, 1864-03-31
THE ARSON CASE.
Examination Of 4. Danzser-The Eyideaes
Adduted.

Addueed.
A1olrhus Danger. who was Last week arrested
upon charge Of arson, In having caused the par
tlal destruction By FIRE Of the buildings and nro
perty therein, situate on the southeast corner Al
Randolph aud Clark streets was yesterday b,ou. Nh,
before Justices Brown and uoislngton for cxamf
ratiop. NJ. c. q. Reed appeared for the prosecu.
lion, and Nj. E. G. Assay for the defense,
The drst witness examined was ". C. Allen. bar-
tender In saloon IN the basement Of the building,
lie feethed to the fact Of the breaking out OF the
IRE on the morning Of Wednesday. March s3d. At
aguarter past II o'clock he went up to the ton OF
the building to call the other batkecper. who was
In bed, and when about to descend the stzirs into
the saloon, he saW some person standing hy the
1atnppost Ut the corner; he missed the party quite
suddenly, and looking to see where he had rome
he noticed that the dsor Of Nj. Danziser's store
was open, and he heard voices inside. He went
down stairs, and in few minutes the IRE broke
out.
{. " Byden, proprietor Of the saloon in the
basement, being swoEn, stated that Dantzrer hid
recently came to him On several occasions and ask.
cd him II he was Insured and II he Was not recon-
mended him 10 become 10. Dantzger eaId he was
insured and Rtated that 1t desirable thst every
other tenant should become insured; none Of the
buildings were condemned to be pulled down and
probably torch might be pu. to them before thsf
time BY certsiu parties who wished to get posses
sion,
In esoss-e1aminaH0n the w1tness sisted that
TantzgG and Other tenants had been entering into
an arrangement for the purpose Of resietine an
e)ectmenf at the expiration OF their lease on the
LIT Of My nett. and the counsel for the defense
Nithed 70 hare u inferred that this conversation
1nent.
T. L. Miller, Of the firm Of Miller T. Walwartb,
nsalaaee 3n 80 aEe9fe proved thst the defendant Was
the sum Of $sI00o-xs50O On stock. and SsS1 an
fxtn1cs. freslous to the ID Of February Last, de-
1eEda4t had mandatory 1t the corner Of Lssaiic
nss insured for 94.0A. On Transferring the manu-
,soy T. tie ,IS sSry Of the building a he
Q. 3: 6ansom, acert for Miller i Walw orth tes.
tined that be appraised the damage after the Gre.
te19re the breakin ont ofthe are The value Of the
&22sse: the salvage value af1er the fire was sia5.
The goods y the store WAS total Ioss.
~. IoHis Fodhsasniki, clerk to Daaziser: swore
setting some matches oP fire In q closet and then
leaving nc are TO 1t. fssc that 1t tbe time be aid
20 20 npother 10th young man m named John Snyder, who
man Houee- WIS with him in the store, but Sny-
ger was nut aware Of What be had done. Po-
dlIa:ntkt further testified that be was Instructed
BY Dsnz.ecr to set fire to the p1ace, and that Din
age5 held out to him ns an 1nduceMent that II he
~o9id set fie to the store 1t would be good thin.
1Sr 1Sr hi N; as BE- nanzce5 would with The money
Elfest. anu give :he witness interest in it. He
further ftated that on the morning previous
70 1ne Ut, Mhen Dsnzigcz came Il the atore, be
expressed his surpEse et seeing the premises In.
The Testimony Of this witness was ehaken an
q its being shown that he. had
hSSYr$ IT,.
cmptoyer, without leave Several articles sach M
meelscaaam pipes. pocket books. cigars, etc,
On 81 Il L. 91. hsr; rs
Tended By the defence that be hid set IRE to The
pfemieea OF Ats otFn accord, for the purpose Of
coTeE1nE hle own 1elonious doinsn.
Jonn snyder WIS next examined. md his teatj, |
mony as to has knowledge OF the IRE, etc, wis
cosnoboIaafe Of what had been ttated By The ore
T1ouR WitDetB. ~ f.s-
0ticer Efich Stone proved th.t on ri, ,on,d. m
ne nas o. the drc, on the corner Of Randolph aud
Dehroofn streets be eaW man hanging aboi who |
eeemeo to be Trying to ayoid him. Hearing { |
ne store and found the fire located in the cIo.ct
Mhic ne WIS watching the property after the Ire.
be Esm two yonng men At the siore and On bis OBJ,
the that tie oher VIZ H. 81 psasc1s 1 y one e1er q
Ihough he could not obfeFEc the face of the msn
born streets, from hia dress and general appearance
be vas certstn the witness PodhrasniH was the |
Fame pertor.
THAN
ton rested his caee. 1'1'' AeN e-1 pA07'-0-
Joseph Friedman. chilled for the defence, testified
n,a n1 ~ ea1is1 ~ on me morning q the
the locality or fhe dre' Ho 40 I'M. .a;'taIe
went to Mr. DanzIger'e residence. Oh
Buffalo street, to apprize him Of what !
va va ,ais I he ioana IT: Danzfger II bed
him. When NJ. Dsnxicer came down be- M secme3 |
quite p1oetrated at the intelligence &c appeared
q n honest man Wonld under the eircumst.aces.
,,ni.,,, - -. 49, a 4ha a+ ana gers
de1. Thcy both made some rsnbl;rr statemen;s. H &
differing materially from the testimony given BY !
tns% sa,dno 81 sae R1e. RIfeeeat ND neasapg.
F1s Garsnn sc9pnn to ~ ~ nsa1ses1 era;
that bcr master esme hnmc ~ n n,n1oei- - - ~
nirhf nrcsedjn~ ~ f1re nna short1e offc--s-
e Ssd: Sc hssfd E9oeI.as Il IL aoos AID sef
~ and sFer,t ont and Ttuncd tn h,caE1,st IL tbc
morning, w. 'N t''-1 ~ 'Ae&A1s'sA 'D '1'
The further hearing Of the case WAS adjourned
- NNo
IR1su N.r,ox.I F,~-c,,4o ar,
r,,,,e we,,her ,ansar esss.s VI Inc et.u
sfecta and muddy walking, Bryan Hall was filed |
completely fn]l Last evening with visitors IN 4be
Fair. Anez the doors were opened nnttl n, nro-
uoea' communal etrcam OF people came
zuehtpE Into the mil. crowdinS nnd sufe1ur ike
the cataract of Niagazn. 4 great number Of IaaIez
,rsr throrns the '..a ano a. .ney eoo~ed their
W.. "' ns"s mass Oh humanity, c1tno-
.lns ane noop sk.ft suffered severely In ouepa1t
aau see@ea 10 ENJOY themselves to the
against tie lady vieitore as they nassed a,onr Il
these fmnnfent nunutes had hecn nrreatea ,,d w.
No. n;rht ~ ~ s.rsdnst ~ an .an"ts. sna son
hey would learn better manners. and conduct
as gentlemen should In apuhlic n]scen