The evening world., 1904-09-12

Detective Brady investigated stra-
Wallis story and reported that there was
nothing In 1t. He said he believed the
man was blufiing. Nevertheless a pistol
permit was issued to him A few days
later siravalll complained that an at.
tempt had been made to kidnap his son.
After thai he kept all OF his children In.
doors
Policies In His Pockets.
stravalil told the police when first
arrested that he had been In a neigh
boring saloon gambling during the
evening, and that he was In this sa.
loon when the explosion occurred.
Strayalll run two ba rper shops, and
his wife and seven children lived In
rooms In tho rear Of he shor hat was
blown up.
He carried 81 $50 insurance, 1850 on
the shop and sic0 on the household Of.
fects In the living rooms In the rear
"hen arrested he had the Insurance
policies With him, as we'll as his ce,tin.
cate from the State Barber Board.
Inc explosion occurred shortly after
midnight The front Of the shop WI.
pioWh out, and the side wall betvasr
.ne STOP and the stairway was knocked
GOWN The place Immediately cauvh,
hre and the smoke rolled up tbrough
'he halfway In dense clouds.
S'ravalWs mastlr. which silent IN thu
shop was killed. Its head being blown
out Into the street.
Inc FIRE was easily e~xt,npui.h.a a.,
we police n Fire Marshal began an
investigation. stravall, returned bon.
.oout : "'H'oeS and war Immediately
ne at FIRST said he could neI,hsr r..,
nor write, but later was induced ~
"n''e MS name, He wrote In e tremh.
ing hand "Peregreen s~trayaluLn
Family Absent Last Nigh,
The further the polIcs ,,,..,,,,
soe' the deeper becomes the police s,.
p's'on mat stravallI knows more a. ,h,
explosion than ne has told. Fran NJ.
Lieoernatte. who keeps a grocerv 80
On the ground foo, Of 20. rs E,,,
T~en'y.ninfh street. the Police learned
to-day that Mrs. s~iraval,. and her
seven chili7An appeared A, tha, h,n..
~ O'CLOCK sunday evening ana saId
uaey were going TO stay with Mari,
stelia, Mrs. ~Stravallrs sister, who lives
IN the house. because they had lost the
ICY 70 tneir own home. The key was
lost on Frlday, the said, strs-
vail told TIRE police that ne lost the
Key SUNDAY afternoon. Martin and
Martina sravsll., sons OF ths harhe-
said that u was thslr mother the. los,
the key. ~
From Joseph MAtln and John Call
S,rtrdllss two BARRIERS, the noilca !
learned that stravelll told them to M
Oh and have a good tine yesterday,
These men usually sleep In the rear
room. where the explosion occurred
They returned at RidnIsh' 20 And
everything locked up. "'
Mrs. Schllllng. who keeps a bakery
store next door to SiravellI's shop, told
the police to-day that aboue midnisht
last night she heard some one moyIne
around the barber shop. Later she
heard a man com out and shr, ire
door. She did not see the man.
stravalll was arraigned in the YORK..
IN 800 ball for examination TSursd,y
afternoon. The police wanted him re.
manded to the statlon-house. but Mag
istrate Cornell refused TO permit IL
Detective Petroslno announced in
court that his Investigation Of the
explosion showed II was caused by
Giant. powder. to which a fuse had been
attached. The fuse was soaked In her
,oskns oil. he said. and led from h
rear room 10 the hall door. He estI-
mated that II would take Il about ar
- mihutss TO burn to the powder.