The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-01
Fire MarxiaaPs Oi;ice.
REMARKABLE DEyELoPKAEyTs ARREST ON sUsPI.
CfoS or ARSON.


Retore Justice Dawson.
On the morning Of the 90 h OF Octobsr last betveen
and O'Clock, fire took place in the liquor stors
by John Bsgin at No. 3S2 Seventh svenus corner q
Thirty fourth street. The appearance Of the burning
and the evidence Of camphene spnksd about the door
caused general belief that IL the work Of noen-
diary Mr. Beg 10 hsd Of $3.50 % bDAleged
stock in store and $460upon his household faratare
On Thurfday last evidence was produced before Ju.ce
Iavison charging Mr. and Mrs. Begin with the perpe
rstion Of the offence and the Justice issued warrant
and placed It in hands Of Captain Hanngan, who
rested the accused parties The following the evidence
Of the principal witnsss:-
Bridget Smith being duly sworn, saysAt present am
stopping VI my sister, julia R,ly, At No. 2S5 West
street, second floor. back room; g. out to
service for living about four weeks after the fourth Of
lat July went 70 live 1T service with John Bee who
kept hq or store ut the Of Thlrtyfurth street
ana seventh avenue No. s2 seventh aveaue he vas to
pay me 81 month rem aiDen Mr. Beglins employ up.
TO the 18th OF November instant (Sunday) then told
morning. now owes s q So eur GS n q, syss
with Mr. Beglin Dire taking place In his st,re;
Mr.. Begin lived Nth n vie and family 0u the
third floor; they occupied 'onr roooms on that
oo1 s :, - NJ re i 1%.% vi assd ~ ,.. chen
led two ro ms for his family Il tho store the
rst anor; about three weeks hereabouts before
I, don't he slammed there will be Dire here some
nightn she further sa,s We have broke down here
get some # nur own out and many Of the
ipgs packe up Tosbl- (of all t,e clohss) about
we weeks alter This c'nysrsnn,n MT hesn moved up
bear him FAY to H. wife that hi twas doing bad bust
ness; the night Of the IRE / saw Mr.. Begin come
up stairs; II sas, fhak, between ele ca aud
twelve O'clock; J lying the sofa in the
Kitchen thai SUNDAY afternoon Mr. ana Mrs. Beglin
together in eis bedroom he opened truck and
took lot Of silver Of II and pat Il ell into
POCKET hsncke chief heard Mr. Beg say to his wife,
! Give me he bills vii, put hem into my p,ckst;n /
sNW d, ~ furQ / Nd h1s,u wi
them aud il struck that sone hing going
cone; then 'honeht OF what Mrs. Begin had told me
tbfee weeks beipfe ahaut Gre when Mr.. Bexlin
came up to g" t bed that night be had bottle Of
chan page with bin, afer OPP nag # be sent ms
Ia glass by tn. little ucy, bur refused to drink e.
cid rot feel like takiug it, then heard roy
y" his room TO beo think about an hour At er
the Roy Offered the Mrs. Begin into the
fiteheD with Ugh ia her nand; she walked up
q M with the 2bt, old not look up but lad quie,
passed 10 The ept.cc took matches then blew
out the candle left the room and went directly down
isr; itt suspirous about her, and Immediately got
mp snd followed after her without shoes stockings
but had oil my clothes On, my f-ock heard Mrs.
Tegin unlock he hack room door leading INTO the stre
she passed through the in,o the iqu,r
foil wed into the back aud stood at The door, l,ok
ing into the store: heard her take the camphens
was sminkiipg The camphepa, about the asor; i
:: I, 4; e.;
then turned 80 go up al ouid out
and find me tbele, hun room, laid my
be, csme NJ stairs almost di l tsr me- ne nsd TO-
Through my 70 get n her room, and she
in sbe the hey in the drecy
to her becrooD and he'd The door nearly did not
speak !" her whn shc came tn ongh from down
saiis; csbpat kew long reaaiaed upon the sofa
be'1e heard alarm Of fire cseo in the street; got
of the sofa and looked .nt ~ the window Thirty fourth
st. ee, i was ne senry landing wiadsw; then say
he store door; ran back again to my ROOM went into
Nr. Bee n'- room; found Mr. Beelin lying the bed,
iuiiy d. ed ms and hat; abe
o.
asleep pu bed thu bedstead aud tod them it would be
beuer for them to get w a, the fire would s,mo
and then gave Il T. her. she then exclaimed, "0h John
he curses Of your ister has fen y"u he did net
Ply to herr sad to Der why, you done it yourself''
Oh 10, dear she replied, he so have done it
thee weeks and more ago, and persuaded him off from
sais; packed up my clo hes and took them down
ssirs; Ms. beghn directed me 70 take down the trunk
VI. eoor Of the sitting when he stopped saying
Where arr, are you s.ing Win m, t.uns With Al my
own replied ~ guess there t. no money IN itD he
ID not make q reply was thu containing
smphere wss kept in closet next to the stors real
Iect hearing Mr. b gin ssy after he haa been exsuned
VI he Fire Marshsis Office that bus hal told Dme-
ling about The eamphene Mrs. Begin the, put
his in basket and directed ~ 70 to the
grocery and get Iiut Il oil in IT. the can was
90 large Tor the basket and | refused 70 take IT,
Earipg that ONE might me- hen took bttle
WENT 10 the store. got p'pt oil she me u nut
The oil into tn. csmpberc and throw the campleue
can col out o. the wnoow she fold me TO sbas m tho
oil In the - des roy the smell Of IT, andthe
chnptene did not ,me strong; she sal. she tho,ynt
it would not be noiicsd Mrs Beglin said she up
posed she would he be swora be-
lore the Fire Marshal Mr. Begn replied he would isre
them - swear het becsuse sbe In n state Of peg
rapcy. fbould say At the tim OF thu Ere Mrs. Btin
within about q month II her confinement; Ixas
aware Mr.. Begin insured his stocg; lad
heard him say he was insured; this Day. Thu ~dy,)
went to Nr. beRlin's house, asked him to pay methe
balance Of due me- said he would not Civ
ne; well" says J, !" If you DON'T viii 20 to pur
betters;" rays lie, III defy you" so with tha he
pushed me ont OF his room; said he, am knock he
whole face OF youn and with hat he struck me . hDw
On the which set II beedirs; he then tried to psh
ne down sfas, but was too sroag for HIM this ocur-
red on the third story aLdpg he .udesvored TO pusmp
the window, Ms lie said be wonl throw out: In dong
so he broke pane os glass screamed for help md
some one came aud took him away my clothing waa.o-
vered with blood stranger then conveyed me Ia lis
wagon 10 the twentieth station house; about tvo
weeks after th- FIRE Mr. Begn gave up the businesto
his brother, James Begn.