New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-16
ALLEagp ARsoy IN FUTON sTREEr.-A very

ALLEGED ARSON IN FULTON STREET.-A very
important case came up before Justice Bowling aud
Fire. Marshal Baker, Tuesday. at the Tombs 20
Ice Court. Our readers VIII remember the burning
the list Of January last Of the large bakery No -
Fulton street extensively engaged nt the time in GOV
cumeui work. The bakery was owned by Mr.. John 4.
Wilson. who sustained loss Of $4,000.
The origin Of the ire was then investigated ny thc
Fire Marshal. hut nothing WAS developed nnphcaiing
any one tending To show that the fire was anything
more than Of accidental origin. short time since
however the Marshal received intelligence when M
duccd Lin to summon Margaret Lmkn WIDOW
woman her daughter Catherine and her son James
Iarkiu before him. and hc finally became convinced
that ilcy could throw some light on the subject.
Mrs. Iarkns husband and son worked IN the haFery
pTcy ions 10 its being burned and the ianivresded a'
No. a. Fulton street The aihdayiis Of Mrs. laIk!n
and Ter children were taken, and subsequently, Mr
Wilson tie proprietor Of Tie bakery LIS foreman Al
oxander simpson We. Cameron. george y ,al,Ion'
Ny. Janet Cameron. Mary Nclsh aid DAVID II.
Brown. aw'rkmnn. were arresied' all supposed To b.
implicated iu the affair
Ms. Larkin te.,fes that wilson At different times
made ovcr:urcs 20 Ter 90 bum the bakery alleging nat
II was too small 10 do the work he wished She declined
having any ling 20 DO with tic matter. Tie frc Which
CONSUMED hc bakery also burned oui Tic rcsC nee 81
ihc complainant and when Wilson came down tie next
dly Ao called on icr 70 learn the extent Of her oss Sic
informed BIN about S5u.
dc replied that he would make i, al right and gave
her note for the amount payable IN sixty days. NJ
the expiration a. that time SIZE called on him and hand
Cd hiIp the niiC ior payment. To her surprise. De- ic
TIC NOE ill ltiASft ~ ny l4f NAu Af 4Ar
band and cdes; son Of the witness WeIc subsequently
burned to death II the bakery Of Tie defendant IN Cherry
street.
The following i the testimony q Mrs 1orkin.
N4l.ftc, Lalku. being sHy': " resit" % Nc. St
Ch.rty street u widow al 'ho mother q 'th.fine
~ nov ed 1@5 10 . 81 s1 ..ro, r{ MA ~. me ..
ny sous worked for Mf Ms. eetDss before ihc Gre
Mr. G-p'ron "Ao 'ed On Tie up h.ii o'.5 W y iei
,ae NJ ittt sihe SIX. i,o tan With me- 81,
SAID Ia M sIf s q L. H.. .
lyllog be- s.I I'll. iatcIy iii4i hove s.. 700 l 90
On Tor oricr ~ DE- 9o'er.c "a sy egur ilis Ises
Won = /. .ldn Weld e.,.., 81 ca :, =. : b.
would give De SO MY dee a'd ~, w. ils -
r ~ / a. M, " u 10 a, 81 ~
Afraid q State ffson I'D II sriicioA ',o "a % HsAHF
ySs hays e s.' Tnaq, 2lc9FsyiAbS shi tl'y2aa
nay ha,band then ia Nj, wen then .sd Owen VI Il
l os a. ~ %sa m one Of ny '' eld
.1o q scotch ee 10 No - on ';ree' I'D o.i " o
g. ssy ol hiu (WLoul. Wilson sase tie by - cr'
pay ny hasbsad tool s.a-' q ae ~ W..on o..
lo d,la, any 81. Wson tod ny la'b ~ Tat Dr. "na'i
le - 90 I'm. -toi ana "Hn"e il' 10 l. p iD3
band -i.d Wa .g isl.ga ui iGo TO-. ,,' i = ~
NJ. neroY that h. would bold t up asau in III webs
ny Ind sid be lad co. Do bread ln To osof
long before my Foe came aa.s up s,.I .oo4es -
-'e a fAe vel halo, flil Mf "ison. o. tst been
OF 81 here doa' you % male nl "a fof ,c q 10y
poor oLer disgrace her ciifn u VIZ. tan,r ION ante
:, BIZ Wi,on @yins H. could 90 no bsriei. q noaf
Day and could - ofk any whore, and did ne; care ~ -
sooea We y" YOU'D ieer t he ,Aas III NJ c'asioa sd
70 aiier De- .sn, That wa' a bllin.d hool ,lfi
con q - "a Nc'g Yeafs Day ssw M simp.on nnd ~
.a' sea MD Tvs W. S g, ', s sa ~ .ss s,o
s ,s sg " f .o io s it ssy a9 lo S he
Dskc0use NJ yncf . with lin ~ one unc .w Dove
th. 'vcing. s,rt iy dsgier Caiiallue sad so Jane,
tnt [.
and bic would be- back from Brooklyn, eic ~elc
God nav Of h. n..ri n nv horss wsi, ia h!l n
sort tim. my daughter entered c1clinns aa5 selesua
" Oh Mother. the blfchouse j. IN hlnci 1 g.gt
mo Mir Cameron. bp-se, 49, .lis ne Iaksy h.m
sid PMM ~, rsh H. as lg e DOR a' s a. ca c.
mr. aid No ST dntoi they we're Ja', 'if'a' hs
srs~ tie ta.se,. verc On the ife ,s~ NJ We!.h sd q.
s-eber bsndng over lot oil ia ,0od and raref; NJ
Wesh caug hold oi ny clothes AM aid ln" alol. Mf
Lak bean hand-y.e have got NON y'd oui Of is bate
house than hs'e hrs. Canton can' up plt her hand
.ct well paid ihe would did f0le4m outi los o
young came rp stairs tiel mo; tie lert mining sas
husband " told him b. nsktd what Wa going
T. do told bin was going 10 report BIN f burning tie
did lose" went up stair told hin Loot $50 IN
money, and : ag bad IN my bosom, aud all cloth
w. Wilmn "ilc!sding iii yoar ios, i wo1ii
make abou, $1,000" that same morning hr Wh.on
payable in 80 days, and pr missed TO pny BIZ wsscs until tie
ovens would re.dy cr work when he 90 day wcis up
informed NJ n1 Mn Wilson a.tcd h leave the and
be would pay him, but when Nj Wilson got Possession OF
kept putting him Of from time 90 time and
did pay him; present and Mir Wilson write tis
note be- cent ny hoy for pennys worth Of paper he
handed the note u my husband and he handed IL To-
put j. my sons desk that day that the note given
Nh Wilson sad NY hn,band end yse Don't you think
IL would BE- best blLc the hfe Patsy Desmond and
Joney Boxer said, NO | don't know thcn;" know
Johnson the uight eatchan him pas my door going
toward the fry abou, half ell hour before the ire not
quite 90 long.
The testimony Of the children Of Mrs. LaTkin was
also taken and cooborates the evidence Of the mother
The case was adjourned until Thursday next at n.
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