Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-18
SUSPICION AROUSED
MYSTERY ATTACHED TO TWO
SMALL FIRES
No Arrests in One Case, Children Held
in the Other-Record
Since Yesterday.

a fire occurred at the home Of Virginia
Berry, colored 800 G. street southwest.
about 1910 O'Clock last night, and because
of suspicious circumstances the police of
the fourth precinct today made an investi-
cation. They found. however, that the
facts did not warrant an arrest. Mrs. Berry
was out at the time the fire broke out,
and the blaze was discovered by the Rev.
DR.. Evans, who happened to be passing.
He broke open the door and found that a
fire had been started in some paper under
a he'd in the front room on the first floor.
He extinguished the blaze without calling
out the fremen. and it is thought that the
damage will not amount to more than IS.
The woman who occupies the house re-
turned home a few minutes later, and on
being told of the fire recalled that her
daughter mad received threatening letter
the day before. and on making an examf-
ration found the front door key, which she
had left on the front window sill outside
had disappeared.
Detective Rheinhard. who called In
to make an Investigation read the letter.
but was unable to connect the writer with
the fire.
Lieut. Jordan of the eighth precinct today
placed under arrest on a charge of sus-
picion Rose Wells, twelve years old and
her brother. Andrew, two years her junior
which occurred at their home 1912 Click
alley northwest. about 1890 o'clock this
morning. An alarm was turned in from
box 2l3 and the firemen on responding
found the fire was caused by q pile Of
paper under the house. Because of state
ments made by nelghborS the children were
arrested and sent to the house Of detention
Fires in Other Sections.
lace curtain came in contact with a
lighted gas jet and caused a fire in the
apartments of Miss Adrian White, in the
Victoria flats. shortly after o'clock last
night. No. IL engine company was called
out on local alarm. and the fremen ex-
tinguished the blaze, but not before DAM
age Of about SI5 had resulted
Bicycle Policeman Nebb of the tenth pre-
cinct. while riding his wheel on 14th street
northwest about O'Clock this morning
noticed Il bright light on the inside of Sam
Lees laundry An investigation disclosed
that the fire was caused by a lighted cigar
cite being thrown on a quilt which was In
a corner in the laundry. The blaze was ex-
tinguishcd without calling out the firemen.
The quilt which was valued at $3.50, was
destroyed.
An alarm was sounded from box 343 about
O'Clock last night for fire in the Chin
ney of 1924 18th street northwest. The
blaze was eXtinguished by the firemen be-
fore any damage resulted.
A defective fiue caused fire, which re-
suited in damage of $50 before 1t was ex-
unguished. at the home of Jas. Sanders,
Ivy City, shortly after IL o'clock today.
The loss is not covered by Insurance.
a section of the fire department was cali
ed to Muddiman & Co.'S store, 1904 G street
northwest, about II o'clock today for a fire
caused by some matches. II was extin-
guished before any damage resulted. A
horse attached to a wagon belonging to
Tschifiiey. the druggist at 475 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, while at 10th and F
streets. became frightened at No. IA engine
company. which responded to the alarm
and ran away The wagon was upset and
badly damaged.