The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-13
ARSON AGAIN.
Narrow Escape Of a Tenement HoaSo
from Destruction.
The Train Of Benzine-A Deeply Laid Plot Car
ried Out with Ingenuity-Arrest Of the
Supposed Incsndiary- Confession OF
the Owner Of tho Property.


tenement house III West Sixty.second street were
astonished by the strong odor of benzine That per-
vaded the building. At first 1t was supposed thas
some accident had occurred on the stairway ana
that one OF the inmates OF the house had spilled OIL
or something of that nature IN one OF the nails thaU
caused the offensive smell. AS the nuisance con-
tinued to increase some Of the women went down
stairs to consult with the people VINO
were living on the opposite side OF tha
hall to where the nuisance came froms
and they found the family there suffering 80 muc1
from the effects of the smell that 1t was resolved ia
call in the assistance OF the police. One Of the mem
who lived in tne house went the Nineteenth Pre-
cinct station house and soon returned with two
officers They
BURST INTO THE APARTMENT
from which the smell proceeded, and. upon exam
ination, discovered that most elaborate prepara-
tons had been made to burn the place. Benzlne
had been most extensively used and the whole noor.
was so disposed that the smallest blaze would
have caused fire thai must OF necessity. have car
RED away the enr building. The front room OF
the apartment which was on the ground floor, was
used as a shoemaker's workshop Immediately hes
hind tins was sleeping room, and again IN the reab
tire dep tn OF the house. from the little bedroom ID
the rear S Ss me saop baen ron sSuaS
sarOitS y that mad the ' place Caught nrss
rs was Intended, nothing could have saved
inn ud Il STOOD TOO IN poos under the zncs
when &c was raised, and basket Of clothes thae
stood beside one OF the beds was
LITERALLY SOAKING
with It, The fire had evidently been started soma
time previous to the arrival OF the police, put the
sTnesied ~. and the plot W. was .trs failure
rooms and remained there in the nope that some or
the guilty parties would tura up. Their expecta-
tons were Iully realized, Tor gentleman named
Jones. against whom some very serious charges
Mr. Jones was asked what ne wanted by the pollcen
aud he replied mat Mr.. Cleske, the man VINO mad
Was m making Ias pN;s' pair Of boots for HIM
70 induce Mr. Jones to enter the building the polce
man told nm q robbery had been committed and, as
| u iurther lnducement 10 him 10 say
WHAT HE KNEW OF THE FAMILY
| who had lived in the rooms Mr.. Jones was tnvlte0
! to the station house. Nothing of any consequence.
however, could be got from him, and the police
.nS S let the him oss sS sG%s as
peared. The husband and vile were arrested
ces ST Was to O. ocs Court sna
! while there, becoming frightened ne made cons
tesslon to the officer in which ne stated that Jones'
project OF burning up the place. Upon this informs
alton Officer Renesch arrested Jones and locked olm1
up to await the further action OF the Marshal. and
he will he taken to the forkvile Police Court THIS.
morning 30 obtain
for an Indictment against him. Ceske and his w1f6
are also held as Witnesses in the case. Jones seems
fourth In when ne has been engaged. Marshal
McspedOn THINKS that This time he will he able "a
put a stop to his operations
CIEsKEs STATEMENT.
The following Is the statement OF Ceskf, made to-
Onlcer Reinesch In German, and translated undeE
Oatn 10 the Fire Marshall
About four years when came to this country got
ACQUAINTED with man by the name 81 Anthony Jones nc
S cns"n =" street, esD
visited usually three tour . times week From
N j. Jones visited there also, At Intervals in
Ll1ssesh n ,J about oui mSE,h' nm when
stesi, where Jone. used 10 come to sec me also.
Brooklyn in December 1911. sunday the Of Jans:
Between Grand ana Hester and propose to open sais
business partnership with my wife in s1tysecoad
WHERE LIVE NOW
me. lie s spoke wsen "sd Sncs
la" s S1 his Sas sf .a Of ne msS
feeling Next whs" In. came nn
broken from ana robbed o. three
SD. sss s' on r: and
Second street, near lear the Bo~sry M,i to norrv
When wife returned lie ssa ia. .hs found IN
not be So after my and laughed
Il ' 5.auay % ss 81 i E.:. co
street, tho place i Keep Jones cana
III 81 II
wGaa rob g. ag1 Gsr% R sn S' 00
on Third and for which,
she paid So 60 premium. day after Jones
snf
without result as he my WIFE, and They went
three after that Jones into shop where
he proposed to 10 burn place as had sunered
such severe loss by THE noc,rnv
in Elizabeth street. and now that was insured would get
was not then PRESENT with him and told
him do to r Leave wHad p ps nave su %synRSs
Saasaes q ne ses.na
would take ali thai upon himsei, Al woad DO
house occasions and made propo.
SS de not % = january s9yDs It,
s BUY oa told go to 70
81 a on fire. VIE h as1 out s
house. lie soon came again ana spoke
He on. for drinks while under the influence
6us my esasn to the a. they wss x Ms
hase no FEAR frightened and him he had
better not do it, and he replied tina.
but to mind and saw nothing sSou, IT, FOR ever did he
Wound pSS 20 ' i, and sn:xsssa that ": q
sS shop P'' .s? ssasi
planned That Sy burning IcSus san more than e
to be away. him that 4 the child was ''
would come BAG. drscsy ns .sd = right Then
got scI child Jersey City
to the house OF friend Of mine by the name OF Jukosk
went TO Jones house with Of the children. asked
him he had done anything my house. and be said "Yes
is all over" he then went out, and returned Ia
ABOUT TWO OR THREE HOURS
When he came back he stated that things looked bad
In Sixty and that he near being ar
rested he desired and not to tell that mad been IN
mis- house, and they should ask anything say that had
been robbed of pair of boots belonging TO hims
and that had taken his tor another par lie told
children that II thew had been TO hs mousse
he would XIII them. then went to Jersey Ay got my
SeG a tasen The station
CIeske's wife was also examined by the Fire Mar
shat, and she corroborated his story In every par.
ticular.
Probable Arson in West Twenty ninth street.
At half past Two O'Clock Yesterday morning nre,
which was supposed TO be the work oil an incen-