The New York herald., 1867-05-24
couaT Of oyea AND TERHIafR.
The second Avenue Arson Case-Tke Trial
81 John Kane. Charged with Murder.
Before Judge Miller

The SECOND Avenue Arson Case--TLe Trial
81 John Kane. Charged with Murder.
Before Judge Miller.
SECOND DAYS paocEEDNos
The court met shortly after ten clock Az on tho
NE preceding day, considerable crowd was 10 attend
ance, who evinced deep interest in the proceedings
The several Jurors having answered their
sass Of John Kane was continued.
The having been recently tired cefore and shs
NE evidence published in fun portion Of shs iesti.
nony only 10 given
Ctces-szsmlnation Of George sheensn resumed--I
Asst told the Fire Marshal about four months
go OF Kane having gone into the cellar;
lid rot tell him when nrs, saw him, bus
she second ume;. told him then the same "a have
sold this jury he took IL down In whiting, and think
he YsaA Is 70 moi no offered inducements %
1eke this statement; no inducement was offered me
Ssfors ne last trial 70 make the statements ] did
ead promised % got me os and did not do so when
was indicted made up my mind 20 tell the truth;
Baker told Mr. Hall the Attorney General and Captain
Wilson; IL two three days after this was re-
= 70 the motive Of tina. removal Kane had his
psomlsc 70 he told me would not 10 indicted and
was think h is NO, rs bad 70 tell fasehood TO
man % TO injcrs HIM; my belief in the Bible from
evti good may come; know NJ. Hurley; be is agent
Sev ale esiablishuen when Kane went e.
down there, that could place where the gaslght
q tho hallway vas pointed out on plan OF house to ,ne
me Kane LEI, the cellar 70 20 up stairs unit. found
The smoke In the hall thick that could get up,
she last time Kane expressed wish get the harbers
a ~as ana 1o rs 70 s Se' srs n@
she derived from the portion Of the lot
Dor Month, Including the billiard iable was from s2s5
10 $3.50; there about one-third profit liquor and
rent Of the store would have been heard him offered
o. zoo for III was authorized 10 sell tho whole place for
Sal GOO he paid sie 900 for IL; he had made improve
ents the building after be bought putting in the
front cost him $3.50 the nxtres COS, about 200
he insured for soout policies put in 10 the
amount OF S2l 920 distributed through different ineur-
ance companies, IN var!srs amounts hoafe, rents,
hxtures aud stock all the insurance. except the
sstate bong obtained in septsmber thai or the real
estate in April took stock 10 the summer don't
ssnembsr what the result was; saw kanes esaement
Catherine Duchcsns was mex. called and testified IS
sns CT cross examination II have seen Mn: sheeehsn
sGsorge sheehan's mother; did not promise her any
ash, my SISTER, was I vas informed subposnaed a. q
vness prove that set her to the Tomba 10 obtain
600 from Kane for me not 70 appear here a. witness
which was NOT true; have NO hard feeling against
Re drsct-r did not osss Mrs. Grifnih house and os
- appear here against Kane; did not volunteer this
saformatioa until after found George had been N
Or nicnasI flynn, James webb ooHcer Kileen. OF the
Metropolitan Frs Department formerly captain Of police
81 this prseincs; Herman Hodgss Denn r Sullivan.
liy sworn and examined their testimony being mainly
Ne Ans thas given on The former sriA and already
Nr Ssay saassa that s was distinctly admitted by tho
defence that the dcscried In the indictment
Nay Bandford died from the effect Of burns received
- ths rs, and thaa consequently there occasion
- 70 into proof of u
me elalns made b. Kane against the Harmony In
ssrsnes Company ana stats Frs Insurance Company,
eAswing asgrsGasa cf 200 for damage 70 stock and
Axturss we're put In evidence. sfr which the prcsscu
n e. fDr me dsfsacs was sh opened BY erJudse
n 4 Tnoopson In speech Of considerable length re-
vewias sAs ssssi.ony o the part Of the prosecutor
ID Rs:sssa.e % %2ssX ssosg pcns 10 = support o. his
Dstsns testimony He dwslt m vesy strong language
upon ne sssumony q George shsshan and hrs. Du
ekesns moro partieulnrH the former. pointing out
slArng eonsraAcons bssWsen his evidence the Coro-
asrs mQuss q The former uiai and % thw, rebuxng
Mkswss shs eaGnsD which SOME Of the other witnesses
ssisy against Kama The cosn shss sjeuvSsc 20 ihis
0ernipG, u tsn o'clock.