New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-05
UEINER ARRESTED FOR PERJURY
HE WENT BACK oI THE STATEMENTS IN HIS
AFFIDAVIT AGAINST scHOENHOLI-sCHOhN-
UOLZ HELD FOR FIRING no.

Tho nrcbug sensation has taken form In
the arrest OF at least one OF the consp.ra:ors De-
tect.yes McCau.ey OBrien ana McCIosKey yes'er-
day brought three prisoners 70 the Dstrl,t-Attor-
ncy's Office OK whom was Morris Schoehho'Z
and the others were Isaac fucker and Abraham
Krone fucker discharged after brief exam
inat!on by Assistant Dstrct-Attorney McManus
az II was shown tina: he not the right fucker.
Krone WAS arragned before Recorder Con later
II, = a co,hler and lives at No. 2G Gariie.d-st.
brooklyn. lie is accused OF arson In the third de-
gree In setting his place on the north Side OF
Baxicr-st and Park Row on Janrary /. 1870. Krone
said he not guilty, ana was renamed 10 t!e
Tombs under 5000 bail.
Schoonho.z IS charged with having set fire TO his
place. at No. 2S DvIson-s'. on January 3. 1876 lie
IS he'd un Ter $1,000 the charge Of arson IN the
second degree. lie brought TO the District
Attorneys Office direct from the Yorkvi..e Court
where he was examined yesterday afternoon by JUS
tlce Ryan.
Later Schocnhoz. who was charged with firing
IN. place. No s. East Fourth-st.. discharged
by Police Justice Deuel. In Yorkve Court yestcr-
day afternoon on this complaint. and was iinme-
dlatey rearrestod charge Of setting fire to the
clothing store at No. 2G6 DivlsIon-st. In January.
1893. This action was not unexpected as soon as
the principal witness in the case. Morris Weiner.
began to testify Fire Marshal MITCHELL who con-
Quoted the examination OF the witness. had before
him a copy Of the sworn affidavit previously made
by the Witness and questioned hin upon H. lie
had not proceeded far when II became apparent
that Wener proposed 10 rcpudiatc his former state
ments. At almost every question he would either
be affected with lapse OF memory would give IA
| fiat denial.
Abraham Levy. who appeared FOR the defence.
| insisted that every word OF the witness should be
| written down Finally Marshal Mitchell tossed the
AFFIDAVIT upon the table and said: Il withdraw the
complaint against this defendant and. with the
| courts permission. VIII make "A charge OF perjury
| against this Witness"
| Welner was at once arrested. lie pleaded mot
| guilty" the charge of perjury. lie said that on
| Wednesday OF last week AdOlph Hirschkoph. a fire
| adjuster, whom ne had known for some Tine called
on HIN at Po.atcheks painting establishment where
! he was employed. and asked him number OF qucs-
lions TO whether he was present at his Hat on the
| night u the fire January 3. and If he any
man In the halls just prior to the outbreak WeineI
| said he tod him that he saw stranger there
| Then, he said Hirschkoph asked him to go 10 the
| Flre Marshals Office. Then. he said. the Marshal
| asked him many questions. Hirschkoph acting as
Interpreter. The latter nlslntcrprcted him 10 his
statements. lie demonstrated. but was told that l
| was all right" Wcncr said that the affidavit thai
| he alleged To- have made was not his, but tha
| OF HirschlsOph who stated what he did not say.
Police Justice Deuel. committed Welner In 500
| bal for examination tomorrow
The Fire Marshal thinks that Weiner has been
| tempered with