, 1869-02-23
CAPTURE OF A" FlRE-BU6."
Choate, tho Supposed 6owbury.
port, Mass, lncendiary Now
in this City Undor
Arrest.
Ha ia Tracked to Minnesota and
There Secured.
Nickcd Tools and NcvrspnpeEs
M Dotccllyo Aids.
a Mania for Blazoas

4 Mania for Dlazoa.
. Nexb.yyco1,, Mare, ahout forty m,les fr1m
,hc ,luh n The i'n.yerrc has for tho past scy.u.
iccn ,rase been rIsEnrd tJ q myktcl!ous and
destructive int. .ud1afy. During the past tHo
year. huwor.r, his operations wcre more boil srd
Cx,c,rlse. and no Iebs than nftJ buildings. cum
1,iting ibfec churches, number Of rtofca, stll.
lrc houfes sud bars, her4mo tho rrry or thi.
HerdtEh destroyer. The citt7cnr became alarmed,
nrd Lrses retired 10 their beds without Ito
fesr rE the nfc.acnd being near their.
l,rAfia. Tbry we.s - a etata Of conrt mt ard
terrible uncertainty. They did no knn~ vh"n nt
whcic 10 fire would next ptrAk out, whose prop.
eriy would be deliberately cho+cn md enc'iocrd.
Ut wboss lfset wtu d be 'mpef!lled by thu fcs Dc.
Fstoyer. Tbs city au hos tud !ocsl detectives
r,.do crrsy effort 10 tack snd csp,uro Tho lnecn.
Assfy. but turriy, ss'illY. shdr errlly wa' his
uurk onr thtl shry were tal11st, aud lts rhstlrtl
IN hla tradr q, drtuuelton nbmn]rAsrd. tiu 1as
eallcd lhe "FIrr.l5uH"b bf tho tnhafi an .. Tau
!n'luwitr trenuht Of bis nprrHttnns i. given by
It's Iiptfan Aarrfiser. 1t Tho An iusi.:
.'sHk EwRuAvFnat 'vI4x.nt,e.
"lly Ibis IT Il slpxicks tsEir ihe cPfsrrs af Nsw
lhn3 p"'! hse NULL - sisa& .! fhu iteesd aiy wha
fof shr rn.' Tao, ,rMt.t tnosn hRs nlstnstu't I'm
~ ntr mid stuatl ~ bstrErla ~ ft'rrt i.n lila
r,rn,rf ,lsn .,e.. bnl shs dam.ss whlch h. aas
I'd ~ na H. teT I e. w IT," h.
l:stllc,. ~ ttuley alfcovts'. 1nsny of thr asss
Which lr has srt ha.c hssn spcsd'ly ssttngu1shcd
iu tuAt The n!ck nf tih-O TO prcyeni dlsAnfsous
ca1naEtaI,ont. lii, . 10 r prcrs'lr thnt tho citJ
vii! not alwayl hs 70 fortunate, and tba. II lhn
Fire i,av IL rot arrested In his VI laIy, tl.ec.y
G!ll ,le lorQ he Visited by 4 calamity ~ disas.
ttou. AZ that ont which f.tl upon Il in ls1t.
y he nsttoa employed hy shs tnctnd,asy "a:
psra:us sa.ts Of ~ooi.u ior. abont tour
iuchre square and ntteeu ,nchet loIs. with GOV,
cred tep and bottom. lined at &c Top nId SIDES
With tit, ED having Unr .lne. uesE the bot
tcm, Il hoe fnr tho nrc 10 Is uc from. In this boz
ea-dc u pltsed. surrounded at Tie nnttom
1tmmAhle oil. wbtn The en,a has burned 40
low tbs, these matti,.ls a.e ", lied. the aauo
leeues from rho boz, aEd c,me* III contact With
v:ousiy been fa,urated With OIL Generally tbs
boz = rlseed aCaintt tee oatside 81 the hul q.
catiIy osta ned. il to lsced uron tho io.,de 1tis
supposed tsat The lneendisry com. 'rth with his
box at about O'Clock IL the eyen,nP, when the
md be csn pAss most eaetly without pbstr satton
nrd the tine required tor Els internal mscbiu. To
take effect yaiirs with the condition Of tue atnot
c!reumrt.nce ~hosn Eject he catnot alWay.
cloecly calculate :.
tho1ltics vas found on The nlsht O! December Is
1867. siIct that date nearly dozen ff them. l.
shs tsce Of III. Fit1s the Iy Msrshai ; and the
numtcr entirely consumed Is PROBABLY a. large i!
thote discovered IN teAson tu bt s,yed- Teest
sane k1ud sf mateias. aud ,heit tkt.iat conttrac
!,ou stow4 that theT are the work OF psacttses
had -, ,,otf,., =, ,no ,,..rt,,r. ,c,,,
abundant FOOD for speculation: and there h1c no
afcw Ui.escies ~ho are conn :cnt OF their anI4lt.
Seme a.sest ,ha, the mischief Is eaused by SIM
membt Il the fire d. paE1mcnti Diners uec1ar
ttat ts tie work Of eome carpenter who dcelrc
10 keep his ii1c Of business ac'lss; 1h'e other
are equally confident that snHla member Of tn
police force ueea the advantages which bis pos
arc 11ic or ryste,lour persons seen IL sn.picioa
pl.cee, AID o. mcn fonnd xandef,ng y night !
wem:L'e c;o.tlrc., Pl41che;tc has been cnE
.spi21i. ~ e,te'ted ispt. 'bse eps Inc - nre
at salem in 1891. 10: srson commi'te1 i
Ntwhur5 Or Sel'-apco:uted dttectisea have tie
thcls xiii IN nk'eh'ng for she inccnaisry. aud |
so@e Instances have fund th ,utes,- under gu
ycillatce ot the nlar to!s'e: Will: c,aly IL
dsr1ous incidents fav: sr,ten tsHn The authorize
rcn tocn ulfcs dark With buntle undef his a:
lsat once an object OF snsplcinn. AMI nauy inn
has efsa onsd to ssn hs
arc compelled to ruhrn't to great aeal cf eha
criticism for their tsiIuse 70 dtrrn!cr the cFtu
2or ihc bc1en! of Inc Fire D9e. We .ball not Al,
The 1ncaIe now employed trr his do'ecdnn;
c1littcd i1r tIs. purpore. tha. IL viii c7e ieng
compelled 10 abandon his elisha ic1. IT ,.rk. or 4,
tiu1sciffn the hand. Of tllr officers of the fa~."
4io5s cf ihe : Fire. Big : b lore be *necceded
eEcomrss:isg the drernc.ion ol the entire Ct
}tvra-lr- III 1}l 'E:o!'@1h]laft- tt2 l0.s ot tna
yrry naturally blamed the Mayor ard city
ra,cn who prowled sooui Ike thief ia tie 1ltq
Oh biz nrrc lets m1eripn. Thc touf MB7ot n
a. IT. n W ,ss he', b. kn,w 11r nnt
eua1d Ect on The - t,ue'." trnrk, Antf he :
l't.l} T. .sms,n n '.rrn totcsrt rhs pubic
irs.mr 70 l:ud .,!a snff; t,'.', j = toT',i,
io No,,on T. '!r t,".! kiln, as'rs!!,o
lint city. NJ. Mnsce Sargent. n! TITO Il
thfrs "' s},r lsurt, II t'ttrrt,sr ro:cc. hu, nav
ing m '''tri.:act' private ,'s'n".', @ wrnt
M.ynr b. r".Sn @ ~. thn, "a ,,tr IN" IN w.. W." Bin
IN hls hnstls. with 'h''snt.''ur =. ful!nw ihs
er'hiatx " 'sr t'ns ~ thr "h'II. It hrsc'a
ma',t.r. IL f"u"a ia: ifn d.. r. ha ,s"o "r' r
ring ri lnlfHal fer lhr Inst srartitorn }rnr+,
r:rw motr frequent wjt.ln .sD ,rAta mi.
l.s7 rutpci nH 4 an In tsn!,arI "ers n'oua d
., s'" r,a's r,ss ssT'Hr4 , nesnIs.ra ;serft
atuuna lnots vsr 'n,l.eitd, N. ,hrir wrr,'
terrtrtIhe links no'htnK rveH to fix auHpic
"a, ii - ior the linz tnr. bu, d rai n lux a,;
1,'e viz sst.r ' aF ..d s 1ss ' i. us or H. tns1 4.
erd!Ms. cntb'. "ti,or II Tut nenhury
Mrt't; Eteilsrte committee vss appntu
Enmrs uI all The .fhntrants t.ktn, these :
Ftr',Hteh ~ the tnettinr., ii tlte routmusrr
f., ~ the snm.ntl ~st st.esrei i, MI. Asrg
sho Itunlied thtp thr ristu,rstsEte. All tha
I'll a.; i si t'ts i: ''i s.:. t'9S' Il
i.m" 1srs,a b % =" "a: Al '}"rf artls 'r. tr.t
'a.i,. tir - b. w.s u" =" s'f WI II ~ ..na ." ii
sr.s'',h,ls.t ss.'. ~. .'"s' rtr,r'nt, .'ttrtn. rf
@ @sis 81 il III H. s'E! E!!'sa " u liz +" ... rn w. sssf II
E"i'lt u ai,!stHl..it '",.. slF"t ~: e." t"t,,
t." IT, H.. . r'Sp u, e.. s;. ". t ..s II, ill.,, ~, ~ -
i ia '"'.d - i, It's ln'n c,i.a r = ,'h
i" III 4s4d .i.at tt.l a..isa ii l.,slu . ~ tsr
~, ns'."'htst|f ,,Itlt T., y! ~ '..t : 1,I"''.
thld. d!ra HI t1at iku hslgla III lhr ht1
nrs.t nrs.t as'!.f@t"s'is c1inst.rt1
Tt!c itIc.i' i'tr u"rEcd Iii lsl1 atd ,nnd lLa
wti1t1s II Il. s"rs,h"r I' v..c 80 II a!saY. "a Il
!,!Lacd aid lks Aoo1s I.cke,, % s1xrai
tl.t hsc Lu1ts that Ii ID issci THtct ru iTnm hnt
hu,lnm 81. ana ~h,ch w.rc in tasresslo7 nj
Clty Matthal, u var t"and tan5 !otr Gu
lools. ha1ecat tee1esy ahtaiuea snm,sri,
tloslc's Workthup. ana onun fools cuIrest
iIg siaei!y to tts marks J.. the huxes rh,a
haEd. Tn: o. ilc b"xr. ftnra was wrspp,
part OF ST: Paul I!sfkly itrts Icwspapcr
was ioEnd March 2t, lsss. II. ubd ono ol
hrc 10 lint hight: TEE nr1t thing TO do vi
Paul Jt.ss. "
ehcA1e Was never lost tight Of un,ll Tho q
January la., "hsn be sst: fur M,nnesots.
!ae.s hna details OF the care wctr laid bcfo7
Governor Of Massachusetts. md a Erqut!
upcn GovcrEct MsfsEall, OF Minnesota, va
taiErd for the delivery Of thox:e. and IN
City Marshal Of fcnburypo,t. left Tor st. II
mako tie street, Or Teatt1t thcre thcg We
the P+tts of.irc and fourd that Leonard t
was eube1iiber TO LET Journal. and, wha
IN Sewburynot,- 1hst done, the ot1ccss =
upon the Governor ard Obtained the nect
p.pere. They then had \ corttrcrea with 1
+. Acllrstb. Thief of Police Ut 81. Paul, au
5rsui u 1iich Mss tasi ,lri Il, .oc uu leesr ,
fh3t 1he prIeCnes H2t about 1f1y Niscs frt
Iaul. Il Wright cGuE,s. rhe funr officers .
the tamc Afternoon. ard. aficF oiliCcut ecarc
Nlcre tkey stopped to light their c'gas
ioutd tic man they Vers ait r.. He did no:
VITO tnLy wire, and VT ut out Of the hou.e
well 10 gtt tome Mater, thu officers Accom2a
him.
Mr,s.rgt1t cemmcnced dia,osue With
g. to;lows:
sa,se1t ,s: ~ We'll. ny friend, you don't II
ne chos,s. sss : With !. IT. ~"
en- '0A 'S' o0"1
t;hoais. ~ En-, md haven. bccn ou
EarE' Et- "Wtctc do you tail from T..
Choate. II an from Ncshusypor:. ne,
sarvens 'Wh.t msy cal, your mama, a
Cho4te" My ramc IL Leonard Ghoatc!'
Caoa.e'e al .ulder ard sad. "Mr .hoa,e,
jimmy pocket 4 y Waytxnt for yaue a.rett. and
VII siep into the house I VII read ,s.'
Ar. Chua.e mtrely remarked, ~ don't