New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
ACCUSED OF NUMBERING 4 LITTLE GIRL.
ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST ADOLPH HIRsCH-
KOPF AND MEYER DIETsCHEK. THE AL
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Adolph Hrschkopf. thirty-one years old. OF NO.
1H Clnton-st.. who was arrested not long ago on
the complaint OF being a member OF the gang OF
firebugs that started over forty fires, and Meyer
Dietschek. forty-eight years old, were arralSned
before Recorder COT in Part l. General Sessions,
Yesterday. The charge against them is murder in
the first degree in connection with the death OF
Lizzie Yeager four years old. who lost her lie IN
a fire which occurred at No. l2s SufioIK-st on
May 81 1894 Detschek was arrested yesterday
and Hirschkopf last Saturday. after long search
Soon after Hirschkopf arrested on the nrst
c,mnlaint he disappeared. He was found in St.
Louis and returned when promised immunity If
he would make a confession Of the crimes conf
mtted by the gang of frebugs. He failed to Keep
his promise Hirschkopf formerly fire In
surance adjuster. 1t said when he disap-
peared that he had been murdered.
Dietschek a frequen;er OF Kleivock's saloon,
al No 1913 Suffolk-st.. where the fire which caused
the death of the Yeaser girl occurred.
Both men appeared Indifferent TO their fate
when arraigned before Recorder Goh Will
lam H. Loew was assigned as Their counsel l
have nothing to say" replied Hrschkopf to the
charge Of murder 81 told Assistant District
Attorney Davis all | know. 1shad nothing 10 do
with the fire. The examination OF Hirschkopf was
fixed for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Diet
schek waived examination and was held TO await
the action of the Grand Jury. Ihey were theh re-
manded to the Tombs
In snaakng of the arrest of the men on the
charge of murder Assistant District-Attorney Davis
said Yesterday afternoon: "Hrschkopf tod me n
10, Of falsehoods in his confessions He said moth
ing about the SuNok-st. fire or the Louis Gordon
fire though he knew all about both, and had a
hand in them. He is the smoo;hest liar ever
met"
HIrschkopf is alleged TO have tried TO XIII simon
Rosenbaum a member OF the gang. by locking nm
in a house at Lynn. Mass, 10 which they nad SCI
Nra Rosenbaun was severely burned before ne
got of the house 90 -, - - No., ., ,ea. 90
Cured carly in the morning. 1heTe were more nan
sixty people asleep IN the house a. lne lihc ne
fire was started in the saloon OF simon hleNook on
uhirh had been saturated with Denzne lAz%e
Yeager an orphan. four years GA was iorsp,tem
,n The excitement. and was burned 10 dcdth Ma
1.lneckman in his confession 20 MI. DAVIS; sald
Ciueckman Vas the leader Of the hrebugs Hirscn-
kopf said Gldeckman, was 10 get ga" Of 'he S'"'o
INSURANCE on Kleivocks saloon IT,, -
The trial OF Louis Gordon, the shrt manu-
causng the fire which occurred In his factory on
June "a 1894 and is sad - haye been H I 81
me gang Of hrebugs. began before JUICE
IN Part Ill General Sessions, yestcrnay he hal
dcted for arson In the secohu uehi'e' - WIN '"N
several days TO get a jury. 49,. ,.o, =. ,,,.oe,,
THE Fire Marshal was Yesterday ASKED 10 lhNccsu-
- a Are which occurred shortly after II O'Clock
81 Gnmna6v on the second floor of the cghi-story
naice hnilding, at No l Union square. Inc hie
wnS IN a room in which painters LADDERS and ma
triais we're stored Some rags. in a PAL, were
burning one Of the fire insurance polceiheh IA.
~ We 70 gs in the pail smeed OF kerosene so mat
. .ha noce We're told notify the Fire Marshal 10
r an investigation. 1t is not thought now
nten that the blaze Of incendiary origin.