New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12
COURT OF GENERAL sESsIONS-JUSE ll.-Before r
cOIder SMITH
tbs DENNY ARSON CASE CONTINUED.

eOTder SMITH.
tbs DENNY ARSON CASE CONTINUED.
The Court opened this nornng at half-past ten The
was wen filed, notwithstanding the ormne. OF the
but consequence OF tue unavoidable detention OF
r through sickness in his family the i further trial OF the
Alfred T. Baker Fire Marshal of New York then sworn
Of residence the next morning after the fire. reaching
t6ere half hour after dsyst he found officer sta
Toned there with kew and window broken out, hc
posed by fireman he entered the store and went around the
counter lie ma oS1 th on ;n & M S undr th n,
hsynss; they smeed strongly of csphene az tupen-
round shavngs round the hquorcasss
fhavngs all the store there k1dns wood on tue
ngs there both burned and partially burned -, ..,.
that measuIe in which partially burnt with odd
spread up from THE tub the floor immediately in which
the hole before spoken Of it had no SpPeaanee o xnpI
half diameter traces of fire unoated from the up
Strong the back part of the counter the lids
the bins laid open and there marks OF burning on
nsde of the lids and the outside OF the bins the most
OF the burning was the front part OF the stoe there wa
bns bag containing the back room; other at
ce of groceries there in basket; in the back room
sto,r To burn the lew srtige there there was large
81 room with maddox 10 the FIRE had not entered the
tack room; the in the store seemed empty The
lad taken minute diagram OF the premises and mere
Fre Marshal by the Police Justices of Tie city he received
s25O year paid by Fire Insurance ComPans ms
brother Assistant Marshal began 10 make this dasral
about two weeks after the fire. witness said there wa. waste
pep
With camphee shavings were stuffed IN under the Dns as
casks. .-. -
exsminsonby Mr. Busted in connection the dasIsn
which elected nothing contradict materially what be had be-
tore said or essentially weaken bis testimony. The diaam
presented very ingenious exhibit Of the premises aud the
throughout the building all which the witness testified TO-
uenby item, corresponding precisely with the tondl'ol o
the promises when the diagram wa, taken
Charles Cauderty agent rent the premises where DENNY
September last contrary to his usual custom
AT
that bdldns all OF whom had access to the cellar
Henry o. Baker brother of til. Fire Marshal and his assist
ant the discharge OF his duties testified TO having made
entory Of the goods in the store few day. after the ire
and estimated their value article by article The bill contain
ins the inventory in the hands OF the Attorney
as, allowed to 60 TO the jury.
~ Que OF the coEns. for the prisoner asked the Court
d the I the people ON the ground that they lad R0
The Court refused and aid there facts already dis
closed that the Jury alone could pas upon
The COUNSEL for the prisoner then asked that the Jury be pow
SlloSed to 60 and view the premises $50
The Court Nv Hall asserting ssd would leave 1t TO tue
JU 70 whether they wished now to go aud vie" the prem
Amsor,y lot apptafns Scirous to co. thinking they an
dcsiOd well enough at present the cause was directed t'
Forsriy opened the for the prisoner in speech
81 about hour and half 70 the Jury in whoa ne daied al
tiOh Wf the OF the press For long speech
scored q the time spent in delivering was too yalusblc
C. b occupied It'll such wilderness Of cheap material 90
The ts witness culed by the defense Melton Cenpbe
and thar be hsd examined the premises mouth ago. aud
no parks Of bSrning that could be readily discovered Bat The
ne haNng taken place last september and his examination
the value 4 this testimony
Some hat dozen witnesses then called. who
successfully estie 70 the good character the
that they bad meyer heard anything hi beTe the
cure Of the IRE.
Several witnesses also testified there wa Considerable
stock Of goods IN the store just before the ire.
Officer Forbes swJTn-Ssid he had been policeman but
the premises the morning the fr be-
tween three and four ocoek; smeled no esmPhene
Ann Smith sworu-Said she married woman this
" lived in the third story Of the building
pyr BY DENNY y. there f tea moHths eorc the are
lives there she said the back ha dOOI bad fastening
she could smell no camphene sfer the ire
Thorno Smith janknsa by occupatonSad person could
set Though open door Of the building hour OF the day
night
Mr. Eeary Of the counsel for the prisoner va. tue las
witness sed. whose testimony amounted 70 nohig ehcP
IN rpy % question BY Mr. Hal asking him whether this was
not ,he criminal he had been engaged in %
which reped Yes aud he hoped would be The last W
th ia 81 ,t January" Thi. od {, refer TO the
Rectaer who bad repranded Mr. fogaTty pretty severely
fer Hnswsrg QUESTION pat by his associate counsel while 81
o.l,eiiop against was pending
good DIAL Il feEs began 70 show i,sef todsy between
Busted and RcordeT who at last felt called In
isee 20 the dignity q bis position 20 command Mr. Basesd
,,ifv,ly down wi4h he accordingly did but mmsdt
Sisy hoped up gain
CIT eps uss vines q agdeI'tOOd, will bss~Orn By the