The evening world., 1894-01-20
DARK FOR GOTTLIEB.
Strong Evidence Given that He
Set Fire to His Apartments.
Held for Trial in Default Of So, 500
Bail
Fire Marshal Mitchell Expects More
Arrests Soon.

Fire Marshal Mitchell said this morn
ing that, aided by his Assistant Marshal,
Freel, within a day or two he expected
to make some important arrests in con-
nection with the many cases of arson
which have been reported during the
past month. 1t is intimated that some
Of the fire insurance adjusters viii be
among the number. He mas been look
ing for a woman against whom he has
q clear case for several days.
She has skipped the town" Mr..
Mitchell said to an Evening World"
reporter, but as soon as she comes
back we will put her under arrest"
1t is also believed that some of the
gang of fre-fiends are anxious to turn
State's evidence. The Marshal promises
more sensational developments In the
near future.
The Marshal and Mr.. F'reel were in the
Essex MARKET Police Court this morning
TO press the charge of arson against
Henry Gottlieb. who Is accused OF rrlng
his apartments In the tenement ls5 Ave
nue. C.. on Tuesday last, by means of
some explosive matter, wreciNng the
building and ~endanSerinS human life.
The motive for the crime is said to
have been the insurance money Of l,OVJ.
his goods being worth less Gran 500.
Mr.. Mitchell made out what both he
n Justice Hogan. Wno presided, con-
sidered a remarkably strong case, and
the prisoner was he'd IN 81 900 bail tor
trial in General Sessions. An attempt
was made to have the bail reduced To
1880 or even 5000. but 1t was denied.
The. examination In the case, which
lasted nearly three hours. was opened
by the Fire Marshal himself, who went
over the ground already covered hy
The Evening World stories. He pro
ments and showed how the force OF the
explosion blew In the partition walls,
n was. In fact, SO strong that the
front and back brick walls were bulgcd
out.
He could not tell how the explosion
happened. or what explosive was used.
There was kerosene scattered all over
the place, but kerosene had not caused
the wreck. ON the contrary, it had owl
IDENTITY been used to spread the nre as
soon as the explosion started IT.
lie also told OF similar fires which had
broken out in the same reighhothoul
causes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dunno. who occupied
apartments on the same floor with GUtt-
Heb. told a graphic story OF the expo
sion. n of the narrow escape of herself
and child from the building. she was In
her rooms nursing a SICK baby when the
partition wall fell In upon her.
Capt Connolly. of Engine Company 2s.
who had been one OF the first to re
Spond to the fire alarm, told how he
Al OF them were locked. lie found ltero-
sene scattered around, and had no hest
tation In stating that the, fire started
IN an explosion, but that kerosene did
The sensational witness was Joseph
Tracey, a bartender. who lives over the
saloon. ISL Avenue G. Gottlieb and his
near the place after l.D O'Clock in the
afternoon; The explosion took place at
40 o'clock.
Tracey swore this morning that he
AQw (rOffIlnh In The 1nlnnn Iu, Hnnra
away at 3 o'clock.
After leaving the saloon Gottlieb must
have gone, back into the building. The
theory is hat he then set a fuse burning.
and afterwards went to his saloon at
Broome and Pitt streets. This was made
clear by the evidence of Miss Maggie
Dent, who lived In the same house. She
swore that at $40 o'clock she saw both
Gottlieb and his wife in their apart
ments.
Fireman Martin Breen, OF Engine. com
OF Capt. Connolly.
Assistant Fire Marshal Freei. who
made the first official investigation. told
of all the contradictory stories Gottlieh
had given out after the explosion, Colt
Heb told him he had not been in the
building after $50 O'Clock, and knew
nothing of the explosion or fire. lie
pitifuliy said he had no place to put
his wife and children on account of
being burned out. They We're then. he
told the Marshal, in his saloon at
The marshal went with him to that
place, but Gottlieb suddenly remem,
bered his wife was not there, but tina,
instead he had sent her with the chill.
dren to a friends house on Rivingtoi
street.
he did not know the name of the
friend, n later, when Freel insisteC
on seeing her, Gottlieb took him to Isl
Rivington street. Two of the children
were In bed Mrs. Gottlieb was hal
undressed, and the marshal CONCLUDED
that the family had actually engage
the rooms and were living there.
Lawyer Morris Gottleib, for the pris
oner. tried to shake the testimony OF tn,
witness, but failed.
1t also transpired that the policy fol
N.O00 was only taken out Dec. 6 last.