The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-16
Arson Case In Water street.

Arson case ln water street.
ARREST or Aho7sEs MAN ON susfioios-Rk 'Aas
ABlB DgNE1orknENTs-FULL CONFESSION or TIA
10Y srAPiEqoH.
Before Justice Conuelly.
twill be reccllected that published on Wednesday
e arrest q James Leahy, liquor dealer, keeping store
oil No 80 Water street, also boy named William staple
ton q alleged charge or wilfay setting 20 To
store Since their Fire Marshal Baker been
dstoufy At ~ork and yesterday caused tho Of
mon named Michael Lynch, alleged TO be concerned with
Laly and Stapcton. - nch committed for eK-
animation.
stce lie arrest Of the above parties tho boy stepcon
has made fun confession TO tho Fire trsha Of tho
wtoe AFFAIR, which has been taken down in writing by
that officer We give the following abstract OF the
icssion.-
seventeen years Of age aud have been in Now York
about tour yeas, James Lhy who Kept the liquor store,
No $40 Water street, OF 0hvor street, my uncc
baye 40 parents IN thus country Ny uncle has only
been in Yo,k suce tho 18th Of last March Hs kocps
another liquor store at No IL Forsy street. resides
al No "a kIdrdge street. live Oh bn, work 10 tho
tortyih street store 60 round With tue horse and
wngtn TO tho customers For mouth past my uncle has
beca complaining that the Watcs pay
ing The oi last week he SAID 70 that he would
think Thursday, 9Th inst no told me must buru
out the told HIM did nut like To- He sad on "l
was easy to do IT." and he woud get Mike Lynch TO help
me- then consented 10 do IL for | knew If had 10
would have turned me away. Ca SATURDAY evening bs.
cenbeT 1lth INST, al about seven o'clock, my unuie
James Leahy, gave nve dollar blnx b,i ;
and told me 10 take . deniij ohn aud get Ave
gallons Of fluid took four gallon domUo1n BY
take ana went 70 the lamp and pam, store No Y DIVISION
burning bad, but tho demuohn only held four gaious
paid think dfty cents or seventy five cents gallon.
Robert Welsh, an old man went to the store with tie
stopped outside, and helped carry the fluid the
Water street The bartender tho store Barney
the dsmjobn under tho counter. On Monday night, the
13h December inst At about az O'Clock, my uncic told
me must fire the store that night lie told spragle
the mud over the door and on the Casks behind the
co0Ir 10 get some shayngs and place tLS AROUND
l9uor CASKS aud sprinkle iid over thes then place
lighted candle, that when IL burned down
il would SET FIRE tho aaid. Ny uncle
told me 10 60 down 70 the store at O'Clock and
tell Barney Mol oy, the bartender to up so
Forsyth street store. did directed, stopped in
charge OF the Water store AT about half past
eight O'Clock Michael nc to the store. Betweou
and ten O'Clock won't into tho cellar and brought up
barrel contssnng some shasngs. AZ twelve O'Clock
tuIncd out Of the store tao three old oumners, ana
thea locked The door. Lynch was in the with
AZ about ten minutes past twelve O'Clock mysclr ami
Lynch bega TO prepare the store ~ placing shavings
around tle barrels and Casks; Lynch wont out aud
brought 10 t@o oeut tllo& Camille he ia two and
STUCK piece bet~ceu the stats on tho floor behind the
counter sid the other piece he placed piece Of wood
the floor by the liquor casks, about tho centre OF the
store then poured oat sone duld ato the two gallon
ana spread on tho sbayngs aud noor, and
Tho stats behind the counter After preparing tho sture
way iii candle and Lynch lit the other,
then turned on ibe and left the store, locking the
door. At the time preparing the store r.colect
Gihlu Knocked at tho door and said, Brney's here
did not open the door, but said he could 30 rome and
open the store in the morning. After this Gibn
again. opened the door and went out leaving Lynch
store. treated Gibln 10 oyster Stew left him
ia the saloon and went back 10 the After left
the for good went 10 Canal street and took
oyster stow then went home 70 No. "a Eldrdge street.
Wien u nch left mo be SAD going home. He lives
at No ID torsy street Ny uncle told Lynch he would
give bin cut cf clothes 70 assist me TO Ore tue store
heard ny uncle say twice that the stock in
sured Before leaving the store | took all the money
iron the TIL about three collars 10 silver lett the pen