The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
LOVE AND INCENDIARISM.

ARREST OF TWO YOUNG MEN IN NEWARK ON
GRAVE cHARGE-ATTEMpT TO BURN HOUSE
AND ITS ocoUPANTs-IN WEB OF cIRcUM-
sTANTIAL EVIDENCE
At the Court House in Newark. N. j., yesterday
before . special session of the Oyer and Terminer.
held by Judges Depue and Ricord. Gregory and
Matthias Arumbruster. brothers. arraigned
charge Of attempted arson preferred by John
Kohl. and held to bail in $4,000 each to
await the action of the Grand Jury it's session next
April Kohrs residence. the place which was sought
to be destroyed by fire by somebody. is located on
Montgomery avenue Sixteenth avenue, in one
of the most desolate parts of Newark away out
the borders Of the South Orange and rvington town
lines.
THE ATTEMPTED ARSON.
HERALD reporter visited the Kohl residence yes
terday afternoon. II is little more than a hut, and
affords accommodation for Mr.. Kohl his wife. three
and his stepdaughter. Lena Kohl. The latter is
sixteen years of age. Her father q soldier in the
United States Army during the and died from
disease contracted in the field. Her uncle mar
ried her mother and is now her stepfather.
Kohl and his family state that a few min
utes after o'clock Tuesday morn.
ing. Lena. who slept with her mother and
who was suffering from attack of toothache.
startled by strange light on the rear stoop OF
the house. She aroused her mother and father and
they found the stoop all ablaze. Lena seized large
pan of water which was on the stove and dashed 1t on
the flames the others piled snow and the fire was
quenched before any damage was done more than
to scorch the side of the house and the soop Kohl
Wertz, saloon keeper, of Nineteenth street. John
Lachmeyer and Mr.. Hoche, made an examination OF
the premises. It had just been showing. They
found mans tracks in the snow and they state.
carefully followed these until they stopped some
distance off at the fence of the residence of the
,hrtrct hpnth Inhn n Ia vQa
afraid to go any farther lest he might get shot.
BROTHERS AND LENA.
Last Easter Monday Lena made the acquaintance
of Matthias Arumbruster, his brother Gregory's
junior by about seventeen years, the Oldest being
and Lena that before two months had passed he had
led her astray she alleged and last October she
caused his arrest He was taken before Judge
the father Of her unborn babe. He
bound over to pay So per rye week for Its
before Judge Paulin and the publicity given to them
greatly annoyed the brothers. Lena had hopes that
hsSs she se r
Gregory. 1t is said that Gregory had his eye on the
girl also. who is Of rather comely appearance On St.
tine while she and her fatheruncle received several
that very unhandsome. They suspect the
Arumbrusters Of sending them.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
On Tuesday evening and yesterday. after Kohl had
made affidavit before Judge Otto. which led to the
arrest of the brothers. Chief Benedict. OF the Fire
Department and detective made a careful examine
ton of the snow tracks leading from Kohl's house.
They found pair Of boots belonging to Gregory
Arumbruster which fitted closely into the tracks.
They also found friend of Lenas, young girl
named Annie DENIM who says that on Sunday night
last she met Gregory Arumbruster, and they got into
conversation about Lena and Matthias. Greg
DRY declared she states that he was tired Of this
Kohl trouble, and going to put an etfectual stop
to it soon that old Kohl expected to get $1,000 out
of Matthias, but he wouldn't get cent; that Lena
and her father must be fools to think that he
(Gregory) would stand the talk all around-not he;
he would put stop to it and would fix it for the
whole lot of them He spoke so fercely, she says,
that she afraid to say anything in reply. On
Tuesday when she heard of the fire, she thought
of the words of Gregory, and expressed
her belief that he knew something about the arson
affair The papers which had been found half burned
on the stoOp and saturated with kerosene oil were
examined, and them were written the names OF
both brothers. likewise was found milk bill of one
of Gregory's customers The brothers are milkmen
and own property left them by their parents and
said to be worth about $4,000. The authorities say
they have other evidence damaging to the Arum-
brusters, which will not be divulged until the trial.
In addition to the proceedings before Judge
Paulin Matthias indicted by the last Grand Jury
for the seduction OF Lena. His trial for that Is set
for April.
The belief entertained by the Newark authorities
who have investigated the is that some person
endsh plot of burning up the Kohl house, with it's
inmates Including Lena, who is now the period
Of maternity. The Arumbrusters stoutly deny all
knowledge of the matter and suggest that the thing
may have been gotten up as blackmailing opera