The New York herald., 1865-06-09
the ARSON AND CONSPIRACY CASE.

Luther Fuller and William Findon Below will be found
the most important portions Of the evidence ELECTED
James Warren residing at l0s Ninth street. sworn-I
am clerk in the New York Warehouse Security Company
No % Pine street, was instructed by the president OF
our company, Mr. Theodore Crane, to make examna-
ton Of the property which company held as col
iateras loans different parties stored in that
building; about ten days before the second fire
in that building went there to look ct the
property held there, owned by J. Pierce Company,
kept there storage; Mr. Pierce; he first took
the cellar and showed fifty barrels of whiskey
stored there in Pierce Co. name under the receipt
of Findon, White & Co.. counted the barrels as they
laid turned up there fifty there's that was all the
examination made; Mr. Pierce pointed them out to
me as the fty then went TO the first floor Of the
buding then Mr.. Pierce pointed out lot Of barrels
TERED the FIRST oor he said there were two hundred
and thirtyone barrels OF whiskey spirits belonging to
J. Pierce Co., under receipt Of Flndon White Co.;
had list Of the property with me- did not count these
barrels on the first floor made examination to ascer
tain whether these barrels full empty took the
representations Of Mr. Pierce that they all full and
Thursday prior to the second Are May l. 1886 again
visited the same premises; met Mr.. Pierce there;
told him that Mr. Crane had sent me to examine the
whiskey spirits belonging to Mr.. Freeman and Mr.
Putscl Mr. Pierce first took me to the top floor; he
pointed out sixty barrels Of whiskey, which he said
middle Of the building; they were marked E and
TERED two high counted what Mr. Pierce ss pointed Cd
twenty of them all sounded full also felt and moved
some of them; they appeared full on that hoor Mr.
Pierce pointed out fifty barrels of whtskey which ne
said belonged to Mr. Freeman; counted, then sounded
with knuckes few Of them they sounded FULL those
how many saw marked with those marks M B. Co..;
saw good many they were TERED two high along the
side Of Mr. P1tsel's whskey; some were in front OF
the west wall made no other examination on that noor
that day. Mr. Pierce then took me to the third floor;
he pointed out to me two hundred and eighty,
nine barrels of spirits this was TERED
along the west WALL towards the Reade street side Mr.
Pierce told they belonged to Mr. Freeman; counted
them as they lay TERED up, think three highI am not
certain; counted they lay there two hundred and
eighty nine barrels; but could not see all the barrels
but supposed they TERED regularly one above the
othcr noticed confusion that floor, occasioned by
fire; saw some rubbish and dirt remains of burn
burned; l did not open any of these barrels
but touched few that were the outside;
they prcs no a onsr @ sas o e
that there was whskey there on the door belonging
to any other person. Mr. Pierce then took me t. the
second oor he that there were either three
hundred and three four hundred and three barrels Of
spirits of which two hundred and sixty one bclonsed to
Mr. Freeman: I counted two hundred and sixty-one
barrels Mr. Pierce said they were ALI full and in good
order; made no other examination; touched some
the outside with knuckles; they sounded full;
reported TO Mr. Crane, president that Mr. Freemans
and Mr. Putsers goods that building were all right;
the report was based this examination; after the
make an examination and inventory of the property
found there; Mr. Pierces receipt to Putsel called
for sixty barrels of whiskey on the top moor;
ffty-four barrels found Of Putsefs, marked
"E. d. :" dfty-three were empty, one filled with
water this with water against the last wall Mr.
called for fty barrels of whiskey Pierce
4 Co Is receipt; found thirty nine barrels in all Of
Freeman mark; thirty eight of them empty con.
tanned some whiskey; Mr. Freeman was present, and
said he claimed forty barrels Of spirits that hoor
Of which we found thirty-one full thirteen empty and
head Of broken barrel Of that mark we also found
fvya0f v-aiY harr pIs sOfR
D. I" that claimed by j. Pierce 4 Co.; "a barrels
found full and two empty; we also found
J. Pierce h Co.; nine We're found full and
empty; also we found six barrels Of New England
front Of where Mr. Putsel's whiskey was when l ex-
amned before; the ten barrels OF rye whskey were
TERED along by the wall fronting Duane street, the rum
TERED along the wall, from where it was the
front wall Duane street there also five barrels
OF water found that floor; the third oor Mr. Free
called for hundred and eighynine barrels of
spirits on that noor; Mr. Fuller claimed one hundred
barrels OF spirits the floor; he said his one hun
dred barrels lay against the west wall or this spot had
been shown the Thursday before by Mr.. Pierce that
two hundred and eighty nine barrels Of spirits were
TERED belonging to Mr.. Freeman l also heard Mr.
Freeman say at the time that his pure spirits laid
along in the same place where Mr.. Fuller claimed
hundred barrels; Mr. Pierce said that the
two against the wall belonged to Mr. Fuller those
outside belonged to Mr. Freeman VIC found out OF what
Mr. Fuller claimed thirty nine barrels fu along by the
wall, marked 7 In circle; we found what Mr Pierce
said belonged to Mr. Freeman eight barrels of spirits
full there four of them iron bound the other four
wooden bound don't recoect n they bore marks we
found ninety seven empty barrels; some burned
good deal found, examining the rubbish, thirty
four heads making seventeen barrels and as there were
fourteen barrels wanted one head each we allowed
head for each Of those barrels; there were
deducted seven barrels, leaving ten barrels all in
pieces found other empty barrels there, which
Mr. Pierce SAID were empty before the nre,
also that floor fifty leech tubs full of charcoal eleven
nour barrels containing charcoal that was all on that
floor Second floor Mr. Freeman called for three hundred
and sixteen barrels OF spirits this floor marked p we
found hundred and seventyhv barrels iull also
found sixteen barrels full which Mr. Pierce said applied
Findon, White g. Co.. receipts; we also found fifty
one barrels empty twelve barrels additional which Mr.
Pierce said empty before the fire. they belonging to
C. b. Cotton also nine other barrels, which Mr. Pierce
said empty before the fire; We found them empty
all the empty barrels were tried by the in
spector George Pyatti we also drew on M
from the receiving tubs on that floor; fifteen of
the empty barrels found on that floor were taken for
that purpose nothing more on that floor On the iirs
floor we found twenty five barrels full of Bourbon
whiskey, belonging TO J. Pierce Co, under Findon,
White x Co = receipts also seven,y-four barrels OF
spirits on Findon White Co 4 receipts forty empty
barrels found there also twenty 1--WE barrels
Of spirits, claimed by Regan, on J. Pierce Co.
Pierce consented to have that delivered; nothing more
found on that floor know there some lard found
in the cellar claimed by Mr.. Fuller.
Nr Edgar +. HOuey, surveyor for the Globe Fire In.
surance Company, examined, and testified to
visiting the premises No Erie Buildings the day after
the fire. to look after the interests of tho Globe Insur
Company which company had policy Of seven
thousand dollars Mr. Fullers stock OF whiskey
then claimed 10 be in the buldiug he saw Nr Fuller
there the third floor and asked him where his two
hundred barrels OF whiskey stored he stood the
side, and, pointing towards the west wall said my
whskey stored along there about the centre Of the
buildings Mr. Fuller sad he had but hundred barrels
Of whiskey, that he had removed hundred barrels
from there few DAYS previously, and had notified Mr.
Pierce that he had cleared out the cellar Of his
store and had intended to take the other hundred
barrels that morning in relation to the fire Fuller
marked TO the witness that some one had a grudge
COMPANY. seemed deter
mined TO burn the building up
After lengthy crosscSamination Of Mr. Holey the
nyesti CATION adjourned till this afternoon.
The Stnte Inebrinte AsYlmm.