The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-25
ARSON IN A TENEMENT.

The time of the Court OF General Sessions has been
absorbed for past days by the trial oil aged
German woman named Katrina Krcckcldorf for arson
in having set FIRE to her premises in the tenement
house 100 Orchard street, tho 10th OF last Feb.
ruary. Assistant District Attorney Lyon represents
the people and Mr. A. II. Hummel Is counsel for the
accused In opening the II asserted that the
room occupied by the prisoner was found In flames
and that the suspicious circumstance was hat
The prisoner was shortly before the CONFIRMATION
and was absent immediately alter the discovery
OF tho IRE, ana also that large quantity
of the clothing OF the accused found
heapcd on lounge which had been ripped up and
saturated with Kerosene the entire property OF the
been insured in the Pacific Fire Insurance Company
Tor $780, THIS was the second time fire had been DIS
covered IN tho apartments OF the accused within a
month. For the prosecution the first witness called
was Assistant Fire MARSHAL Albert W. Orr, who de-
scrbed appearance OF the apartment occupied by
the accused testified to thcro having been rags
found which were saturated with Kerosene oil Mr..
Hum in OF his OF this
witness elected the fact that he did not reach
the premises until tnree-quarters OF hour
alter the n.e had taken place. Augusta Benson, Tho
housekceper, and Augustus Becker, grocer, gave
evidence as seeing tho prisoner about halt hour
before the fire. and having been tho first discover
the flames John J. Warath, Katrina Alderman,
CAPTAIN Fariow and Fireman Nash, inmates oil tho
house were also called, their testimony was un-
i'm portanL Mr. Hummei opened briefly Tor the do
iencc and placed the defendant on the witness stand
she denied the pcrpetration oil the offence, and n
rather searching Jailed 10 vary
staemenL Al this stage, IL being very late in the
day. the case went over until Monday morning.
ACCEPTING BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
The Louisiana National Bank, OF New Orleans
brought suit against schucnard, Wells and others TO
recover $4,000, tho amount OF a bill OF exchange
drawn by Caveroc sons, Of New 0riesns on the de-
PENDANTS at New York. There no consideration
between tho parties TO the suit any contract but
tho claim was founded upon the provisions OF the Re-
yiscd Statutes 10 tho elect that an unconditional
promise In writing 10 accept bill bciors It Is drawn
mail be deemed acceptance Ia lavor OF any person
who may have bought the bill for value on the faith
passed between tho defendants and Caveroc Il sons,
EXPRESSIVE OF The WILLINGNESS oil The former sell bulls
for the latter ana to accept drafts only sales
being made. These letters were exhibited to plain
tins PRIOR 10 their purchase Of the draft In suit as
also telegram directing ali drafts to be made payable
through the New York Clearing House The tenants
cla m that they Liable 10 plain this, mas uch
MS the drait had been drawn ana negotiated
10 others before 10 came TO plnintins' hands
and therefore the promise was not, wilnln
the statute, that the plaintns did not rely
upon tho Telegram soc.y, but on divers verbal
and guarant made by Cav crocs
ana mat the tclcsrams and letters we've upon conai-
lions that drafts were ouly 10 be drawn on sales
made ana were only TO DO paid II drawn payable IN
certain manner; consequently that the promise, II
any, was conditional aud not unconditional, as the
statute requires. the argued yesterday be-
fore the supreme Court General Term. Mr. Scott APP
penring Tor tho piantn aud Mr. j. W. Gerard for Tho
dele danI Tac Court reserved It's decision.