The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-01
George Keber, Following
Confession to Police.
Sent to Jail.
MOTHER SWOONS WHEN
SON is LED AWAY
Body of Prisoners Brother, Vic
tim of Meadow Mills Fire,
Now in Morgue.

Charged with murder George Keber
20 years old, who started the fire which
destroyed he Meadow Paper Boxboart
plant. owned by William T. Plum, II
which Keber younger brother, Gottlieb
was burned to death, was arraigned ir
the Third precinct police station toda,
and committed to the county Jail, with.
out bail.
Keber confessed last night that his
desire to see the Flames shooting up In
the air" made him forget everything
else, even the fact that his brother was
in the building to which he touched a
. match He has served time for arson
before.
Y or all the members of the youne
mans family his mother alone visited
the courtroom today to learn the de-
tails preliminary to fixing his fate
When the charge of murder was made
and Keber was committed, the aged
woman cried out Historically and had
to be led from the courtroom. AS she
stood on the steps at the entrance she
was seen to sway and Captain Christie
ran to her side in time to catch her
as she fe:l in a swoon.
victims Body in Morgue.
The body of Gottlieb Keber, the 16-
year-old boy who lost his life in the big
blaze started by his brother, lies in
Mullins morgue, In Lafayette street.
It was burned to a charred, unrecog-
nizable mass. 1t will be claimed by
relatives tonight and taken to the
Keber home, 2S Joseph street. The
funeral is to be held tomorrow and the
interment Is to be in Woodland Gene
terry.
John Skorutowski, of Bowery street,
another employee, who was severely
burned when the plant was destroyed.
IL recovering in st. James's Hospital.
William Manning. who was also
burned. is doing nicely today.
Before taking the self-confessed fire.
bug to the county jail Captain Christie
and Plainclothesman Brex led him to
the scene of the fire that he might cap
his remarkable confession with an ac-
count of the exact manner in which he
set the building on fire.
Keber was arrested yesterday by Pa
txelnen Teschke. Ziegler and Kiernan.
of the Third Precinct. He was sub
sao+o5 e. /, ,,,aroilaSc ipo,,ieitfop hy
Captain Christie and his plaiaclothes-
men, and at first told circumstantial
story of the manner in which he had
spent his evening. Contradictions
crept into this story as 1t was repeated
again and again, and after he was per-
mitted to go to his cell, Keber sent to
captain Christie and said he wanted
70 make confession. Policemen Brex,
Miller and Kellett were called in as
witnesses. Keber said:
Keber's Confession.
II came home from work in the fac
tory about a. quarter past s, and after
having my supper went to Hillside
Park. where 1 remained until about
10:s0 got on a Belleville car at
the park and got transfer at Mar
~ street. getting off at Broad and
lrket streets. / then got on Plank
pad car and rode down as far as
anchard street, and walked over to
factory, to the old elevator adjoin-
the office. This was full of old
4ste paper, and, taking match from
pocket, / set fire to it.
r'Waiting few minutes to see 1t did
pt go out, ran home. and, finding the
koor locked, threw my coat and vest
Into the room through the open win
How. 1 then looked over to the old fac
kory again and saw 1t was all In flames,
Ind ran back. I don't know why / did
d. except like to see big fire shoot
Ing in the air. There Is nothing that
bleases me more. / can't control that
Keeling in me to see flames"
A"Didn't you know your brother was
the plant?"
"Yes. i knew" said Keber; but I
HAS rribly anxious to see the fire
v RHerything else"
believe they can
sponsibility for the
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