New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-30
TIE ALLEGED CA7YLINE ARSON CASE.
By the President:

On Saturday the examination of this case was re-
sumed before Justice Qusckcnbush, at Jefferson
Marke; Police Court.
The first witness examined was Patrick ii. Hen
Messy, barkeeper in ex-Councilman Van Tine 5
establishment in Dey street, who eoTroborated the
story Of the ex-Councilmsn.
Captain Pun lips was recalled BY the prosecution and teE
tined foloWs heard ISrin ,hs. OCCASION he
~ss on the port side the second one al fo the wheel
think q. Fortress Monroe When were sboGI leaving
te.timoa, tbs. did not him after that, meant by my
former testimony that he was asleep IN the s;Steoon a, she
time OF tho alter be sad be going 20 bis room Did
not him until HIN the bosch; know Of nothing
ess in ression 10 III. matter that have not stated
feet long all aud about forty foythTee feet vide
she was about siiteen yssrs cd | think u ". aeeat
ss,in could land the passengers and stock
don't think IL more than twenty minutes ser We let TIE
dock when discovered the nre were Dropping down the
cnne the time ~ the IRE the channel being TOO narrow
the boats ihe channel vas crooked and made sweep
from the wharf toward the roads side the beach
and the other aide the shoss there eight or nine
feet Q. the bar Al HAMPTON Roads IN hSh ~seI the
shoa bare at low waters the channel tho beach ono)
100 s3 feet wide in getting DOT from the ordnance
wharf backed down until approached the shoals, then
stopped the engine and told the pilot 20 hesye ths helm hsra
ssboard then rang the bell 80 ahead with the engine
After hc boa bad .wuns snfcien rang tie bell 70 stop the
hufrie.ns deck az with my hand the bepul looked
ahead to the engins vas In and as did 90 saw
blaze issuing from the yeDtiGior which led from the he
room above tie hurricane deck forward Of tie smok.k
sftsr seeug down tho s,s,eoom prone
nsds deck called b. the engineer TO zee II he had the
hose on be rcIiied tia, be had ! then wcp. Cor.
w.,d and gave orders TO have tho s.Srbond an.
chor let ro / then gave orders 20 have the pow.
der and SHELLS thrown overheard. which done;
this occupied about heen twenty minutes al about the
tine wa, leaving the wharf ssw Lsrkn and did see
him seE tina until saw him tho beach was az deck al
the time working the boat until the took pce before
leaving took in ell my dry s.eres and some wet,
think they amounted to eight hundred dolla
had Insurance upon them my tackle other things
were worth about four inbred dollars
snd tnsuEsncs the time Larkn
he had pants boos and shirt he saved bought
him suit Of clothes IN Bsltinorei the venator IL about
three feet from the snokspps forward did not any FIRE
that time around The top of the chimney the bot,
smokcpys Which 70 the hurricane deck and shove
the tsnpesuro bswefn the jacket and the joining work
exceeds loo tho space between the jacket and the
joiner work twelve nehes the distance TO Fortress
Monroe from Newport News - ~c ran IT, vas about eleven
nailes
Redt.c,Ths Lad sss " where we the time Of
the fro Sew srs Estnk skssk six miles tsnt from Fort
Monros and che asd southeast the Rip Rsps
and the land east OF Cape Henry distant about twelve
miles the vacant space between the joiner wors ard the
sckst Of the chimney ell the down to the
ahs Of the boiler that e. down 70 the main dscf the joiner
between the and hurricane decks
tons think tho IRE from the furnaces the doors
the engineer probably closed s dsmper stop
tie Gre Of the urnsos DOORS the flames would then sweep
up through the open space In from Of the boiler and catch
With abe woodwork paid the running Of the beat
sad psid 81 SOC month ~ vicus coal end hs
NJ e. Freou 40 Co.. and made my vh Free
man Co. and John ,. Dsvlia suppose Mr. osvhn ~S
scSias q attorney for Freeman Co.
The further examination in the case was postponed
TIL to-day.