, " Then youwere
"ensag,d in that scrape-now tell us the story and Il
"you 10 not wish give names you need not that ssd,
Barr then stated TO deponent that the night OF the re
at Jennings he met by appointment three o,ner 81 R., .ne
Jenny Lind saloon Centre-st, and that the sad DAFT
prccceded from said saloon 10 the house adjacent 10 tn
store said Jennings ascended the stars TO me lo n
there waited for short time until the Others came ihat
thew then waited little tme and went out upon the rooi
and entered the of Jennings through the seattle ana
hid by large until they found that all was safe ma
,bev went into the third and stole goods o the vaue
&C cbout 5000 that they then with camphene lamp hey
had with them fire TO the store in the third story aa
then sscended to the story above, set that on hre win
matches and then left the building and escaped 10 ie
street by the same way they came-thai he BAIT then
went to the Bowery, where he heard the aar n anu nc
sad that the goods sent TO Poughkeepse ihe prs
The examination is not yet concluded and will be re-
sumed this afternoon