Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-20
INCFNDIARY FIRE.
over $4,000 Worth Of Property De.
sfFOy ed.
Arrest of the Alleged Incendiarie..

About II : O'Clock last night, Officer Dubois
turned IN aIi alarm from box 20, caused BY the
discovery OF ire in the stable OF Mr. J. d.
Myers. on the alley in tie rear of lis extensive
carpenter shop, $50 street. between 9Th and
9Th streets, and general alarm was also struck
which brought out the entire fire department
When the IRE was first discovered the stable
was NJ full blaze, but Officers Dubois and Ar.
EOld succeeded, with some citiZers, in saving
one OF the horses and four carriages one OF
them belonging 70 Mr.. Myers. Another of Mr.
Myers horses was also rescued, but succeeded
IN running into the IRE again and was burned
To- death. The flames sp<ead TO MIR. Myers, two
story shop as also his lumber shed, and finally
reached Ms brick shop, and the small houses on
either side Oh tie premises, occupied bv John
Nneller. tailor and =. Helmuth Shoemaker:
a.sO, the back buildings of Mrs. Poole and John
howard, all of which were either DESTROYED or
badly damaged.
Mir. Myers is the heaviest loser, having had on
hand very large stock OF blinds, doors, and
other line inside work, some of which was of
walnut and mahogany, and in his sheds was
large quantity of walnut lumber, and his loss
Will be from 81 600 >2O 600. He il said to be
insured to small amount. Mdller's loss is
about 500, Mis-. Pools about $500 Mr. He'll
muth's about $500, and the stable Of MIR. j. d.
Defrees, which was also burned, with one horse
involves loss of several hundred dollars.
The fireman were soon at work but the flames
gained such Roadway in the piles of lumber that
II was some time before they could successfully
stay the flames. They were aided bv the officers
OF The seventh and fifth precincts.
A num,er of Mr.. Myers iourneyInen lost their
Tools. as also some OF their work, which was
berg done by the piece. IL being unfinished
me loss falls on them. a large quantity of the
lumber, worked and unwOrked, was being pre-
Pared for the fine residences in the course of
erection for Mr.. j. ". Thompson aud Mrs Van
Wyck. AL
Arrest OF THE ALLEGED INCKNDIARIKs
While the fire Was in progress the police be-
came satisfied that II was the work of an incen-
diary, and commenced inquiries. Mr.. James NJ
PROCTOR, who was standing with John Gillian
informed Officer Davis that Gillian had cknowl-
edged that he had applied the match, and he
was taken IN custody and taken TO the precinct
station.
Lieut.. Kelly. this morning having cause 10
suspect that Gillian, the alleged incendiary
naI an aecompLice, sent oftcer Augustus Davis
10 Gf orgetown to watch for the suspected per
son. On arriving there ). was found that he
mao not arrived home, and Officer Davis re-
NAMED on the watch for him. 1t was not long
peioie the suspected person, James alias Sonny
MIL made bis appearance in the reighborhoOd
or his fathers house, and as imIne ately taken
into custody, and 'squealed" at once TO the off,
Ger, saying that he knew what he was arrested
Ior, that he was with Gillham last night, when
they visited Metropolitan Hall together after
which they went up 9TH street. and he held the
Coor OF the shop oper while Gillian went in
and set IRE TO II IN three or four places. He was
brought over to police headquarters. end after
were taken 70 Johnson's gallery to have their
IletuN's taken, after which they were commit
TED 10 Jail-Gillham in d 4ault Of bail And Hill
10 appear before the 0lice Court tomorrow
Lney are both young men, not above twenty
Two years of age. Hill is q son OF a nromine1t
citizen of Georgetown. He is yerv free in bis
etateihtnts. While in the picture gallery he
asheu me Cfncers not 70 nave his picture mt in
.ne fogues gallery. a. he was no rogue. and had
'Tt.seeh arrfsted for any Offense before
account OF ms freedom IL iiscicsing his rar,ic!
ration in 49,, affair.