St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-12
MUST FACE A JURY.
Alleged Fire Bugs Remanded
by Cory to the Grand
Jury.
Defendants Counsel Fail to
Break Down Damaging
Testimony.
Both Prisoners Will Have to
Languish in the County
Jail,
as 1t Is improbable That Dis
trict Judges Will Allow
Bail.

r Marks and Moritz Michaels, the He
brewS arrested for arson, were yeSter-
day held to await the action of the
grand jury without bail.
The preliminary examination was
called again before Judge Cory in the
municipal court at 2 o'clock. Lawyers
Williams and Erwin appeared for til e
defendants, while County Attorney
O'Brien conducted the prosecution. The
court room was we'll filled when the first
witness was questioned. and great deal
Of interest is manifested in the case,
particularly by the representatives of
the insurance companies.
Il. I. FauntlerOy was recalled and
erOSS-eXamined by Mr.. Williams. He is
attorney for the insurance company in
terested. He related the conversation
had with the two defendants in the city
lookup, when they were questioned by
the county attorney. He said that this
occurred in the presence of Detectives
Koran and Daily and Lieut.. SchwetZer.
Witness was present when MoritZ was
arrested. and he described the occur
renee, and when questioned by Mr..
O Brien began to draw word picture
of the condition of the interior of the
cottage, but this was ruled out by the
court.
At the lookup Moritz said he was In
very bad fix, and witness replied:
Yes it seems that way You are mem
Der of organized fire bugs going about burn
ing property 10 get the insurance money.
You ought TO have known that YOU would
have been detected sooner or later
Witness, when asked what induce
hal
replied:
terest but plainly said was there to charge
him with setting fire to the house. and told
him he ought to have known that he would
have been caught i'll it.
Witness testified that he did not
direct the arrest. The facts, however,
had all been laid before him by the in
surance company, and he advised that
The evidence III his opinion ought to sus-
tain the charge of arson. Witness was
consulted two or three times during the
day. Everything had been practically
arranged then everything but the
burning of the building by the two
MichaelS.
Attorney Williams attempted to show
that the witness was the person in
authority, but an objection was SuS-
tanned on the ground that it was not
cross examination.
j. q. Haas. secretary of the st. Paul
German Insurance company, was called
by the state. He testified to the fact
that the defendants had an insurance
policy for 500 in the Hekla company,
on the property that was attempted to
be burned. The proof of loss was in his
hands, but no attempt to prove it had
ever been made.
nptaafiUo l{Ora n ral Of fbo oF
MorItZ Michaels on the corner of Waters
and Edwards streets as he was coming
out and locking the house that had been
set on. lire. he was croSS-eXamined rela-
tive to the confession made by the de-
PENDANT in the lookup. MoritZ denied
that be knew what punk was, although
he had said that FinkleStein had
told him all about it. Marks had said
that he heard that MOritz had burned
his uncle;S house.
Mr.. Erwin-Were they told that it would be
better for them TO tell the whole story?
Marks was told by Mr.. O'Brien that he
couldn't do or offer anything but if he was
connected with the burning Of the house, it
would be better for him to make a clean
breast of it,
Detective DAILY testified that he ar
rested Marks MichaelS on the WabaSha
street bridge. He was in company with
hIOIIer HAL, supposed 10 De one OF
Mason's private detectives. Marks had
bundle Of clothing. ana when searched
at the lookup lie had $52. 05. Witness
could not recall the conversation at the
lookup further than Moritz admitted
to burning his uncle's house.
II. Ii. Floyd testified that he knew
The defendants and that they resided at
b5 West Third street, where witness
rallied upon them There he saw
feather bed such as are used in the old
country for covering.
This is the bed supposed to have been
burned Nov. last, on which the in
lurance was placed with other house
hold goods.
The state rested and Attorney Will
lams moved to dismiss the case against
the defendant Marks Michaels on the
ground that no case had been made out,
and that it had not been shown that
there was probable cause to believe
that he had been connected with the
DffenSe.
The court refused the motion and held
both defendants to the grand jury.
Mr.. Erwin-What is the bail?
Mr.. o Brien-It is not bailable
Judge Cory-The district court will have
10 fix that.
The prisoners were then taken back
10 their quarters IN the county jail.