The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-22

FIRE Own TIE RfvER Tho dwelling
house lately occupied BY John FleiHchner
and wife, on The hill Just back Of Kirk
wood, and Immediately opposite this city,
was totally destroyed BY fire yesterday
morning. The precise origin Of the fire
u unknown, but suspicion points strong.
" TO incendlarism, from the following
circumstances Some time ago Mrs,
Fleischner entered suit against her hus.
band, in the Belmont County Courts, for
divorce and allmony, and was successful,
being granted divorce and Judgment for
5000 alimoBy. Soon after this the
property, consisting Of frame dwelling
house and filty-dye acres OF land, was APP
praised at 5000, 10 be sold under the
Judgment And was put up ut public sale,
but there being no bidders Il was with
drawn and Gre-appraisement ordered.
The second apprAiSement placed the VAL
uaLion oithe property at 5000.
On Tuesday the property was sold at
commissioners sale, for $3.50, the di.
yorced vile being the purchaser, Il 10
alleged that Elelschner, who was the sole
occupant Of The house al the time Of the
ire, declared when he heard that his
wife had become the owner Of the proper.
y that ahe should never enjoy the pos.
session Of Il. The suspicion l. generally
entertained that the Gre was the work Of
an incendiaty, as the house was in an
isolated location, and upon the strength
Of the particulars given above many are
disposed to think that Mr.. Flsschner
knows something Of its origin. However,
Perlons in this city who are well &c.
quainted with him, declare that he Is in-
capable OF any such act. They say,
moreover, that he Ia an upright, honora.
BILE man, and that those who know him
would never accuse him oil the crime.
The house was worth about s., 900, and
was uninsured. Mrs. Fleischner called
upon an insurance agent in Bridgeport
on Tuesday and applied for q policy, and
the papers were made out, butshe changed
her mind and withdrew the application.
Lnter.-Since writing the above addi.
tional particulars Of the FIRE have been
received. 1t seems that Mr., Fred. Huse-
man, oil this city, who had gone over the
river to see Mr.. Fleischner upon business,
first discoSeredthe flames. While Fred.
was approaching the house, and about
quarter Of mile distant, he noticed that
the ronl Was burning. In field not far
away Mr.. Flelschner aud two men we're
at work sorting potatoes, apparently en-.
tirely unconscious OF the fact that the
building was on FIRE. Mr.. Huseman rode
hastily forward and called Fleischner's al.
tention to The FIRE, when the latter re-
marked that 1t seemed as il all his trouble
was coming At once.
The Jour men then went 10 work car.
ryiDg out furniture and household arti.
Giles, and succeeded in saving every thing
in the housc. The doors and windows
were also saved. No attempt was made
TO subdue the flames, for the reason that
there was no water on the premises.
The room In which the fire originated, in
the second story, was found locked. How
1t originated is a mystery.
Mr.. HuSeman also informs US that
Fleischner, alter securing divorce
from his wife, married a girl who
had been living at service in the
family. He had been living with his
second vile in the house since they were
married, and she was alone in the build
ing when the fire was first discovered.
Mira. Fleischner appeared entirely ig-
norant Of the origin Of the FIRE, and when
asked by Mr.. Huseman II there was any
water on the premises, replied that there
wasn't bat they might have had cis-
tern, and the house could have been
saved, ifso much money hadn't been spent
for fne furniture" As the furniture
had been purchased by the frat Mrs.
Fleischner il would seem that Mrs.
Fleischner No. 2 intended by this re-
mark 10 convey the idea that her prede-
cessor had been rather extravagant.