The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-16

sever and hsif ast seven o'c'eek, W. heAd some
company had ene ipto .trs. eanerens h3Nsc, hhl
nv brother James into Nj, Cameron hnese !
went up 10 the TO- foaf where she y9d there WAS n'
her and kltCHeR aeGt dewr stafs g. ihe
thd loor aud then no back piazza and " that
way got into the bakery tho trst person. stN N"ct
Buy and George Came Gu, they h tlue tut "a tri
each had mold OF stick which WIS uiaced through ~ -
III the tub, and they carried the Tub IN this each
one had wLtesash br sh II his hand, aud they wpli
op the brush INTO the tar and then plaster the TAR un TIE
wood and on the stairs next MIR. Simpson tie
same noor he bad bunch OF straw IN his hind. which
was all daubed with TAR he 10 the stairs ard
placed the burning straw against them whore they mad
boon danbed with tar and Set them fire. Mrs. Cameron
Came TO and asked what wanted. asked
her whore the company was, she said they had
all gone home and told me TO run home; lave ald
MT Farmer had already fred the b ske,s on the
Gold street side, they and looked al mo While
Mrs Cameron was speaking to me. there was SMOKE
when first went in, but Il afterwards turned into
Dazc was afraid OF catching fire. so went back 70 the
piazza, could see right into the bakery tho baskets
were not on Are the Fulton street side when went in
ran down stairs, my brother went with me- told my
mother that Mrs Cameron had burned the bakehouse
father there but dad not tell him because he was
htte bit drunk; my mother returned with me to tho
bakehouse mother saw Mr.. Simpson, Mr. Farmer and the
others; they standing together IN bunch talking
Mrs Cameron cappei her haad my mothers mouth and
said she would be paid as well as she; the others ran
away to tho doorway and went down the dummy Mrs
Welsh and Lizzie Welsh went into Mrs Camerons room,
did not Mr. Wilson in the bakery that night. about
q month before the nre Mr. Wilson came TO my mother,
and addressing her said Mrs Larkn, want you 10 40
a favor" mother said, "whst Is it," MIR. " ison said
no wanted her to help Mrs. Cameron TO burn The bake
house my mother said she would not do N he then SAID
no would give her 500, and that Mrs Cameron could
not do II alone bu. tina: mother Mrs Cameron ana MIS-
Welsh could do IL MrsWison said that he would get
mother insured and said he insured Mrs. Cameron Nbr
$500, although she had not more than 500 worth OF
property; he said had than Mrs Cameron,
and would get twice $500 for hors he also said that II
the place burned down be could get the lots each
side and build up bigger bakehouse Just at this time
my father came for his lunch, Mr. Wilson then said TO
father he wanted him to do him favor as Mrs larkin
had refused TO do IT. Mr. Wilson then sen Tor Dote OF
Scotch ale Mr. wilson asked father il he would make my
mother do it. my father shook his head az her not 10 DO
It. father then said she could do as she pleased.
LITTLE JIMMY's TESTIMONY.
James arkn deposed that he eleven years of age:
remembered the burning OF Wilson's crackcr bakery was
living at No 90 Fulton street with my parents at the
time, with my sister IN Mrs. Cameron'5 the
evening OF the lst Of January last saw light in the
bakehouse went 20 the piazza the boy Jack Came
ron he said, " Here, Jimmy, don't go over there' !
could see into the bakehouse tho door OPEN saw
Mr.. Simpson. Mrs. Cameron and George Cameron, also
Mrs Welsh and her daughter; there others
there, Mr.. Farmer being among the number they
setting the baskets on fire. and had tar all over tho oor
could smell it, think my sister told moher about tho
re she came up stairs on the piazza and commenced to
holloa; some mon followed mother up then went down
stars that afternoon Mr.. Wilson in tho street. by
the door saw Mr.. Simpson that afternoon in wagon
before the door George Cameron was with him; after
the fire Dir. Wilson came 10 our house aud wrote
on piece OF paper about the loss sus
tanned by the dre i heard him say something about
sixty days; had Mr.. Wilson in house before;
he came in few days before the fire. aud sent me for
bottle OF p0 ter ale giving fifty cent stamp 10
pay Tor 1t handed the bottle TO Mr.. Wilson, and then
loft the room In company with my sister; recoect
seeing Mr. Simpson putting papers into the baskets then
he set FIRE to them; he did not have his coat at the
time but whom mother holloaed he took his coat, aud
ran down stairs.
Tho investigation was adjourned un til nine O'Clock
on Thursday morning.