The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-04
SUPPOSED MURDER AND ARSON.
Arrest OF James she piAes~i On su' picaoa OF
Murds ring his wife and Burning she
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House.
Bessre Jusaoe DAWSON.
On he morning or the OH OF June lnf be- wesn tse
hours OF and two O'Clock, I've $50 out To asmh
frame dwelling, ,tuasd in flty taird STREET, nes 'entn
avenue, owned and occupied ON the upper h>or at
that by Jane. Shepherd sni vito the bower Dor
was occupied by old German named Christian Geyer
'he boding vas very rom consumed. Tho times ais
spread 10 several ether adjoining AMI they sera
burnt 70 the ground In the ruins OF Shepherds house
the oharYed remains Of Mrs shepherd were found bt
Fire Ma shall Baker, and with the aid OF the po'o sney
we're conveyed to the Twenty second ward ssao hocse
From tho conduct Of Shepherd, both before aud
AFTER this faia, occurrence, 4 was believed
hA. the had been wfay applied, not only for the
destruction tho house. for the prpose or obang
amour, of from the company Of
than double IT'S value, but up al traces Of too
murdered wife.
The statement Of Shepherd ia tia. he retired 70 bed
that night between and o'clock a. 70 O'Clock he heard
the voioes of Germans down sAYs and he rocoe
uized sha. Of Geyer, who lived on the frat door rs
then fell aseep again Some time Afterwards hi, wife
woke him up, aiming, "My God jim. tho house 10
nre" He jumped up, pnt On his pantacors, vent 70 the
front WINDOW and tried TO get bis wife out olt too blaze
and smoke coming up rom beo~ prevented hlu,. lie
next opened tho aiding the hail, ghen ro and
h again He then sought the window In the tack
where there no blaze or fire. He 90
deayofed TO get hs vile out at ta.s window bus she
no, she would get Killed. be then gos partly cut 81
this window and ted 70 pp bis wife after him; nut she
broke away from bis grasp, she was very strong
woman, and he fell into u yard distance OF only about
feet after that he alleges he did 10: hear see his
sife again alive When in the yard ho tried - this
house the back door, but the fire and smoke
nip-
further appesrr from the evidence hat tho hous" Wa
hr .,.h,o.r foo, .o,a,o and ,o stoy,es IN hsn, thu
arss hoor having on' mo foon'' aaa tue upper sorS
hree built In rough manner, with I'D boards, and hlp
,o.r fop, vc,,s -ne be,. n,,s or ,h, no %.
ma ,oor ,osso ,,s mnv.a 70 ,,so. vbers soso
herd . No nuilopR An thor house lrto which no
- 80, -.
moving VI tho 'hT 'lhia S"ee' n"ano ou'p"e'' uA'
orocnred Insurance Of $3.50, md $50 his house
hold eIecu. He - LIZ months ground rent,
which he had promised TO pay the day prevous
| ngbt If the tire
FIRE Marshal Baker deeroing The pai'or or strong
suspicion, cooIerred h Mr. Dsrict Attorney Hall, and
chtuaed from that eth lent onl1er CERTAIN facts and In
| slr, crons
| order to uske complete investigation It found
ueceS T. exau no the body Of Mrs shepherd and 30
coreipgy IL. John usrbschan, accom- 5sajod oy Ne
Baker en-. 70 Green WOOD Cemetery and pass mrsem
e,amr snlp waa there made ~h,ch resuied 10 s,iins
some imporsn, teariug abl-h
Mrs she b, physically couaiuoa escsIv,
wta her husband
-
Peter Dognr ts,nBed no Tho ers. ae,
The oLy " rson b, snephesd, ~no ooaing
from rrtut oxciA. ming ,ho :. len harmed
wiie'' witness app oaohinR nodc-d
ths nse burning through the ceuve Of tho
shs phera 90 not say d. se 80 IN IN. house s'nss'
the rIs then burning in the roof, the rvo'cs serc
oa s,h smoke, bat he DID not zee any ere do sn srr
he sect again and around 70 hs rear OF tho boase
piece Of board, got tbe k.ndlug wood snd and
past ID Tho wipdos ana oked luto room i'd
not Gee any one; he uen went TO tho ont OF tho poase
| o,eso open Of TIE woto~s Dat could NOT zee OF
oes, any one there, inc dre a, tns limo .a'
| flung from the ceiling IN tho aooripg and on pi'
q clothes which ad tho Joos 10 the norf east ~orpe
ii he room he then ~ei. % Mr. Turner's hono, Ia she
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