The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-27

erty worth rbout 81 600, by the nre ~,
rance effected upon 1t; he saw Shee -, s,and,, .,.as
the door At Thirty hrst street, ~ ~ corn.x ~ Sa.nS
asSeu n "a Le w NJ a. No, soe unlocking the door
~ M ~ 49, .tabt. AZ Az TO Sheehan and did
nos soc nun asAn ~" ss Arc Kane at oil that
ns.as, e -" terms sed witness not
kVi.oisny eos 49, E.ra. 4 With Kane, he had tad
SUIT penong as@,lss 1870 he had been insured wit
ness "oui. W. na ss,ar able to his demand
Sxoep. uI"u we ~" ,sy sent; he had
names car .ne e g sfore the fire, but be did not
from the hoor 20 the b saent but he could not saw il il
To M Huchings- fitness had three years Of his lease
rec.ly, hut he did tn ssagh another person
,va 3urol-w river insured IN any other place
Mrs Punngcrr srailed and examined by Mr. Brady
ssid before u Toners jury that the noise appeared
George 81 ssnan examined~I am twenty -four years
lEn IN Ireland; came to this country IN
Aoos nsus a. New York, and went TO Albany; did not
go INTO nu srlcss there; uncle and amt
named ~ . AAne; went into uncIes employment attend
Aprilis rs Sarkeeper corner Of second avenue and
Ihry NJ ~ street, there license taken out In my
dacsed there for kane he gave me SO month
and my board; remained IN his employment until De-
&c 81 n on s S & May ~as me-
OF got but plantation btters syrups
~ the s Of Se about Nay WAS
Il worth $4,000; last summer the prisoner told me
be showed me the insurance; the aggregate was
ZOO; the bar room and fixtures &C were insured
bar. billiard table, pictures pump mrO dscss s sas
: two plated pitchers cigars copper measures plated
$1,000; the iusurances were shown to me some time
before the IRE; there was trap door that admitted
was opened the tapdoor was boarded over and nailed
up. The witness, having mentioned the names Of the
habit Of closing the store about the time Of the IRE from
, twelve TO three O'Clock in the morning; the night Of
70 sv thar he ss coat
pants and patent tent leather s boots told him to g
l NDamn vouc cir tha tor W I he went
stairs without bis coat and shoes and in about half
hour ass ne met cosa sSs ssn ana said
was closing It rs fast as could Kane then closed the
tue q
port wine there there also paint pos heard
and h IN was mot for
to TO bed; was then in the hallway and he told me
se s $ SSa The s
having gone down to the cellar second time; he
NAMED there while and soon after the prisoner who
quenily the witness discovered the place to be
he the ssrR Of fire. when the
he said to witness, ''shut up about what saw TO-
40 not say that y0S saw me going down into The
snbject, as Kano was drunk; next day spoke to him
about III Kane replied, Keep quietit viii be all right
In few days." lis was when he going down to
the Fire Marshas Office the cellar not used for de-
posting ashes; witness had been in prison charge
Of for two months and nine days, and prisoner
used TO visi. him in prison and say every day he would
T Mr. Marindale here put in the schedule Of Kanes
losses supplied the insurance company and
ined tho witness with the view Of showing that the GOODS
premises The witness said-The business OF Kane
dun during the and Kane spoke to me, saying
he would like to sell the place to advantage.
Cross-examined by Mr. Brady-I is about three weeks
ago since first told any that the prisoner go
down twice the cellar, told to Mr. Baker, the Fire
Marshal; told Mr. Baker all knew, as was in prison
charge OF indicted in the Court Of Gen.
eral Sessions and did not being anocent wish to be
tried Kane told me that he would get out OF prison
and 60 the District Attorney about 1T when found
that the prisoner telling lies told the Fire Mar
shall all knew Of this affair: in the Tombs and
the prisoner there gavo me money-$5 and $40; be-
lieve Kane then owed me $50; he gave oil about
$780, complained Kane that the place not 1T
pig 10 live in. After being crnss examined to whe-
ther he had any hope Of escaping from punishment If
| Kane convicted, the deposition OF the witness
taken before the Coroner was read 10 the nry counsel
| for the prisoner contendng that this testimony
altogether different from that given by Shechan the
present trial. The witness said the why he had
made different statement because the prisoner
his relative lie had liked him much and did not wish
10 see him injured.
The adjourned at three o'clock to this morning.
when the trial will be resumed.