The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-14

Hnaeaaisxy Yires In West Forty-asnsA
oezsee-~A ~ Asxsstsd - = Charge -
Arsea.
during the past swe weeks the nelghborhood 1t West
ninth ssess, nass Broadway hes bean kept andcr
great excitement, Consequent upon the Of
ssvera inoonday Ares In the dwelling house No. l3s
Wss Forty ninth street The premises arc jointly eocu
rted BY Mr. John Innes ana Mr.. William II. Cheeshsm.
Tho first arc occurred the morning OF The 9th Of
February. Atthas time bed found 10 be ON Are IN
tho fourth story front room The bed ana bedding wcrs
thrown into the street. and thus the affair ended Fire
Marshal Baker was noticed and he visited the house and
made The neceasaxy inqnry usual IN all such cases. Tine
Marshs aeems, then told Mr. that hs suspeoted is
fui eye upou him Nothing further .nsp.red until he
Monday morning following, whom discovered that
two bees, In room adjoining the one previously burnt
the Dire had gone out, leaving only few smoalderiag
ncrapa Of the burnt bed upon the h0or THIS second
beds belonged NJ heetham tho first bed belonged 70
AcOOrdinsIy the FIRE Marshal was again summoned 70
he house. aad another inquiry made In order V solve the
Mrs lines, Mrs. Oheetham and Eis Duckea, Mrs.
Cnsesn.m, ssss,n ,.x becoming considerably alarmed.
ooua find from her the person who fred the house
Acoordney, oey started for tbs residencso Of n Soy
The fret question MIRA Seymour asked was whsthsr sae
was 70 sleep stolen property, because II was
thas they w.ased she declined e g to steep" Mrs.
oyant then went 70 Sleep and Mrs. nes told her 70 90
70 Forty pnsb street She did So and gave description
house. th1a he watched the gentle OF the house 70
away then got 10 by the Base nsnt that no went 70
the beds On Ore
On Mr.. Innes and her friends returning home, they
related all about the interview they had with the clair
voyant 70 the two servant girls thus establishing the
minds OF tue girls and The other persons Ia tho house.
that The place bad been fred BY man, which 70 certain
exteut relieved the boy from saspicon
ON The Wednesday night folio wing another fire was
discovered; tnis tune was in The bottom part OF
,he bed On which the boy lanes and his younger
found fol, OF eroke the alarm was given when the
house was soon filed by iremen and policemen. Ths
burning bed and beading es on the former OCCASION
thrown OF the window into the street. Kate Farro
Mrs lines servant girl, became wrought up by excite
nent, having her mind the story told by the clair
70, ant that the ncendary vas man. declared that
wheo she etsirs AZ the tno OF tue fire she
the man be bad large gaing eyes, nousache aud red
face; that he esped by her went the root Tns
circumstances sui further tended TO rnislean, and
scxrch made the top End tnis my sterous
nds IcuaL The whole block searched from garrett
to cellar but coa!a be found The Fire Marshal,
however, did give up the search, and Saturday
morning be was again 81 the house, tbs boy and felt
very Suspicious OF him from certap answers ne made
AZ about O'Clock forenoon aaoher alarm Of
lire gvep. This the fire found burning IN
large chest, led with bed quilts the property OF Mr..
Cheeiham in the fourth story back room The Fire Mar
shal again at the premises, aud questioning the
boy found that In his account OF the discovery Of
this last IRE be did not give q consistent account,
and consequently his detection followed. The
evidence taken by the Marshal and sworn
before Justice Connolly. The Justice warrant
for the boy arrest. He taken into custody by OFF,
Ger Greer, OF the Twenty second ward and detained
IN the Station house.
During the night the boy made confession to Sergeant
Murphy being the author Of the last fSe but denied
being the author OF the previous fires.
However IL evident that he has been the guilty party
nom the iTft aof amusing himself at Ihe expense
OF others. II believed thai The boy mind Is some
deranged, and his parents intend to place him
asylum where he canuo do farther mischief Yesterday
morning the boy taken before Justice Connolly who
committed him TO the Tomos for examination.
The boy Is about thirteen years OF age, aud very
active child.