The evening world., 1911-08-15
SET FACTORY FIRE
WHEN HyPNOT|zED
: BY THE OWNER
Oestreicher Tells Remarkable
Story to Police and Part
ners Are Arrested.
BUSINESS WAS POOR.
Waterman Fooled Scheme to
Get Insurance on North
Bergen Plant.
BUSINESS WAS POOR.

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That ne committed the crime OF arson
while under hypnotic influence is the
claim Of Charles Oestreicher. who Is un-
der arrest In Hudson County, ". j.,
charged with setting fire to the factory
Of the American Trimming Company in
North Bergen on July "a. The hypnotic
Influence, Oestreicher asserts. was ex-
erted by August Fischer. senior membe
Of the firm OF Fischer q Solielsch. own
srs OF the concern. who Is under arrest.
together with Solheisch. Fischer 10
charged with arson. solfeisch with con-
csaiing Information from the author
ltss and aiding the actual hrehug 20
Escape.
Up to last night. when Fischer and
Osstreicher were arraigned before Re-
corder Medina In North Bergen and held
without ball for trial. !solfeisch had not
figured - being concerned In the crime.
He II the owner of a thriving printing
ana engraving business at NO. az vess,
street. and his partnership with Fischer
was q side issue. Solfeisch lives at No.
$50 Prospect street. North Bergen. and
y Q former member OF the Board Of
Education Of that community.
ARRESTED At HEARING AND
"e@" S"s" ~''S~0 sN
soiheisch attended the nearing last
night. After Fischer and oestreioher
he'd been emanded chiet OF fohee
Marcy stepped UP 10 ooi1e'sch VIZ
placed MIN under arrest BAL WAS "Aeo
at $l.oW IN his ease ana was promptly
furnished. through MS counsel. Enhi
Waishceid. he said that the confession
OF O~estreicher. upon which ne was ar
rssted 10 m~aiisnantly untruthufl, al
n~rsw n,,r ~-h,cn ~ nurch..s a tiors,
out of town.
ovins to the prominence In their
~Swur,,,e. NJ Ey.cber ana solnsdsch
~. charge. arsins, them havs greatly
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o"N"ieu u""' .' "e.o o"y wv .m
PioseeA On '"e psyio"' Noou' TX n''uu'c
OF Juiy' ne says f~'scher, VINO eAerted
q strange ihhuehce over MIN oroacheu
n propositioh OF settihS money from
the Insurance companies by burning tho
factory.
Oestreicher declares he wa complete.
~ under Fischer's domination. n that
Fischer outlined the plan Of starting
the Are. There was one obstacle in tho
xav Of a quick Job. Two old people. a
man and his wife, occupied living room.
on the second noor OF the factory. and
there was q chance OF burning them To
death.
DECIDED TO GET TWO FIRES IN
GAVE or ro,,o,
" ~ooio nave oeen possible 10 soak
tne factory proper WIN OH anu start a
fuse win a ''"hea eahuie 10 seha names
s".ep,ns '"e p,a'e i'o'' ea'u 10
eh"' pu. no 'ms wa. "a'o 'nSureu
.hs ues"" VI ~ pa" "s'eop IN the
ou''oins e'"'o pun was
reeenea.
N start two nresNa ,ma,, ons ",o..
to the windows, which would be seer
ana cause an marin IN time 10 ALLOW
the imperilied pair to escape. BY tina,
time. by means Of oil soaked fuses o,
cloth leading to open cam ane bottlsl
Of gasoline n kerosene the expecta
ton was that the fire would breaf on
fisrcely and destroy the building befcr,
the fremen couic get to work.
The arson plant was arranged aloni
lines described. The hrst or smaller mr.
was discovered as the conspira'ors ha'
expected. but the Waterman or anothe
factory. who discovered the fire. brok
a window, rushed into the plant OF IN
American Trimming Company and pl
a, ,,,, ha,or. 4, r.achaa M. clio 49,,
o ~ a. 1904
sayou' ~ "'a''f4a'
which haa peeh arrahseo py oeStreiehe
in several hours OF hard. careful wori
Fischer was arrested within a fe'