New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-20
ALLEGED ARSON BY 4 MERCHANT.

ARREST OF A SALESMAN AND HIS EMPLOYER ON
CHARGE or ARsox-ooycLusIyE Evidence IN
SUPPORT OF TIE CHARGB-TuEY ARE HELD FOR
ExAyry ,TroS IN -, 900 BAIL Each, AND LOCKED
Up IN DEFAULT
A fire occurred on the 3Oth OF July last, ~ No ,
ccleeerace in the premises OF Charles Worms. manufe
turer and de,lr in fancy elk neck The flames burned
with great considerable damage 70 TIE 10
jng and contents Tie occupant ro1rs ateo % fro
orinatsd frou tic upsciting Of Koosene oistote. len
Yves used ior heating sadircns and bat Tie bog uhs M M
I. berg found ts,i Woras had an rsuincs Tor 90 on
rs stock and fxuIgs sna 'erAiI y. GO .t M 'n,
yaise Of ~ stSek bad been oseresistsd b. malc ft
cinct The result that Capt Greer went fore Jice
Dowug, % ne Tomb and mado TIE foll Ywag AFFIDAVIT
Jags Greer Captain rhiId reclsct Ioleo ,eAel-I q.
teldsI fle IN Precinct Monday. Jtly
tfcpacci TIE fire originated ~ the Igcms ttt forgi
at,meni hy Worms we've bu nel out and ODE scek
which lie ines were seen t'isi forth. together Win iac
and crcuuelanccs W I'D lave come TO ny E-oWclge te
c Ho iri orc fs.sv asd isign,dy ai.h ia'enl 20
dfraul PAX end oaeT fe IIsgra.ee 'o ig , go
" 6fns aitci ara a-..t - la bro,hrr..aa sinu
arrested and dssss' Si1 sie'o'g 'au '''' "
rbs racsiIato Al one, issued warrant Tor the a-t Z
II accuscd and on Saturday evening Capt Greer Drre
tive Tiey arrested bh Worms aud Strauss and 1eGtt'n
morning they lr1aglt before the magsunte Gi tie
warrant and tle ol,wing aildayiis v ere mad . 49,,
College place. tho i6 If September se5 m tie manuhe
ufe Il lcckics Worms put n.o TIE 5000 capital
pat stock aad fixtures valued % siiO sab'equcfly
Worms added sSoo to tie eapsL Tor web be wa, 10
the llh " March le'G; Tho Let ofJEnua Inst We ok
account OF The stock which smounisd then 70 enui
e.O intending eIylbng alter tho difsonii'n Of partner
ship confined 20 do business or AIR worms D. 1il me
as psr week sci and per cent rpoa a re sales mlac
Continued do business Ia ts manner n: ITO 2sh daJ 81
May tLa 18Th 81 March tie Goth day a May ny sales
amounted aboni e00O; during that period NoTs ad 10Y
4 leea
stated that he would like TO sell out the bgsise. ne ~
s3 r Inn be rn, nc 70 lis Eerson p1ns memoraDa
the back Of bis card Offering sell c business stock and
S SSSyyihSf ie the bu.as S, s csd
~ reference to m iq,t about als ue. 9Ie fetnS we
| had asked Worms for some money thst daN ana
he said hc did no! have any i then lsma 1lo,d
MONEY! he then said ii would be glorious thing the I'D
thing would burn up then shogd have money In
lily TO the lay knowledge and belief that toe stock and
fixtures in the place were worth upward Of otVi -eped
aud separated at Broadway at the time Of he fire be-
eye stock and fixtures not worth over s6O re-
collect the purchase Of kerosene oil stoves We or yea
once or twice, that II October last; considered 1t per
ftcty safe; stood firmly and not at nil liable to upset
real business about middle OF May last Charles
Myers called for the purpose OF goDs 9io some ps o.
business and sred advertisement TO that elect Cha,
Worms, Of No College place called en- me and stated that
be MANUFACTURER Of neehtes mat the proh OF inc o
about 80 cents that his stock wa, worth aou,
e6 exceeding thai cost prices ana that ne wouu
require MI Myers 70 put IN na' aoe " W onc,nS@l
to 20 the business but Worms then decned he tod me
ne hsu msus W ELS D'"u Ho' w 'aA'" P-'''' Wv
'e1 Kramer AGED ia residing At No 81 CHRISTIE ST. tes
hd 80 a,nIo,a ,la,e a., nes,lv wear, Worms ebout
ess, dn,s brre the are told NJ strauss his brother
uaw 10 ret out hc kerosene oil stove which had been put
away nnder shelf strauss cot Il ont set IL on the cutting
table in The msl room got can OF kerosene OIL aud filed
The iamn, Tor several dsvs heated the irons and
pIoycd In smooing ou pecitiss on Thursday prior the
A. ms, conc mnle oil i, he i.nn hcre pas then some
oil IN can tha
NM any na iii In Tho G ,vs s,ond firm on the table
md va. NOT easy Ia unset had bcen ,n1,hng necites up