The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-23
Departure OF Canadian Blockade Ran
mers.
the LATE FIRE At Will SONS BAKERY.

the LATE FIRE At WILSON'S BAKERY.
The Investigation Before Justice Dow
Hing Rcsum~d-Mrs. Larkin's Daughter
Cross Exa mai med.
The inyesga Into tho circumstances attending the
destruction by fro 81 Wilson's cracker bakery No 10
Fulton street, resumed before Justice Bowling yester
day afternoon at tho Tombs. Mss Catharne L,rkin
girl about fourteen old. called to the
cross examined al great length by the for tho
defence The following is report Of tho preceding
Catharinc Larkln, cxamincd--I at home all
day New Years day; got up about half pas, four
O'Clock that morning. my mother sent errauds
that day, and went 10 Mrs camerons. went to the
bakers that day, came back looked or tho window
and saw Mr simpson, mother then sent 10 Ann street
for quart Of kerosene oil don't know what the bakers
name was; Il WIS In william street, between Spruce and
Frankfort, at church that day; went TO church
about FIVE O'Clock in The morning, and came home
when the six O'Clock church commenced l then
won't several errands for my mother, got
tho Kerosene oil at Feelings, Ia Ann street;
Freiling knows when he me had been there rs
customer several tines; visited the girls down stairs
that day the girls named Honora and Ammo Deaf
was with them several times bcore went 10 Mrs Came
rons
U you stay M hour IA Miss Deapr room after you
c,ne from the grocers with the kerosene oil A. Not
q. lid you stay more than I'VE minutes there. A.
can't cay did not look Al the clock could not say who.
thcs stayed haif an hour At any one t'mo not
q What time OF the day did you ~ into Mrs Came
| ron'si a. u WIS just before the nre-sboat dark.
q. hid you hear any cry "nre' that night A.
my mother and two yourg men who oIlos Of hsr
up stairs into tho b,kehouse Was with my mother
tho time; she was then coming down Mrs Camcronis
stairs. could gay Dug my mother Ia Mrs
Csmorons house bsofe she cried "lrc' don't know
stairs thinking she lived there when mother wen, 90
stairs sho Into tho bakchouse stopped outside tie
young men followed her In and saw All that wa. going on
a room Wa2 full hens he
LETT " 90 lotto Mrs. Camercps. Johnny Bacxcy
Mr. and Mrs. Conner and their two children xere also
there my father ald mother and my brother
there, there were number q Others there whom donl
know; have several of these yersns since but
don know their names. they soqua,ntances u my
brother 1errcsoe aud were members II No 10 Hose and
No ~ Engine they were all there until tho IRE broke
out. whsn they all rushed out thsy there whom
came IN from Mrs. Amcron's.
Gamer MS A. said, oh, mama, Mrs. Cameron and
Mr. simpson arc burning the backbone made the
could hear me M Their then out Of tho house with
me intoihe bakehouse, some Of the people who
mothers house followed man named Copnors
be followed mother and all the rcst sta,i bshiud.
q. How tar did Dir. coonors e. with You A. We
and he wsksd and when we came down stairs from tho
ssa n H. sl gm %G " s ~ H. ssa'
The bstehou,c was on Ore they looked =.
the window AMI seeing the reflection the flames ran
o, ,pnnny q, s,a, a. @ az ~ 'ns ZINE ne q,
llose.
q How long had ~ Oeen Il y0st no,bsr. room be.
long. eant say whether Il was ten minutes not. I
could not say how long was IN the Deans room before
going into Mrs Caneron's house.
o. ND you put your head into the Dean girls
and tell them there are A. did; .od ,hon the
stairs aud the bskeh"use nr. .sy
ELAPSED between the IRE and my telling tho Dean girls q
,he oss% r.. never .o,a The lean sss ,h.s W.
any cxcep, my father and mother did not Sant 20
get myself "a scrsps my mother though, !, was enoash
Tor my father and brother 10 seak aboat What they st
without = little siri like me having hand Ia u.
2 whs. a,d you zee Mr.. simpson DO 4. ssw him
o. Who eis-s A. Mrs.. Cameron, Mr.. Welsh and her
tso daughters Lre and Anne Mr.. warmer David Bro~n,
snd Mrs. tamsron's two George Allen and B,iy
Mrs Creighton there also she acted aoorteever
Old Jerry King and bi. two siso there aud
man NAMED Johnnie McGresot there others tbse,
shoso name. DID NOS sao~ fdoy v.I.uiias was there
also, and present, whose name don't know
NJ. w. hmoy the geotom'n boz present.. " tho pr.
500 have reference ", vas gbt wbso them IN
.: nov -as NJ slmpsooe setting ,ns yl.o. on ars,
A. I've bad large bunch ~ straw daub,d With tar aud
around the room sotiing the woodwork 90 nrs tho
IRE.
Dot say bat " than two
q. what hid Mrs. cameron IN her handsr sne
wha, wanted. / DID po, anything ber hsni, bat
her dress vas s'l chipping Nth Tar there ~ss Tar 81
oysr her ar.ss here shs bad oome 70 contact With ,bs
o. what Mrs.. welsh DONG A sbs bid her dress
fai ~ humber and pieces ~ faf-s. and drupled ~hs ss
had under q RIO ~ bssseis W q The
y What VAS Mary Ann Welsh DOING A rbe sas bold.
ng ~me matches ior hs sssh-r white she vAs setting
Gre underneath tho hsssrs Mrs CruFbioa -as scias
dorrsc.rer, bit she much The for lFQuor
tn The ~ord IN ght have ~ased bsf hcsd she
- dtsnk TIA, the afsspsn had 70 dfag Der cut sa~
fireman drag Nfs. Cameron cot.
y What sss David hown soag1 a. be A1a Partner,
ard ,h0an bcfn dsnt sros, srfe % tie Coed street.
tds rsttiog The bssseis and efaessrt N Ere
u. What was Ar bnory dong a. lie ~ss 60 tie
God street eide, I'D hslirg them 18th tbs btsass
u What sere c~Hgc and william csmsfca sY.1sg
hoy bad . tab and too ~btswash trssss dagtng the
stairs gssng ~ 81 TIE w 20
y Wh4i Ia Tho toh A Tar thsy -tLla
to - tlreH nst ~ tn@ ! sks O ~ bishosss fstt
vbeso they wsfs
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