, 1874-07-29
He Fervently Denies His Guilt
Hunting His Unole.
Mr.. Anderson Also Asserts His
Innocence.
The Grand Iury WIN Take up Staadons
Case at Once.
Insurance Matters.

another, instance Of tncentlinrisnl haVlhG oo-
Cured Monday night in tho building on the
so,,thoast cornor Of Taylor and JefleiHon streets
An alarm waB struck at II o'clock. Which WIS
promptly answered by tho engines. After tho
tire had boen extinguishcd, which waB dono
without much difficulty, an examination OF tho
building showed TINT thrDe glass ia1a had beer,
plucod III tho side wall, bntwuen tho lathing and
clapboarda., Thoy wore
FILLED WITH KEROSENE,
and from each Of them hung string Of sat-
uratcd rags, loading to the rear Of tho building
Fo ltunately, the tlamos did not roach tAe couple
OF gallons Of koroaone In the jars. Underneath
the shelves on one side Of the room WAS largo
pi'o Of rugs, which woro plazing furiouslY Nhen
tile building was ontcrod.
This room was occupied by Edward ReignolNs
as saloon, aud suspicion was at ouce directed
to him. Whom ho came homo ho WAS arrested,
put In the Union Street Station; aud brought
ycstortlay molnlng boforo Justice scully, who
held him In Tho sum Of $4,000 to'appear Satur-
day. Tho building wns damaged by fro and
water to tho amount Of perlaps s400: lind tho
flnnen renchea tho oil, however, tho loss Of
property would have been. much greater. aud
several lives might havo been sacrificed. i; g.,
AT TIE HOUSE -, . "a, 4,.
in which tho fire occurred TRIBUNE reporter
found tho occupnuts quito ready to give II:
formation, but their lAek OF acquaintance With
tho English language made the gathering Of
fAcs rather difficult matter. No loss than i've
families lived in tho building. which is q two
atory frame, and quite doep, the front portion
OF the lowor flat having boon occupied by tue
defendant for Homo tttns Pnst aa liquor aud
laser-bcer Haloon. According to the other ton-
ants, Le had not 1omo much BUSINESS, and tho
saloou coald not have beer, n paying Affair.
\ REMAnKADLE C1nuuMbTANCE 80 .
OIL tile evening Of tho tiro wns the leaving Of
their quarters Gy tho Reignolds family at abont
lalf-puHt o'clock for tho purpose of taking O
waikiki thing they had never hoen known to do
bnforc.-ai,tl, in connection with this walk, it
was noticed by the neighbors TINT tho Whole
family donncd for tho occasion their very best
clothes, When they retnrnel to their house, It
WAS in the possession Of four policemen, aud
bore tho usual evidences of haviug been tho
sceno of fire. Notwithstanding this, Rotgnolda
took matters very calmly, audi when one of tho
ocers .leeired lis company to Tho station, h0
exllitod not the slightest cohcetn. It was
RE1aNo1DR' BUSINESS
was by no meaus hi . i'ourishing condition., and
tlut lie waa bohin1 in his rent to His landlord
some sci. When in jail, the prisoner was vin1ted
BY the landlord, whom lle asked to 20 ,bail Tor
anything like full approval D..
An old 1nan who, with his wife, occupied "A
couple Of rooms ovor that i'll which Tho fire broke
out, atntcd that he could never again, under The
Gil GufHtANEEA, 1851 LQMAE4A LUZ uH1Ellu-
mt. It was not Ho much tho act Of iHcondia-
risrn wicl, aroused hiH ire ~ al indlgnity to
which lie WAS subjected on ita account: lilo and
his aged spouse wore, at tho tino the fire broke
ont, fast aaleop III bed, and when tloy awoko it
was to llud themselves enyeloped in smoke md
vile stench Of kerosene. Tho old lady dressed
herself lnstl1y, but the old nlan could not ttnd
bis clothes, and as the flames burst suddenly
through the wall into the room he rushed out
into the street in hiH single garment, and was
tn n1,a ,a1f fr0t f1n f1uhtfn In
The dwelling Of a ne!ghbor.untn ono OF the flre-
mcr, pit,inE his position, aenrched for the
u,lstu. gavsncnts and lung them out Of the
window.
TINT diabolica1 Outrage hna boon perpetrated,
and, Ms the thng stands Mt present, tho evidence
points very strongly to Itelgnolds as the perre-
traitor. Wien ho left tho building thore wero
to bed for the night, and, had the fire been al
lowed to geti further lscu1wny, they would probably
have been huffocnted with tho smoke, which waH
very densc in ts nnturo and por1neatcd thorough
ly every nook aud corner OF the house. Tho in.
C"ntiyo to tue commission Of tho outrage by
lseignolds wRs, as nsltal, overinBurauco. Els
stuck OF whisky aud liquors, worth probably NOT
more tlan S2u was insured for $3.50. aud hiH
furniture. worth porhaps $50, was inaured for
FLED, ii tho Gerilan1a Fire Insurance Company,
Of Elio, Ia. - ~ 49,
Lust evening TRIBUNE reporter visited Mr..
Reignulls Mt llis smuil but tidy apartment in
%nat y hno%n as Inc Couhtg ~. anu ,quea-
aioheu M ,t'1i y! tusaIa 10 .ne auar. lo w. MaF
W. ~ Hthp !Aeht1cu W ~ fety S.'iAIhuAlcntt'o,
WV, M.t'a s,.;,, ~" ,uet's u !oocoas con'eF'
BECAME MORE AccoMMopAr1No,--
indeed. volublo. Dens informed TINT il he had
a'.yth','g 10 ny taf hasoll y should appear IN
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