New-York tribune., 1878-05-24
LONG BRANCH INCENDLARIES.

KAvANAUGH on TRIAL-TEsTIMoNY OF PATRICK
HINES. A sILF-CONFEssED ACCOMPLICE.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORREsI OSDxNT OF THE TRIDUEEl
FREEHOLD n. j., May 23.-For the past six
years Long Branch has been infested with gang OF
"fre bugs" Since the burning and destruction Of the
Henbold Block of eleven buildings In 1872, scarcely
Winter passed in which the torch OF the ncendary
mas not been applied TO one or more OF the Summer
hotels and numerous attempts have been made to fire
the Summer cottages. No effort made by the local
authorities bring cuprts TO justice and seemed
probable that the police were acting In collision with
the inccndaries. Long Branch was becoming nest OF
lawles5ness and the prOperty-owners OF the beautiful
sea resort became alarmed At last Mr.. John
Hocy the manager Of Adams Express Company
New-York and owner OF large and hand
some villa residence, began the work OF reform
PinkertOns detectives were sent from New-Iork to
Long Branch, and they soon obtained from Patrick
Hines brother Michael employed gardeners by
Mr Hoey, confession that they had set Commissioner
Charles Chamberlaus barn on fire, and that Kavanaugh
induced them TO do it. The Hines brothers put
under the surveillance PInkertons men, ana upon
their affidavit Kavanaugh was arrested:
The trial began to-day before Judge scudder
and Associate Justices Remsen, Wheeler and Herbert
Prosecutor John Lanning was assisted by General
ecullng Kavanaugh. who defended by ex-Judge
Boekuan and exJudge Robbins. The frat witness
called Charles Chamberlain the Long Branch COM
missioner, whose barns STABLES and corn stacks were
Mr Chamberlain testified that he had been resident
OF Long Branch since 1872 his residence adjoining Mr..
John HOey's that his stacks were set on fire and
DESTROYED the night OF the "a Of January and that
ths night of the 17h Of February his barn and stables
containing four horses and carriages, were also de-
siroyed Did not know at first how the fire originated
The night that the corn stacks were sci on hre was
windy After the stables wero DESTROYED received
from Mr.. Hoey SGT OF harness when he
had supposed was burned with his carriages.
Asked Mr. HOey where he got the harness, but
Mr. Hoey told hn IL was OF his business lie day
after the last fire OF witnesss hired men named rat
Mcconnell, left the State fdid not know why saw
both OF the Hines bOyon the night OF the burning OF the
barn they assisted in putting ont the hre Patrick
Hines one OF the sclf-cOnfesscd hrebugs, was next
sworn and gave the following story OF his aud Nav
anaugh's crime to the Jury Had known kayanaugh Tor
fourteen or fifteen years last November was working
with Kavanaugl IN building dam, when kayanaugh told
a long story about Commissioner Chamberlains voting
in the Long Branch Common Council against granting
him license keep a saloon. Kayanaugh was very Ot-
ter against Mr.. Chamberlain, and said he got chanee
he would burn his house his head kavanaug wanted
witness TO fire the commissioners place ana ~ te same
time fire Mr.. Hoeys mansion in Hollywood PARK. one
night witness was playing cards with kaYanaugh ana
others, when Kavanaugh came TO him. and toId MN tha
he was going fire the West Eud Hotel Uhe west Ina
was fired nights later but was extinguisbedl hay-
anaugh SAID that he would not only like TO burn down