The New York herald., 1863-09-29
THE LATE FIRE At Will SONS BAKERY.

| Larkis's story Looks very Dovr,r,.,
"ss Deans Opinion or the Com pintil.
sns-Alibi after AIibf Proved-rhe az
,o' the PrOser0tion Failing So =
| Ground. 80.
The investigation into the crcurst ances attendlr. A
turning o. WILSON'S cracker bakery now going on b.
justice rowing, y fast drawing 10 close fhe
sne prosecution opened yesterday and AZ lb. ,o.i.
'ne uay's work the prosecution had hardy J..
s'ina upon No less than seventeen witnesse- ys,s.
a''oi a'ter ai!bi was proved, and the :. tonne
e'' prosecuting witness completely yststod.
nexed Is report OF The proceedings:-
"s " holy, civil engineer, deposed that he -..rv
'ns premises OF Mr. Wilson, No T3 Fulton str 81 III
~ osoasi''is' ana was web acquainted wisb.tiis
ao'et :" the materials used in th. bakery N, /,
"e'e introduced diagram OF the building ala tt.sl
tnat u wond have been inpossble a. 49,,
rc"'"ih on the fourth floor for Gft.ep inmate ,
'he me was started. The building y,> Ia, q,
wend be apt TO burn very rapidly tho r.ts
" f''o" pune ana the woodwork dry THAI 4
~ "o'i" DC very rapid; Il is Dyi usn. n.
oufn lar without creating great de-, of >,
!" Mcfhan. OF No. OF pierrepont street, isr.,a!yn
posed as folows:- have been a practsip., lf,rsisA
thirty one years; know Alexander Simpson. n,,, !
sent attended him ON tbe 18th OF December last II
from that continuously until the end of ,he .no,,, x,
was aboring under infainnat,on OF the lnu.s fhaa \
nned him TO his bed and room. and IL would 10, IL A.
Deeh prudent for him 10 out New Years day M ~
heard that he had gone ont the day after the fire ,t
somewhat annoyed at his nprudence: Mr. s;.pson lvo
at the corner of Casson Quincy streets
yn' his house is about two miles from the Fulton os
Wall street ferry.
Jessie Archibald deposed that she resides al No 81
Thirty fourth street; the part OF December ana
the fore part OF January Mr. Simpson house in
classon avenue, B,ookiyn Mrs. Simpson was IN and Mr.
simpson also; was ia attendance upon Mia simnsoe
until the mdle OF February LIST March Mr. si,np.
son was mono on New Years day but ont the FOL
lowing day, when he heard OF the IRE ho
was quite i'll at tho time, and The doctor said
be should NOT have gone out; Mr.. simDson was in
Mrs Simpsons room all day. and him an day: he
was not absent from my sight at any time during tile
day except at intervals OF ba quarters or an
ur We ehsdon tea at quarter past O'Clock r. aer
we had got through our tea Mr.. william Farmer David
Brown and Charles Bloom called and We pre- AIRED len fo,
them; they took toa about hafpast seven n'clock and
remained y. the house about half h0Ir altogether.
stayed away all day he could have been ont o NV
sight for two hours without my knowledge.
George G. Gourloy, Of 32 Second street. Williamsburg,
beipg duly sworn, dcp0sed that he brass founder
by occnpaion; saw Nr simpson on Now Years Day
about hafp three O'Clock P. NJ; BIN at his
sidcnec IN Classon avenue he lying lounge
when saw him. Mr. Spence and Mr. Emory we're there's
Mrs. Archlbaid vas also present; stopped at Mr. Smp
sons nose about nan or three quarters OF Al hour
Edward Pick, Of l01 Adelph street, Brookyn, dsposea
that be vas u mason by occupaton; called at Mr..
Simpsons house on New Years day abou, 4 quarter 10
twelve O'Clock H. ne WAS in his dressing Gown when I
saw him. remained there about half an noar. and ~
was leaving Mesefs. Stykes. Cook and Cox in.
John hamilton deposcd that he lived 80. soulh
Tenth street, Williamsburg: Mr. Simpson
aud ten O'Clock, remained at his house until twe
O'Clock Mr.: simpson In his bedroom after twelve
house Hfeoond time for the purpose Of telling him abo
the fire - csled in company with Mr. Emory ana Mr.
seen Mr. Simpson al The bskery for ton days weeks
previous 10 tile lst oa January
depoeed:-l at Nr. Simpsons house New Years
day got there between hall past two and h,f three
o'clock stopped there about half an hour NJ. simpson
was there he sitting n his bedroom Mr.. Emory Mr.
Pick and others were present
James BoyIe, Of No 2i5 Fort Green place. brooklyn,
testified that be saw Mr. Simpson nt his hpsc New
Years day sbont four O'Clock: he was in Tie room with
John Noe Il Downing street. BROOKLYN that he
TOOK Of Mr. simpsons horses II takes ab1lt three
quarters Of an bour TO from Mr. simpsons bo!se
the fulton ferry; on New ye,r's day Mr. Farmer
rowed IN. Isimpsons wagon; this about
O'Clock A. the wagon came back about O'Clock
abcm oclockP. NJ, ana remained there unll about
four o'c ock.
Charles i. Bloom Of No. I59 Sands stree Brook,yn.
testified hat he had printing establishment vi No. 70
Fulton street the night nf the fire 6eorge Game
ron and william Farmer on New Years day bout eleven
O'Clock A NJ they csme TO my residence and stayed
about fifteen minutes saw them again aboat hall past
Ave o'cock that evening IA com,any with David H.
made calls with them that afternoon. and then
TO Mr. simpson's house where we took ra; We
rived at Mr SIMPSONS about sevcn O'Clock Mrs Arcbi
bald sst the to- for George Cameron
at my house when came back from Mr.. s,mp.ons; we
s,ed ri Mr.. simpsons about half or three quarters of
an hour VIC found Cameron asleep the sof, this
about nine O'Clock.
knew Terence Isrkin crossed the fulton cry with
him about quarter after six o'crk New yesrs even.
win Inn about seven oclcck nd rsrted ,rpany xi,s
him about quarter past On did not ihe nre A.
was coming over the terry Il did not b'ak out until
ter bad gone "a bed which about eight O'Clock;
the FIRE bells rang lot the seventh district, and torned
out am meinbcr d ingoe Company No. 8 got to
tie he about haliiast eight O'Clock the buliing then
apeared e. b. alt on ire; went 70 Mrs. Iakn'p rsc,
aud there AIr md Mrs. arkin, Mr. Bgc> ey aso
named ittsn. Mrs Iarku's ch ldren Ere
men belonging T. 20 lBspe took out some Of Mrs.
IaIkn's furniture, and rome months sfterwsrds
she said that in t.kmg out bed clothes Oak
os, SEQ Mrs. Iarkm cid mo that Mr. simpson
promised her $500 bn' that be had gone r'rope so
said sbe boged snnsn would broak hls neck Mrs lar
kin siso said that shs had called upon nr wilson aud
asked him terry the funeral expenses attending the
burial Of Terence ark o. bit that he had reused 70 ad
her have heard be- threaten number OF people
the bakery saying she world have blooa tor blood y
have sen seen her oondact herself IN rotsus manner
ia front e her door sue was very abusive ~ her LAM
guage and swore loldy At those who teonged IN tie
bsk,bsusc this occurred in tho month of Juno,
he death o her husbapd the 2tst Of Angus, she
bad with two of three men IN front ~ he bakery
in Cherry street -he wes addressing VIM '~mcron tli
crowds around III h,kesy: wihn srmer and
ceotgc cameron New Year day abos, past two
street and first saw George Cameron again
the evening at Mr. Bloom house IN Sand street, Brook
iyu / an mol good terms with MR. Lfrkin, bad
officially with husband occasion, md sbc .s
hns spite sinst ever since; she abFcd me
Rtcrsards hen passed her door
Mary salmon, domestic D the empos H.cnt os NJ.
simpson, deposef that her employer was al me all my
New Years day and thu he could MOI hsve sh~en'td
bnee flr more than ar hour without her knowledge
kndrcw fook testified that Mr. Farmer vas Al hs
horse IN Pacific street, near cssson aver g. hetwesn
han i- ght aud nine O'Clock on the cvcns g tss ist
VI January.
Honnra nean dcrosed that she formerly vet ~ ~ Fg
too street sbe nrs heard the alarm of rr Dout es ne
onlnrk dd not know where the hre was until Mrs ar.
kin told me C4tarine IarSin b.d blep In nv room i'it
before that but she did not tell mo whore lhe IRE
b.ard her crying 'Tre the stairs ev tewnds ser
sho 81 n,v apartments she had not tnr - - up -
TIE bakery and back before she gave the ala would
uot believe Mrs. ttrkin under osih; enc = awcnar
~ bsd eharsotar, aud sgore falsely gans, ~.
In ~ assault and haftory case; The day
tt,a ore Nrr. faTkin came into my ans
IA ~, 40 sraad AL the old broken furrn re \, trt
fa4AeD Dg4Fu naffa NlaN