New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 6, 1895.
THE GORDON ARSON TRIAL
MILcH TELLS OF THE FIREBUG CoNsPIR-
AC-.
HOW THE DEFENDANTS BOOKS WERE DOC
ToRED" IN ORDER TO BRING THE STOCK

HOW THE DEFENDANTS BOOKS WERE DOC.
ToRED' IN ORDER TO BRING THE STOCK
VALUE Up TO THE PROPER NOTCH
Samuel Mich the public fire adjuster and seir'
confessed frebug resumed the witness stand yes
terday morning when the trial OF Louis Gordon,
accused OF arson WAS continued before Judge fits-
gerald In Part III. General Sessions
Mich told OF the happenings OF the night wnen
the fire broke out in Gordon's factory. He learned
OF the ire at Police Headquarters and hastened 70
the scene He remained there until II o'clock that
night GIueckman called at his house the next
morning and had a talk with him. Previous to the
fire Gordon told the witness that Gueckman nad
sprnkled combustibe stuff all over the place After
the fire witness Gordon and wanted him 10
sign contract adjust the fire losses Gordon
said he would as the Fire Marshal had
called
He met Gordon again In the evening after the fire
Cohen was there and wanted the contract given 10
Gordon The latter wanted 10 be sure everything
was all right following the Fire MarshaIs Visit'
According to the testimony Of the witness the con-
spira wrangied ABOUT the amount 10 DE pao ioS
setting the irt.
Three days after ihe fire Gordon called at the
Office OF the witness and brought the insurance
policies He wanted witness 10 sign per cent
contract TO adjust the losses. This was TO nood-
wink the insurance companies and Gordons cred!-
tors Witness insisted per cent contract
Gordon said this would snow that witness was the
ch pes. man that could be obtained to do the
work Witness finally consented to sign the two
contracts the per cent be shown TO the in
surance companies and the other one TO be actd-
ally carried out This was done and HeyTnan
Cohen. who present gave an order tnst ths
2OJ note which was In Cohens safe shouid %
gwen witness.
The witness then testified that Gordon Droush'
all his boo.s to he witnesses house. He hillcn)
could rot make anything out of the books a.
they were in so much disorder he was not ape
10 show by the books that there was more thai
$500 worth stock n the factory AT me uhr y,
the fire. whereas Il Was necessary 10 SHo. .ue.
stock worth Hi.0W GORDON salh 'na'
could be ARRANGED by nXing the books me VII
changing the books To increase the FhIua tloti'
Gordon said that the cashbook must not os shoMnI
as the name OF Cohen appeared IN II 20 o AZ
as Cohen mad had "A FIRE short tne before "
new, hooks in place OF the old ones, and inserted
n statement of stock which was not ~ ihe itc.oI
New bills were also made out anu the iiIou"''
incr. ased bv siCDp o s5.Ooo in some instances.
Written copies Of the inventory slSheu ny 'Ioauo,'
were submit;e "a in evidence. The inventories enume.
ated ,he various lots OF stock 4.A-Judge tur's
clerk started in read the schedules ne reau anu
read until jurors nodded IN very "earlncss aiii
,be moro.onous hum OF the clerks voice Grove tne
sna..ators one by one out OF thr court lie nnaNy
mans Wind had given out. and tha; the jury mus.
take il for granted that the rest OF the schedu'es
correct. -. 49,. ,...,oa
His wind is not so good as mat OF the learned
District Attorney eN-Judte OutiS ie"''''9'' ~
Mr. Davis smiled. 80
Vilch's testimony was then resumed. and con-
tnued til court adjourned lie VIII be cross-exan-
ned to-day.