The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-08
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Nav f0HS, August About eight
months ago Frank sclaeea, an Italian
barber, who Il alsn tnown a. fAnh LlllY,
moved from Chatham slfoet 10 ~ Canal
street, where hr started . we'll furnished
shop with I've chalts ana four assistants
lie charged but 8yc cents tof "a shave aud
ten cents ior hafcuttlng, aud hc soon
had plenty Of customers. Joseph Cara.
bella, IA youthful fellow countuman Of
bclaeca, got permission 70 establish 4
boot blacklug stand In front oi the bar.
her shop on condition that he would
sweep out the premises every morning,
and the koy Of the barber shop door was
entrusted 10 him when Cafrnbella went
TO work out his rent this morning, he
saw smoke curling through the cracks In
the door of the shop lie called a police.
man, who kicked In the door, They
found little pile Of saw.dust shoulder.
Ing on the floor II was damp from the
alcohol with which II had been soaked.
wide strip Of muslin which had
also been wet with alcohol connected the
smouderlng sawdust with four Of the
chairs. otherstrlps connected the chairs
with the rack Of light woodwork along
the wall containing the shaylng.cups
Betwecn the chairs lay heaps Of shaylugs,
through which ran the train OF alcohol.
soaked muslin. The hith chair, which
was little distance from the others,
was also connected with the sawdust by
similar train, which ran across piles OF
paper In the wash.baslns. On each chair
was an alcohol.soakcd towel, and other
towels similarly soaked hung upon n
baby's chair and an ordinary cane-bottom
chair In another part Of the shop Half
open drawers flied with shavlngs and
waste paper and everything In the shop
that would burn were connected with
the smoulderlug saw-dust by alco-
hol.soaked muslin. An empty
gallon demijohn and several
big bottles that had held the alcohol
were scattered about the shop. Evident.
ly the alcohol had been diluted with wa.
ter, which had dampcned the muslin and
sawdust, so that In place OF burning It
had only smouldcrcd. There was a full
bottle Of kerosene near the empty bot
ties. What little fire there was In the
aa tuInat arAtIa. nA
Chief Kohoe OF the Tenth battalion ex.
amlned the cellar under the barber shop,
which Il occupied by Samuel Cohen, q
soda.watcr maker lie broke open the
door without difficulty and found oven
more dangerous preparations for burn.
ing the premises than existed IN the bar.
ber shop. Big wooden boxes, which
were excellent klndllng, halt filled
the room. A hole was cut In
the gas.plpe near the gas meter,
from which the gas was rushing.
From hole 10 the floor Of the barber
shop a board on which was train OF
fash powder, the kind used In making
fire works, extended 10 the gas meter.
Nearly two pounds Of powder was In tho
train and there was big double handful
under the meter. The plan Of the incen
diary was evidently TO lead the nrc whioi
he had started In the shop above TO the
meter by means OF the train OF powder
In order TO cause an explosion which
would destroy all evidence OF bis crime.
The police believe that Sclacca Ia the In
cendlary. lie Ia known 10 have been 10
the shop late on Friday night, and, con-
trary 10 his custom, shut up the premises
himself In place OF letting Carrebella do
II. lie went away about ten O'Clock, bul
Is supposed 10 have returned Just before
daylight TO lay the match 70 tho train
which he ls thought TO have spent tho
previous evening 10 laying
Although convinced that Sciacca In The
sole incendlary and that he got into the
soda water factory by breaking In
the police put Mr.. Cohen and Solomon
FaymaDn, his assistants, under arresl
and took them TO the Madison Street
Station. Lawyer Adolph Cohen went tc
The statlon.housc and endcavorcd to Sc,
them, but Captain lIeddon would moi
permit him to aud refused 10 give hin
any satisfaction whatever; the lawyer
subsequently obtained 4 writ OF habea,
corpus from Judge Cullen and had IN,
two prisoners brought before the cour
In the afternoon. No reason being given
for holding them, SJudge Cullen imme
diately ordered their discharge.
Had the attempi at arson been success
ful large loss OF life must have resulted
The building Is q nye-story tenement
Nearly fifty persons sleep In Il. Hat
the lncendIary scheme succeeded the er
ploslon would have shattered the stairwa,
aud those In the upper stories must hav'
perished.