New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23

the Harlem Bridge in the latter part OF June, ana
there We drank together and talked about the IRE.
Glueckman finally said he would bring the fire off
Tor $1,000. but he wanted chance TO look INC
place over and make sure about possible oDstruc-
tons. He wanted 20 make sure that he could get
out OF the place after he set the fire. TWO days
after meeting ] met Cohen and Friedland.
They asked me TO discount some notes for Cohen'
and did. There five or six notes amounting
to about sl,lco or $500 one of them was note
OF Louis Gordon's dated a month back and payable
to l.. Cohen e. Co. for 500 When Cohen handed
me these notes he told me that instead of there
being only about $1,000 on Gordons property there
my house " IN Henri and tod me- that it would
don's Place. ', and r' sussesiei that should demand
more money for him tod him that would do So %,
with him and get him to hep him. , r..
ef TO- Sg" SS S with my TO COZ
don TO meet at Grand and Clinton SITS. about
time and / told him that G.ueckman wanted more
money. | said that he wanted at least 800 more
ss S'd2 he ih 4S or q bn have pay sucR With
tie fire or IN have TO fa Gordon then hen asked SIX me
that week. told him that would not care 70 ad-
wise him on that point. but that II he had such
wanted to do The next morning G:ueckman and
Gordon had SAID that he would he satisfied % pay
500 more after the loss was settled. Both said that
a few few days before the fire went to Gorions
house and he paid me 500 | examined his poll
cr asked him when he would be ready TO pay
thr other sloo and he said he could 81, not pay
lie wanted me to wait for the res OF the money
until after the fire. but seid could not do that
Next day he, made out note for s2F", payable on
demand. and deposited it with Cohen TO cover my
4clam. l drew three checks for Gleuckman. one OF
$50 each. to be paid after the fire.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FIRE.
Glueckman said he would have the fire the
night Of July a. Gordon promised meet me
In Canal-st. the same night on that night |
walked up to the Bowery. met several friends fire
adjus,ers in a restaurant. near Ious;on-st. and We
went around to Police Headquarters 20 II any
alarm had come in from the nclghborhood OF
Walker-st. The alarm came in a few minutes after
got there walked down 10 Walkorst. The
ABOUT Shouting FIRE. and asking all sorts Of
questions about how the fire had started started
a9 pfSH e to him but but he o saa Go away have"
Glucckman was al my house bright and carly The
next morning. He said he had ma ic such good
JOB OF II that he was going 20 make Gordon gyo
him $50 more Wen, and saw Gordon about this.
but he protested. and said that Gluecknan had been
well paid for about twenty minutes work.
In the confession Of Mich 1t is asserted that
he made two contracts with Gordon for adjust
Ing the loss-one basis of per cent. which
was to be shown 10 Gordon's creditors. and ihe
other on basis OF per cent. The contracts are
now in the possession Of the Distr!ct-Attorncy.
Gordon. Mich declares became frightened when
the insurance companies refused t. pay and the
Fire Marshal began to investigate. and Glucck-
man was induced TO go to Russia. Gordon sent
money TO Glueckman after he got - Russia.
Later Mich and Gordon were indicted. arrested
and required to give $1,000 BAH each for trial.
Mich declares that Frank and Lenz when
they aiding the Fire Marshal 10 nvesii-
gate suspicious fires. made favorable reports
whenever they were paid 10y the adjus'ers. LEM
accepted sums ranging from si5 to 500 - keep
silent about fires which he knew had been set
by the frebugs. and after a time he became
active In levy.ng backmail and collecting hush
money After the fire in Gordons place. MI IA
says. LEM went t. Holt and said you're i
nice fellow. Why didn't YOU let ne n On that
fire in Walker-st.?" whereupon Holt took l. NJ
T. see Gordon. and Gordon paid 800 in cash e.
LEM. LEM later made IA false report about the
fire
Holt Is accused in connection with fire In
the rooms Of Adolph Wilmer in the crowded
tenement-house at No. 23i East Thirty third-si.
on the night Of July I. 1884. Mich declares that
he and Holt divided one-half OF the $500 which
was secured from the Imperial Fire Insuranco
Company on account Of that fire. He has given
70 the District-Attorney the cancelled check used
LEM satisfied WITH sl5 on that OCCASION
although the policeman was obliged To- report
| TO the Fire Marshal that there vas nothing
| suspicious about the FIRE which had impcrllicl
| number OF lives In the tcncnent-huuse.
FREEMAsONRY AMONG THEM
| Mich has declared tina, the band Of inccn-
| diaries had a number OF signs and passwords
| by which they were able - recognize each Other
| and that Lenz appeared 10 be the originate.
| Of them He tells Of his meeting LEM by ar-
| pointment in d restaurant on one occasion as
| follows:
| got there shortly after O'Clock. LEM was al
| ready there. He was in the company OF stranger
| We three had dinner together VINE We WeI'
| eating LEM said 20 me: Mich have known IN
| to treat him right and treat me right lie Is the
from every fire. Either he or will notify you
| when there IS a fire coming OF. and all you viii
have TO do Is to 90 where the fire may be ana
He handed me small eola-plated Key ana tod
me and would Ect the losses to adjust b ,,,To
| was going 10 be "A fire that night In Stan;On-si.-
think IT No. 1873: He told me 10 80 ny there
the next morning and SHOW this key to ihe In
| next morning. showed the key and got the loss
Before ! came away the man %ho gave m, ne be
wanted the money FOR. He said that 1t was FOR
| the Fire Marshal. Subsequently LEM. myself and
| The insured met and divided the profits from that
| fire Holt put claim through the Insurance
companies Holt and divided the money-about
| 500. think.
Before being arraigncd before Justice Allison
yesterday morning Holt. Fr!edland and Lenz 50,
in the Observation-Disclosures office with tho de-
| tcctives having them In charge. They profess u
not to know one another. They also said they
were ignorant Of the charges lodged against
| them. When they were arraign"d Assistant
Distric.-Attorncy Davis asked That the bail ax"d
| be heavy because Of the cnormity Of the
| charge made against them and the popularity
Of the circumstances attending the crimes. Judge
| Allison said he thought $4,000 bail sufficient III
the cases Ct Holt and Friedanl. and 5000 IN
| IcnZs case.
| BAIL FURNISHED FOR HOLT.
| Holt was released VIII N his counsel. j. J. Pur-
| cell had deposited so 900 in cash with the City
| Chamberlain. He said to reporters:
| 81 do not understand why | was arrested.
| had nothing to do with the Gordon fire. and
| did not adjust the loss. ! have adjusted about