The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-18
MAN Who FINDS
F|REBUG BLAzES
QU|zzED BY COPS
Mccarthy Has Discovered All
Attempts to Burn House
in Halsey St.
TWO SUSPECTS SAY EACH
COULD TELL SOMETHING
Flames Again Threatened Fated
House Last Night, but
Were Extinguished.

Aroused to action by the fifth attempt
at destruction of the tenement at 35-37
Halsey street, which was again fired by
an incendiary, the police are today hold
ing four persons, upon one of whom
they believe the crime can be fastened.
OF those held, two, in a measure, accuse
each other. Last nights fire left but
little further for the fire-fiend to ac-
complisl, and was the most serious of
the four which have visited the place
within a month The other attempt at
destruction, an explosion of gas, which
had been turned ON, did only little
damage.
The building is in ruins today. The
interior is practically swept away, leav-
ing little but the walls standing.
Charred embers are s,attercd over the
street. and blackened beams through
which tons of water were forced last
night, mark the roof.
The desolate shell that is left still
houses bedridden woman and three
small children, the Oldest years of
age, the youngest "A week old. The hus-
locked up, with three comrades, in the
Second Precinct Police Station. charged
by the police with being q party to the
firing of the building Those who are
with him are Henry Tut, tenant of
the house; Harvey Il. Dodge, of 90 Bur-
net street, who leased the building and
owned the furniture, upon which there
was $1,5O0 insurance. and Arnold REM
ington, of tho same address, who left
the house fifteen minutes before the
blaze was discovered.
McCarty Had Fit.
Like the three fires of Thursday night
and the blaze of last Sunday last
nights fire was discovered by George
McCarty, who occupies part of the
first floor with his family. McCarty,
when questioned by the detectives i'm
mediately after the discovery of the
blaze, had fit, the first he had IN
seven years. He was taken to the
City Hospital in an ambulance, where
the physicians declared that he was
not suffering from any malady, and
was later taken to the Second Precinct.
Last night, shortly after o'clock,
the tenants were visited by Arnold
Remington, former tenant, who Is
living at present with Dodge at 80 Bur
net street. Remington brought whiskey
with him, and when he left was under
its influence, according to the other
tenants. The doors and windows were
bolted and locked, with the exception
of a cellar window. Ten minutes after
Remington left the fire was discovered
in an attic Of the south wing.
g,ftt will n
he was questioned by the police he told
stories. the police say, and
was locked up ON suspicion. Dodge,
the owner of the furniture, the value
of which is placed at $lO0 by Captain
Carroll. of the detective bureau, and
upon which there was $1,500 insurance.
was examined by detectives, who de-
cided to hold him as well.
Tut aud McCarty Conflict.
Mrs. George McCarty said today that
she had sent her husband through all
the rooms every half hour last hight.
and that it was while he was making
his rounds that the blaze was found.
The police believe that McCarty and
Tut know more than they are willing
to tell. McCarty says that Tut can
explain the mystery; Tut denies this,
and says that he thinks MeCarty knows
all about it.
A small army of detectives and
patrolmon are working ON the case
among them being Detective Sergeants
Koerber and Walzer, Roundsmen
Wright and Feller and Policemen Lin
nett, Goodwin, Garry and Dwyer. Cap
tain Brown today examined Miss Chris
tine Hathaway, Mrs. Henry Tut, Mrs.
Williams, Fred Mccain and Harry
Dunbar, occupants of the building.