The New York herald., 1867-05-25

The Trial Of Kane. Charged With Arson and
AIurder-The Case for the Prisoner-Thir
Days Proceedings, Gc.
Before Judge Miller.
This trial resumed again yesterday morning, at
ten o'clock. The first witness examined was
Peter Lorsn, who called for the defence Witness
stated tina, he passing Kanes premises about quar-
past twelve O'Clock the night Of the 18th Of De-
cembcr, when the fire occurred; he noticed two mon
going the house At that hour and he thought they
were going to take drink heard the alarm Of fire. and
ran back assisted in bursting open the door, and saw
Kane and his wife, the former very drunk witness
persuaded Kane and his wife 20 get on the roof where
Patrick Nolan. the next witness examined. testified
that he lived the place and heard three raps Of
polcemans s,a immsdiaeiy after, as he was looking
steps and on as hard % he could towards Second
avenue there was light enough TO sss man distinctly
he should think that this man was about hve feet ten
inches in height could not tell the color Of his coshes
= ne stood under she shadow OF Kanss doorway.
sa~ nan rush oS, Of Ksns's csiisr and run toward.
and believed he the nrss 70 observe the are which
very small at nrst. and looked like small barrel
sst on e down In the cellar witness believed be could
put out the rc himself bot he afraid Of breaking
ana sns s"sssS ire policemen With LADDER Il
helping the people ont Of the house. must have besn
nsary twelve O'Clock when he At noticed the nre for
twenty msutss 70 that hour; saw man running on.
but could not ten whsthsr be vas il pocSnans clothes
OF not: Kane was uodrssssd vnen he ~w him, and %
rscmss 4. Hurley vas the NEXT wi,as~-Knsw Kass
ale and used regularly pay him visit every wsdnss-
day, and then usually he'd game Of billiards and dfank
Of :: wS s.1s ssv. .sS ssS. y = p %
half pas seven until slsvsn o'clock len shsshan thsss
whes he went away Shsshan witns slated had always
NOT tel wbsiher Ss wss druak sober; witness had
supplied Kane with seventeen barrels OF Gle up 10 the
e =: % s,.s and -: .y s:
ou the night BEFORE and which were consequently
mrrsd, as the house vas burned down.
the rear part cf the third door Kanss very
handsomsy furnished Obectcs raised By counsel ~ 70
vitae .ng an svsssss yausSe S 2. nAsss rasnars =
Iapdass< and insecure condition, and the psoss Of gas
were broken Of the sash the upper part Of ths
smp on The ccrnsr q he street. ssary in from Of Kss.s
place. also the opposite side o. the way. u
guires store also two others = froni q the EsVp 49,,
Two hundred feet o that is four lamps aosssnsr with
as1ss c.si ssss,sed TIA. he he'd vs,in the house.
retired on the night Of the nrs a. n,fpsss slsve.
o'cieck len Kans down stairs aicnE With sheshsn and
another nan whom ss did not sUr l.oonSs' vSss sss
door. door, and how Il looked on as night Of q. arsl
Trend Of his .S Jos.sy Is. where ne BIZ
lard able ~ss and ,st eth shesnan whss Kceinsca
sssSS -. ~ rss.sk Led down longer there Kane
sheeisn. ma nThsd Mare and wtnsss' brsAhsr IN shs
room risvins a >1s end billiards.
trial -...s.. ...-,..x
W. -sw and had been IN this c0untyy since 1871,
~ y, ~nrs q the time of the Ass trial she had con
vsr..tsn with Mrs Duchesne. who aid that the wit
against her evidence on the trial she
I'D give witness house and lot In Baltimore, which
uld render her independent Mra Duchssns said that
As was bound 70 haag John Kane becauss he had
this circumsssnce to M. fhompsoa because she
thought TOO many Of ths family were already impi-
cassd in the trial, and besides, she thought the
Tombs, and ssill regarded him kindly.
MA shsehan wss then called 70 csnoborsse this wit
ne; but hss sxanpsnofon va deferred until tns notes
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