The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-01

Quit work, r. dangerous practice, aai vas recently
Prank McElroy, Of 10. Ii3 Nassau street. A plat.
o Of WOOD covered with zinc, and sheet IRON pan on
cnders These heated iron pan degree sufficient
70 melt The and to set ire to the platform The IRE
then spread burned hole in the foor and was rapidly
max n headvay when il discovered and put out ~
the hremen. would be much Tess dangerous to leave
the cniess in the furnace or they must be drawn out
70 use an asnpaA OF scient thickness and elevated on
bage ioupd that the chemical preparations called SIRE
snnhaiors are fruitful causes Of the very Hanger watch
they intended TO extnguish Not very long since one
Of Philips compounds exploded in Mr. jenkins printing
oce Frankfort street. and set fire to the ceiling had
beeu kept the premises for time to be used Of
necessy aad the chemical materials of which II
posed bad thereby probably undergone change, and
Spontaneous combustion was the result experimental
on two remaining ones, aud found them to generate
mass OF tire. The burning OF Mulers nre annhilator
factory occurred in nearly similar way How far these
Nv own opinion that great danger is to be apprehended
from keeping them any length of time on hand.
ofFxNoEs PROSECUTED.
The case Of James shepherd, who stands indicted for
the first degree since 1851 his first conviction
having been aside by the Court of Appeals, was
the 2sth OF March, again brought up for trial before
Judge Russell The prisoner was prosecuted by Mr..
Waterbury, the District Attorney and ably defended by
three dsvs and resulted in the disagreement of he ry
The will again be brought up for trial in the fall
James Carroll stands jointly indicted with John WI,
Jams and Thomas Sheridan, for arson in the drst de-
rec The latter individual was the of a store at
be OF Thirty fourth street and Seventh avenue,
I'd, according to the theory Of the prosecution. ne
purpose Of deraudng the Pacific Insurance Company, IN
which be was insured FOL $50
Christian Hansen indicted for wilfry setting IRE
his lager beer saloon in Centre street add up 10 the
date ofthis report, remains IN prison
Edward Inns, boy only thirteen years OF age and
residing with his parents in Forty ninth street,
peced Of having been the author Of several fires the
house OF his parents and dnay after eludng the police
by number OF artul devices fell into their hands. He
confessed his guilt and stated that he had committed these
ncendary acts from no other motive than tns OF seeing
the emen play water through the hose BE was arrested
on warrant issued by Justice Connolly and the parents
subse luently consented to the Justice committing am 10
the House OF Refuge.
Come A and Didace Norrssett, brothers, stand in
dcted jointly for arson in firing their orockery store at
233 Green wChktree This is perhaps OF the most deli
berate and diabocal cases record named Jonu
Baptse la Rochelle induced, By the promise OF
money. to aid in the burning OF the store Two gallons
OF nphepe were purchased by this man, and deposited
in the store by the Norr ssets Preparation was then
made by cutting hole through the board partition
dividing Morrissetis place from the adjoining
the purpose Of making II appear tha! the ARE
originated in the latter store Ia applying the
match some Of the auid was upset on the boots aud
clothing of la Rochelle and he out Of the store ia
blaze The severity OF the bur caused ais death prior
to which he sent for the Fire Marshal and confessed to
the whole affair stating that the elder Norrse pushed
him into the Are he thought to burn him up with the
store. His deposition taken before Justice Connolly
the Aorrssett being Identified as The pa.tes
alluded to. They are now detained n the Tonbs await,
Patrick Henessey stands indicted for Tie arst
burn the grocery store kept by him at No SO Gorck
street. Three places found arranged with kinding
wood Gu, up fine mixed with paper and candies
The object Of this attempt also. 10 dee-aud insu
rance company.
James Burns indicted for arson, Ia attempting TO
fire his grocery store, No. 29E Cornea street He
admitted 10 bail in the OF 81 000 but the security
subsequently found to be fraudulent Burns succeeded
in making his escape, but his bonds arrested
tried, aud sent to the State Prison FOR fse years
Sebastian Augustine, and Henrietta, his wife were in
dcted for the burning Of their household esc the
tenement house No 1s7 c. the object being, N
Company
john Herd ndcted for attempt to dre the
dwelling house, No IL Sullivan street, where he resided.
eud existed between the prisoner and his wife and to
revep &c himself he removed his personal effects from his
apartments and then set Are 10 bis wes dresses Tbs
fact TO By his son, who witnessed hs iaer
do il.
NUMBER
During the months o; December and JanIlsy a cpl.
several years past The weather IL will be remembered,
was extremely cold | have found that extreme cold,
well extreme heat Is favorable 70 the occurrence OF
these disasters.
The annexed tables show total OF sixty seven incei
diary nres The aggregate number Of fires amounts t.
two hundred and thirty nine. The Arrests tyeaty
seven.
LOSES
The total OF the losses by Are for the period embraced
in this report 81 $40 I'll The greater portion OF this
amount occurred In the months of December AMI Tsng1ry
by fires in Ann, Fulton and BeeSman streets
DEATHS FIRE.
During the six months ending the Slst OF MAJ 1860,
there have been htytwo deaths caused by IRE "A tol