, 1874-12-21
FIRES.
Two Supposed Attempts ut Arson
in Chicago.
A Fire in LaSalle.


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Tho nlnrn from Dox $40 at t1:45 p'otock last
night was oocaaiono1 by fro in tho basomon. Of
tla franio building Oh tho southwest corner Of
1talstad and Monroe streets, occupied by j. Il.
DlEe, M n grocery. Losa, s50o insurance In tho
Qlobo, OF Chicago, 91 ,00U. Tho ilro IL supposed
to l,avo bean vet by sn ince'idiary. THO flames
weio discovered by Agontlcman who happened to
10 paaa,ng md ho rnn to tho nearest fire-s:Atton
:-.corncr of llalstcd nntl Andison Btrcota, ono
nloek from tho i'ro: On orouing Tho box
purpose Of timing tito alarnl. a,nl, from tho
tlMo o pulled tho spring to tho ritglilE Of tho
bel3,'. haif minute olapsetl. On running back
t. ti.o iSe he observed ny tho watch TINT It toot
corlier Of Ha!stcd ana Monroe Btroetu, and t,ree
or fos.r othor en11nnB up in d minute or
two nftorwartt. MOI moro tlian ton minutes
paaecd from t!io momeat Of tho alarm batoro q
utrcan. Of wetor was OIL tho ilro from No. 6.
At l:i0 a.. ILL.,, anothor alnrm catne from Box
a1G caused by tho s,noulaessmg Of fro in alr.
! Diko's building. Tile f]renlcn l1ad just loft tho
r!aco when fro was discovered between tho
building, and they retarnoa and qucnchca It
Without further damage.
Shortly attcr tic last alarm Officer Dau 11o-
] gan arrested, on tho ehnrgo Of arson, young
been. III Mr.. Dikos employ, and who wns
stsndins '4ear thu fire nt tho time
IIo was a halt block north al
D'ko Il, dl j1a!1teu Htrcot, and when tho iirhk
alarm atrnok ho romarkoa 70 two partiea WIN
asked whcro tho fro was, that 1t WIS Diko's aud
NJ tho monont there waB no gmoko or tanio to
ho aeon. Ills pautaloouA were saturated with
lcrosono OIL and hia vest and hut were s,nearca
nEainst in Dikos btoro, whore tho plastorors l,ad
SsS ""a i;sy rsd fonr "0rH: Weeks D'1ss AGO. as1 s
suspicion rostol Of. Koppo them from tho fuct
! found oA tho wiudows of DiAo'a Htors, and n
iugropa enl egress. Hoppe kccrs !. rival
grocery Mt No. aG Unlisted street. and It IS said
las leon & hitter competitor. Hoppe il d ais,glo
man, " yoars Of ugo l1o hes a'i1it now pond-
pg agatist Dlko ior s30, ,0oD, for alleged de-
fa1nation Of character III asserting TINT 10 fired
Lis plnco.
An attempt was made about G o'clock Inst
evening to lire tho twoatury Franc building, No.
i25 Hlto 1H'and avenue, occupcd aa fnvHsol and
| dwelling by N. Lyman. Olteer Crowley l.a!
ponurd to DO passing along with his wife, wien
woman 1aa olt at ONO OF tho adjoining: buid-
inga, a'nl gave tue a1nEm. Crowley ruiz to the
| place md knocked OF board ai,d won't under
tho building, whore ho discovered Tho tro, and
put it out. No alarm was turned IN. IN inyest-
gation lacosed pi!o OF kindling WOOD Iay, and
soft coal undor tho floor, anu when Quo Of tho
no'ghbord tilst discovered tho enoks issuing
iron, tho building, the fire was wol started. on
| tho ioists q Number of newspapers hud been
hung, and they Ind inast tnxen iiro
when tLa officer reached thenl. A hatcliet-
which was subsequently identified by 4 hartor
| living close by-Hnd o toamHters badge-weto
also found lying near tho E,ndlings. Tl,roo boya
wcro noticed about tho prclniscn carly in tho
! evcning, and 1t is beoyot thoy were tie iuccu-
daries from the fact that they scro obsoryad to
run out tho back way iuHt nbout tho timo tho
| ba2o was discovered, This ia the second tino Il
similar attempt hag boon .nado to 1lro tho build
inga III tho san1o neighboinood within tho paet
ak ,uos,tlls. The timely discovery last eYoniug
prevented what might have been . largo contla-
grafton.