The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-29
THE sTINER INQUEST.

Yestorday's ProcecdtnEs-A Verdict at
Last-The Jury, After an Absence Of
Two Hours. Return with an Open
vordact-Dischargo OF the Butler and
Cook. n
Yesterday was the fifth and last day OF the
Stiner inquest The jury, after two hours deiber-
alton, returned verdict which resulted In the
discharge Of the butler and cook. They also made
some important Recommendations. ar[
f % THE TESTIMONY. r
Charles K Hyde was recalled and TESTIFIED to
having had conversation with Dorah Arndt on
the day after the re; on that occasion she stated
to him that she was tn the house on the morning
OF the fire, and at hal-past ave O'Clock, when she
got up she smelled smoke; knowing that the house
was on IRE she tried to arouse tho inmates
BY knocking at their doors, but failing she ran to
the street and escaped from the burning building.
During the conversation at which the above state
Y,enss were made Miss Arndt was according to the
witness story, quite cool and collected.
The second witness called was Henry J. Dudley Of
No. 3SS East Twentieth street. who corroborated the
testimony Of the former witness, he having been
present at the conversation. He Identified Miss
Arndt tproduced) a. the person who had told
the story retailed by Mr.. Hyde.
Jennie Kahn was recalled and testified that she
had never seen Dorah Arndt in her life II she
had been Tn the house the night OF the fire Wit
ness would have seen her; witness was confident
that 1t was Mary MCGUIRE who had called her on
the morning Of the fire.
Louis E. Aandho1, recalled testified that the
woman Arndt now present, was the same he had
met on the street on the morning OF the 1re.
Here the Coroner stated that ne wound call some
alibi. n III ~ t
Rosa Abbey, Of No. 90 Defancey street. was first
called anu testified that she was cousin OF D0rah
Arndt; had seen Dorah at nine O'Clock ON the
night before the tre, ont did not Know where
Doran Marks who lives II the same house
Dorah Arndt for two weeks but could not say
whether she was In No. l87 Delancey stress on the
night OF the ire or not. -
Arndt was called and positively swore that Dorah
was in his house, No 1877 Delaney street, and sleps
with his wife ON the night before the IRE; he had
seen no lawyer since the nre occurred, ana mad
not contemplated seeing any.
Juszkovios MOT was called and corroborated the
Arndt having slept in No. 1877 Delaney street on
Monday night previous to the ire ne had seen no
attorney or lawyer since receiving the subpoena.
Coroner Kesser eiaborately summed up the case
and submitted 1t 70 the jury.
THE VERDICT.
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Frss-Tne Jury are o. the opinion that the lre
Second-After minute examination by them
selves and alter the best experience that could be
procured are OF an opinion that the fire did not
originate from the hot air nues IN Mr.. Sttner's
house. Ira
Thdrd-The jury are agreed that the IRE did not
originate from fiue Of No. ~ East Sixtieth street.
running up about the centre OF the west wall
through Mr. Stiner's bathroom.
FOurth-The jury are agreed In the opinion that
the fire did originate and occur IN the basement
hall ct the head OF the cellar stairs, through some
cause, either accident or design, but to the jury un
known.
me jury further find that the pistol shots fired
from one OF the neighbOring houses and the coat
belonging to Mr.. Stiner are satisfactorily ex-
planned. They also find that the fact Of the front
door being found open by Jennie Kahn cannot be
explained to their satisfaction. They also begged
to exOnerate the Police ana Fire Departments
from the charge or delay In reaching the fire alter
the alarm was given; but they are OF the unani-
nous opinion that the lives and property of their
fellow citizens are not sufficiently protected in
che upper part OF the city; that the police beats or
patrol are altogether OF too great length and
should be shortened, and the force correspond
ingly increased; that there Is an insufficency Of
IRE engines IN that locality, the distance being OF
no engines situated between Fllty-frst and Eighty
Nth streets East, fact that many OF their fellow
citizens were not aware or and that they consider
1t an outrage upon the taxpayers In that part Of
the city. Id
After Coroner Kessler had thanked the jury for
the efficient manner in which they had performed
their duty he discharged DOrah Arndt and the
butler Shulty from custody.
collection, amounting to few dollars, was
taken up and given TO the butler, who has no
friends In New York and no place to 20 to.