The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-05
Superior COurt--PaSt Second.
Before Hon. Judge Bosw ORTIZ snd Jury.

TERMINATION OF THE ACHORN INSURANCE CASE
FxR 4-Neswith d Sons the Clinton FIRE Insurance
Copany-ln this case which has been on trial for near
" three weeks verdict rendered by the jury for
s6 s6l So the whole amount Of the policy with interest
This settles twelve other cases Of like amount.
The facts az hey appeared in evidence most extra
ordinary. In 1854 Edwin Achorn 4 Son built ship at
Wsldoboro In the State Of Maine. During the time OF
construction they procured thirteen policies of insurance
Of 900 each, many different offices in this city,
against lose by fire. These policies would have expired
the Sd OF January 1885, at IL O'Clock n On the night
Of the ID January the ship was found to be on IRE
while lying in the stream, half q mile from shore.
This FIRE was extingushed. At O'Clock in the
morning the ship again discovered to be on
FIRE, and was totally consumed. She sunk If
teen minutes before the policies would have expired.
vessel and the fire occurring just at the expiration OF the
policies susp lions were excited and the assurances com,
psnies refused to pay Soon after this ono Frank Bume
came forward and made an affidavit that Achorn the
cwner had hired him to fire the vessel days
lore she burnt and that he had actually rowed
her in boat in the night time protessedly for that
all called TO corroborae him, and testified 10 facts
which, believed by the jury would ok the crime upon
Acborn.
Daniel Watson one OF the ship keepers, testified that
he burned the ship by direction OF Achorp, and gave
before swore that the FIRE was acodena and that he did
not know its origin. Mach evidence was introduced tend
ing to corroborae and contradict him. Among the rest one
VIM Bearse TO bearing conversation in stable, ID
wadoboro, Me-, between Achorn and Watson, in which
Watson calico for his pay for burning the ship and
Acborn promised TO pay him ssoon as he got his money
from the insurance companies
Achorn himself examined a witness, and contra
dicted all these witnesses about the matter TO which they
testified; and evident that the jury had to believe
that side the other had committed wfu perjury
and that too without any kind Of possibility of mistake
Bearse who had TO having he ard the converse
ton had been furnished with money, as was alleged
TO the amount Of SIPS, by person in Maine, whit
engaged in procuring evidence for the defence and
his had been assisted by the officers
OF the Insurance companies to place conductor
of the Brooklyn city railroads. which be ye, holds. Ed
win Achorn bad lived City years prior to this time in Wal
doboro and has sustained unblemshed character Tn
fury latter absence Of few minutes, rendered gene
raj verdict for the plaintiffs and also anawer to tn
following question submitted 10 them by the CourtWa
the ship Acborn the ship in question: set on Ore on tn
night OF the ID morning Of the Sd OF January 1885,
the instance Of or by the procurement Of Edwin Achorn
No
In addition 10 the time occupied in the trial bere, fou
weeks taken up Maine by the taking Of testmoa.
on commission The has been severely litgated b.
both sides
Cour sci for plaintiff, Messrs Dean ari Cutting for de
fetdant, Messrs. Stoughton.