The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-10
CH4RGED wrYH Arson.
Italian Barber believed 10 Have Set Fire
Comprtitur,s shop.

| TO OuihptEitUI's silOfs
| Louis Murano, an italian barber, who
conducts a shop at Asa Chapel street,
is locked up at the Grand avenue pre-
cinct on suspicion of being the cause of
fire yesterday morning in the barber
shop OF Antonio Saverese, corner Of
Franklin and Chapel streets. The clue
that led to Murano's arrest was an
anonymous letter received on Sunday
| by John McGlynn, owner of the build
ing in which Savarese has his shop.
The letter was written in one hand
and addressed in another and it, was
the address that formed the link to con-
meet Murano with the affair.
When the fire occurred yesterday
Mr.. McGlynn turned over the letter to
the police and Captain Trip assigned
Sergeant Hayes and Detective Ward
to the case. Fire Marshal Gladwin al,
SO investigated. The detectives sds-
pected Murano of being connected with
the affair, because year ago he was
under suspicion of having set fire to
another barber shop on Chapel street,
run by Christian Maurer, who was COM
peting with him, and it was conjectur-
ed that this might be an attempt to re-
move q new competition.
The letter was addressed in the new
style of writing taught in the SCHOOL,,
which stamped il as the work O. some
child ten or twelve years old. Inquiry
was made to ascertain what child of
that age and ability Murano might
know, and following up this line
child was found in Wooster school, who
faced the accused and said he had been
given the letter to be addressed.
This, connected with the fact that
the detectives had all blu: sufficient
evidence to connect Murano of the for
mer case. which occurred about year
ago was sufficient to hold him, and
warrant was made out yesterday after
noon, pending further investigation to
clear up the case.
Murano formerly kept shon Il Az
Chapel street, but owing to some trouble
with the owner of the building r&ru we'd
to his present place, about The middle
of December, 1898.
Early in January. 1899, Christian
Maurer. who now has a barber shop at
rs Greene street. opened up the shop
vacated by Murano at 472 Chapel street,
The same night an hour or SO after clos
ing, the building was discovered on fire
by passer-by an alarm was sounded
and the fire was easily extinguished
with small damage An investigation
by Fire Marshal Gladwin showed II to
be of incendiary origin. A hole mad
been made in the clapboard from the
outside, oily rags and paper inserted
and the whole thoroughly saturated
with kerosene and ignited. The flames
were seen creeping up the side If the
building and family who lived ON the
floor above narrowly escaped suffoca-
ton.
Some time previous to this affair
Murano was suspected of having nal
to do with an incendiary fire
on the premises he now occupies, but
which at that time was presided over
by William f. Schwenck, who after-
forwards disposed of the shop to Mu-
rano.
Attorney Wynne appeared at police
last evening and wanted
to qualify as bondsman for Murano, but
tho authorities were not ready. to re-
lease him on bonds. He is held pend |
ing an investigation by the fire marshal.