New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-22
ARREST FOR ARSON
TO BURN A HOUSE.

On Thursday rgh, las. genteei-lcoking ra, nsnsS
Gustsyus Ladwis arrested by 0ficsr Glove OF the
Iwen,ieh Precinct charged with attempting 70 DUN
the house No lS West Thirty sixth street corner OF
Eighth avenue. The prisoner conveyed before
Justice Kelly, at the Second District eout Jefferson
Market who committed him to prison TO await tao
Fire Msrshals in vestgstion II seems from the fas
8. present eGcited by tie Fire Marshal tea. the &c
cused occupied apartments on the third floor Ct said
premises, the same being a tenement house. Oa
Thursday night between and O'Clock, the occupants
Of The apartments directly under Ludwigs dis
covered some kind Of fluid leaking through the
ceilng. Mr.. Miller, The landlord, was 81 once
notified and his looking through the key
hole Of Ludwgs room light bsrning on
he foor near the side OK the msntlepiece. Upon
t1ying the door il was found fastened when. be-
coming slammed, Mr.. Miller went TO the Station House
and procured the aid Cf Ofieer Cove. The officer
broke open the door, when, to theI astonishment
prepa,s alton TO fire the house was discovered. Between
the side Of the bureau and the fireplace stood i've
gallon demjohn, the side Of which was cracked. and
about two-thirds of tie floor was saturated with the
brandy which had flowed therefrom. Within few
inches Of the demijohn wire mouse-trsp IN
which was stuck lighted tauow csnde, and around
placed several pieces Of paper saturated with
liquor By the aide of the mouss-tTsp stood broom,
and en- top of tie deuj john cotton bag also sat
urated with liquor. lace curtain bad been stretched
from the bed 10 the center of the floor end beirg
fastened TO the bed and the otLer end placed into the
liquor Tie blinds TO the windows were closed and
the shades down on the inside and against one wind,w
a bed com ortabe was nailed TO darken the room
When this preparation was discovered the candle had
burned within about inch St the psper. Consid'
essble slsrm was manifested by the families in the
house some Of whom were inclined to administer sum
mary punishment on Ludwig en- bis return and proba.
by would have done so had they not been prevented
by the police. II was further shown thst Ludwig .
wife had left the house several days and taken
away various articles Of furniture, and at the time OF
the attempt .he was living in Twenty-sixth street.
Ludwig had an insurance of 500 on his household
effects in the Rutgers Insurance Company.
ARSON IN DOWNING sTREEl.
A man named.Da Dauiel Condor and Cathaiine his wife
were arrested on Thursday night charged with wituly
settir tire to straw bed under the stoop OF tene-
ment house N the rear of No. l6i Downing steet.
The fire was discovered by the neigAbcrs aud put out
with few pals Of water. Officer Curry Of the Ninth
Precinct arrested the accused parties. They were
taken before Justice Kelly, who committed them to
priron TO await the Fire Marshals investigation. II
seems that Condor had been dspossessed by the agent
two davs before and had returned to the basement OF
the night in question and attempted to fire thepreUse
out of revenge Condor and bis wife, it is said, were
both under the influence Of liquor when arrested.