New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ATTEMPTING TO BURN A SALOON.
Tnr EXAMINATION OF HENRY BUPJIskIFskf On

,ur rx.vx,roy OF HENRY BUpJIsKIFsKY on A
CHARGE or ARsoN-THE PRIsoNEB DISCHARGED
The examination of Henry Budjisklfsky,
who was arrested charge of having set hre 10 'he
tenement house No. 9s Rdgest. and thus lmperlng
the lives Of about fifty persons. was concluded oe'ore
Justice Otterbourg at Essex Market fol'ce 'o"i' ''
terday.
Patrick Woods an ashman, testified that while on MS
rounds he heard the call OF "re," after midnight
He went TO No 9s Rdge-st, from where the call came
and lust as he entering the door ne was met ny
man who said with marked foreign accent Don't go
there there is no fire." lie told by woman al an
upper window that there fire. He went into the
bu,l6inC and was met by Henry Mouth, tenant Ihey
discovered the smell OF kerosene and burnt straw com
ing from the apartments OF Budjskilsky. VINO kept
lacerbeer saloon the first floor, and occupied the
three rooms back OF the saloon. The smoke poured
through the of the door, but II was licked ana
they had in The first entered was the
kitchen and there was no fire but there fire IN
each of the two bedrooms. The cradle. which was
paced near bed on fire, and candle was p'uh
ing under the bed and scattered around 1t were rags
and paper saturated with kerosene. The BED was Oh
fire on top and it also saturated with kerosene
train OF rags and paper, covered with oil, was lald
through the kitchen the saloon. The saloon, which
was divided by hall from the kitchen. also locked
and bursting open the door hChtcd cahdie III
pasteboardbox found; behind the counter fire
had burned ont, chaTring the woodwork ana DONG
other damage, Wnlle HdllDuIucu Vduuio Ioe VII NV
floor Kerosene was plentfuy sprinkled in the ROOM
Budiiskifsky and his family absent. The witness
thought the IN IN he met entering the building resem
bed Budjiskifsky but he only caught side glance
he could not identity him.
The testimony Of other witnesses showed that IL was
very unusual thing Budjiskifsky family all 10
be away especially at night 1t also shown that
Budiisklfsky had taken out a policy of insurance for
81 900 his premises only short time before me ne;
while his goods valued by witnesses at 500 ana
lal had sl
friend for salcKecping.
Henry BudiISkifsky the prisoner, testlheC: - nave
been this country nine years. and have llYed IN
RIdge-st months have been ia business III thls city
left saloon the Nlgh Oi the IRE AT
1880 o'clock and went directly 10 AttOrnry-St My
closed the bedrooms and Kitchen when sEe went
away. and only went III to II the shutters were
closed. When closed the saloon, three friends of mine
we've with me. was alone. attending the bar, from III
until 1880 y. IN, but customers were coming ii all thc
time. insured for II 900, but was never insured
before Alter moved into the place had truube WIN
ldcr and fire occurred night me, ana also re-
celyed postal card, stating, You move from here be
fore lose hfe and, when the agent asked
me to he insured did first asked for $1,000, but
three examined the property and placed tue amount
at 81 900 took my policy, with some other papers
which had to friend about two weeks ago, for safe
keeping Iuevcr took that care OF them before because
have never lived III so bad community The ttstl-
mony Budissky referring to previous fire ana 10
the friends vino were with him when lie closed his saloon
was confirmed by other witnesses.
Justice Otterbuurg said lac unwilling 10 hOd the
prisoner the testimony produced, ana therefore dis
ClaIg ed him.