Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03
NET OF CIRCUMSTANCES BE,
COMES TIGHT.
FIRE CAREFULLY PLANNED
Head Of Car Works Had Arrangements
According to Testimony, Indicating
that He intended TO Burn the
Entire Plant-Finaneer Arrested
Gives Bail.

Chicago, Nov, 2--Evidencc OF in,
oendiarism In connection with the Chi.
cage Car \ Locomotive works fire at
hegowiscN, leading practically ny to
the point when the match was applied,
is in the bonds of Corporation Counsel
Tolman. Another sensational feature
Of the case that developed yesterday
is the discovery that MIR. Perry has
filed with the insurance companies no
claim for any portion of the $l72.000
insurance carried on the Hegowisch
plant,
Evidence given before Fire Attorney
Johnson and made public yesterday
contains the testimony of Frank Book,
engineer of the works, who also quot.
cd talk he said he had with L. II,
Baldwin, former president of the
company,
Mr.. Baldwin, according TO tho ovi.
dence, said Mr., Perry had applied for
Increased insurance. greatly ovorstat.
ing the actual value of the plant The
engineer testified Mr. Baldwin had told
him of this and repeatedly warned him
to he on his guard, Engineer Books
testimony recitod that Mr. Perry had
rercmptorily ordered eombustiblo ma.
terials, such as cars To be stored
among the buildings Of the plant,
which were of such construction and
80 separated that fire would scarcely
have spread from one To another, with.
out the intervening combustible mat.
TO the engineer, MIR. Perry ordered all
the cars brought in among the build.
ings 80 that no one could get into
them" When informed Of the difficulty
in getting an engine to do the shunt.
ing according to the evidence. Mr.,
Perry telephoned and secured the use
of one from neighboring establish.
ment. Sunday, according To the evi.
dence, when Mr.. Perry called Mr.
Book was sick and. Mr., Perry advised
him to 90 home, Instead, Mr., Book
went through the plant with Mr. Perry,
who then told him to go to n doctor
and he'd meet him at the station Not
seeing Mr.. Perry at the station, Mr..
Books story went ON, he ran To tho
plant, searched through the two build
ings and finally met Mr. Perry coming
out of n third He and Mr. Perry went
to "A saloon, had n drink, and Mr.. Perry
boarded train. Mr.. Book IL reported
to have testified that before the train
was under way Mr. Perry came to the
rear car, apparently looking toward the
plant, and seeing him waved his hand
and roontored the car Mr.. Book is
represented ms having said that he I'm.
mediately walked toward the plant and
saw smoke coming from the exhibition
the alarm had already been turned in.
Engineer Book also told of an ex-
pericnce with Mr. Perry the day before
the fire and in II the fire authorities
hope to find Glow as to the manner
IN which Mr. perry is alleged to have
brought the time fuses found in the
building. They had been at tho fur
Their end Of the plant. as Mr. Book
says. and got their clothes covered
with burs. Mr., Perry hung his over
coat on fence, and Mr.. Book took II
to pick off the burs. He says in one
pocket was package. hard and
heavy. and the flap was pinned with
safety AS soon az Mr. Perry saw him.
he took the coat away.
Mr. Pcrry's attorney says the delay
1 L.. ha tni, tng haI
no connection whatever with the do.
yelopment of the arson charges.
Mr.. Perry yesterday afternoon went
to court at South Chicago and gave
$1,000 bonds In the case charging ar.
son, and $500 in another charging ar
son with intent to defraud insurance
companies.