The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-16


BMns, Hon., Sept. ls, 1855.
The late hocndiayy FnTiol and Csnritio Of ne Per-
pd,usr Of ne Cbime-Hard SWEARING Of me wnescs for
ae Detroe- Wholesale Indictments for PeJswy-Hsstc-
yy4 a Criminal Life
Ny last per bark Cadet informed you OF the several
attempts burn dow this town. and the excite ment
among inhabitants thereon. also informed you
q man named George Robert Armbrster had been ar
rested suspicion and that he would very probably
cape for want Of sufficient evidence to convict him.
mstaken-Athcugh there direct positi 70 ties
tlnony against himand In the face OF the foul,
bushing perjury OF some ten witnesses for he defence
he ued convicted ana Saturday night, the 9th
INST, OF about the moment OF the night which
the IRE Was put TO the building which burnt down
bali OF the town and Destroyed million Of proper
~ be was sentenced to be hung BY the neck until dead
which senesce was carried into effect the morning Of
he 18TH Oh the srot where tho torch was applied
As this man convicted circu nstsnaa evie eace
and as he continued TO asser, his durpg
rial, and ccnnnned TO co 30 until executed, 1t may
not be out Of place 10 cay something about the
testimony produced by the Grown and also that OF
be prisoner Tor several days AFTER the ars fire. the
.tb fully letters containing threats az ains, come Of the
principal merchants, public officers the court house.
government house AMI other public buildings written
IN drguised hand, were a. night, thrown BY
some unknown hsnd, IN the stores buildings threat
entd 10 be destroyed From Armbr sers bad character
AND from the style Of the language words and
sons in thee letters he suspected clio sey
watched. Arewsrd Of So COO offered 70 any person
no sould give informauon WHOA would lean TO q
yicop OF the persol or caused The Gre set,
And aso reward OF $500 for into nation which ,uld
show the author Of The letters fhis brought forward
man 10 hao been employ cd 70 throw one q the letters
In the of the police magietr this also proved
that Arnbrster bad threatened .ke bekggrs seve
IA! merchants and traders who burnt out by this
,e he so rwore that he In passing along through thst
eet between 10 on night the dre
heard Armhrs'er and tao others sioce arrested 10 the
borated by several Others, who had al-o heard him
make thrfss against several persons living in
that he Gs at the n,e al an early period sou asr
oe ont that he IN no way assisting 10 put out the
Tbs ga ii ms Cen ronH q, did rrove exoa,. that
TIE house that wa. set on n was new unoccupsd and
that there TO In or about IT, and that all the
,hayngs hAd been removed that day when the carpeu
ers kuooked OF work AZ nlxht Then came the defence
which WAS that the IRE vas an accident aud an a,,o
on the part o the prisof To pro he rs several wit
resee vere called all at them rca,ittas of nta m eus
cba,as,sr Who lived hea,ns the house A., On IRE Tney
III thai there hsn beep three Spanaros in ae yard
a he house when The Ore xa that there
Spapisc went ~ 70 carly IN the ever q aud rem ICED
ssers NTH sievcn ,hs mont. ina, thew hsd candle
buruI I'm bottle for candlcsnck); that tney were
dri king and qrar re,!iue curing all that time
AS these things were al utterly false all OF these Wit
pesfes were or appcalfn of the Attorney General AZ
eure arrested and are 10 be tried for perjury
Next came the citi-ths was fully proved
a. iol!ows-r~o persons swofe thsy-esw ,hs prisoner
60 home At O'Clock tat night sod tina.
lie aid no, 70 out again until long after
the re ths
with him sno len him th his clothes of at half past
nns Another hao been 10 ace her man Who liz cd 10
tie hous - OF th prtsouer She although not IN the
room or on tte same fcor wore he was 10 the house
until elev.n o'clocs when she went home; and neg,
came bis mistress 30 swore that he WAS with her all
the evsnirg rtadrg her history OF England that
be vert 10 bed with her at ten O'Clock aud Ia bed
when nwoke after the alarm OF Ere All Of these VT
nefees apart had Of bearing the
ctbers ufufy The result WAS, that each in way
biradic ether ard Of 10 be- tried
for aud will be ed Of perjury, the Crown In
rebluer entirely cspsoved every part OF their evidence
and, shat is su stang. than ell, each OF the
prisoners wDssses strengthened and ccrrocorsted toe
Tor the Add 20 this edmis aon made
b. he prisoner who defended himself, aud you have
very hort > rclss af the evidence both sides AZ
The uial la,e0 cal q and the Jury locked
nights you ~il' perceive have bern only able 70
give YOU Amt outline OF u But stai e tosay thai
the Jury after snort abs snce Of about Tour hours tound
aim guilty that 10 the face OF the Attorney Gencrafs
ire Cnie Justce's charges 10 tsem TO throw side
al Zoe tvicerce which the prisoner had objected 70 aud
20 give 70 his favor any doubt which they might eater
tain = BIZ knilt
lie prisoner bad several oUes before oee1 10 very
tRbt' places. bot always managed 70 escape hy h!s
IN nrr and expected 20 Co 80 10 TINS, out ne oeiIk
pstsor wss rpao'e TO drii ms witnesses a well as ne
.cti1 base cone hN le been out oil jail HIS iasuuo-
ors 70 the NJ AZ 70 VIA they mu swear we're inter-
se,ieds hy UGH en 100 strong