The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-31
FIREMAN EXPELLED
HENRY KNABB. JR.. OUT OF
NUTLEY FIRE DEPT.
Turned In Alarm for Supposed Incen-
diary Fire at own Home-More
Revelations Coming.

Henry Knabb, jr.. OF Avondale Hose
Company No. /, of the Nutley hre de-
partment, who was former cher or po-
lice of Nutley and is son of Henry
Knabb, sr., the present police chlet'
was expelled from the service Tor
the rood of the department at a spe-
cial meeting of the Nutley Fire COM
mlssioners last night.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman William N. Halsey at S:4o
o'clock, and after the resignation OF
Ernest ]. Weischedal as secretary had
been read and accepted. and Edward T..
Humphrey, State secretary Of the Elk
emtp Firemen's Association, had been
elected to fiji the vacancy, the commis-
sioners went into an executive session,
which was not concluded until 1905
O'Clock this morning. During that
time a number of the members Of
AVondale Hose Company were heard IN
reference to Fire Chief Henry II. Staser
relieving Knabb of his fire key at a
supposed incendiary fire in the, build
ing In which knabb lived several weeks
Chairman Halsey read the findings,
stating that Knabb's remarks at a re-
cent meeting of the Avondale Company
cipline and that he was expelled TOT
the good of the department"
1t had been alleged that knabb. at
the meeting In question, had stated
that members present were accused OF
having been implicated in the recent
incendiary fires in Nutley.. According
TO the evidence given by the members
last night. he had not s~ubStant1ated
his remarks at an adjourned meeting
Knabb last night produced a letter
mailed in Belleville and addressed 10 MIN,
which stated that If there were my, more
fires the writer would tell what he knew
No signature was read
President George HawkesWorth wanted
to know what Chief Stager. meant N ms
letter in regards ito others" Chief Stager
said that he was not prepared to tell at
present. saying that If he had known that
the letter was TO have been made puDllc
he would not have answered the letter from
AvOndale Hose Company.
"'This thing Is not concluded as YET, sald
he. aand 1T would not be right to tell What
evidence or facts we have"
Commissioner Conrad A. Joerg, address,
ing the members of the Avondale company.
said that he hoped that the members OF
the company would not take the matter 10
heart. as the commissioners had every re-
gard for the company. Also, he wished
that they would not think that the COM
missioners. in doing their duty, had any
feeling other than the welfare Of the fire
department..
FYou members Of Avondale Hose Com
pany who have been called In before the
fire commissioners know that there Is no
feeling against the company, but merely a
desire to maintain discipline IN the depart
ment. The commissioners feel that there
was no justification i'm sending In an alarm
for the fire at Knabb's house, after the fire
had been extinguished.
President Hawkesworth wanted to know
If Knabb had been expelled simply on ac-
count of his remarks at Avondale Hose
Company's meeting. Chairman Halsey re-
piled In the affirmative. The meeting then
adjourned until next Wednesday night.
when further action will be taken on the
evidence in the commissioners possession
regarding incendiary fires,