New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-11
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoYs-JrSr io-Befor

COURT OF GENERAL sESsloNs-JrSE io-Befcre judy
SMITH.
Immediaately after opening the Court this mo ming,
the Thomas DtnnF indicted for In the first de-
gree adjourned om Monday TO this morning In
Sequence Of inability 10 get iu jury was ssan called up "
Fight Jurors were sworn in the case on Monday and the
Cek calling the panel OF 100 specially summoned
today 20 AXE out the balance Of four Ater
about an hour and ssSt P a s san. ss
siher with the elsht in nday John wetheri Tenth
.i., Ninth Ward Lswnse Mot, seventh w.rd James p
Inn Twenty frst ward George Bskey Ninth Ward sam.
.uel FrdtD Ninth Ward Bernard McFeely seventh Nsdi
John Head, Twentieth Ward Robert Hsrmn, Thirteenth
Ward.
Ancf The full number Of impanneled Mr. Bas-
I,f M. nyeoises b.fore ing into the evidence
Jury could otherwise form correct opinion on tine case before
Mr. Hall said in reply that he did TO try this cause
on any mere tsehnles issues 1I rS s. "nmS and
therefore, not proper to be viewed by way "i 'ni
The Cont said the testimony finished The Jury
wLeS 70 N the he wo@f dsids s pP Son n1s
Thomas DENNY indicted for burning al. store on the oh OF
September He said there not as much IN tbs case N
Would be- pood from the preparations that bad beeu
gone into 1s fact admitted that the premises were hred
Wei. found ON fire. the prisoner found there all dressed
conbusbc. made If straw nd 'hsyns' aud saturated WITH
lar below The prisoner had motive To act the ncends!y "a
% Dronsy in Il. store aud dwelling was not orth ove
go IN all Finally Dr. HAL .od tn question Is.olvsa hss,
thst there could be dispute eeoud bad this prisoner tho
motive and ID, ability do the act and third did be IN ia 40
deed II be did con init The act, ne &c. pens done "a th
nj time and the building being filled with human bens
Csieer Abel Weir .wofn-ssid h. policeman of tho
Twenty T,t wsd IN SEPTEMBER a.. and That tns c
Second lie standing on the corner Of see
ond street and Second svtH J sbt when i. bss,d
youan scT.sm be b. ard her scream second te ne the" ran
co~n In the direction f Denin residence aud
viii two Children In her arms windo~ OF the story ssoyo
the ,torr the poner he trying to come out Of tho
DO l. Would come up and assist
he had tn retreat he perceived also .trons sa. ..
csmpb,De he then west out snd got on coal oos ana ROM
disappeared end have got out some other ways
he then called two citizens who Were present. 70
IRE was discovered on the en hand side Of the door
be en- s ., s ,n Gd witness s told him 70 throw on ~
fire had effect 10 put out rather Increased hs
wser. the IRE was they seed very Of cAphsns tho
could not BE- pat out when witness s the s'oss and T
hour and returned the Gre out then the soor OF
..rps. were also found under the qaor in the
they .m..d Of caDphsnei the shsynss were wet vita
Of The st. r. wss ali burned ouDdoe pse hsrrsdi whsa
returned from the station Hopse the prisoner Wa
from the back room ID. communicated with the osok
bed end ,I1s sS Up Sh h '. smoke aoSoay va. ia
the store first broke IN In the cellar below tnefo
partition IssH 1S, 9T IN t. 'sm't wsa s %
partition part q the cellar and 2u,d there a, esr,
The fiLn WAS measure In which were straw sLAsass asd
espLeDe upon al this stuff TIE cellar do9f -As open sns
there were a fire In the cellar hole about AT noh so
h. ~ :% a asss. Ss S Or s & s
lar below the tub within about four feet Of "a. bce IN ts
doo above 49, and eonsned burned straw .od .hsvng. tbs
tton In the burned there tea IN the oTc
piece pork loaf 4 bread snd quart 2. white beans
thre also shelves and places fs bar la witch were some
quo. and behind the counters x bins eoxes
With 10 I'D. or all Of which shsyinss the shsvnes
/ were fcorehed black , 49,.
the upper b. means OF the coal box
he had 20 yet a the box get breath from the smoke tho
door leading the hall opens there about bali
d In the he the psoaer ff tss
that Dsht sr the Gre OUT and whsa the oSss
Esy Caramel sworn ssid .Le lived at the number
With Tie p No $50 Second avenue the prisoner
tie LsLt Of the fire. tsudns al bis store door, between aad
10 O'Clock the windows then shut the prisoner
es In and shut the o'e she had ben In prisoners
tie the night CT the re; had been back
occupied BY the family u,ed sleeping vitnsss
awakened the alarm Of FIRE about O'clock in tse o.
ing she eled something like eamphene coming from ~.
bs window ske Mrs Denng the time 81 the cry %
hre she Il the front and bad orswn afes
on Tie iIEei OF can phese lasted Tor week sSI Hs ne
lsIasl Reed, swoTDssd be eoabselof aAw ana
tilted 20 the hand writing Of the propef oI soIs ys
uneisclosec when he subiected 70 cong and
examination, without eicit.ng much Of psftinent nstas
clerk IN the Bowey Insurance Company, 'o1s - -
psly snd Who's. eyisno@ aside from that seemed to amount
u lfiL ..s Than tbsi ice sse~ the prisoner by sight
eb % lee from BIZ store sbooS fortnight tfqys DE S.
the tore b sid was generally tst "a With candles.
Grt wnes he ia res.rd strong smeI -
might Of the 6reh@ burnt shayinrs sht
h soor q FIRE about The and vail ~ ~,
room also in evidence that the badax alleged "a 49,
.en fred by Dening filled With tenants TOP 10 49,
The Of s. had arrived and the Count ssoaru,d .,
10 o'eiock tonsOfrow morning
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FRoCs.-We are .old that frogs are quite an item "a
expectation from this vicinity a, the present firre
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