New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-25
THE ARSON IN WATER-ST.

INVESTIGATION BEFORE JUSTICE con-
st- MOLLY.
! Yesterday the Fire Marsha took the testimony in
the case Of arson penoing against Jane Wright
charged with wfuy setting fire TO the dwelling house
Of John Montgomery, No. 275 Waterst., on last
Wedreecay night. The following IS synopsis Of the
evidence:
Ida Hall being duly sworn, saws: reside at No 215
Wster-st Gu Wednesday evening at about o'clock,
saw Jane Wright in the grocery-sore, corner OF 10
yer ano NHter-se. her clothing had blood on H. sue
told me Mrs Montgomery had struck her, and that she
bed compliance of Mrs. Montgomery, and was going
to have her house injected; ! asked her where she
was going 10 eieCp she showed me uirter oil dol
lar and gaId she could pay for her lodging she also
saio there WIS a Ekeness IN her bedroom in hns.
Mol,rcCi infry house be- ween the bed and mattress,
and hat che must have IT she asked me TO get !, for
her: 1 said would see. AT about ocock was
standing on the front stOOp OF MIS- hoDtg0merys
house; / saw Jane Wright coming Srom up staIs iaio
the hall and pass out at the trout door did not see
ANYTHING with her; in about two minutes afer, the
slarm OF fire was given went up stairs and found
tie beds and bedding on t1e two front bedo )ms burn
g. one Of these rooms occupied by Jane Wright
Amer the fire wes extinguished | saw VIM. sechly
take riece Of sperm candle from between the feather
bed and uaitrts OF Jane Wright roo IN.
Jeremiah Moyland, being duly swOrD says: re-
side al No 275 Waer-st; | knoS Jane Wnzht, now
pres. pt; she was a boarder at Mr.. MOntgomerysi
saw Jaue Wright In an oyster eel Ar about an hour
bei,fe tle FIRE; asked her what was the matter SIC
s5id | would find out before morning. IN hall an hour
or .o went up stairs to an attic room in Mr.. Mont
couery's house 10 get my coat. noilced E2ht IN
fbebes room, which Il q hont room, on
the third sIOry and next 10 Jane Wright
room: | saw Jane come out OF PneOes roo
with a LIGHTED candle in her hand and 90 inio
ler own room; ! heard her mltterlng something to
herself ike swearing about some one l went INTO
tie attic sLd cot my coat and then went down stairs
ard had lust gone into the adjoining house when
L.. - tt.e ais of frf. | NJ.
eomery house ard saw fire burning IL the alfa story
front bedroom
Patfick Montgomery being duly sworn, says; re-
aide a. No 275 Waier.si | know JaGe Wight. afier
tie fire went into the siIcet lck up feather bed
which had been thrown INTO the street, when Jane
Wright cane along, Skipping on tue slfeSsIk from
Peckslip; ceust hold of her and took her iuto TIE
house arc gave her in charge OF Policeman Van Cleet
| saw Anne Patterson take from James blsom q
Gaguerrt oty pc kerCss of man, the same one now
shown me by the Fire Marshal ii fell on the door and
some one stepped on it and broke the case
Anne Patterson being duly sworn, says: resde al
No. s75 Water st.; know Jane Wright, now presents
was in the grocery corner OF Dover ard Naier-
els when Jane Wright came In she wanted me 10
take a drink refused she bac some marks OF oloOd
on her clothes ard on her arm she told me Mrs. Mont
eouery had beaten her; che said there was Likeness
in between the feather bed and mattress IN bundle
in her room, and she wanted me 70 &c. IT, so'd
her | would not after the TIRE was olt ani Jane
was a-resied told Of the officers 10 search Jane
and see II she had Likeness about her be did not DO
il right away, 50 put my hand in her bosom she
stooped over toward me 20 could not take II o4i
pushed her up and II fell out on the noor and some one
/ nod on i, and broke the case sud glass.
Annie Frsncss Montgomery, being duly sworn, says.
keen tie house No. 275 Water-st; my husband Is
John Montgomery; know Jane Wright, now present
| she boarced at my house for about four weeks on
TUESDAY night last Jane had a nsn in her room; on
the follow ing morning be informed me that Jane had
robbed i'm Of g., and he wanted his money oacx or
be would have my house indicted; Jane Wright lets
The house very early in the morning and did not return
untl .eu, for her about O'Clock on that W ednes
S.yI afternoon; wtln shs came l could se shs We