New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-27
Mr.. Hazlett's nephew was with him, but Morrison
threw him rope and pulled him out
THE STATEN ISLAND FIRE.
HOW MRS. HENNEssEY AND HER TWO CHILDREN
MET THEIR DEATH


HOW MRS. HENNEssEY AND HER TWO CHILDREN
MET THEIR DEATH.
The origin of the fire on Staten Island on Sunday
night which resulted in the cath OF three persons
is mystery, The house that was burned is In In
Jersey-st., New Brighton, and was occupied Dy
Dennis Hennessey and his family. little grocery
store and two small living rooms were on the gIouu
floor, and two bedrooms upstairs On SUNDAY ni t
Hennessev went to church, taking two OF tne CHI
dren with him and leaving two at home VIII ,I1 ms
wife Another child was visiting nelghb0r: When
the husband rstuned fT9 n0a fe and t two Children
were dead AbOnt 7:45 p. M some persons u" .iS
street discovered flames issuing from the mouse ana
they raised alarm of fire. The street was qulg'
and few persons were passing, but crowd soon col
lected among them Thomas Wlllae anu James MOT
rs. The latter thought he heard Iaint cry of
broke a window but the flames burst out In such
volumes that he was driven back. Fire engine
companies Nos ana n anu ta @in muos of an
the fire was discovered, and did good service: The
occupants of the adjoining houses carried their FUR
niture out on the sidewalk. The fire however, was
not permitted to extend beyond the house in which
il originated and by o'clock it was extingulshei
Then it was whispered that Mrs Hennessey and
tremen made a search. Lying on me h Sr
face fac downward. Chief Crowley and his
Hennessey. One child lay under her, and another
alongside OF her, both dead Mrs. Hennessey, who
was fotytwo years OF age was sr P 6ad and ber
Clothing were scarcely touched. The, boy
Francls age four. was not burned at all but
had died evidently from suiiocatoh %"1 bnrn ,n1
about the head. Just about the time tha the poules
were discovered the husband returned lie became
frantic with grief and he has renamed III very
excited condition ever since. The bodies
were removed to new -, pullulIg
few doors away to await an inquest me patar
Cemetery Coroner Holt said to TRIBUNE report
er Yesterday that he had investigate the matter
thoroughly and could find no explanation Tor Inc
fire. There was strong smell of kerosene about
the place and probably lamp had expo eu, put
all was mere conjecture. Inc D9lluing Is owneu ny
James Morris, butcher. whose loss IS covered ny
insurance In drawer in the house IT Is SAID that
Mr.. Hennessey had $1,000 in money. his Stock
and furniture were worth several hundred doIiars'
A POINT IN GEORGE JAMES RICES FAVOR.
BEGINNING OF THE TRIAL IN THE OYER AND TER
MINER COURT.
Tn the Conrt of Oyer and Terminer the
trial of George Rice, the charge of illegally Is
sung and wrongfulIy converting certain slock Oh
the Utica Ithaca aud tlmira Railway Company,
was begun yesterday. In the indictment hice 10
is charged with having obtained from the
Third National Bank $4,000 on BOD shares OF tne
company's stock which hal been cancelled Assist
ant District Attorney Fellows and c. w. Brooke
appeared for the people. ana Peter Mitchell Of New
York. and &c Mcclure ana W" H. paly % nre mad
the case for the prosecution. lie sara tnat nice
had pledged without authority stocks of the com
and had appropriated tue iHoucy W HS oNH
nse Rice was president of the railway company.
and was the custodian of $50 shares OF its capl
tai stock issued in his the agent OF the own
ers Henry $. King X Co.. of London In April,
1850 King & Co. transferred their interest In tho
stock to Charles Dauk and Edward jenkins as
trustees for certain persons trust deed as sent
To RICE to execute The deed was not executed I'M
mediately because of some injunction proceedings
pepdipQ against the company When the injunction
was discovered Rice executed the deed TO Dauk
and Jenkins as trustees. But instead of transfer
ring to the trustees the shares which he held III his
oane he issued IS, 500 new shares OF stock, ana
still kept the old shares, which he afterward
pledged to secure money that he used Tor MS Own
purposes.
rhe first witness for the prosecution was Henry
A. Cozzins who was He'd 9Pon TO produce the GER
titicate of Incorporation of the company MI Nc
Guire objected to the certificate as evidence. lie
maintained that the company was never lncOrpOIat-
Ell and that il was therefore no company. me
statute reonired that there should be hled with tue
ARTICLES of incorporation affidavit by the president
and three directors that 10 per cent OF the capital
stock had been paid in No such affidavit had ever
beeu fled AS the indictment against the prisoner
was founded on a special statute aimed against the
illegal issue of stock of an Incorporated company,
the Indictment must fail if it did not appear mat
there was an incorporated company whose stock the
prisoner had issued. A long and terlous discussion
between counsel took place on the question OF the
existence OF the company whose stock Rice actually
raised money on-whether the company had tech
meal legal existence not. Justice Barrett ie-
served his decision until to-day.