Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-19

ITALIAN ARRESTED FOR SET.
TING FIRE T0 HIS EMPLOY.
Frs STORE.

AZ 1850 last night an alarm was
turned In by Tony ventry. barman at
ikee cohcn's. for fire at Hioksville.
whick he discovered on his way
home after closing up the bar. The
story attached to that ere forses a
chain OF as pretty circumstantial eyi.
dence AZ was ever depicted in fiction
Magic vincenzo. an Italian who had
been employed by Geo. Barley, aiso
an Italian, who presided over n gro
cery establishment In Hicksville. was
Yesterday discharged from his posi-
uon Tor certain irregularities. Mapio
was or a resentful disposition. going
back to his former place of employ
ment during the evening, relieved
his anger by q considerable exposi-
ton OF bad language, and ending IN
his TRADE with threats of dire ven
gence to his former employer. Hs
spent the most part OF his evening IN
Ike Cohen's bar until, at iO:aO Tony
Ventry. who dispenses LIQUID refresh
ments over the counter of that ca.
taoiishment. concluded Il was time
for Vinccnso TO retire and escorted
him to Mrs. Sublet's boarding es.
tablishment on Princeton avenue and
saw him safely consigned to n. rest
Ing place for the night.
Tony Thought no more of the mat
ter until after closing his bar he
himself went his homeward way, and
TO his surprise encountered the Ital.
ian. Magic vlncenso, on Princeton
avenue. This was shortly before
1890. He remarked TO the italian
that he thought he was In bed and
received a reply that the bed was
hard and he could not rest When
opposite Subl6t and Barnes grocery
store Tony's eye was attracted by
flames from the store OF Geo. Barley
and Immediately turning In an alarm
then proceeded to do what he could
to extinguish the FIRE. The fire
alarm was responded to immediate
ly and one OF the occupants OF the
hose wagon was Chief Newkirk
Whether II was owing to the uni
formed officer OF the law which
awakened in Tony a detective in
stinct. or having gotten over the
lrst thrills OF excitement, he had
1 teen unable to gather together HE
| thoughts, Tony now put two and
two together and reported to Chief
NewkIrk the acts early In the even
Ing OF Magic Vincenzo. II took the
chief very short space of time to
set his machinery In motion, the re-
suit being an immediate interview
OF the italian In his boarding place.
The result OF the interview wfr n
prompt arrest. for the shoes which
Tony VOWS were clean In the early
part OF the evening were coated with
a thick layer of greasy yellow mud
native to the shores OF Hicksville.
II did not take upward OF forty
minutes from the time the alarm
was given until the fire was subdued
and the hose wagon again at the city
hall. and the Italian safely deposited
behind a police cell bars. The fire
did considerable damage to the
building and stock The former was
covered by insurance, while the lat
ter Will be a Complete loss. At the
hearing this morning the Italian was
held over for the grand jury on the
charge OF arson and further circum-
stantial evidence readily gathered. II
was discovered that the italian yes
terday evening purchased bottle OF
| coaloil from an Italian store in
Hicksville. The bottle it was served
In was once used an a beer recep-
tacle; this bottle was found under
Geo. BaTley's store. In addition TO
the above the italian has bad repu-
tation, having served a term in the
Princeton jail. and prior to coming
to this country spent years I'm the
penitentiary In his own country for
killing a man over glass of wine.
The prompt action OF the police and
the helpful cooperation Of amateur
detective. Venry. has undoubtedly
laid a dangerous criminal by the
heels.