New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-04

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be I'D not sec or hear Mira Shepherd,
Cbtistan Geyoy tet'iied that h lived Il Shepherds
house 90 tie Est ioor OF The night c tue frs ho
Ers. SHEPHERD return home about 3 clock. aud 5000
afteIW sI6 De- wen. 4, bed he did not awake until the
als.ir of fire TIE burning all above bin sne fall
rg down; aid Dot hear anything Of Mrs. SheP-
herd. go. -. Ell
FreIick Xanger testified that be lived 1t door to
Shetberd and was ewac that Shepherd il-treatcd ais
vile, and in the habit OF drinking.
Cstharine Howev testified that little over year
pact to4h Shepherd and his wife joined the BsPtl.t
Church in Fiiy-tbird street and that lac treated bis
vie better aiterward until the past two or three
months when he took to drinking again and i'll treated
her Mrs. Shepherd came 10 the house OF witntss
about ten days before the fire. and burst out crying
she said james had broken out drinking again;
sao,tly after Mr. Shepherd got insured his wife told
witness tia shc wGs afraid he would burn the house
dow.
MARY Dixie testified fhGt she was often at Shepherds
house in Fifty Third street, and second cousin to
his wife: she new that she never lived happily with
him; in February March last took tea at Shepherds
Eouse, In company With uy husband and my mothers
previous TO leaving Shepherd showed US an insurance
paper and said he should have bonfire there some
night; he then laughed; deceased often told witness
about "a young woman named Robinson, who dressed
in black that was after her husband, and whenever
she went to the building where her husband was at
work she would always find this woman there de-
ceased asked witness the Thursday previous to the
fire. If james had told her about her falling down
and breaking q watch; witness said No; deceased
then replied that her husband had said he wished 1t
had been her neck that was broken instead of the
watch; upon saying this deceased burst out crying
William Leazenbee, boy about eleven years OF
age testified to being at Shepherds house one DAY at
about ~ O'Clock. when Shepherd came home drunk
and wanted his wife tc give him dollar, and on her
refusing to give it to him, he picked up plate to
throw at her, but did not do he then took her gold
watch ana said he would get dollar on that; the boy
was sent to watch Shepherd, who sent him back to
IN * n dollar but each time Mrs.
Shepherd refused to give it to him.
Robert Dixie testified that while at Shepherds
house on a Sunday AFTERNOON Shepherd showed him
an Insurance policy his house; witness looked at
it. and asked why he got Insured when he was going
to live at IIarlem Shepherd replied he Intended to
burn the house ard Jane along with it, he then
laughed; as soon az witness heard of the fire, he
thought that Shepherd had carried out his intention.
Upon the testimony taken Justice Dawson issued
warrant for the arrest of Shepherd. On Sunday Mr..
Baker visited Harlem, and after brief search ascer
tanned the whereabouts of the accused, when Officer
Bertholf of the Twelfth Ward took him into custody.
The prisoner was taken before Justice Dawson,
who committed him to prison for further examination