New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-16
ARSON CASE IN WATER STREET.

ARREST OF ANOTHER MAN ON SUsPICION-CON-
FEssION OF ONE OF THE PRISONERS.
Yesterday moraing we publlshei u report Of the
arrest of James Leahy, proprietor of qaor.shop at
Ne. 379 Water street, ana boy named Wm. Staple
ton, suspicion of setting fire TO the premises in
question. Another man, named Michael Lynch, has
since been spprehended, on suspicion Of completely in
the matter, and is now in PRISON, awaiting examna-
ton. Durirg the investigation y~s.ordsy, the boy
Stspleton, who is a nephew Of Leshys, made q full
confession of the II after to Fire Marshal Baker.
Considerable evidence has been taken, and the testi.
mony thus far corroborates the boys confession,
which We give as follows:
CONFESSION.
am II years of age, and have been in New-iork
about four years; james Ileahy VINO kept the liquor
store No. 39 Water street. corner of Oliver street. is
my uncle; Rave DO parents in this country my uacle
bas only been in NewYork since the 18th sf last
March; he keeps another hquor store at No. II For
syth street, and rtsices at No. 81 E.drdge street:
1--we with hitp, work in the Forsyth-street store;
60 round with the horse and wagon 10 customers; for
month psst my nce has teeu complaining that the
Water-stfeet store was bot paying the fore part of
last week be said TO me that he you'd bin out at stores on
told me must the store; tod BIN did like %,
when be aid, Oh do IT, snd he would act Nike
Lynch to help m. then consented to do it, for knew if
did not be would turn away Saturday evening about
O'Clock my sneIe James Leaby, i've do.ar bank
five gallons Of auid took four gallon delnjobn by m.ss
AID 70 the DIVISION
Kept by Mr hugh aud caed for se gallons Of burning hui
but the G,rno only h. d four gallons that all
paid, tilk tiny s-yeuiyi gallon, Robert
Nesb Old % the with he ,pp-d
side, and helped fluid ~ the Water
the bartender the Barney VI Hoy what
had told hm pirts and Piaced the d.mjohu under the
counter MONDAY night the 18th iL about O'Clock,
uncle tcld fire that light; he told
sprinkle the nud door aDd the casks behind
cOunteren 20 get shayings and place them around the
liquor and sprinkle fluid tnen-th-n place lighted
caDole that burned down II would fire
fluid ncl- told down the O'Clock aud
te -
set store dad directed and stopped 10 charge Of the
ster street about O'Clock Nj hael
tte store; between and o'clock cellar
brought barrel containing shsyiugs; AZ y O'clock
turned OF three old and then
locked the door Lynch IN the store with and about
TO minutes past i2 O'Clock myself aud Lynch
prepare the by placing sbangs around barrels aud
cssks Lynch out and brought sow candle
whl he cut in two between the
tn. floor behind the the other wood
thtn poured tuid the gallon and
spread n. shayings foot The behind
counter after preparing the III this liz candle
ana Lyucn ut the other; then turned OF the ard len the
store locking The door, al the time preparing the store
recoect GblL knocked and said, Bsrney's
here :, dd cOOr but said be could AID
the store IN the mOrnirg sitter this bD
when opened and leaving LyocH In
store reasd Cibn stew and eit min IN The
the the good
CaIa took yster then went
home No 6s Edrdge where Lynch left U,e
he gong home be lives Al No. 10 Forsyth my uncle
trd Lynch be woud suit Of clothes
fire the heard uncle twice
insured before the all the money
the TILL about +3 silver let the pennies ia ghe drawer;
uI,e promised tina, cred the he would pu. In
business next SlriIg
The matter il s,ill under investigation.