The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-28


| Statements OF Charles Pluck. che Ina.
Jared Mss. ana Another OF che cierk ks
How the Accident Occ urred, &c.
There much sEcitemsot ans considerable crow,
10 front Of the burnt buildings Of MAIDEN iane
William street. yesterday. and many tho spscua
tions and rumors a. 70 the cause Of tho accident
Frederick Fisschaan. oso Of the ssiesea. made TN
following statement TO Fire Marshal Baker Ia reference 10
the origin Of the are-I the secous door will
William Harting Charles Pluck, Paul Hoffman aud tht
the Arm Monday lest had purchased eleven gross and
hall Of deonatas papers 70 b used in toy pistol rhey
osr oss Pluck had sold gross Of these sapcrs
and Hoffman was assisting 70 pack them Tor doiivery
aoamsS was standing On tue counter, reaching ths
the 0oor and exploded this package must have exploded
others. which made the Grst exploso. The last
close by him al the time then down stairs and
William harting jumped ont or the window. had eau
as they mght explode. Thai Is eli know about il
Tho following is tbe list OF insurance Strasburgor
N1n oc s.cck.Et"s 800 Liverpool and London
SO 600 Corn Exchange 81 500 Insurance OF North Anne
gca. $500 commercial, $500; Mercantile. $4,000;
rne. s. soS-s a So. ooS. ~" Va '''' "u' No.
The above insurance covers stock Ia the building IS
Maiden lane aud the upper stories Of 81 aud 80 William
street G3 Maiden ace, second aoor on stock, Corn Ex
Yoas q e0ssS TSs,o
wall not be over $500 soss on this stock
The largest loss stock IN No Co. and which proba
Coroner Naumann was called upon to hold an Inquest
on the body OF Paul Hoffman Tue Coroner, wishing TO
o'clock this morning win be held at tue SECOND pre-
cinct station house.
the hospital. cannot survive his injuries.
Coroner Naumann proceeded TO the New York Hospital
yesterday afternoon and took tho deposition OF Mr. Puck
Charles Pluck. Jr residing at $40 South Fifth street,
Jersey City. being sworn saysI am employed as sales
In the importing house OF Strasburger Nuhn
not OF the fact OF there being thing explosive
ia the place except percussion caps heard that Mr.
Hoffman, the deceased, had friend who had imported
pis0ls that he wished sold; the firm bought them
sold gross, aud arranging them preparatory
delivering them, when must have fallen and OK
ploded that is the way 10 which burned; there
were no fireworks ia the place excepting opedoes there
gunpowder there else explosive That
am aware Of, and know every article that was Ia
tho store cannot recall at what time tho zposon
place think il was 10 tho forenoon
Below will DO found tue names OF tho Jurors empanue.
led by Coroner Naumann
s. NJ Pfyfc, CT Beckman street
Charles A. Barton. 81 Beekman street.
James 4. M0reh0use, SO BeckmAu street.
s. r. Orton, 53 Beekman street.
VIM Pfyte So Beekmau street
Lewis w. Towt, Sc Beekmau street.
c. r. Russell. 60 BcckmsH street
York Hospital the purpose OF taxing the statement Of
tharies Pluck the young mau' who was injured by The
explosion at NO. % Maiden lane. the night previous BY
sha was permitted TO have the desired interview.
We give copy OF Mr. riuck's statement takon down
by the harshal. He said have been four years
10 the toy business and bad thing OF this
kind OF toy before Monday eleven gross brought
into tho store tin box there small paper
boxcs done up 10 . package; these boxes contained
th3 pieces OF paper charged with percussion powder all
shevog on tho secoud aoor aext to William street out
OF this lot we had sold one gross, and and Paul Holt
man wero putting up the order DO stood on the shelf
counter aud was taking the packages from the Shelf and
handing them TO me- laid them on the floor in au in
slant my senses left me. aud all appeared like dream
say whether Hoffman cropped 0I package '' tho
tho counter; think. both my hands are blown or
that must have had package In my haod, which OK.
than S now besSs . S
much more dangerous; when they came We dropped
one or two packages on the oor and nothing occurred
aud did not thuk there was any danger.
The Marshal then asked hun whore he was born. He
REPLIED was born 10 Philadelphia; am twentyhree
years OF age, Joined the Fire Houaves OF PHILADELPHIA
was all through the peninsula campaign, aud was shot
through the thigh at Aotieam was on crutches nearly
blown nearly TO pieces by this unfortunate explosion
TO THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD.
The statement that No. 6 Hose the nrst at the
6rst aud had water on The are before any other ap
paratus arrived also rendered assistance in relieving The
'u'd men from their RsTsrs Sav,Ssos Foreman
A. W Dsrsrso, Secretary.
TO TIKI EDIrOR or the HERALD.
Seeing statement in this mornings HERALD, o: the
Of the two at the re 10 Maiden lane last
ipg, by policeman Hays ana member OF Hose No s.
wish 10 deny the statement / was standing a, The cor
took place. aud Immediately proceeded the Hre and
learning that there we're men 10 the building. at the
door. when the second explosion took place aud /
blown about ten feet. was gaisnty followed by Fred
We carried the dead and injured men In down
the hatch and placed them 10 charge OF the police and
searched the but ding t0se " there any
but. finding auy aud thinking the building dangerous
we came out. JOHN II. COLBY,
FIX member OF Hose 28
The Hustled Habeas Corpus Case.
TUE CHILD AWARDED TO THE CUSTODY Oe rHE
FATHER-ExCIriN0 SCENE IN cOURT, ETC.
sgrRgxg ooURr-cHAMBERs.
Before Judge Barnard.
JAN. 27-The order OF the Court requiring the produc
ton OF the child Adelaide Hustled her father Peter
" Hustled, was obeyed and tue subject 10 dispute-an
Interesting girl about six years od-was present In court
FIX Judge Dean, the part Of Mrs. Hustled, moved to
strike certain portion OF the respondents return
as being improper, and then followed au argument be
tween the counsel on the admssibiy Of tho aGdavts.
he Court decided that the afdavts attached 10 the
Ex Judge Dean then read a series OF afndavs to the
elect that the child had been stolen away from Us
mother, and that Hustled was an improper person
spoudent had abandoned his wife, aud was living
Bowery He held that while the divorce suit
was pcodng child should be put 10 proper place
whore II ould be we'll tsksn care Of. and where the
mother could TO during the tendency Of the
suit.
TX Judge whiting. the part OF the respondent, said
that tbs ather the legal custodian OF the child that
had been we'll provided ior, and would be during the
suit The counsel claimed that Mrs. Hustled not =
proper person charge OF the infant and that IL
would be cruelty 70 separate u from ITS father.
Judge Barnard remarked that since be had been the
bench he had awarded the custody OF children 10 third
with general satisfaction and thought that there
could DO objection In this to placing the child
with the Sisters Of Charity or Mercy, to await the result
OF the divorce suit.
Ex Judge Whiting said Il would be neither . charity
mercy " separate the .hid IRON It's father aud
place in the hands OF strangers his Honor would
ony take the child inside aud question II, he would dnd
out that both happy and comfortable where
aud that m would DO unjust 10 place IL elsewhere.
Judge Barnard inquired anybody had been talking 10
the child upon the subject. aud, upon receiving an assur
the negative, took the little girl aside and ques
toned her privately Alter convorsng with the child
few moments his Honor ordered that under the peculiar
circumstances of tho case the child should