New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-04
HIRSCHKOPF STILL MISSING
FEARS THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN MUIR
DERED.

WITNESSES To BE EXAMINED IN THE INcENpIARY
CASES JUDGE COMING TO THE GRAND JURY
Adolf Hirschkopf the leader OF the incendlary
hand recently run down by the police IS sun
missing II was he who furnished the Dis'r'c'-A'-
torncy's Office with the secrets OF the nc'di'rles'
Tie feared for his life as a result and his family
and friends fear that he has been murdered by
members Of the gang he betrayed. This Is not con-
sidcrel probable. however.
Acting chief Detective McClusky admitted yes
tcrlay morning that the man was MISSING D"' u'n
not think that any harm had b"failen him.
The room occupied hy Assistant District Attorney
Davis in tho Criminal Courts Building was yester-
dov filled with witnesses who VIII BE- brought be-
fore the Grand Jury this week regarding the in
/ dic,ncnfs o, inccndiarics FIRE Marshal Mitchell
was conducting the examinations. and he had TWO
officers stationed tho door % preclude the pos
slhlifv Of any OF the proceedings leaking out. The
room was filed with witnesses. some OF whom were
said to be Headquarters detectives
Fire Marshal Mitchell refused 10 civulge any IN
formation concerning tho names OF the witnesses
or the nature OF the testimony they gave In As
sls,nnt Disirict-At;orncy paviss room. No evi-
dcnce he said hal been or would be submitted
- he Grand Jury to-day. as he was buSIy en-
garei IN completing the testimony. which would
be presented to the jury "h'n al the witnesses
had been examined
Tho June Grand Jury called yesterday morn
Ing before Judge Cowing. In Part l. General ses-
sons The June Grand Jury Is composed as fol-
lows: Cyrus Claus. foreman. Ninetlsth-s;. an!
Rlversil.-ave. GEORGE g. Schacfcr. treasurer. No
: Eas, Eighty socond-sf.. Emanuel " Cattle. 40
. We, one hundrc land twenty-sixth-st.; Jacob
Frcuud 80 73s IcNington-ay".. Malcolm Campbell.
80 20 W.-i Forty sccond-st. George +. Kreischer.
~ ili2 Madison-avc.: James T. Young. No II West
Four,ccn;h-st.. Alfred ". Wcner. 80. l.o's Firth
ave: Charles Collins 30. - East Sevenicenta-st.;
George T.. Harvey. ~. - Fifth-ave.. Abraham
Mills. 80 ii6 East TNcniy-nin,h-st.; John Adler.
50. 81 East Ff,y-nrs'-st.; Joseph Fox. 80. ~
East Seventy nnihst: Frank Lazarus. 50. ~ West
Ninth-sf: Edward T. Grinen. so l.s,2 -. Nicholas
drcd -ani-nfiy -fourth-s, George \ Wcllos, 40 100
MaIlson-a,. George H. Hamilton. xxx Place.
|ro'Fs Fo5z ~, 40 ~ 1s omm Xo
81 East iAehiy -thrIsi. Aaoph J. Br9 ;.cn. " l.r
West S,sentieth-s,, and Thomas > oh'e. 80 2
Dis'rct-A',orn,y Follows made brief address
number u prisoners confined IN me city prisons
awaiting tho action ~ the Grand Jury OF trial
Was Informal and brc, He began by stating mat
ihere "erc 10 unfinished ease- l"it over by ne
require con.. ioraiion during M. f.rm OF the
Court judy Cowins counted fDr m" large mum
by slSlue i.r Court had bern occupied WITH the
trial Of Two Or thrce cascs ,or sc'era! wcek.
" '' ,mds, ,u one You notce here has .rovm
up In our midst large element o. foreigners VINO
have come hero within the last f"" years. and
which include. A class known as professional IRE
bugs. one portion the upper West SD" ~ our city
in particular. has been visited and terrorizel 10y
mem during the last Jew months 10 not think
that all the nres have been caused by them but
the circumstances attending many o, them indi-
cato the work ~ irccaliar!sm. Thrs" people men
and women 10 this work 'or pay. and have put
peoples property on IRE In The day and night
They have visited IN" property % rich and poor
alike. and have taken In warehouses. t"ncmenis
and residences They have applied the torch.
Ing nothing for the lives ., the thousands OF inno-
cent men. women and children who may be sleep.
Ink unSuspcc'lngly within tn" buildings. some ~
these nends have been caught. tired and convicted
and they have been severely dealt with. Should
your Efforts serve 20 bring others OF them to jus
tee. they. too. will be severely tried and con-
dcmncl.
During the heated term would especially urge
that you dispose each day OF IN" cases brought
cases left 10 you.