The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22
sUsPECTED or INcENDlARIssI.
Mayor sweeney Pays an omeiaI yIsl. %
q South side Firm.


South side Firm.
Our readers win remember that some
week since, at an early hour in the morn.
ing, q FIRE was discovered in the cellar Of
stoetzer & weiseerber's green grocery es.
tablishment, on Market street, Just north
Of Twenty.irst street, aud promptly ex-
tlnguished by the Fire Department. How
the FIRE originated was not known. The
6remen found a pile oiburnins boxes and
barrels In the cellar, and It was the gener-
al opinion that some loose papers and
other combustible material had in some
way accidentally become ignited and fired
the whole mass. The ioists above were
somewhat chArred, but otherwise no dam.
age resulted except from the liberal use Of
water, with which the fremen drenched
the premises.
It seems, however, that Mrs. Ebeling,
the owner Of the property, suspected that
oil was not right, and entertained the idea
that the Are was the work Of an incendiary.
What reason she had for entertaining such
suspicion Is not clear. Be that as II may,
she yesterday called at the City Building
and informed Lieut.. McCully that she was
In possession Of positive information that
O second attempt 10 burn the building was
contemplated either by her tenants,
Messrs. Stoetzer & Weisgerber, or
some one in their employ, and the
evidence OF such an intention on
their part she had discovered In the cellar.
Lieut.. MCCully notified Mayor Sweeney
and Assistant Fire Marshal Carpenter,
and the three about 2 P. N. went down to
Stoetzer 4 Weisgerbers store and inspect
ed the premises. The cellar was found
locked, both the inside and outside doors
having been fastened by Mrs. Ebeling
previous 10 her visit To the city building,
In order TO prevent either the firing Of the
building or the removal OF the evidences
Of incendiarism.
Mrs. Ebeling unlocked one Of the doors,
and taking the party down stairs into the
cellar, pointed ont TO them the discovery
she had made. On the south side OF the
cellar, about midway between the front
and the rear Of the building, was q pile Of
barrels and boxes, In the centre OF which
was barrel half full Of loose paper, which
had been thoroughly saturated with car
bon oil upon top Of the barrel, q box con.
tanning kindling. The floor Of the store
room Immediately over the pile had been
perforated by two large auger holes, which
In the opinion Of the gentleman who in
spected the premises had been made for
the pursose Of supplying a current OF air to
ian the flames below when once the bon
fire had gotten under Roadway.
The MayOt at OIL ce waited upon Messrs.
Stoetzer & Weisgerber, and ordered them
to remove the combustible material with.
out delay, which they consented to do.
Mrs. Ebeling desi:ed to have warrants
issued for Messrs. StoetZer 4 Weisgerber
for attempted incendiarism, and applied
to McCully for the papers, but the officer
told her the police court had no iurisdic.
ton in the matter, and advised her to 60
before Justice Of the Peace and enter an
information against the suspected parties,
McCully told her also that II State war.
rants were issued he would serve them il
she so desired. The lady said that she
Would do as he suggested, and inform him
later in the evening Of her action, but Nc.
Gully had heard nothing from her upto 10
o'clock last night.
The writer last night took walk over
to the South Side and called upon the
Justices Of the Fifth and Sixth Wards, to
ascertain il any arrests had been made.
He was told that there was some little ex-
element over the developments at Stoetzer
4 Weisgerber's place OF business, but no
information had been made against the
parties, and consequently no warrants
had been issued.
During the visit Of Mayor Sweeney and
his companions to the store, under the es.
cort OF Mrs. Ebeling, Mr.. Joseph PAUL
Secretary Of the Peabody Insurance Com
pany, who had gotten wind Of the troub
lie, dropped in. Mr.. PAUL, we understand
stated to those present that the stock in
the store room had been insured In the
Peabody for $500, and that upon examina
ton he found it was not worth half thai
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