Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-03
CHARGED WITH ARSON.

A Tailoring Establishment on state
Street AbIaze-Traces OF Alcohol ana |
Kerosene on the Bundles OF C1otn-l
Goods Insured for 81, 6OO-The Pro-
prietor Put Under Arrest-EVidences
Of Incendiarism Saved From the
Flames.
A fire broke out in the tailoring estsb- |
lishment of Israel Weinberg Of 457 State
street at 7 o'clock last night and at half
past seven the proprietor was lodged in
the lookup on a charge, of arson. A man
passing by on the street at about z O'Clock
heard rumbling resembling the begin
ming of an explosion. He looked in the
window and saw the whole southern side
of the interior of tho building suddenly
burst into flames. Quickly a crowd gath
cred and the windows and doors were
broken in. No one seemed to belong
there or have any authority in the matter
and it was some time before the fire alarm
box was pulled and then 1t seemed an age
before the engines stationed at distance
from the interior of the city
arrived. The need of accommoda-
tions for an engine in the
central part of the city could not be better
illustrated. Though the building itself is
| small old wooden structure, it is located
in the midst of large buildings and much
valuable property.
Officer Williams, who was on his way to
headquarters to report for duty for the
night, saw the flames. He rushed to the
scene and threw pailful after pailful of
water on the fire. The blaze quickly sub
| II &baea 70 op1 tho fire. Was
practically put out before the department
arrived.
Chief Kennedy found on entering the
building that the fire was not serious
enough to require hose to be put on it.
but had the large tables of cloth carried
out and the flames were put out with hand
extinguishers. From the way the smoke
poured out of the front and top of the
building 1t looked at first as If quite fire
was raging inside.
From the very outset there were severa
!, suspicious matters noticeable about thu
fire. Rolls of cloth do not usually burr
rapidly or flash up into q blaze
When the smoke had cleared
away and entrance was allowed, strong
smell of alcohol WAS emitted from the in
terror of the building. Only the cute
part of the material of made-up trouser
!: that were hanging about the room hat
burned. The exterior could be peeled OF
, and the inner part of the cloth Remained
, intact.
A man working for Weinberg came int
the room and said that he had left tn
store at 6 O'Clock and that his employe
. had left 1t later. He was sent fo
Weinberg. who sauntered in ittl
later. To the fire marshal he ad
mitted that he had left tn
store at o'clock, leaving but one gas j.
, burning. That was in the back part c
the room, where there was no signs of fire
: Two or three bundles of cloth wer
found that were reeking with alcohol an
:, kerosene, and with this evidence FIJI
;, Marshal Hubbard ordered Officer J
arrest on the charge of arson. I'll
It evidence.
Weinberg told COURIER man that
=, had 81 900 insurance on his goods an
IL fixtures with two agencies, Wilson's an
" Hellers. The clothing is practical
entirely destroyed. Weinberg has bee
I in this city about nine year
l. He has had clothing stores on Churt
y and Chapel streets, but about q year n
moved into this place on State street.
10 Over the store the widow of John Dwye
a who was killed by sewer caving in
Fair Haven last fall, lives with her thr
children. She suffered no damage, b
g. was terribly frightened One of her HIT
II girls was away. As the latter came dow
State street she saw her home apparent
in flames. She ran along crying as thong
g. her heart would break. "Oh!" she sal
y "my house is afire. Let me 60 and see n
# mamma"
~ In default of $4,000 bonds he is st
kept in the lookup.