The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-19
FIFTH edition.


James Landy was arralgned before
Squire Smith last evening charged by
Detectives McVey and Wltsil with ar
son, In sitting fire to several buildings
in this city. .--
The State was represented by Dep
luty Attorney General Davis and the
prisoner by Henry q. Turner.
| Landy was charged with setting
fire to the Harrison Street NJ. IL.
L Church on November 25, 1901; on Feb
lruary 3 last, with setting fire to the
hair warehouse OF McNealey & Com.
tpany at Fifth and Scott streets; and
setting fire to the reporters stand and
Ticket Office at the old base ball
grounds.
He pleaded not guilty to each charge,
and the case OF the McNealsy and Con-
Ipuny lire WAS heard first.
Detective MONEY! testified that for
some time he had good cause to sus-
lpcct the accused as being the one who
WAS causing the numerous fires In the
western part OF the city. After work.
hing on the matter for several weeks he
secured sufficient testimony to war;
rant him in having Landy arrested.
The accused denied to tho witness
that he knew anything about the fires.
After telling this to the witness, Le
admitted that lie was one of the first
to reach tho place. and hat he had sent
In an alarm, He afterwards told the
WITNESS that he was at Fourth ard
Madison streets, when the fire oG-
Icurrod,
THIS testimony was corroborated by
detective Witsil, and Amor Little,
,lcoloTed man. testified that on tie
might OF the tire, anu a short Tins be-
,lfore ii was discovered, he WAS iii Me-
lTnt,ItnNs'ls etnl,In Spnraa Effanf
While he was there n man stuck his
head In the window, and from what he
saw OF him ne thought 1t was Landy.
:. Landy WAS told to stand up so the
WITNESS could see him, when the latter
latter looking Mt him intently, refused
to swear that he was the man.
Annie lIaggerty testified that she
saw a man running from the fire to-
ward an alarm box, but she could not
swear the prisoner was tho man.
4 Joseph Higgins testified that he met
Ia man coming from the direction OF
1.-THE fire, but lie could not identity the
, prisoner as being the one. The man
whom he mot asked for chew of to-
bacco. .-.
Philip II. Shea testified that he
STRUCK tho alarm from n box In front
of his saloon, and that Landy was the
Ionly person he saw around ut the time.
Benjamin Ball cav Landv running
In an opposite direction from the fire,
a and he afterwards turned lack,
and helped to extinguish it.
+, There were no witnesses for the de-
fIfence, and the accused was ordered to
Q furnish $3.50 bail for his appearance at
court.
Several witnesses were examined on
tho charge of setting fire to Harrison
n IStreet M. f, Church. but after hear
ling their testimony the squire dis.
a missed the case. ...-.
The next charge was that OF setting
fire to The office and reporters stand
= at the Front and Union streets bass
/, ball grounds. Several witnesses were
Examined for the prosecution. and the
|. defense attempted to prove an alibi,
/ but failed, and Landy was ordered to
4 furnish $3.50 bail for court.
n AS he was unable to furnish the re-
bonds he was committed, and
. will proDably be tnkon to jail to-day.
Tho detectives claim that they have
additional and more convincing testi-
. mony. which they will produce OF
lcOurt,