New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-17
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
AN ARCHITECT AND BUILDER ARRESTED.
TWO MEN TURN STATES EvIDENcE-INTER
EsTED INSURANCE COMPANIES

TWO MEN TURN STATES EvIDENcE-INTER-
EsTED INSURANCE COMPANIES
John O. Raymond, who is an architect and
builder, With an Office at No. 5e3 Hudson-st was
charged with arson and held for further ex-
animation at the Tombs Police Court yesterday
In addition to his home in dat at No. 232 East
Seventy -Arst-st, Raymond has house at Orange,
N. J. The building he is accused Of burning was
that Of Mrs. Anna Bouton, at Iselin, N. ]. The
complaint is made by John G. Chirehugh, of the
Lancashire Fire Insurance Company. 1t alleges
that Raymond set fire TO building and barn on
the night of December 13 Of last year. Exclusive
Of the contents, tho buildings were insured for
$4,000. The whole amount Of the policies held
on them was $4,000. Both buildings were burned
to the ground. These facts are contained in the
affidavit, but further than this the insurance
people will say little.
HOW THE CRIME WAS DONE.
The details of the alleged arson were told by
Detective McManus, OF Inspector Byrness office,
after RAYMOND had been committed to the City
Prison He said that Raymond had hired Thomas
McGrevor, who formerly lived at Cherry and
Dover,sts., to take care of the house for the
winter Mrs. Bouton was absent After
McGrevor assumed charge lot OF furniture was
put in the building Then appraisers were
brought out and the whole insuseG msSNr stSS
y
TO set fire to the buildings, but ne reIuseG 10
have anything TO do with the job Then Kay
mond saw a real estate agent who had an once
at No. $50 Broadway, and made him the same
offer that McGrevor had refused and he accepted
On the morning of December 13, at about
2 o'clock they took train TO Railway. waking
from there TO the house at Iselin, they entered
and prepared for the fire by placing lot OF
excelsior under the stairways. Raymond set nre
flames had taken thorough hold on the building.
Both then returned 10 New fork Then mc0reVor
told what he knew of the fire and the other con con-
spirator turned States evidence. Ihsr sr
Peace Charles 2. Ford OF Middlesex County, n: j.
Warrants were procured in New Jersey, the detee-
tive continued and Inspector Byrnes was Volu
Night before last the detective accom- ia ~ Ny S
enty-seventh-st TO arrest him. IL was mlungns Igit
when they reached the house Raymond wolione whaIc
open the door until McMAnus threate1eo 70 Dred tha
it down. Before doing so, Raymond ran 70 tne
front windows in order 10 escape DnI Iouho % soS HS
of toe detectives assistants there lie elso d I,e9
the back windows, but stopped wheh .S ne hoS"N
men on the hrt-escape. lie was theh ArreSOe"-
HE SAYS 1T Is A CONSPIRACY.
Ravmond was seen in the City Prison yesterday
and no denied everything, declaring the whole case
70 be the result of conspiracy on the part OF the
insurance companies concerned, aided ny one OF
the most famous law firms in the city. The latter
WAS urompted entirely by malice, he said. tie
had once got the het6er Of member OF the hrm
in a real estate transaction, and they were now
In addition to the Lancashire Company. Mr..
Chjrehuph said yesterday that the following com
panies yyere prosecuting Raymond Inc LONDON
and Lancashire, Northern 0i EonISP ~ PSiIadenSia
and the American Central The hrm OF Butter,
Stillman & Hubbard appear for the insurance n
people and Howe u Hummel 1or hAynoHiu. hAyn.iu -StS
lice Gorman committed him for examination WIN
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