The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20

drugged me and got me sent to the insane
asylum. | have just got out and find that
man is living with my wife. | paid $500
for my furniture and that man is using it.
| tried to burn the house where they are
living, but failed, and now | want TO get
some gasoline and set the house on fire. l
am sure to get seven years for 1t in the
penitentiary, but l don't care. l have
been waiting for this"
The man LETT the restaurant and Starr
watched him going in the direction of the
Potrero. Fernandez at once informed Fire
Marshal Towe OF what Starr had told him
and gave him a description of the man.
The Fire Marshal consulted Chief Crow
ley and Detective Crockett was detailed on
the case. They at once drove out to the
Potrero. With the help of Lieutenant
Bennett they found Mrs. Casey and ascer-
tanned from her that she had been di-
vorced from Craig, who was working at
the Atlas Iron Works, on the corner of
Napa and Louisiana streets. The descrip-
tion of Craig given by her tailed with that
of the man given by Starr, the waiter.
At the works they learned that Craig
had been working that morning, and ad
gone to his dinner at the Nevada lodging
house, sol Napa street, where he lived.
Just as Craig was leaving the house, De-
tective Crockett placed him under arrest
on the charge of arson.
SidlS ulu IOI QcHy Vic CudESC, anu sOl-
unfairly wrote and signed the following
statement, which is given verbatim:
December 10, 1885.
!, George A. Craig, do with own free will go
to Twelfth and Harrison streets to see if l
could find out how an enemy of mine was
treating my own child with no intention of
doing anything wrong, about IL P. M. and get
ting into the basement was on watch for half
hour and being half drunk forgot myself and
looking around for something disappeared. l
II q n
trunk l then put match TO it leaving and
then coming back at ~ 80 A. NJ. to see if it had
taken effect
Not thinking it satisfactory 1 then went and
got 20 cents OF whisky, coming back and then
putting 1t into the trunk and then going away
and coming back at 2:3O A. NJ. Not seeing that
took effect then went off and got some coal
oil, and then coming back at4 A. NJ, finding the
fremen there thought it was time to get. My
cause for doing this deed is the simple reason
Tor their getting me to sign my nome over TO
them when / was temporary insane. | make
this statement of my own Tree Will with the
hope of any reward. G. A. CRAIG.
M. LINDHEIMER,
CHAS. TOwE,
CHAs. CROCKETT,
Witnesses.
The officers found evidence to corroborate
Craig's statement. In the pocket OF his
coat was a lot of tapers and the sleeve of the
coat was covered with coal oil. They also
got a bottle which Craig filled with coal
Oil dI Iue AUldS WOThS, Wuelc uc was sceu
by two men.
Craig is simple-minded sort of fellow.
He is native of Scotland, 81 years of age
and came here in 1886. In 1890 he met
young woman from the same shire in Scot
land and they were married. Two children
were porn to them, but one died. The mar
rlage was an unhappy one.
1--WE were constantly quarreling," said
Craig. "She ran the house as she pleased
and invited wnom she pleased. Casey was
constant visitor at the house, and finally
l could not stand it any longer, and in
April last gave her $50 to get divorce.
She got it and i'm m ediately married Casey.
| have been mad with jealousy ever since
and it drove me to drink. She kept our
child, and was afraid they were not treat
ing it well.
Il went to their house last night about
II o'clock. l wanted to see how the child
was and had no intention of setting fire
to the house. / got into the basement and
heard something that drove me crazy and
determined to have my revenge by burn
ing them up. No, was never in an insane
asylum and this is the first time in my
life / have ever been arrested. suppose
l will be sent to the penitentiary for a few
years and will be glad to get out of the
way"