The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07

cause the patrol and police discovered a
state of affairs which showed that it was a
case of arson.
In every closet and pantry-there being
ten altogether in the two upper stories
bottles either broken or standing nearly
full of gasoline, surrounded by cbarred
paper, were found. sln some jars pieces of
candle still remained where they had been
placed TO burn down to the paper, and,
catching it on fire, to explode the contents
OF the bottles, scattering the flames around.
Most of the bottles were of the kind milk
men use in leaving milk to their custom
ers, and, having a patent stopper. they
were not sufficiently heated by the flames
of the burning paper to explode the con-
tents.
The Fire Marshal and a detective, fol-
lowing up the clews, discovered that the
gasoline had been brought to the place the
day before in a demijohn and a gallon can
by Walter Scott and Frank Hitchcock,
boys who were doing some painting on
the roof for Mrs. Schiller. They brought
it from Oakland. where they had been
painting two houses for her. AT 4:30
O. clock yesterday evening Mrs. Schuler and
the two boys lett the house together, and
went as far as the corner of the sidewalk,
when she suddenly said she had left her
purse upstairs III the part they had been
working in. She was gone some time, and
when she returned gave one of the
boys the key to the door to the upper part
of the house, telling him to come this
morning and finish painting.
The boys appeared at the house this
morning astonished at the sight that met
their gaze, and told those in charge a
straightforward story.
The owner OF the property, according to
the boys, kept going from one part OF the
house to another, opening and shutting
doors and walking up and down; they
being on the roof working could hear her
beneath them on the bare floor quite dis
tinctly, but upon quitting work never
looked to see what she had been doing.
Mrs. Schiller arrived shortly after -
o'clock at noon, and said she had just
learned of the fire at her agents Office, and
Immediately went out to see. She was
are sted by the Fire Marshal and taken to
prison
About 10 P. NJ, an occurrence that is
being Investigated, is that the family liv-
ing in the two fats beneath were aroused
by sound as of gravel or small pieces of
dirt striking the front window and as it
occurred last Sunday evening, frightening
them, the called Tor help, and gentle
man hearing them got policeman, who
watched the house until II O'Clock, only
his time for going ''off watch"
The house at 124 Lyon street is owned
by Mrs. SCHUYLER, and is insured for it's
full value, $1,000. A portion of this, $1,000,
was effected only few days ago.
Mrs. SCHUYLER disclaims having borrowed
the key, saying that Scott opened the
door. and further waited her return. Her
side of the case, as told in the City Prison
last night, is as follows:
son Thursday last l employed two
painters from Oakland to do certain work
about the house, as l expected to rent it
in few days About $50 o'clock 1 told
them they could stop work, but to report
the next day. l left the house with them,
but when l reached the sidewalk it oc-
Cured to me that had left my purse up
stairs. The man who had the key I'M
locked the door and | ran upstairs, re-
turning as quickly as possible and one OF
the men locked the door and took the key
away. stopped to talk with friend and
so missed one or two cars.
II know absolutely nothing about the
origin of the fire, and was not even aware
it had occurred until told so by my rent
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