The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-08-30
REVENGEFUL ENEMY.
Left in Dark Railways Parents, In Two
Cases, Had Luckily Changed Plans.
and Removed the Infants or
They Would Have Been
Burned.

sanity probably over dealt with by the
New York Police Department. was
brought to puhlic notice Wednesday
.ight, when 1T Was learned that twice
N four days efforts have been made to
burn infants In their carriages au Nos.
536 and $40 West One Hundred and
rWen ty fifth street, the block known
as ''saoy Carriage Row." wher,
evary dsv. two hundred and fifty
II l,lsss infants are seen. Because oi
q work of the maniac, child hater
II qengeful cr1minal-Whaaever be Is
policemen were stationed all Tues.
day night on the block, and now
mothers will not let their smaller
children out of their sight.
In No. $40 West One Hundred and
Twenty-fith street there are forty
families. ThirSy-tvo babies unable
to walk are in the struc ure. 1t was
there the second attempt at murder,
brutal as any conceivable was made
late on Monday night. The livss ot
the thjrby-two little ones were en-
dangered.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carter, who
live In the building, had been spead'
ing q vacation in Massachusetts
Tney returned Monday night. Taeil
ak. montb-old baby Myrtes wa!
wheeled through the hallway, after
the family had been cheerily greeted
by the little army Of neighbJrs ant
children who always tbroDg the crowd
ID street. The Carriers intended tt
'e,urn to the street after they hat
changed their clothes. Mrs. Garter
pushed the carriage into nook where
she hall light would not shine In the
ahild's eyes. Then she changed hel
mind about leaving the infant there
snd took her upstairs.
The Carriers live three fights up
The wife said she would wash baby
and then place her in the carrisgs
again. Garter changed bis clothes
and just as he opened the door to &c
downstairs, be smelled smoke. The
)dor was waited through the corri
iors, aud Carter, withru5 making any
disturbance to csuse psEic, quickly
traced it.
He found the carriage, In which
fsvninutes before his only child had
been, blazing In the nook under the
stairway.
The man, horror stricken at the
thought Of what would happened had
not uls wife changed her mind about
laav'pg Myrtes in the hallway, yelled.
Neighbors wenu to his aid, but betore
the f smss could be extinguished the
vehicle was a charred mass.
No ordinary fire, caused by spon'
taneQus combustion or a lighted
match, could have 30 quickly COM
nuuicated itself to every part Of the
carriage. 1t was obvious that the
vehicle was igniJcd at half q dial
points.
In FIVE minutes the news had been
fung from one end OF the row to the
,5ner, and mothers Immediately dis.
played mothers agitation. Many
curried to their rooms, others deter
mined that not for q minute Of the
7ay vruid they lose sight Of their
cherubs.
Investigation by the police showed
that even the woodwork In the hall.
ray niche had baen scorcned badly
It had not had time to ignite, how.
.ver. Detective were hurried to the
gene and several were placed upon
ane case because Of what bad occurred
IN Satur lay night at No 536 There
. similar das:ar6iY atuampb 10 incin
crate a bsoy had been mace.
AS in the case OF the Carriers, t5'
inc .nulary did not make make sure
that his prey wat where he believed
1t. A Mrs. Parker Fad left babI
carriags under tie hall stairs, as Mrs
Carter had. and he, toe, took Ght
precaution Ct carrying her cbijd t
her aparlmenta. 1t vas only a len
nirutes after the infant mad tesI
o!aced IN It's crib thaGsn0ke began II
dltsr thcuugh the hails and tenantE
afaced the suf ctt!ng ndor to the car
-iage, which was abl q. At tina,
iue 1t was not taoughI anyone hao
Intentionally tried to destroy the
carriage ami IT'S supposed occupant
But when Monday nights occurrence
was related noue doubted that the
vwo fires were started by tho Same
Maud, and with the same intent.
The poles believe that the incer'
diary Is & maniac, whose inHsnl5!
takes this frighttul form. They dc
not, however, Scorn tha theory thai
Uhs hurninss may hays been due
TO 8 thiret for revenge, bus what the
connections between the Car6ars al1
Parkers Is, 50 Tar a. enemies ara COi-
cerned, cannot b. cGljactu,ed.
Detectives Gilbert aud Earigh
"Wednesday nighU paid visit ho oVsry
apartment IN tire cuttings where the
Swo fires have occurred Ia search f0I
c.ew:; but found nolhing tGav would
warrant making an arrest. They did,
howcver, arrive az q certain tAeory
AID promised 5Aab sD arrest might b;