New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-04
CRIME.
TIE nARRlsoN.sr. Arson CASE.

Yesterday at the TOmbs, before Justice Hogan,
the examination in the Of William H. Horton OF inc
firm of Horton Co.. who is accused OF having set IRE 10
the cotton warehouse occupied by himself and partner at
No IN Uarrison-st on the evening OF May 49, was con,
tDued The courtroom was crowded with the friends OF
The accused ard persons interested in the case The FOL
lowing is mn abstract of the testimony taken:
George c. Hartich, clerk IN the employ OF hoah a,
month OF February, 1867, he placed in store No 90 a
sonst II bales of cotton, aud subsequently, 20 ad'oaI
bales these 81 bales were insured III the Holman Com
pany for $1,000 the Saturday succeeding the Ie wiz
ness heard from the Secretary Of the Holman COMPANY
that the cotton had been removed RON 40 % pl' @
to the fire and was then in the warehouses Nos a. ana
49, leased by the firm Of Horton CO.. witness SUBS
quently saw Horton. and asked him why the Daes had
been removed from No 30 without fist having nothed
the owners by doing the policy OF insurance Was
been stored in the cellar OF No So and had become wet
and removed TO Nos a. and ~ to dry me cotton
subsequently removed ana Witness gave ho''on
Sn ie sea i that his @ lad in store
No So few days before the fire. 25 bales of cotton those
the ire bales OF this cotton were found III Nos ~ and
49, it was not insured in these buildings inc In oy
Nos ~ and 90 on turning out tDs f0i%n I o called
upon the desired payment for the storage Of the
cotton; he informed that four bales were missing ana
replied that IL would he all right they would be found In
No 5O witness declined TO pay the bill for storage until
these four bales were produced
George W. Quackenbush, q member OF Hook and Lad
der Company No TO- testified that the day succeeding
the while Overhauling the cotton In NO So he found
tallOw inside this bottle slowed IN between two
bales Of cotton and the cotton ia the vicinity was burned
black did not think the bottle could have dropped
through from the fourth floor.
The further examination In the case was then ad-
jOuFned until Wednesday morning al o'clock. The nc
cused in the mean time Is at large 5000 bail to await
the result OF the examination.
HEAVY THEFT IN A STREET CAR.
About 9! o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.. Tompkins
r. Fellows residing at No Grands entered No. so
OF the Grand and Forty secOndst Ferry line Seventh
ave- and arriving NJ Union Square found that he had
been robbed OF wallet containing sl0i9 IN Treasury
notes which he had In inside breast pocket OF his coat
An examination showed that the pocket had beep cut
and the wallet distracted. He suspects that the thieves
and who left the but before he missed his
wallet Information OF the robbery was given to In
spectOr Dlks and detectives have been placed upon the
track Of the thieves.
FORGERIEs.
Yesterday Mr.. William A. COnant. resident of
Huntington, l.. L. but dong business in this city, in
formed Inspector Dilks at Police Headquarters that
some person had forged his name TO check for $50 on
the Continental Bank The check made payable to
the order Oi George Rogers ana was cashcd at the once
Of Griffin Bros. Co.. No. 60 Coutlahdt,st, by young
by Thompson Beaver statiOners OF No - Whitehalst
that some person unknown had passed upon them a
forged check for ST. purpOng 10 have been signed by
Jacob Weeks and made payable TO the order Of George
p PhilhOteauX. An attempt Will DC made to arrest o
forgers.
ATTEMPT TO THROW TRAIN FROM TIE TRACK
The 1l45 Morris and Essex train, from New-York
to orange, Saturday night last thrown from the
track about nile above Newark, near the Bloomfield
Junction, by large iron bar which had been placed
across the track by nisCreaut. Fortunately the
train was not under fu headway, and the 'run.oh'
caused but little damage 10 the train and no injury 90 the
passengers.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER RAILROAD CONDUCTOR
A daring attempt was made to murder conductor
the Eric Railway Oh Sunday afternoon. The 2 p. IN.
Paterson train for Jersey City Sunday afternoon had
board gang OF about dozen runlans who entered
the ladies' where they smoked and conducted them
selves III ths most indecent and bosterOus manner Tho
conductor. john Garrison, eOnsatcd but again such
great odds he aud his assistants pOwerless of
dying the evil When within about hall mile OF Boiling
Spring MI. Garrison went out on the platform for the
purpose OF entering another when he followed
by some OF the rOwdies, who soze8 hold of and hurled
him off the train Although tho train was going at
about 20 mil an hour Mr. g. Rut slightly stunned
and bruised and able TO walk to- the station, where
the cars bad stopped As theNtran stopped
the ruians left and made their escape.
THE HUDSON CITY OUTRAGE
The three young men who were convicted for COM
uniting outrage young woman named Lizzie
McKeen, at Hudson City, yesterday sentenced by
Judge Bede az follows Henry De Mott, County jail four
months and $3.50 fine John DOnnely, County Jail four
months and $500 fine; James Brannan County Jail four
months and $500 fine