New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
AER4IGNED on THE CHARGE or AHSON.
Az ALLEGED Conspiracy TO BURN THE BUILD
ING Ar 40. -, FRO NpWAY.

Az ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO BURN THE bCiLo
ING Al 40. ~ FRO NpWAN.
Jacob j. Kaiser who lately engaged In business on
the second floor Of the building No 49, Broadway as
the alleged proprietor Of the Gem ONcrgaiier Mnnn'
factory was ariagacd at the Tombs Pole" Court yes
tcrday on the charge Of arson. lie was r'na'u'u
until this afternoon. when there will be- a hearing
Fire Marshal Mitchell said he had eNidcnc" to convict
Kaiser.
\ letter was sent to Mr.. Mitchell two months ago
saving that a gang Of frcbng, had made IN" arrange
mcnt, for AN nccndiary fire In the building NO. i'7
broadway. Information was given to 'hlri BONNER
Battalion chief McGnl Foreman wrny of EnSin"
Company No 20, In Marion ST.. ana other mrlnI"rH o
the company who were Instructed 10 Keep lookout
far fire I'm the building. About 10 p. M. on Saiur
day when an alarm Of fire was rung at ia" station
near the building, the men In the Marion'Nt. chIh"
house Immediately thought Of the inccndary o' when
they had received warning, and Fireman Dohgh'riy
shouted That's the time they did 1t! No. i'o Is
alrr.'
rnon arriving AT the thrrc.story building the fire
men found flames In the store OF the Challenge rrSS
coutouy Of which Napier Brothers the propr
,,ors on the floor A. the first streams OF water
were thrown tine bnding the irenen noticed mat
the water seemed to scatter the names along tue moor
I'm a WAY that showed that the floor covered with
burning oil. chief McGill gave orders to put out
IN. flames without disturbing the contents OF the
buildiug more than was absolutely nee S-ary. In"
fire WAS soon out, and then II WAS found That the
floor of Napier Brothers store had been soaked Win
h,pziu. and turpcntlnc. The factory occupied by
Koi.r was directly above the store In which the IRE
| h,d b..n started In a room In the Of kaiScrs
Zachary thc fr,men found two tvcgallon cans which
had contained the bcnzlnc and turpcniine The cans
Wow, u.,y but had been bent and battered apparently
IA max. them look ~ though they had not been used
reccntlv The damage 10y the flames had not "A
c,c..d - 900 and the evidence Of mccndiarlSm was
| pl,in I'm the opinion OF the hremen.
Eoi.cr v,,s seen on the sidewalk In front Of the
| Lu,Ir- Lax thc dremcn before the flames were under
co,tr,I and fine ircmcn took him before Chief Me-
| cm E,is.r WIS defiant when h. questioned
| ,ou, ,h, fir. lie said he had been In his office writ
,, ur,I ,hout half an hour before the discovery Of
| ,h o,n.s when he, had gone to get something To eat
| -, r..,,rr,ut I'm the neghb"rh0od. Fir. Marshal
| vi,chll arrived I'm response summons by t'lc-
,r,,h snon after The fire out, and he examined
| v,i.cr some Of KaIscr's answers were said to he
| o,,r,s,c,orv lie was found to have insurance Oh
hI stock IA the amount of 5000, and the value Of
| IA. stocl; wns said to be- less than ~ 900.
Eo,s.r was allowed TO 90 home on saturday night.
| affair IA, had surrendered his insurance policies. but
h ,vos arrested on sunday afternoon and locked up
f., fin, Nulberryst. police station. At the hearing In
| ,h ro,,hs Police Court to-day Fire Marshal Mitchell
| Mr. Mitchell said yesterday " Kaiser prctends to
! J., , chicago man, but he to this city from New
uoy., Last fall he hired Hat In East one hundred
| nd uub.st furnished II lnvlshly ana insured lhc
a"rni,ure I'm several companies. There was s's-
| melons fire in the Hat In DECEMBER Shcr Zen r
rii sor ba, lived In furnished room ut NO. > East
r,ur nintb-st There Is reason 10 think that ne mas
hoS working IN concert with his COUSINS George ana