New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-08

largest cshbsr would DO i hr,d close 20 tnen ears
While Amos. every resident stricken with awe az
the violence Of the storm, man rushed through ne
strrct- crying " Fire fire
Assoop rs the shower subSided il was ascertained
,bG, the lightning had struck barn, owned by Nr.
Alvin Squ.res formerly resident of the place The
farm 5 now occupied by son OF the owner. There
was only one horse in the stable al the time and L
was safely got out but the building, with large
quantity Of hay and grain. was destroyed. Had the
wind blown from the east the dwelling. sheds, crbs
also store in the immediate vicinity OF the barn,
would doubtless have shared the same fate.
The CASE OF MR. AUsrIS.-Mr. Theodore Austin,
who was robbed or Saturday night last and 80 Sc
verely injured that he cannot recover, made state
ment 70 Jus;ic, Cornwell on Monday night OF "hich
the following is copy;
On Saturday afternoon last about io'clock, met
M Jacob Wol-o;: Conklin Csrfs in Fulton street n,us
n and after drinking several times We "ent =, NJ
Wu Wsnd. shortly thereafter Wolco invited me 20 az
and Wagon and started ,cw.rd FlAibuh. wolco tod m
before .tans however that he did not have ana o.l
the COMFY Island Psnkrosd, woleoa gave me cigar ant
horty after .nosing experienced aVey queer 81
remarked the person Van Brunts hsrroom on on
arrival there .er drinking several times a. N,n Brants We
proceeded the house Of Mr. DoSey in sstsnds and wh
;hcre became and knew nothing OF whs' trans
pired after that gnl the following lsandayl morning when
found myself in Lawrrnce street. near my residence IN
Of vsriou. deuouina,ons either *l6or - gold .soa
So in silver and small change and gold watch thnA W
think il be had been al portion Of ~oaI
;srily and DO It uudeI Inc soeuity Of oath being fy
awais OF The dangerous condition in which an
From statements obtained from other sources, i
would appear that Mr. Woco,t is innocent of the i'm
putaton contained in the above statement. As soor
as informed of the nature Of the charge brought
against him. he surrendered himself to the authorities
Justice Cornwell having obtained we-authenticateC
facts that the robbery chan;eabe upon anothe
person liberated Mr.. Wolcott with the understanding
that he should appear when called upon.
The parties heretofore arrested ON suspicion of beins
implicated in the affair were brought before JnSte
| Cornwell yesterday afternoon. John Smith, the drive
of the cab in which Austin was taken home on Satur
day night stated without oath that he saw James Gi
len take money from Austiu-that Austin dre'
out his bills and dropping them on the floor OF tn
cab. Gillcn picked them up. Smith was committed a
witness.
Hugh Brennan, the owner of the cab, and who wa
with the driver states that he did not see anything
He was permitted 10 90 on his own recognizance Ja
Gillen who was with Austin in the cab, acknowledge
! having taken $50 of the money, or that Austin he
given il 10 him for seeing him home. He knew noil
ing about the remainder OF the money or the watcl
! Glen was committed until Thursday for examlnatic
on the charge
James Maldoon another of the parties arrested, ho
been discharged, there being nothing against him.
Mr. Austin stated to Justice Coruwell, at the tiu
| he took his affidavit that he did not think he ha
been subjected to volence-that his injuries were u
r.sut of fnl from the stoop, The matter il therefor
reduced to highway robbery or grand larceny.