People v. Henderson

By the Court,

Rockwell, J. —

The prisoner was indicted before the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Orange County for arson. The indictment charged in substance, that the prisoner, in the night time, feloniously set fire to his own dwelling house, in which there were at the time divers human beings, with intent to burn the said dwelling house, and with intent thereby to defraud the Poughkeepsie Mutual Insurance Company. A general demurrer was put in, which was overruled by the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and the prisoner thereupon by leave of the court pleaded not guilty and was tried, and *561a…