Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-01
DEFENDANTS FRIENDS INDIGNANT.
The Mysterious Fire Of January Sth, Last
Recalled to Mind.
The HEARING SET FOR MONDAY.


arrest OF Mr.. Frank Falioure, charged
with like serious crime, on Sunday, the
9Th day of January last, and the coin
cidence is made all the more striking from
the facts that the present alleged offender
is Mr.. Robert B. Burt, the chief witness
against Mr.. Falloure at the hearing given
that gentleman, which resulted in his dis
charge from custody, and that the crime
laid at Mr.. Burt's door was the same
which had been alleged against his neigh
Dor, Mr.. Falloure.
Mr.. Burt was taken into custody about
three o'clock yesterday afternoon by Con-
stable William Love, upon the following
warrant:
state Of West J'Tiginia, Ohio County, District
Of Clay 81:
Frank Falloure upon oath complains that
on the Sth day of January in the district
of Madison, in the County of Ohio, Robert
B. Burt did commit felony in this, that
he did, feloniously and maliciously, in the
night time of that day, attempt to burn,
and did set fire TO and partially burn, the
dwelling house then occupied by the said
Robert B. Burt, the said dwelling house
belonging to the estate OF Robert Camp
bell, deceased, numbered 80, situate on
Virginia street, in the Seventh ward OF the
City of Wheeling, Ohio county, State Of
West Virginia, and he, the said Frank Fall
loure, thsTeupou prsys that the said Rob
ert B. Burt. may be apprehended and held
to answer the said complaint, and be dealt
with IN relation thereto as the law re-
quires.
Dated in the said district of Clay, this
18th day Of June, 1883.
F. FALLOURE.
State of West Virginia, Ohio county, district
of Clay, .JWRe p, 1888.
The said Frank Falloure made oath to
the truth of the foregoing complaint be-
fore me. w. ii. DAVIS,
A Justice OF the Peace OF Union district,
Ohio county, W. Va.
Upon the warrant beiog read to him,
Bob, " ut once got on his bicycle and ac-
COMMANDED the Constable over to Justice
Davis office. There the nature OF the Of
Tense, and its unbaIlable character, by a
Justice, was explained to him, and he was
remanded TO Jail for an examination at
two O'Clock Monday afternoon. Mr.. Burt
at once secured the services Of Captain b.
b. Dovener, telegraphing the facts to
| Iittleton, where the Captain was yester-
day, and also notified the firm of Sommer.
Vile Il Howard, OF the fact Of his arrest
Last evening these latter gentlemen made
application to Judge Jacob, and Mr.. Burt
was released on 81. 900 bond, DR.. L. G.
Myers, Z. L. Rose and y. A. Noble going
on the paper.
The arrest was not generally known I'M
Ill about seven O'Clock last evening, but
the news soon thereafter spread, and oc-
| casioned the greatest surprise, and no little
| indignation among the many friends Of the
accused, who utterly refused TO believe
that there was any thing compromising in
the course of Mr.. Burt, or that he in any
way had any thing to do with the origin Of
| the fire, at his residence and place of bust
ness on the morning Of January Sch.
Ii was stated last evening thSt Mr. Fall
loure, whose counsel is Col. w. w. Arnett,
had been working up the matter for some
time past, and that as long ago rs the 18th
talked of. The issuance OF this document
had been discouraged in certain quarters,
however, and the paper was rot actually
made out until day before yesterday, after
consultation was had between Mr..
Falloure, his counsel, the Prosecuting At
torney and the Justice.
The crime alleged against Mr.. Burt, and
| which was in like manner charged against
Mr.. Falloure himself. at the first exsmiuO-
ton, il, under the West Virginia laws, a
very serious matter, being punishable with
death the setting fire to y dwelling house,
in which persons are sleeping, in the
night, being esteemed equal to premedi-
tated murder. The circumstances OF the
particular crime in question are fresh in
| the minds of the readers of the REGISTER,
hut q recital of the facts of the event will
be here given.
MIR. Burt carries on the business of a
retail druggist, and also resides in the. two
story frame building No. 80 Virginia
street, Islam d. About o'clock on the
morning of January Sth, according to the
testimony given in the examination of Mr..
Falloure, on January 18th following by
Mr. Burt himself, ne was aroused from
sIeep. in the room in the rear OF bis store,
where he had his bed, by the strong rtfiec'
tion of a fire burning on the south end OF
the little perch on the east side of the
buiIding. He sprang no, and rushing
out found that tie woodwork H the build
ing and Of the porch floor was =" hre,
and that a quantity of imfamable oils
which had been poured upon and around
a large gasoline tank, was also burning, the
tank being in imminent danger of explod-
ing. He dragged the tank away from the
IRE. and then himself and mother, who
had been aroused from her chamber up
stairs by his cries, put ont the fire with
brooms and by pouring water on it. Off
Ger McNichol, of the Seventh ward beat,
was at once notified, and an examination
of the premises revealed the fact that the
same inflamable oil which had been poured
on and about the gasoline tank, had also
been suuirted under the front door of the
store, and also through small augur-hole
which had been b. red beneath the east show
window. This oil was traced by drops TO the
southwest corner of the building, where q
syringe was found, and thence the trail
lead to the basement beneath Mr.. Fall
loure's drug store, close by, where there
was evidences that the oil had been kept
In q vessel. Mr.. Falloure was arrested on
tie morning of the Sch, and remanded to
Jail. His hearing took plsce upon the
morning of the 18th, before Justice Davis,
and he was acquitted of the crime alleged
against him, after quite large amount of
testimony had been taken, which will be
more or less fully recalled.
The arrest Of Mr.. Burt, yesterday, has
revived interest in this very mysterious
attempt to destroy life and property, and
further developments will be looked for
with interest.
Excursion to the Seashore.
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