The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28
Police InteiIluence.

THE FIRE IN DEFY sTRsET-CAPTURB OF DARING BUR-
CLAIR AND INcENDIARY-A REMARKABLE CASE,
At an early hour on Saturday morning Robert B Ans
ted porter in the store Of j. B. Breed No. 2e Corandt
street, dscoeered man in the yard Of those premises and
caused his arrest It appears that Mr. Ansted slept in the
sore and that on getting up he opened the back window
on the first floor, when he saw the strange the
yard he asked him what he was doing there, when he
replied that he had fallen accidentally out Of the window
Of the hotel adoinng the time he made an effort
to get into the window just opened but was prevented
by Mr.. Ansted, who threatened TO break his
head with 3 club If be came nearer. An alarm
called when the fellow was taken into cu,ody ana con
veyed to the Third precinct station house The officer
then returned to make search Of toe premises and dis
the iron shutters Of the basement wndo Of the store
occupied by James Anderson Co.,. extensive hardware
smoke Issuing from the nrss floor window An
alarm OF fire was then given, when the Hremen and in.
surance patrol were quickly at the premises and exn
guished the fire before spread into the main body the
store The damage will be principally by water aoo does
not exceed So Co.. The stock : insured for $4,000,
London, IS O0O Knickerbocker, IS ,6oo: Manoattan.
$4,000 ana City Insurance Company, $4,000 rhs
building owned by Theodore Beach. The damage will
be about So The re found burning at the end OF
shelving near window az the part Of the drst
floor Its timely discovery doubt prevented an exten
sive loes, and perhaps serious fire. Fire MArsha Bsxer
soon at the premises, and went into Investigation
From examination made OF the premises by the Mar
sha evident that tae had been ransacked by
burglars Both iron safes and the decks we're found
and papers AND documents srewn about the floor rne
robbers very INDUSTRIOUS and searched miuutely
every place in quest OF money None Of the goods il
the appeared 70 have been touched The prsouer
gave his name % John Wilson He said no was German
twenty seven years Of age and halter by trade On
searching his person the officer found SIS counterfeit or
broken bank bills, which mad been taken from the safe
and his boots two silver spoons and box Of mstches
They aeo found on him double bArreed pistol heavily
loaded He bad two coats. both Of which BELONGED 10
the clerks Of the store present the supposison Il thai
the burglar secreted himself in he collar before the
promises were closed and then, aer ransscknr the pace
for money found himself unable 70 get out ana copse
quenty fired the store In hope Of making his escape during
The confusion The accused was taken TO the Police Head
quarters and his keness taken 70 grace the roeuas ea
ery Is said that he has only been out Of inc sssse
Prison snce the 18Th instant having served term OF Ten
years under another name. This fact he Admitted In ha
Fire Marshal The accused was taken before Juscs rs
born who committed him 10 prison 70 await the Ere Ma,
shal's investigation.
CouNTRSMAS RoRsEp james White, a resideu. Of
Passaic, New Jersey, while visi, to the metropolis
on Friday evening happened to fail into the hands OF
young woman named Mary Woodruff, and the loss o, a