Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-28
ARSON, on NoT7
Peculiar Charges Against Salooa Keepers
.-Ths Contests Of a WsllAppOiHisd
sai06a.

In our issue Of yesterday We referred
briefly TO an impending Investigation be-
fore the grand jury ola case Of arson and
resisting Sherlff's officers. The docu-
ments in the case, and the testimony OF
parties concerned. who are Witnesses give
the affair a bad appearance.
STATEMENT OF THE Insurance AGENT.
MEMPHIS, May %, 1871.
Luke Wright, Attorney General Mem
phis, Tennessee:
Dear Sjr-We had insurance on the
lessehold interest, fixtures and liquors Of
Luccarini 81 Asta, in th6 salO On known
az the "BeRuty Saloon" on Main street,
and some little time after granting the
Insurance there was an attempt made 70
burn up the premises, which, fortunately,
Was prevented by the promptness and eff
hcieucy of the FIRE department, Upon
examination, we found the premises had
been fred in three different places in their
saloon, thus proving hat the IRE could
not have been accidental. Besides, it oc-
CURED on Sunday night, or about O'Clock
am. Monday morning, when the saloon
had not been open, nor any ire therein.
The parties made claim on as for damages,
which we declined 60 pay, and upon their
attempting recovery at law, we n~on-suited
them. In our opinion We believe that the
prOpristors Of the saloon procured the
firing of their premises.
we are, respectfully,
II. A. LITTLETON g. co.
The ire, or attempt at ire, took place
last Sunday morning, During the eaIly
part of the week an attachment was got
out against the property and fixtures IN
the saloon by some creditors who had
| obtained judgment, and Nike Pyue went
TO levy on them, or go through some legal
process. He found II necessary 10 force
an entrance. When he got inside he made
an inventory Of
EVERYTHING IN TEE CONCERN,
which consisted of the following property:
First room-Five empty bottles, 2 bot
/ ties wine about half tull, ! bottle bltters,
= bottle vinegar, 2 mail boxes smoking
tobacco, 5 shelves, 1 counter, l PARTITION 3
| glass doors, 3 glass transOms. Second
rOOm-l counter, 81 dozen bar glasses, l
stand for washing glasses / Ice PICK o
| empty beer bottles, Z dozen towels, egg
| nogg mixer, 81 dozen empty bottles, p
| dozen boxes cOrks, 1 demljohn . full
/ whisky, ] cssk of HOLLANDS, 1
empty jar, lug = full whisky, 2 buckets,
1 wash tub, = keg beer, L demijOhn y full
whisky, 1 small keg = full whisky 2
whisky measures Il pint u l quartz =
key Scotch a!e, 2 walters q small large),
l s~piUtOOn, 1 Ice boX or beer cooler. Third
ROOM coal stoves and pipe, 1 round
table, 4 square baDles 4 batr6A part lul
bottled ale, 1 empty d6mUOhn, 1 dem9Ohn
= full gin, 9 casters complete Il dam
aged, 3 salt cellars, 8 lamp globes u
| broke), 2 candy Jars, 1 water pitcher,
/ plaster statue, 7 table cloth, Is chairs,
/ coal bucket. Back Kitchen cook stove,
l table, I safe, lot of cooking utencils for
l stovs,1 spade, 1 lounge, bedding and
mattress claimed by John Hite) besides,
a lot of bottles claimed by sundry parties
containing liquors, etc.
Having done this, he placed q watch,
man to take charge. AftsrWsrd some peO-
pie anne, took f0rcibls possession, and
| made a mock auction Of everything, and
/ this left the Sherih's officers with nothing
to look after. The grand jury are investi-
eating this nssty-lOOking piece Of bust
I ness.