The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-27

THE INcENDIAB1 FIRE AT w. r. JE,.-,,was, sropr
23l BRoADwAY-srATEMENT or 4 SUPPOSED AZ.
cOAPLICE.
The OF the perso' who have been arrested
Old charge oi setting nre tho store Of Mr. Jsnnings
'alioi pi'au""'' " o5th of April-when the serious
caam'y aich resulted in the death of nearly
oozen % our -zeps besides injuring many
. n'eu as 20 O'Clock yesterday morning, before JUS
we oso'<n in the magistrates room at the Tombs.
Inc hrsi illness called was Mr. W. T. jennings, who
opo to the burning the store and that he believed
NV purposey set fire. from the fact that, as
informed by those who first reached the burning
building, the nre first discovered in the third
fourth story where the day in question: there had
been fire used made by his employees those
floors that from information he has received he be-
eves that the said premises fire afore-
said, and quantity of silks and ready made clothes
stolen therefrom by Lyman Barr John Hendricks alias
George Harris Robert Whe, Edwin Snyder alias Taylor
George Eager, Francis Howard and George Lo~ery,
some of the said perons informed
having set fire to the said store, been concerned
therein
Coroner Hilton was next placed on the stand aud
sworn when he testified to holding inuuests the
bodies &c the unfortunate men VINO were killed by the
falling Of the side walls OF Mr. jennings store ut
the time Of The ere and that it the unanimous
Union OF jury eInparneled by him 20 investigate
the Of their Deaths and 10 what manner the
fire orgiosed that the premises had been ente Cd from
III. roof that the same had been feonousy set on
| ire
Robert White, alias Boucher, who vas arrested some
days ago las reported ia the NEW York HERALD made the
following staten eEt IL know IL man Barr, Gavin Sny
alias Taylor George Lowery John Hendricks, alias
Geol &c Harris George Eager and Francis Howard. re-
member The night Of tie fire at Jennings Co. q, 23l
Brosdway sitting the steps of the Hall Of eeo ds
| in The Park when the lire broke out 10 sery
ard sew. raj others with me Immediately after
the FIRE cscoverc1, Lowery said to me, III net my
life H. Barr set That Ieco on fire - remained on
the siers of the Hall Of Records until engine came
wien caught hold of the rope and went TO the liz,
everything along well enough until the next day
when met Snyder nIias Taylor, at Britton's bowling
saloon opposite Washington market, about 10 ococ il
tic morning said him. What do you think Of that fire
last ni2htY' when he called ne aside and said be ha
something to tell me; says he, Ii you win keep
cret I'll tell you something" said, 'Very well;' he
glsr, - asked him where he replied q In the hou
h CHI was fire last eit;" then asked him WI at
they did there to which he REPLIED Me, Barr, and Two
others whose names don't want to mention went into
the building through the scu'te, and carried Off about
$500 worth of goods and after we took The goods
back and gathered up paper and things into
pile, and then rock containing .ampsene and
poured it upon the pile and all around upon the floor
and then set il Ere with match he also said, To
molto going to dispose Of the goods by taking
them to ouehkeepsie' Barr and shy der have to ny
knowledge, ieen assocatng together for sine;
the afternoon of the day which the fire occurred,
Barr and Snyder talking together Washington
market, when they to me That they going to
"do' a place in Broaawsy that night; asked them
where, when Barr said, = / amt likely to .el you
that
The examination was then adjourned sine die