Evening journal., 1890-03-21
T0LD AFTER MANY DAYS
A Terrible Tale of Incendiar-
b. ism and Murder.
RrxoRsE PROMPTS CONFESSION.

Cred wolf Charged with Burning His
Residence and Causing the Death OF
Two Persons at Harrison. n. J.--sfrs.
Sotz could Not Keep the Secret.
HAaB1soN. N. j., Mares 2l.-A conscience
tricken woman has revealed to the police
II tbs place the story Of a fendish crime
pmmipied in 1887. which has resulted in
he arrast Of six persons as principals and
Accessories on charges OF incendiarism and
murder On the morning Of Monday, Sept.
IS 1857, the three story frame tenement
house al Midd esex street was burned to
che ground. The first floor had been occu-
pied az Frederi Wolf, bis wife. Eve chill
dren. lis sists. Mrs Bsty. and young
6sernlsn girl who hAd been in this country
but sDert time.
Two Men We're killed.
The second foor was occupied by William
Bcetsrer. Els wife and three children. and
on tho third floor lived five Hungarian
labor,8s The house was owned by Daniel
Otto. md stood sew raj hundred yards from
any other aweling. between the tracks oi
&he Pennsylvania and Morris and Essex
railroads.
AT the time il was said that the alarm was
given by VOLTS l2-yearoli daughter Ali
escaped 10 safety except Michael Madowski
one Of the Hungarians, who fell down 4
fighi Of stairs and was burned TO death
Another named Lucas Andrews died two
days later from injuries received by jumping
from a window
Ins ssndiarlsm was Suspected.
Although incendiarism was suspected moth
fug could be proven, and Wolf received 81 900
Insurance on bis furniture The Boettgers
list everything, and shortly after tho fire
the German girl who lived with Wolf mar
ried man named Sotz and went 70 Michi.
gan to live, while the VOLTS took house a
few blocks from the burned building.
Sotz soon discovered that his wife was in
cessantly worrying about something, and
when she became in she told him that the
fire which caused the death Of the two Hun.
Rarians was the work of Wolf She brooded
over the matter so much that it was feared
she would lose her reason, and finally Sois
prevailed upon her to come east and tell her
story to the police.
wolf Threatened TO KiiI Her.
They arrived in Harrison three month
before Wolf knew OF their pressnc,, and
surmising Tie womans intention, conveyed
word io her that if she divuged his secret
he would kill hr. Fear of Wolf kept heI
silent for some time, but finally she ap.
pesred before Justies Lynch, who, on hei
information, issued warrants for the arres
of Wolf and Mrs Betz. charging them witt
ineendlufism and murder.
The woman said that shortly before To
fire WSlf purchased lot Of costly farn
ture ana had ii insu.sl for $50 Ia twt
companies one policy being made out q
hims and one to Dis uncie Daniel Vol
On Sent ll. 1885, ha took her ami Mrs Betl
inso ~ confidence and informed them THAT
he intended 70 burn the house aud secure
the insurance on his furniture.
Firing the House.
on that night he had the most costly fur
nilnre and other goods belonging % hin
and those 10 Bis apartments removed 70 th,
house cf bis brother, Joan Nnlf az New
Brighton, 81 J. On Sunday preparation
seere made for the FIRE By boring holes II
the kitchen hoor and walls
About j O'clock Monday morning VOL
and Mrs Beta placed guupowdcr ia thea
holes. poured kerosene around and applied
the match Ia few minutes the rear OF thl
building was 10 flames When the woman
had completed her story she was placed un
der surveiiiance. Sergt Eagan and Oliicei
Foster went 10 Woll's houss and found Mrs
Beiz Going 70 Newark they arrested VOL
in Sauey's stable on Broad street, where h
was working as a hostier.
Tour More Arrests.
He dehnntiy said that nothing could b
proven against him. William Wolf, brothe
OF Frederick. William Betz, his brother-r
Law. bis wife. Annie, and his i3-ysar-ol
daughter, Carrie. were also arrested. al
the prisoners except Frederick and his littl
girl were tasen % Jersey City.
Carrie said she was awakened by Il
smell Of smoke and called out to her fathe
He told her 70 be quiet, that she was mi
taken a few minutes later. however, a
had % bury ont to escape burning. Dani
Wolf tha holder Of one Of tine iusuranl
policies. has not yet been arrested. MI
kotz, VINO divuiged the story, is a sister
the vie Of Jouu Wolf, OF New Brighto
who received the furniture supposed 70 ha
been burned.
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