Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-19
Late Incendiary Attempt.

CUsED.
The preliminary examination of |. Rrmmcll
and his cerk, Samuel Ehr!ich, charged with
an attempt 10 burn the house at the southeast
corner ct King and Co!umh"9 streets on the
riphl oI Sunday last, Vas AriG IM tiI9 chamber
of the Coni;:loa Council tn" MayIr Office not
teing c4pacuus Ell Ugh 10 hold the 'arse croWd
that had assembled 10 hrar tie evidence, at
six o'cock Yesterday evening tore Mayor
Latham and Justices Uhle: AMI Mag. u. l.
Smoot, tsq, CONFERENCE.-The Attorney, col
Quoted the prosecution. toL q. l.; Siuilt ap
reared as counsel Tor the "ctu>r'. 'h':;5rs.
Brill aud E:chbersi. We're s,sorn As ,n'rrpFcterS
the prisoners not speaking the f.n>l''H iah-
guagn lnteir!AIc. .
Cant. J. NJ. Steuart being sworn testified es
fellows -"kn0Hs the accused-he Kept a
store on the southeast corner o! King and
Couu:tn= sirrrt+-lhn you3g nItu IS ms clerk;
between II ard o clock on Sunday ulght
fire occurred It iii, .!nrc Oh gH:n@ I" me
fire found the r]ult,r had ben pu!n' cut
into the 5reet, uni heard that clnocra had
been found under this count in tn, Stare
hearing a citizen say that there was no compe
tent officer to Investigate the affair, ami from
what he saw and heard thinking that an Gu
ouiry should be made, the statement nadc IT,
Mr. Henry Stuart induced him To believe
that the parties living in tic house Were he
propcr ones TO be arrested, and hahcvlnc 80 lie
had arrested them When he vent INTO the
yard in rear Of the store, he found that nearly
every thing that had been in the house except
one or two mattresses and some G;hc: lew
things Of little value mad bocn taken cut and
was piled up there, and saw Raume! !yinr on
a m attress inthe yard covered up--hiS "!t' say
inp that he had drank some ice water AID that
it had made him sick. MIR. StCwA: informed
him tha. he hal seen young man cDHr out
of The store and cry fire, and had told lin to
stop crying fire and lock after the man VI 10
was in the house he did not suppose the
value of the stocS of goods in the store: 10 b.
greater than $500. Nr. :. II. Jinncy. an
insurance agent, who was present, stated that
policy Of $500 on the stock, and $500 on the
furniture had been gotten cut about Two
weeks ago Shoe boxes ana paper collar
boxes scmcd TO Constitute E:GSt OF the stock ;
every thing in the house except Two mattress
es, ous = two trucks and some other "au!c:a
articles had been moved info Tie yard, found
Samuel Enrich, the clerk in the store inc
house had apparently been gu'ta IAtHch
had no shirt OF when witness saw h!m the
fire originated in the store room which "ommu
nic,tes With the other part Of iii" house :;
been removed b. fore the alarm o. lie was
sounded, and hil reasons for So judging were
founded upon the narrownn,s Of the meals Il
exit from the store aid the conGl ~: iii which
the goods we're packed.
Hrary Stu.rt: Knows The accused !:alI
NELL is 10 the shnc ard hat tusjn",5 witness
lives opposite Ramm MS store on Sunday
uight about half past Que 0'c! c.: h.4:i hclse
10 Rammcli's store cot out CT hri nnc vent 10
the window; the noise s1undsi as :?"ugh some
one was tearing boards tC:l TIE ado Ct The
hOuSf: was satisfied to- s1inG one Was either
in the sore already or w!a getting III II rot his
revolver and stationed himself III his wlaiJ;r IL
watch steied!their ptlhara three quslic!. CiGn
hour, during MhIcn time the EnGS& IN the house
continued : then head a vonlu1 in the house
scream, and then q nous, "a /! some Gu2 w3s
choking her in a few minutes heard ner ~
out OF the house ana saw her Iua dn"n tn~!l':-
WASHINGTON street ahou; tire Guat-r7 81 TIC
SQUARE: the oaIy noise she ,aa'.r Th@E % Dh@
street was suppressed CT Z: th0uGh Ii" was
afraid to scream in Il ltT minutes alter hat,
heard young man come out 0! the hnn"'; aud
saw hrln stand on the c0rLer and cry lire tod
bin 10 stop crying fire bur 10 wait Tor t!,c man
IN the house told two Wa,chnau Gio then
came up the same thing whcn 'hc door va"
securely fastened; thee $40 woke e! i rnr
open did not sec anT BODY Within "xpccf those
who belonged there The young man wto came
70 the corner and cried fre he thAunht Was
Ehrlich he saw him ahrur three quarters OF an
hour after lie first heard til. nose N nc house
which sounded like s,la2 cnc VS. stripping
boards from the side OF the hou:' al srocking
chairs atou; like druakca ma.
B. F. Price Lives "a west SIDE ii t1um
bus street, the Windows OF lis Ted ro1ln over
looking Rammcll'a yard was wakcd Zip by
his vile b"twecn one and twO o coc!. CT Men
day morniue and tod that size hear! ;.2:>ca il
Kammel's rar,i e1t NJ and I0o!:c,! ont # the
window saw person: in liammelES y,ra re-
moving goods from the hottie abGut i've or
more minutes alter IL asn PERSONS rCm"si ing
goods from the house into the ya. he heard
the cry CT fire ; dressed anG went to the store
when lie got ere one half ct tho ccUntcr vas
burnt: did not 90 IL the sore until The lire was
nearly cut saw in the tick yard, hoU:.ho!d
goods AID furniture, tut no store goods: sup
posed it required ten or fifteen mIHutos to move
tic goods found ia The yard ir III thr store;
among the goods in the yard were sOmH tsd
room furniture, but docs nat know the internal
arrangements Of The house, or whether nmy
bed ROOMS were OH The lover door san Ram
NELL mo7ing goods from his hOu-n into the
yard before The alarm OF lire, alicr The alarm
saw him lying 90 mattress IN the yard afnar
entity in pain.
Capt. j. F. Webster. Knows Rammell when lie
secs him ; has seen Ehrlicls before, but did not
know his name; Rammell had two stores, one in
Germans building and one Oh the corner OF Mig
and Columbus streets heard the alarm Of fire about
TWO o'clock and when he arrived there saw counter
in the street OH fire and persons standing around
after looking about went in the back yard and saw
bed, two mattresses, thee trunks, hedc!olhing
and clothes basket filled with womens clothing,
among which were packed Two looking glasses,
some mantcl toys and few other small articles
Ramnell was lying on one Of the mattresses with
spread or Guilt over him, apparently sick saw
Ehrlick in the store; he accompanied witness and
CAPTAIN Stuart across the street and Informed them
that only four persons stayed in the housc-hmsclf,
Rammcll, Rammcl's wife and Il servant girl that
RaInmcll had walked him up, and that he came
down in his shirt and gave the alarm; he then
arrested him, and accompanied him to his room. in
the ,arret, to dress he had on when arrested
vest, pants, gum boots, and thinks straw hat: in