New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-21

the FIRE; l asked the cutter he would take walk
he sand no. we then went together and sa' on some
chairs outside the store door; after little while
went up TO NY uneles and returned about O'Clock;
the cutter was sitting al the door on ny return; we
then both passed throul the store aod went no stain
heard the cutter fasten the store door; went into
the kitchen on the second hoor the servant girl in
liza, there; che preparing TO 90 20 bed: in
few nipTtes W" went up stairs the cutter and mysef
to y 0edrQea 10 the garet; saw Mrs Jacobs IN
bea 80 es9t pp stars also the boys; in the ad-
ioins,. Deirooa Mrs Hecht was sewing; her .chud
va IA bed weat 20 bed and left to- cutter in Ats.
HecLts RON; feli asleep and dent reecect hearing
the cutter come INTO bed; at the time went 90 bed
1t was about ei O'Clock; the alarm OF hre woke
me up; my room was full of smoke; 1 ran into
Mrs. Hecht's room; she was not there; i looked
through the glass, and tired 10 pun the windo~ up
but could not; was going down the stairs, but the
1aules came up and could not; went back uto the
ypen garrett by Mrs. Hechts roon the tire was still
coming up the stais tried to &c down the stairs
second time; got down two or three steps wnen the
fire burned my left hand, ear, and hair; | then
back into brs. Hechts room; became very much
frightened, and kept halloolDg out for assistance The
fireuen came TO the window broke it open aud took
me out; did not sec Mrs. Jacobs nor any one ese
think was the last got out; alnost suffo.
Gated by the smoke; yesterday spat out good deal
of black stuff from my throat
Ferdinand Wirtz, being duly sworn, says: keep
iagerbeer saloen under No 50 Chatham-st-; my
saloon extends under Mr. Jaeobss siore; on Sunday,
August 5, 1855, was Ia ny saloon from O'Clock IA
the afternoon until 81 IN the evenings from my saloon
have free TO The yard occupied by Mr. Jacobs;
from this yard any one have to Mr. Jacobss
house or the store occupied by Mr. McCauley; at
about O'Clock on that evening, MIR Marcus Sesman,
Mr. JacObss cutter cs-ne into my saloon aud SAID he
could not get 10 through the store and asked to let
him pass through my basement TO 20 into the house;
be passsd through and cid not see him again after
that; Just before closed my saloon went into the
yard did not see any light in Jscobss house, all the
doors were closed up; about six weeks ago was IN
M olta' a q showed IN.
surance for g. 900 each his stock and fixtures; he
took tho m from drawer under the counter.
julia Ludwig, being duly sworn, says: lived with
Mrs. Jacobs a. servants have been there nearly four
Donths on Sunday afternoon, 5th August Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacobs and Mr. Sesman went out together; they
told me they went to q wedding III Frankin-st; about
6 O'Clock got supper; Mrs. Jacobs AID the children
took supper Mr. Jacobs aod Mr.. Sesman did not take
any supper Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Sesman went out to-
gether think little before clock; unlocked the
store door and let them out and locked 1t again and
put up wooden bar the dtor; in about quar-
ter Of an hour Mr. Sesman came back again; be came
up the back steps into the kitchen; l asked him how
he got I'M he ssid through the lager beer saloon IN the
cellar; about oelock went up stairs to Ms. Hechts
room; she was dressmaking; sat Gown talking lit
tie while with Mr. Hecht; the boy and Mr.. Sesman
were in Mrs. Hechts room the boy soon after went to
bed; Mr.. Sesman stopped little while TO read news
paper; he then went to bed am not certain whether
II h8f past quarter TO 10 o'clock that went
to bed; az went down saw Mr.. Sesman and the boy
awakened by the noise of people calling fire; got
up felt much smoke in the room; tined 10 strike
light with match, but the smoke put IT out; kept
calling out fire. MIR. Sesman called out to and said,
where is the frel said believe 10 this house, did
not see him; then hurried out the kitchen, taking
the boy with me In my arms; IN gong down the back
steps fell and hurt my back; | was not Injured by
the fire. nor was the boy had not lighted any gas on
that day, nor had discovered any smell of gas; |
used a candle, which put out on going TO bed.
Nathan FalIk, being duly sworn, says: reside at
No. A West Broadway; | keep jewelry store; |
know Mr.. Isaac Jacobs of No. 53l Chatham-st; in
the month Of June last was in Mr.. Jacobss store; he
said that bis business was dull, and either he or Mr.
Sesman said that man must fail twice or burn out
twice to make money in this country as far as could
Judge | should cay that 81, coo would cover oil his
stock at that time; about the latter part of June Mr.
Jacobs, accompanied by Mr. Sesnan his cutter called
AT my store; Mr.. Jacobs wished to buy gold watch
ard chain valued at about $50 which he wanted to
give 10 the cutter; / showed him some watches; Mr.
Sesman selected one and Mr.. Jacobs wanted 10 let
him have it on credit felt rather suspicious and de-
clned 10 let him have the watch aud chain; knowing
Mr. Sesman had only been in Lis employ few weeks
thought the affair rather strange; twice afterward
be came and wanted to get the watch and chain, b.
did not let him have it, noticed that the cutter and
Mr.. Jacobs were very friendly together; they appeared
like brothers together.
Abraham Shenfeld, being duly sworn, says: re-
side at No 81 Marion -st know Isaac Jac0bs; am
the son of King Shienfed some few days after the
Fourth of July, think about the nth, called at my
father mouse 10 see ne was bot
the street, near the house; he said to me that Mr.
Jacobs wanted him to assist him to burn out bls
Jacobs's house, and that he offered him $50 to aid
him in doing so; | laughed at it aud remarked 1t
would be nice business; advised my father not to
have any thing do with Mr.. Jacobs he might get
him into difficulty; on the Monday morning that
heard of the fire taking place in Mr. Jacobs's store
Immediately recoll6 cted the conversation had with
my father and what he told me at that time in refer
ence to the request made by Mr. Jacobs for my father
TO assiet him i'm burning out his (JacObs's premises,
and il struck me at once that Mr.. Jacobs knew some
thing about the fire. it further shown that Marcus
SesmaR the cutter walked to the Fourth Ward Sta
ton House assisted by the Poice his dress consisted
of pair OF dark satinet pat falcons, blue woolen
socl aud old shirt; there cely any sleeves
to the shirt and the back of it was torn but it did not
appear to be burnt; the injury his back az )eared
more like scads from hot water and how he received
the injury without burning the SHIRT appears strange
unless il was by scalding.
INSURANCE AND APPRArsMEyT OF STocK.-Mr.
Jacobs procured insurance on his stock in the
Hamilton Fire Insurance Company for $1,000 on the
18th of June, 1855; also, Insurance OF the same
amount in the National Exchange Insurance Com
pany bearing the date, making ali insurance
of g, 600 on the stock and fixtures.
After the fire, two appraisers were chosen to estimate
the value of the stock. Each article valued, and
the total amounted to 81 ,977 "a. In addition to this
destruction of property which might have taken place
The estimated value Of goods saved amounted TO
1884 20, thus leaving claim on the underwriters of
81 s93 04.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS oFFGCE-Aue. 20
Before Commissioner MoRsroN.
CHARGE or ENDEAvOR TO MAKE REVOLT.
Isaac King, George Charleston, Charles Rigby, and
Willism Guide, four eeamen who had snpped, or pro-
baby been shipped by their landlord board the brig
Abby Tbsxter, for voyage to Lisbon. were arrested
on the above charge, in having refused to do duty
They shipped and went on boarC ii appears on Sat
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