The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-18
lscsndAary Fire An Broadway.

hRcendAary Fire IN Broadway.
ASssssf OK sosricios or Assoss-A RssARKABLs
CASE.
On Sunday morning. the 29a Of April art, hrs erose
m The store No see Broad way occupied at the time
BY william Perey since the Sre, however, II has been
socwn that William @. Lambert Jr., was consdera-
bly, Interested in The stcck therein, consisting IL The
tune Of the Ere Of segsrs, liquors and wines
Boon ser he Of the Ore iac1 and cirean
sanses began devecpe themselves before Fire Marshal
Baker that TIE fire not tho result
u scc,dent and the investigation WAS diligently prose
sosed One fact pretty clearly shown thse the soo~
alleged have in the store at the tine oil The Ere
Yves very considerably estimated by M Perey ana
sood not in reality there. Another fact was
>ovn mat che Are did not dee roy enoesn Oh
she etock building bat what sufbcert ey.aeo.e
" ensbog the underwriters 10 very rear arrive az .ne
sstsai amount Of stock Thes IL was supposed 'Na'
Mr. Perey alleges that he had stook N the store at
ne sse :. ,ne n y. Or sis eco Of which
ue IN the Saadard American insurance Companies,
ma A. 200 IN the Home Insurance Company. The nves
,estop as 10 the acta amount Of stock at the time Of
fne IRE shows II TO have been about Sf00e.
m ihe employ Of Periey 1 Lambert we're two young
-Gc,Rg clerks and statesmen. These young men have
depossions setting forth that Tor Ave
ron the manner in which tho business conductor
there going TO be hrein the store they di
,ested pot I'll the whsey and gin from the casks In
store into bottles and put twelve bottles into each
10 cork the bottles 10 pack anything between
Them, only put about handful Of sawdust in the bot
cf each case theee piled top OF the
pher 10 the ceiling One Of the witnesses testiaes
Overlooking oenversation between Mr.. Perey and Mr.
lambert in reference TO the matter This conversation rs
alleged have taken place in Mr. Lamberts Office, which
u that time % Broad street Mr. Lambert 10 repre-
SEATED TO have said 70 Mr. rs es I'd on is S'SFs
way - Mr. Pulley replied, " IN tell you what 10 do with
nge, damned cheap stock into II, get Il ully insured
ghat be believed they intended to burn out the store
srom ,,ne to time Mr. lambert would say 70 witness,
What q Ore that store would make, and ask wit
ress be thought would burn out quick On the week
prior the fire. Mr. Lambert said that every drop Of the
ksOos must be bottled that week. On Saturday after
pcou tne day of the night Of the fire. Mr. Lambert
% tbe store asked witness IL all the liquor bot
,sen soa David 70 Kse and order
oysters 70 be sent 10 the store at or about ten
eleven O'Clock. M. lambert said he was going TO
party Of gentleman at the store that night Al
shout quarter past twelve O'Clock that night witness
Zen The store butt believing there something going
% see who went and out Tho hrst that came from
Inc etore were three men-one went down Eighteenth
usrees, the other two down Broadway The next that
csne out were two men--,hey went down Broadway
The next that came out was Mr. Henry Wood-he stood
front o. the door Tor aoons mnuse 81 minute . ana "a
moro door shut quickly locked IT, then stopped down TO
BOOK through The hole In the shutter BE and Mr. Wood
oas Of sight when witness crossed to the store door
Gould then red glare Of light the door through
the sab light II different light from the gas burn
ing Witness could not through the hole in the door
shutter q shade had been nailed Il. Az witness
sscod at the door he could hear the cracking Of
Srrning and could smell IT, although there was
snoke coming out OF the store. Not being per-
tectly that the store fre, witness did not
give an alarm, but walked down Broadway rs far
street, then returned back TO the store
The opposite side OF the street. All then dark in the
Witness then remained in the vicinity OF the store
yUv some time was then raining very hard, and not
eerg the light Of the IRE in the store again. supposed
that the FIRE had gone out Of itself In way Witness
then went homo, and Sunday morning, between ten
end eleven O'Clock, informed about the IRE. The
above about the substance OF the testimony OF the
clerk Peevers; but OF course there a number Of
ether circumstances related by other Witnesses which
tend mplicate Mr. Perey and Lambert in the elonious
burning Of the said store On the testimony submitted to
Police Justice Kelly warrant issued for the
CT Perisy and Lambert, and yesterday, Lambert was
taken TITO custody by Capt Cameron Of the Eighteenth
xaIc and conveyed before the sal. Justice who required
Elm 20 find bail in the sum Of $4,000 10 answer the
charge.
he required bond WAS given by william G. Lambert
ksher Of the accused and his was liberated from