New-York tribune., 1895-12-05
THURSDAY.
DECEMBER $. 1895.
THE GORDON TRIAL OPENED.
CHARGED WITH SETTING FIRE TO HIS
FACTORY.
ASSISTANT DIsTRTcT-ATToRNEY DANIss oPENiN"
ADDRESS TESTIMONY or MICH.


ASSISTANT DISTRfCT-ATTDKNEl DAN II : 'if'''''"
ADMINISTRATIONS or MhcH.
WHO CONFESSED
Tho trial Of Louis Gordon. the shirt manufacturer
OF No. q Waker-st. FOR arson in the thrd Degree
was begun yesterday. before Judge Iltzgeran' III
Part III of General Sessions. The jury was coh-
peted Tuesday. Gordon Is accused OF being one OF
a gang tina, set fire 10 his factory ON June y. l%
Assistant Dstrct-Attorney Vernon NJ DAVIS Is
prosecuting the case The counsel for Gordon are
Charles W. Brooke and ex-Judge George VI 'url's
Mr. Davis opened for the prosecution. lie saih
that he would show that Henry Cohen and hopper
Friedland were associated with Gordon Ia the hre'
that Cohen had had fire at his house re"
months previously, and that Gordon then became
anxious also TO baye one. He went 10 'Oneii, anu
thew arranged for the fire Cohen then went TO
Samuel Mich and engaged him 10 start H.
few weeks before the rre Gordon met Ioheh'
Frledland and Mich in Third-ave.. near the Har-
lem Bridge Gordon Introduced 10 MAca ufder
a fictitious name Mich was asked how much ~
wanted 10 take the Job. lie would not say untu
he had consulted Max G.ueckman. He saih ne ola
not know how much Glueckmsn, the inecha''.c
would want for starting the fire. For himsef ne
would require per cent Of the Insurance money
The insurance on the building was -'5""
Gordon objected to giving per cent o' me m
surance Mr Davis said he wanted 10 make per
cent contract Both n per cent CONTRACT ana per
cent contract were drawn up Mr. DAVIS sa" ne
would be able 10 snow me ifIi'i 'i''r '' 'N' 80
former but ne would produce witnesses who saw H.
Mich was 10 ger etters from people recoinH'eni-
ing him 20 Gordon reputable man 10 S'' az
aaiuster Max Gluecknlan was 10 60 - mo ouha-
ing first 10 look II over He went there apparently
looking for employment. lie noted Az the doore
and windows ana the lay " 10. premises -
He then went % Ad0lph Hirschkon. IN" manu-
facturer of the comDlstDes ana S'. a ~ 52,r
of combustbis s:aT Fl M signal sNta bt 's9I-
don entered -he hui ding secr'tIy VIII - ~ ~
Davis ~ thu made fouf NflS WIN tne
mi and
shirts and tables and on the stars t'h .,,n
man arranged the candle 20 tau>s tn' y -'ia..o ION;
Gordon Was the !a.t 10 Lave m building a. MI
Davis said he would prove. 49,, .,A,,.
TN. nrst witness called was sdmuti Nllch n lNpno
IRE adjustcr OF No 3l@ East one hun1tei- and -esn
teen th-st. He told about Il z meeting ~ ne seSe
consp.raior- near Harlem Bridge "a Outlined oN MI
Final ARRANGEMENTS for the fire We're made a.
Third-ave ani One-hundred- -snd-tniry hrst-5t VIZ
ness said Gllecxman was 20 receive ; etl ,T'lt-k-
man was to seek employment IN q rd)hs tA,,ory.
lie yas .n1Dovei az a porter and was tnus able .
introduce the combus,hles into the bui1ne
The witness told q. frequent nee iheS WIN 'pr-
don to make arrangements Tor NJ hre. S'h.e n
3 Cohen Gluackman Frtdldnd was present. 'io
of IN. places OF meeting was cafe on 81 r@lF tH
Ths witness started 10 tell how Gorton sIowcl nm
all the policies ne had on his place. t.N-Ju. g Ht-
paper and asked MIN to figure up the t0al ~ me
Insurance. Witness told him he made tae total 10
be $50 900 Gordon said ne thought mere W ohIy
t3 90 and said further that he had c4n'eA.l >oV~
fire occurred would not suspect He gave az an ~
cuse to his broker that the "a es were TOO nEA.
Witress testified hat on July =, 1879, oNeh ssFs
him a check for 500 on the Oriental Bank and that
Gordon gave cohen cheek ior A Ike amcun'' On
rnion square Bank.
The VIII b. continued to-day