Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-23
4 New Orleans Sensation.

The Crescent City" is now passing through
the exciting throcs ut Il social scnsatlnn
A gentleman named Norman Whitney, who
has hitherto stood very high in that c"m!nunity,
where he hal carried on extensive operations ~
y wholesale and retail furniture deal cr for nearly
thirty years, had frequently REPRESENTED his
ward in tnc city council, and was looked upon
ns ono of the "solidest' men of New Orleans,
has been suddenly arrested Tor the crime of arson
to the utter annzument OF the Whole city ana
what makes the matter worse, the evidence
against him is SO convincing that there Is scarce
" u ~ ssihity Of his escaping punishment The
crime charged is TINT Of settling lie - his own
furniture store or Ii,cItring 1t 10 be dope, that
he III: ght avail himself Of the Insurance.. The
mAnnerhy which il WAS traced /" ham l. some
what novel. No one, not even the detectives,
ever thought of even Suspcctl!g GOOD nhd pure
u member of society IL "r Whitney Of the Of
fence; bat while the Offices we're sroAlnga clue
W the incrIul.try, they received {" mysterious
| note from wonnn n ntrl MIS- b"krr, Inform
ing them o.! the Tact that several >rnrs NJ NJ
Whitney had r'.tnre'l int" neg"tInii"us Wltn her
to SET tireto h <SLnrr while himself W absent
in Cincinnati, furnishing her ~. key II lh. store,
aud the nt4,'S-:.ly ues.IIs tolc""nPtlsh The d'ed
| He hen had fifty thousand dollars IN Insurance
on the property. On the very day-sic had liked
upon for the tulliilmGut Of the contract between
| them, however, he wrut: T." her count rni"Iidlhg
his instructions, having, IL tIr sad, RECONSTRUCTED
|. The detectives were very l. til 10 brlry"' this
woman, who gave az her 'nplINr 10, b"trHyl ing
| Whitney tfAl ne had Lrt"l'r! her badly a"l iai :
nd 10 fulfil his promise at q ::s her money Silt-
icient To carry her home u lrcinnJ aI'i pro-
vide for herself there; and they dem in'l"l III her
| further evidence Of his sur before thcy could
| think of his arrest She then agreed To lnvlt"
| him th her h;ju T., where the detectives, from
concealed positions, might uvrrh"ar IL full ad-
| Emission of his Grim. FROM Whiilny'S own lips.
| The appointment WIS made and kept. On" De-
| lcc.ivr concealed himself in II cI"~ct another
| over the tester Of bed, and u third III IN %l
| joining room. Whitney cs,nc III obedience I" n
summons from his Drll.Ir, and in the c'nv"rSil.
found ample confirmation -! Lhcw":i:n an srcl'nrt.
| Two or three interviews Y"r, h,d to make rs
surance ,lnuhIy sure am. III the lust one Ll.i
| i'hilStinrS OF the l:,w ru-hc in upon them ~
Whitney Was paying over T." The w"ntn live
hundred dollars us 'nsh in"lirS," s,t :rl2"d
him. The evidence before the examining court
WAS of the most dam ging rhari"!"", and tt" re-
| spcrLrd aud h"nnrcl Merchant tmd trusted ";ll:
c;al now ills II inion's cell III thu: cty prison,
awaiting triul for his life. ...., =,
| The history Of tho cast" ~ Disclosed by the
testimony, is interesting, and the n"rnI wc'irA~
| from it is, that We should be v:ry careful! how
VIC trust t." mich to APPEARANCES nj Z eo men,
| or put filth in tile devotion 81 bad women
| Whitney will, OF course, he punshrd but the
wicked partner Of his guilt, his accompiicc snd
should Lot be so.-Rich. EnY.