The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-05
A r S Q N
Supposed Attempt TO Barn Up
u Woman.
Startling Statements and Extra0r.
binary Complications.
Finding tho Fire and How It Began-The Mer-
chants story-End Of an Old Business-The
Arrest at Cold Springs-Fixing tho Re-
sponsibility-Fortuns Telling-Black.
mailing Dodges- Nook Doctors
Pugilism and spiritualism.


mailing Dodges- Nook Doctors
Pugilism and spiritualism.
on Wednesday night last policeman belonging
to the Third precinct. on going his rounds found
smoke issuing from the premises No. so Barclay
street. He had at first passed the store and tried
the door and found It fastened, but on leaving the
place and going farther down the street he saw that
fire had started in the building The alarm was
given, and the hrenlen with the police, soon came
upon the ground. On making an efiort to get into
the store woman was discovered close to one OF
the windows who was sun0catiug from the smoke
In the place. They
DRAGGED HER THOUGH TIE WINDOW
ana brought her into the air, but 1t was time
before she recovered. When she was taken to the
station she was in nervous excitea condition,
snd made such extraordinary statements concern.
Ing the origin OF the fire that the police at once
decided upon retaining her. and the developments
brought out at the examination Of the parties con.
cerned yesterday fully proved the wisdom OF that
act The woman at 1rst said she had taken the key
OF the place from the pocket Of the proprietor and
had gone there ina
FIT OF JEALOUS FRENZY
to burn up the building and destroy herself. In her
excitement she stated that she had g0ue into the
store and mad left the key in the door, locking her.
self in; but later she corrected this avowa and said
she could not account for the key being in the lock
while she was inside, with the door fastened upon
her. The business carried on at this place is an old
established one, but the present pr0prletOrs have
only been there about two years and half Ac-
cording to the statement OF Mr.. Shreeve, who is the
presumptive owner, 1t Is sort OF cr0ckery and
glassware store. large stock OF goods has
been kept there to supply small dealers about the
city, but
AN AUCTION rs HELD
there every week, when large portions OF the stock
are sold. A Mr. Harrington, one OF the principals
In the present case, purchased the business from
the original founders OF the institution for mis- son.
whom he wished to put into some kind Of business.
The son, not succeeding as well as MI. Harrington
expected ne took the control Of II into his own
hands, This kind Of commerce being unsuited to
the habits OF MI. harrington, he disposed Of the
place to an
OLD FRIEND NAMED sHREEvE
who has conducted the place ever since. A fire oc.
CARED there In December, but that was put out be.
fore any serious damage had been done. That fire
the proprietor Mr.. shreeve, thinks was started In
the same way as the present one, and this they
think Is the work of the woman. When the police
and nremen went In there on Wednesday night they
found fire had been started In two places-in the
front Of the building ana in the private Office at the
rear. In this office they found quantity
OF PAPERS STREwED ABOUT
the ground burning, the drawers OF tho desks all
pulled and the entire surroundings looking very
suspicious. The fire, such as It was, the nremen
soon extnguished, and then turned their attention
to the parties belonging to the place to find out
whether 1t had really been the
WORK OF AN ISCENDIARY
idence OF the proprietor. He was found in bed,
and when reused up seemed astonished that the
key OF the premises was absent from his custody.
He endeavored to explain 10 the police the mystery
Of the affair." but ne has not yet been able to satisfy
the authorities. The man from whom he bought
the place Is the one who backed
COLLINS, THE PRIzE-TIGHTER,
when he went TO Cold Springs Tor his battle With
Edwards and Is a sort or amateur sporting man Of
that type. When tho authorities or tina. locality
they onna the ped Of ps
woman who now figures IN this most extraordinary
case and who mas for some time been the aeknowl.
toms favorlte hannis Is . place called
THE 'ARBoR" IN HOUSTON STREET,
which "a almost entirely the lounging place Of dog
fighters, puglllsts and characters Of that descrip
ton. with their admirers. He is man OF appar-
plexion and by no means aprepossessing cast Of
countenance. His friend ana business associate Is
much older man. The woman who has been the
cause OF so much excitement and trouble Is thin,
citable aud somewhere in the region OF thirty years
She first met Harrington In New YORK, and through
SOME MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE
ne followed her to Cleveland and by promises in
duced her to come to New York and lake the place
OF his discarded wife, according TO her statement.
tual medium and was giving sttlngs through the
country. This business she has since tried TO re-
suaded her from 1t aud made her remain in quiet
life. The Fire Marshal held long examination OF
yesterday and the adays sworn to before a al him.
are as follows:-
cvons % No. g BArg5Ag srrf 1ns Jan
sworn de no and says am 9cer Of police al
% 20 %e on srs o duty 5 ng %
street discovered this hre about eleven O'Clock came up
ia a my
Stopped 10
the Gen street. IRE pretty soon saw little smoke coming
from he grating End went down again gave ISs
ia ws cut apS GSS nn 70 e Un told him
.su,,. HEARD TUE ALARM RING ,
about Twelve minutes when returned the place open
we Sr%aS were S
10 We then Ss s. s ss that we nS.s on
hn she smoke after she 60! me gsr who were
through IN aSs w No
Of IRE On l'' ao0 heard no noise A RfTi coFFEy
,.,. DAVID W. JACKSON
heard ls alarm ire mmedis.y
n not m IN. a1 narS c sSS,
the Key in the door heard afterwards from our fou9dsmsn
ng q he oes the oHi.ide The door was
saw woman standing near the door, that GOULD
ss s o% we % S s @ Of s
not speak we carried her TO the station house shutter
after she had been there awhile she spoke and answered
some Questions afterward: went back to the fire. was
then eringushed didn't 20 down In the basement;
SAW EVIDENCES FIRE
IN rear ohce on first floor; there were pieces Of
nasteboard boxes and quantity OF ashes which looked
IKE we ashes Of psperi there was quite pile OF IL;
tney lay close beside where the desk stood;
we desk out in the streets considerably burned;
there was any light left in that store night there
hc eft in The stove, which be plainly by looking
through The hole IN the shutter; could not fire being
. a
sunday night about the 18th 18th, l think;
nave watched the place pretty closely since
Then; supposed some person slept there un that Ere