Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-23

ARioN As PeoFEsS-os -khrs,an ra,--
sre ., oas OF tnTee prisoners who It Is charged
~ 70 "a liicthciaTeS. WAS tried In the court OF
genera sessions. yesterday before Juirr cow
iis. .o' afson, IN the alleged setting fire 20 the
nisti ~. touse no II Ludlow street. Assistant
nc rega rded the prisoners rs amonsS IN, mo-,
uahgel Gus class Of criminals ever brouT6t INTO
,hat court. They had been watched Inv a.
tt.Nes Tor long time. under the Susnctno
tnat they were making business of settipsy ar,
- uui,u nSS Tor the money that would be nat6
thelh hS the owners or leSSeeS. who had ins,Irsi
Their property for more than IL WAS NORTH ~
was chaI ged that such was the case in this In
stance: tIat Joseph Levy. one of the defendant.
occupied three rooms in the Ludlow Il rect tpne
nlent house. in which twenty other families H.,
sided: that on November IN. ISIS. ne went away
from home 10 allow the incendaricS 10 do their
work without casting suspicion upon himself
Lcvy's property. Mr.. Rollins continued WAS in
Snred Tor SGG0 when II was worth only S2,n. on
the same night, the defendant with two other
men. had conference at No. 60 East Broadway.
ana hen went 10 l.eNy'S tenement house. They
were followed by detectives who saw PelrlStein
Within Ieyy'S rooms. and a. soon a. smoke
came from the windows and doors they gave
the alarm. When the fire was eXtiGgdiSliei The
furniture and bedding were found saturated
with kerosene. The alleged conSpiratOrS were
found the same night At Pearistein'S rooms
Fire Marshal sheldon began the testimony FOR
The prosecution yesterday with description o.
the state in which he found the premises after
the fiTe.-t& y. Tf5bHnc. 22d.
AUTHORIZATIONS or PRONUNCIATION ha, been
made in the LcGGFr OF the exaggerated stale
neniS made In paper by Mr.. Angel. read
before the Social Science Association as 4 plea
Tor TIE organization OF city health associations
\ chemist OF Boston and The state aSSayer OF
khede Island have been 80 far moved b. Nj.
AEgeh paper that they have published Joint
card ia which they say. II i true that adui-
tttatlon enough i practced 20 be- a matter of
serious concern. but il il noJ capable OF proof
mai walter used 10 mix with milk Is generally
taken freIn impure sources that thousands OF
gallons OF so-callCd MIX are sold In Boston that
90 not contain one drop OF the genuine COW pro-
0uct, or that 'caN enne penner aud curry noNdpT
usually contain red lead mustard chrnInate OF
lead. vinegar Sulpht;Iic acid, arsenic ami corrn-
siNe snonnate After enumerating number
OF other so-cailtd deliberations. OF which the
chemist and aSSayer have no knOwleti -t OF
which they say do not exist. they conclude their
caro- as foiio"S:-" The whole article Is TOO
IoituiOua iOf serious comment. II is erroneous
ana misleading. and calculated - do harm nr
tNtHtnG needless fears IL tends Also Ia bring
S S5ifi, men i.io contempt by leading The
are endorsed bt them PaiiG. Le}get.
GONE To re UEKoys.-r7die G. BIRD priub;
BOY aSed IL, the son OF Dr. James H. Bird ~ l22
tulnam avenue. Brooklyn. has been seed by
we dihle mover lever. and has disappeared from
nome. lie started for school on Wednesday
morning last. aud in the afternoon he sent a
postal card 10 lis mother, on which lie wIote:
u think | have been living long enough on
Gly father, ard | have decided 10 earn utv own
wing, 50 have LETT home but VIII return when
l nave earned money enough. Don't fret about
Hie anu give my love 10 the BABY. EpRiE."
he boy Is large Tor his age, ana is remark
apiy promising. lie and a schoolmate Fred
Bushnell, who Is two Years older, had been de-
Youflng sensational literature, and Bushnell
especially. burned with desire TO De hero. such
as those lie daily read or. and kiDdling similar
ambition III the breast OF young Bird. the two
set out together. Bushnell took some money
with min, and said that he was going 10 New
Haven TO seek his fortune. Mrs. Bird has been
greatly distressed. and has sought The aid If
the police and the newspapers. she has adyer-
Used for her boy. addressing him personally.
thus =" Tell us where YOU are. Your mother
vii! die OF a broken heart The family Know
nothing Of the direction in which he and Bush
nell WENT Y. SUa. 22G