, 1874-12-27
THE CITY.
ARSON.
ARSON.
roEPpr HELD TO TIE CRIMINAL COURT.

f1ne Week ago t0-n1GAt, tne 1an11ly grocery
.orc of Fl. 3. Dixie, ut the corner OF Monroe
.,d Unlisted streets, WAS partially consumed by
5rc Also, on Monday night preceding Thanks
living Dav last month, tLis same building was
.snc. but on that occasion little damage result
II on tho Monday following this last fire, cir
,rrstauces led tile owner of the property to
t,ink it the work OF m inccndiary, and on that
d,v a Young German named Henry F. Koeppo
rvs accused Of having fired the premises on
,oth occasions, and was arrested on the charge
n arson, and the hearing set for the 2Gth inst.
Yesterday morning the prisoner was arraigned
t,fcro Justice Scully for examination. The
frs, witness sworn for the prosecution Was
HENRY j. DIRE,
coo O: the m.n who owned tho stock Of goods in
the building, and who had the store iu charge.
ue testified that the building wnd owned by Jo-
saph and William Pratt; the upper rooms Wera
orcuuied as 4 residence, and the lower room as
rrncery. which was rented to Fl. B. Dixie; de-
5sndaut had no interest in the stock OF goods or
l,,ld,ne. Some eight months ago the prisoner
ras in tue employ of Dixie, the father OF the
riuees, and was discharged; since then Koeppe
had started q store Of Lis own in opposition to
the Dixie grocery. At the time Of the first fire
taken ouS policy for $1,000. On tho
afoudsy preceding the first fire. witness met
viii koeppe. who then requested that they re-
ceiye him back in their employ; that he was
los;ur money, md. it they would employ him.
he would close up. The witness drew 3 diagram
al the ttore. aud showed window on the Mon
roe street eide Of tho building, which he had
raifeG I'D. On the morning after the last fire
ha Observed the window had been broken open.
eYd Gu tho sill he discovered blood, as if some
person had entered the 1no1c through this win
dow and cut himself on tater1ng- He traced
tn;s blood to the room OF tue prisoner. and
there found him abed. complaining OF q se-
refe headache, the result of being up late the
nisLt before. Uo noticed, while there. tnat the
nr.goaer's hand WAS cut. and had been bleeding.
ue then informed hoeppe OF what had happened
TIE night before and tlar the blood would betray
prosecute the guilty one. at this information
The accused appeared frightened, and corccaIed
lis laud under tile bed clothing.
Tha witness further Testified that tho night
betorc tie fire the kerosene tank Standing in the
store vas filled wish oil, and stood close to
ooe pumping oil thereirom would neces-
esrly be obliged 70 place his left side
iu contact with tue soft plaster. Tho morning
after the fire the tank WIS empty, aud in the
rear oi 1t were several holes bored in the floor
aud crammed with pieces Of scarf and rags
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