New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-07


ALLEGED ATIENPT TO DEFRAUD Insurance
ConPAyIEs.--Yesterdsy Justice Bowling and Fire
Eqrsha Baker commenced investigation in the case
81 Judah Pierce, John W. Freeman, Luther NJ Fuller
and Wm. Finlon, who were arrested on the complaint
OF Henry ". Coble, attached 10 the Fire inamanee
Patrol and residing at No. 473 Greenwiohst, who
charges them with ncendiarism and attempting TO de
fraud several insurance companies On the night Of
April 20 fire was discovered on the third floor Of No
Erie Buildings, oceui led by the aoorsed storage
warehouse. l. was extiugGished before much dam
ase was inflicted On the nieht OF May a f-e broke
out the same spot ana The stock Of whisky in store
was con iderably damaged. The accused insured
foT SIS 90 and IL is claimed by The compainanl thas
the stock did not amount 10 more Than 5000 II vas
shogr Ia evidence that Freemen, OF receipts for COO
barrels Of whisky, obtained from the New Ork Ware
lcne and Security Company loans 10 the amount oil
$3.50, and that On the same he had Effected
al slr nee Of so 500 Ia various companies. Pierce
stated that he owned 2s barrels OF whisky which no
effected Insurance Of SD CO., and tnIs he effected
Ioars frOr the Warehouse ana SECURITY Co 70 the
amount o. $4,000 On the faor an whcf me f-e oc.
cured Michael Patse cirlned 10 have in addition 10
me above ~ oaiftls of whisky, and on this he had
Strained loan Of $1,000 ron TIE above company. IN
addition 10 bis other insurance. Pierce hal "a M J.
vdna insurance on the STOCK ond n4tuIes 81 S4eVuV
TIE tOta insurance amounted to etOJ 90 ana me o'di
loans 70 So l25 George Pat Of No. 80 Washington
ct inspector Of liquors. stated that le Was employed g.
Innke al Inspection of the liquors No. Erie Build
ings. On tie fourth hOOi he found % empty barrels ~
barrels Of whisky, IL arIes OF water aud ~ barrels u
spirits On the ti!ra floor he found II barrels u
spirits. - empty bGfrels 10 broken biies ~ tuht
filed nth charcO. us.l By rect.oIs aud called leacb
tubs. aud u iOar barrels Containing ch4rcoaL On t.e
second 0Cl was found 200 barrels OF SPIRITS 81 empty
harre's and one barrel Of wa,or On tie mist
moor wos found 20 empty barrels -
barrels o. bisky barrel Of Vate' aud "a Dafreh OF
spirits IT. rhc cellar found 81 barrels Of lard anu
2eupfv lald barrels. Mr.. Freeman eud Mr.. Fulr- !
claimed ilc property on the third hoor MI Hief say
inc ne h4d lo0 barrels Of spn.i on hat '0oF ana
Nj. Freeman saying that be hoe I'll taIe4- Oh me
zane Loor. Witness stated that M. Pierce formed
Ain that FiuGOu White owned - barrels Of bourbon
aud "a barrels of whisky tho fist O0f ana they were
40 rnarsed oy him: the barrels containing Bourbon
were near and touching the empty b9lteis rev hI
rels were leaking but they could NOT rom No Small
leak. have become empty before tho 18Th q! NAY
found the empty buies win scans OPcN' ptt iAlnA
tia. tie LEAKS OIL suiIcl-A! large 10 t p Tue
barrels I'm DAYS; there had hrrn Io near me center
OF the second floor. ana Oh the fst HOoI morocco pI
lar which sppeared as though liquor had down and
buraed ihereon water Is always used IL recui,ing
whisky had al OF tie barrels OF whisky been in- II
would nave required for recying purposes more water
than found al the time Of NY examination. Inc de-
fcndarts claim that there was IN the sat t'1 DeOtc
the Ere enough STOCK TO cover BON the ,as ana m
snrance bnI tat The heat caused o. ie hie 50 sus
the barrels ~ them 10 lodF ana III tis amer
Is be accounted lie fact o. there beng sonany emPy
barrels A fred a. Reeves OF Newark y. d. SecTetIt
of the Globe File ms apCc Company OF NtW-LOrs
states that the 18th Of hpi Mr. IneF cameo az we
Office Of the company end wished to ilGi' iV barleS
of whisky saving fiat ne had insured 100 barrels IN the
Merchants Insurance Company Tor S1Up al % cents
on 600 per year; that he had 200 barrels OF whisky
witness wanted co cents per eluO but finally sod thai
be would make application binding until their sur
yeyor could eNanine il and ascertain whether We could
take the risk a tie he prODCseC tins was ooAe
and Il was nall agreed 10 take the risk at 20 less 10
before making policy witness insisted that il should
be made for 200 barrels. aud that The Merchants
COMPANY should 40 the thing "a in csse OF fire
and (. portion Of the liquor burned, II would De i'm.
possible to tell which 100 barrels was damaeed this
was done since the Mr.. Fuller has conse7sed with
The President Of the Company and has given proof that
some hundreds OF thousands of gallons Of spirits were
lost. go.
] o clock.
ScfrTzEy CORPs.--Tbc annual shooting ics-
tiya Of tins company, which is COMMANDED by Cant
Pnsh was commenced yesterday At Jones Wood.
There was but a small attendance present. The men
a. "A frt SloofinV "a hlie