The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-13

accidents two women, four men, and one g have been
burnt 70 dean; Ave women and ono injured BY
fOsd and gas expiosons.
NcESpALisA.
The annexed tabae exhbits total Of forty ncendiAxy
ores during the period embraced in this report
decrease o. ten ~ compared with The returns Oh inc pro-
ne seereesse number Of fires amoants 10 one hundred
and sixty decrease Of forty four Is compared wnn
the corresponding siI months Of last year me -. ~
by underwriters sSa67so Tee lceses embraced IN this
report amour, TO only sboa hall OF Tue iosses ne
corresponding six menths Of 1857
Daring the yust six months twenty ave persons nave
been arrested charges o. Arson OF suspcson waiy
scsfng ire to budirir Ntteen were liberated by the
were con- Mated % await the sction Of the Grand Jury
eight were odicted complaint dismissed, and
has as ct to go before the Grand Jury OF the dis
missed sy The magistrates, subsequently taken
up by District Attorney, sent before the Grand Jury,
ana rdctmens found The discharge by Police Justice
sbovd be recoiieoted, In not Always final upon newly
discovered evidence becomes thu duty Of the public
prosecutor to lay hs matter before the Inquest
defeat the ends Of public susice either through the
hesitation, ne corruption the temporary absence of
Witnesses Often the whole OF the facts cannot be col
eceo in time FOR the premr airy investigation before the
committing magistrate this he has alterna-
tive but 70 discharge, but his discharge by means
named James b. Nagee arrested in August, 1867,
charged with wiuy setting IRE TO his grocery store
tne CO. ner OF Ninth avenue srd Forty fourth street Tne
Police Justice Be dismissed the caseconf entiDg, how
ever that the PAGERS should be submitted to prose-
his able assistant Mr. John sedgwck laid the papers
fore the Jury at the earliest moment and an in
dictmcnt found eanst Maaee The same thing oc-
CURED In the case Of Jonn NcDade. sso charged with
setting re to his grocery sfore The Grand Jury found
an indictment after AcDades liberation by the msgs-
trate.
ooSucroNs-srBoRyING A WITNESS.
-Four persons have been convicted OF during the
James shepherd was tried in the December term Of the
Court Of General Sessions, before Recorder Smith,
found guilty Of burning HE dwelling house on the 9th of
June 1867 IN the ruins OF which the clarred remains Of
his wife were found. TIE evidence crcuustsotial,
ye, 30 conclusive that the jury out bat fifteen
minutes before returning verdict Of guilty. The Re-
corder sentenced him TO banged on the s.h OF Feb
fuaIy, 1883 The cefep iant's counsel awaited then
selves OF the then existing writ OF right (Which
has since been repealed, toe carried TO
the S1preme Court Tor review. II TO have been
gued curing the Nay term 1t has not yet been reached
and Shepherd et,ll remains In the rornbs.
Henry Newell pea1ed guilty to attempt a. arson 10
the eecopd degree and sentenced by Recorder SMITH
prion John Murphy pleaded guilty to an attempt at
Arsos the fourth degree sentenced by Recorje,
Barnard TO three laonihs 10 the penissniisry
There offences haps, u which s 70 hard TO
procure conviction IN The acquitted of
accused parties vuRarly supposed 70 place sau Their
reach The amounts for woon tbey insured and they
have accorl.rey no difh,ulv IN suborning false Ell.
dence for their defence One will illostr tue
facility with which his Is done Pausza Cox, oolo-ed
woman Of remarkable intelligence ana tact, ncoi,ed
plan by which hoped TO defraua the
Gooohue Insurance Company. She procured 40 ia.
scented that the was going south sold as much OF her
furniture tbe could dspose Of with exciting suspi-
con suoseque ty hired otne- arsrtmtn is apd secrty
removed TO them tse nos, valuable oS the srtses tia,
NAMED cstehsioiy taking her departure from ns city,
the houte dred DUNG her supposed absencs;
truth, however being that sne visited almost nightly
The ming sitter pretended have lust a.
rived from Phaselphs In her proofs Of loss charged
the Insurance Company with property alleged ben
buInt when III fact she hSd sold prior 10 the Ore,
had tenn orsrily etowed other Thugs IN newly
bred apartments furthermore, the prosecution
her have been 70 the vicinity o. ner house she day
and nisht OF The fire. when che declared hsreef
been IN Philadelphia. She prepared herself, however,
for Nhs testimony by subWnng, while In prison. woman
PANIED Sary Cole. who that Mrs Cox in
Pbn ,epnis Of the time The prosecutor proved hcr %
have been here. Misunderstanding the Ingenuity OF her
Defence and he able e.s OF her counsel exJudge Stuart
aud Mr. Sercer tue jury the streeg,a OF the circan
t'anal evidcrce, found Der guilty. Her conviction was
great due 20 the ciearI and PRECISION WIKI
wbnn tse case was presented TO the Court by tae
Afsstant strict Attorney, Mr.. Setg~ick. While tbs
gentleman sah,res strictly the law sud
pf conoucf or trials his acute mind ready
TIE sh's sni suoterfpges generally rcsrrei
bad csse. RIs disgnoss OF superficial defence Ia IA
Ipszsso fer keeorces and pronptness percep.on
hence tie orususl suoss which hss attended these pro-
stcutors since they naIa been .susef To his charge
co-oPxRsTisHY nx Aumopu1rs
In order TO 'nci sio my a'er6spcs fires dur;3g tfe
night, Mayor remsnn has kindly directed desk room 70
De given 81 the Gre telegraph Office al Tie City Hsl.
Wy ocArg myself there, have iss:ant rlehg eb,s Of
Siarns occurring in any par; OF the city.
For this ss well ss oth'r valuable aid sfforced me by
the Mayer, beg 10 tencer bis Houor acSnos-
fognents. To the Poce JUSTICES the Commissioners Of
Police and, indeed the police dspArtm mt general ny
ftspks sleo due for tSu sssstlnce which bAve Ia
vaAby received from them IN the executive poron Of
my dutes
To The Sire de2srtuent with which an more inueii.
stey brought IN conncccp SPECIAL reference due 70
woold he urgrAtefu IN Dot 20 bear testimony
10 the zes' sod cordially With which the Chief sngineer
his vesn Asss'an snd, 10 isct, be whole body Of fire.
ncr. Lave always endesvortd TIE objects OF
servant, ALFRED T. BAKER, Fire Marshal.