New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-08
ALLEDGED ATTEMPT OF 4 COMMISSION
AND STORAGE MERCHANT TO BURN
HIS STORE


Shortly after l2 o'clock yesterday morning, John j.
White, psiyate watchmsn while patrollng HE beat in
Frontst, heard noise proceeding from the interior OF
the store of Charles A. Peverey No. l47 in toa street.
and going to the door became satisfied that some per-
inside and suppcsing them to be burglars he
sounded the alarm rap, and policemen Deyn and Tracy,
Of the Second Ward, soon came TO the spot Efforts
then made to force open the front door OF the store
but failing in this, they climbed in at the window the
shutters Of which, few moments before rhey mad seen
thrown open by some person inside They found in the
store the proprietor and his brother, Theo L. Pevereny
lad Is years age The former seemed much excited and
stated in answer questions that he the vi
.he and had right there end thet III wes right He
with his brother then arrested aud both were taken
70 the Second Ward Police Station in charge OF the two
policemen. More help arrived, and the store was
fully examined by the wetchman and others, who found
the creyices OF the front door stuffed all about with cotton
In the rear of the they found the contents OF several
bales of cotton scattered about The oor within space of
about feet all of which tn roughy saturated with
camphene ana oil beside THE cotton stood lighted can
die stuck into the neck of small stone bottle They
further found the first floor, under the hachway wnch
opcn large quantity of cotton piled up socs 20 the
ceiling On the second story they found near the hs'eh
way several bales of Gotten which haG been torn open
and sood end On the ii rd story the contents oi oee
oil cotton had been scattered the floor aud senraed
WIN esphcne Inscae places this cotton wes ey; zen
inches deep In the LOFT they found box about Sax
ee' N length and two fee, high containing alternate lay
ers OF pine wood and oakum ssurated with tuponine or
cemehe and on the top of the box layer Of cotton
satursted with the came material. quantity OF oGkum
saturated with camphene found nser.ed in tho
ices OF two grders Immediately over the box and beside
lay cask OF csmphene sboa, half filed which had been
broken open. On the fourth una dnh lofts ANAL ousn-
tty Of cotton Yves found scattered about In the from.
par. ), the second story were also found two bos and
the bottom part of lantern, each having smsn piece of
candle, which had been lighted bu, then bu,nh, in
them. quantity of speunsce shlyngs which he'd been
cut of the candles also found this foor Iu the
cellar large quantity Of camphors had been mixed with
oil and spresd loose cotton Several bales of
cotton had been thrown from the upper stories
snd had lodged in the hs.chways- Grea;
excitement existed in the neghbo.hood Of the daring
the whole Of yesterday, ard Mr.. Peyerelly
insured the motive Of the attempt on HE premises seemed
mystery. Some Of the owners OF property which was
stored In the building gave their opinion that dedication
in bis storage aocoun. probably the nducement The
prsosers taken before Justice Welsh and held to
awaf examination, which viii take place to-day Mr.
Baker the fire marshal prssent after the
d the proprietor Of the store, and with the officers made
fhosoash exsminston the premcs He possessed Of