The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-16

ARREST OF ONE OF THE NCENDiARiEs
FOR ARSON.


erAPInroN-rnsrMoEY OF Da. sissAIL'
ma examination Of the alleged ncendarses ~ oAse0
Alaad was commenced yesterday mornms Dss es
Nescaife Of Richmond county. a. Lyceum mn, SsPoes
hrre number Of the citizens Of rompknsve' 1Apesoe
ana Castleton being present
WA warrants issued by Judge hescaife ca Tuesday
evening were placed in tho hands Of Constable Giles
"a x.cu,. INIT only one Of the parties arrested-J
n rhomp.op-the other, Ray T0Epkins, being absent
from home.
Mr. Tnornpeon was early hand. accompanied
- ooustsble Giles sod several q hn friends
us .xse pas ten O'Clock Mr. VIM. b. Anthem, counsel
nor The prisoner appeared ssO Mr.. A. De Groot' psuc'
Attorney OF chmoad county, his associates = cAske,
Esx and Hafus H. peckhsm, Of Albany, advisory counsel
OF Attorney General Lyman Trenain. Al nSa pass zen
ezo,ocS Judge H. B. hetcae appeared and took Ms seas
xspon INA bench Constable Gea then reported thai NO
had psen unable arrest Mr. Ray Iompkns, ne Deus
Inc state Convention at Syracuse but thai MI
yonn C. Thompson, the other TArty for WON warrant
had been ssued wes present in the court
e constable was instructed to serve subp@nas on
sD-s Bsscn spd wa.ser, rhomss Carroll, Thomas Dale
,cns, Nc 1sbe and James ORourke, and that they be
.presept Il eleven O'Clock Witnesses. Or. Thompson
wss also named but subpoena for him was issued
Judge Netcae stated that he was ready 70 proceed
with the examination Of the party present
Nh Clark Assoc.s.e District Attorney Of the county,
remarked that they would 80 on with the case Of John
o. Thompson.
Mr. Anthem SAID thsa a soon he heard OF Vie Ator
.ey Generals arrival q rompkinsvtls and the contem
mated action On the Part the State authorities, he sent
word 10 M John c. Thompson surrender himself 70 the
aflcer and immediately te,egrapned TO Ray rompkns
constable Who held warrant Although the parties
had Erenuousy resisted and would continue 70
resist examination courts which they believed had not
pOnpetsDt jurisdictior they willing 70 submit to
MOST thorough ard rigid examination before the present
sory Of tie press the head front OF this offence,
fact than any other man. and as ne WAS not pre-
pcpt Il was due him that he should be allowed ume 70
rcacn here BE felt that he would be present To-
morrow would therefore move an adjournment until
Mr. pscSham replied that he had great for the
press but saw why Mr. Tompkns should be &C
nroeees he had understood that was denied
be Of participating in the burning and saw no reason
Iudge Metcaife rsid that they might well proceed
Mr.. Anthem said that another reason Why ne wanted
Wishing m ersnsiusson besides large OF Wit.
nesses would 70 be examined on behalf OF the de-
fence and II would time TO get them here.
Nudge Netcale said he could see for any de-
hay and Mr. rompkns would be proceeded with
TESTIMONY OF DIR. BIssELL.
Dr. Daniel a Basel being then called AID duly sworn
sn pnysscisn Of ,he Marine Hospital and saperin
q Are you physician BY profession A. am.
A. WIN you state what occurred on The night OF the LIST
ransine SudnssS A On The night Of the Isl s.pssm-
Der, somewhere in The neghborhood Of 10 O'Clock was
1'sa for from e Ssd and hs mm nss wsn
10 wh9e the IRE was, and found whs. is
and The Cal box On fire; one was small frame build.
ing whish Wac the smallpox Patterns went 10 where
down, and large party inside endesvored to
ao theGe parties and recognized several OF them
~S iosenos. q those who hsd catered the grounds;
they corning very fast az soon ~ got near tod
ireaen ana must come in ssan soId Them We did not
weh Their assistance, and Tor them TO eeve they replied
shkl duty and that they must help and put the
IRE o1; told them that there water and we
had no need OF any assistance
Ne Psckhsu here inquired the warrants had been
turned, and vas not proper that the prisoner should
rss plead guilty % no. sasy V sas snsrss ~Saa os
JscFs Es,c4fe shea rssd tue affidavit os DE-. Haael
which - "a foiloSs-
fSolaona 4sty. Daniel s.s.sn, being scly swoE.
h.Ds BosphL a rensais.ysas q ssa county AID rs
sssss & he L. 40 a q sspsmse nish
q ss 40 s psouls o. s.s STATE New ioS o.
sSos q laioa sqssa war said sns ,.urs en-
- Sss, ne q q sss
al nnEs and sreesns oHaed % ne gsors o. he
81 were wuy and Esc ousiy aud feoaousy
81 IRE % burned ard depones hath as e.ase e s1s
.a1 IA watay msoOasy snf fsOn.sasiy set Gre
' sEsf ss5r 20 sssn,S s issued
y. g AZ e i :s%sat tos. e
NJ, sutho, ,S,a ,a., ,bs a. aisci der cd the charge
and demanded exanlDaton-
Jadge Helcsdc-Tnen we win proceed. s,A., 4,
II Bsssu (reS 1ming III then told the ~ I 49,
they were desnous 10 int FIRE 10 20 eeos,
the okcr building n that time having been are~ 80
pull down . portion o. The sInspox shAnly; they saad
ihey could rct s they had No hooks the Gre had
hosplsA by my employee, Who went with me, they hav
ng yesed Inc buildings with blankets while this Vas
aboCi hirty fes ron ihe baldog there sroue ds
postcn manifested BY she crosd 70 gel aeo NE bulldog
On .ssng ms .n enc rsss, I. mT s.os. auS
also tnrestened 70 shoot them but they paid very little al
lnton % VIA. ..d ,hey la,y drove me sao my
then got away my muskoi, and also lost severn oher
thnss-smong DINERS my nat those who .ere assisting
zoe were m0elly women; finally retre&sed back OF .
iasce and there hsited there renamed FOR la,s
hne Witnessing the parties nring tbe building saw them
Goes and s,on Inc whole building u fumes the
parry did thn hat were taking about sxtnrashng the
q pld ysu zee Thompson, the prisoner, theres A. |
could not Distinguish thompson Al that time he WAS, bow
ovvr, wih some bali dor "a "a sdvanoe Of the crowd al
orxs, and appeared to be one Of the leaders
q whst did yea do after shss Finding n IN vain
ry 70 the buildings ,sudoned them and lel the
GROUND AL the shantcs we're Destroyed.
q whss w1 the number destroyed A. sx or seven;
ss hospital, known he s. Nicholas, wS nexs AIRED Is
was 6ed 70 Coz boarders here sixty sixty I've
occupyrg he building At the tune mort Of them we're IN
bed when tie bclding vas hrst fred
o Are you positive that there were persons in The
eui.dng when nredf A. ] only knos what WAS
O. VIA, bua6rs. we're burned that night A. The
e@rn deas house coal house wagon and coffin buildings
n1e dwellings, occupied br two three families and
hospitals mentioned first destroyed he night Of
Iss
q. 10 yos knov y there. we're any persons IN any or
these buildings when nrs6f A. do DOT
q nd yoa see me prisoner again thai night A. don't
think oif.
q what did YOU said among these partjess A.
Tbey ssld but ltts they we're very aulei 10 all they
dose and seemed 70 work by signals, which they would
riwe ard then.
!. Wbsi occurred the secoOd night A. shortly be-
core Ten clock or thcreaboufr there a large con
course Of people AZ Burns Hotel they were, believe,
holding ratification meeting " celebrate the burning Of
The buileirss destroyed on the first night
n. Did ycu see the prisoner there, A eennos say
thai did; might have seer him that night, but uot
when 10 lesSibg o crowd
q Then you might have seen him during the night
A. Il remember right think Old him. there =