New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-07
AN OLD MANS REVENGE.
THE STORY OF THE CATHOLIC PRoTECToRY
FIRES.
xoCNG CASSIDY TELLS STRANGE TALE OF MS
r,,,1,pzzir vIrTANoIra ACTS

YoCNG CASSIDY TELLS STRANGE TALE OF MS
FATHERS vILLANoUs ACTS.
A seventh nr;soner accused of setting fire to
the Catholic Protectory buildings in westminster
County was locked up ct Police Headquarters
yesterday. He is Henry ]. Cassidy, VINO was
engineer Of the Protcctory and was discharged
last fall for drunkenness. His son Henry was
suoposed 10 be the leader Of the band OF fire
hugs and was locked up on Thursday with
Renben Lewis, William H. Avery, Edward Durr'
John II Hin and Edward Sawyer On Friday
night vounC Cassidy after long talk win
Inspcetor Byrnes, made confession putting all
tho blame on his father He described oil the
eres IN which he had helped in the incendlary
work and said he had taken part In the crimes
becouse HIS father had compelled him by threats.
According 10 the sons story the discharged
er6,neer was bound TO be revenged, ana aDouI
ton DAVIS after he lost his place he went TO the
protectorv az night and pulled the plugs out
~ The pas pipes in the gas house. He said TO
bis son When they can't get any light the
bovs will be scared and will run AWAY lhree
weeks later the father and son went to the ITO
,actorv after midnight 20 start their nlsI Ire'
They took along some rags soaked IN peuz my
and burned up o house in the WOODS WITHIN |. Sie
Protectory grounds Cassldy , say ne ""'
ting IN practice for bigger l0D' 40 A.. r,,s.,d,,
I, ,gns on the night Of October ~ mat Ch S
aud his SON set fire 10 the gas-house near the IS
Protectory building. The OLD man er ont IIc
iigbtcd match in the house and u went Su- IT.
tbnuyht he did not have another, ana ne s"orS
some terrible oaths before the son iound maeo. w,
IN his nocket After the fre was started u dla hoI
hn-n rauidiv enough, and Cassidy lett MS hulug
plnss In the adjoining grove 10 turn l9ooJ o IN
moro Gas. swearing that no WOMB nn,sh the ~ ~
then or II would finish him. The explosion tnaS
,fid scorched his face and hands, but in spite
nj fhe burns he lay with his son in the grove anu
wnEched the flames with delight A.,
Not long afterward the pair tried 70 ourn up Ihc
house OF Engineer Manages, who had taEeh Cas-
sidy's place fire Was kindied nnder .ne S'S Tbr
brf tho Stoop was wet and would not burn. mo
scoundrels were scared away by woman, VINO
went down stairs with lighted lamp To see VINO VINO
vsas nj the door. Young Cassidy said ne hnsakeI
out Of the last Job on the night OF MarGh 20, anu
that the old man alone 81 fire TO the fr0Cecooty
stables hut the evidence that be stole horse TO
ride 10 the Prote0tory Just before the IRE makes
the detectives disbelieve that part OF ms COMES
sion The young man, however, said he was &c
nounced by his father as coward I0r keepihS
away from the fire at the stables, ana wheh ms
mother upbraided the old man she was tod 10
= sbnt ms The young scoundr,l says his father
declared TINT he would like TO see everybody IN
the ProtectOry roasted aiive. T., Odd, -,
Detectives were searching for old Cassidy on
Friday night but could not find him. lhey eN-
pected that he might be IN the ponce court SosVL
day morning To look for his son, and, sure enough,
he sncaked into the courtroom Wheh ne was
arrested he had papers in his pockets indicating
that he was abont 10 leave the city. oomepouS
had written notes advising him TO " see TINS ana
thnt politician, who were supposcd 10 hhEe Huu-
lie had nothing TO say yeste rday when his son
accused him to his face In the presence OF M
Byrnes In the afternoon he was taken Win the
other prisoners to White Plains