New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
CALL MAN "F|REBRAND'
Chicago Officials Say Prisoner
Taken Here Is in Arson Ring.
HAD ROAOHOUSE IN BRONX
New York Detective Made Ar
rest and Bail was Fixed
at $4,000.

john paui.-. said bv the authorities Of
chicago tO hr a y'r.tablc travelling nre-
brand was taken back 10 the Windy city
yesterday hy Detective" Thomas Shechan
md j. j.. Furfhman. Assistant State At
toucv. of Cook County. 3d.. after being
hold con thc request ~ District Attorney
Whitman under '0ool bail paui,s vii!
u1t. 90 tac. ull for siN arson indlct-
m,ut-.
Ac.oNilne 90 Mr. Furthmau. DANES has
been leading 20 double ufc. While he posed
MS travelling man and proprietor OF the
kloudihe Hotel lu Boston Road The
/ Bronx ho Was ln reality the head ~ Chi
caEo's arson r.ur.' whicn has its agents
.u al the principal cities Of The country.
1he Chicago authorities say they Will
show that each time DANES set out from
New York ou supposed business trip
There We're huge fires Boo his wake IN Mont
r'aL s.. Louis. Buffalo san Francisco
ard 81 nr.apous
Mr. IurthmIu. who has exposed the
larson trust OF chicago as ROYAL H.
Weber Assistant District Attorney. has
4 exposed 70 similar ring Co., N,w York said
yesterday tine firms that wanted a fire
made went out and bought lot Of
goods ln iob lots az auctions and after
listing and msuriuE them a. high class
m.rrhandIs" they approached the regular
agents of DANES. Persons who wanted
:ir"s handed over their kew 10 the agents.
accompanied bs the stated sums Of money
named u the contracts
Detective Sh-chau declared that tile last
time iaui"s was seen iu Clicaso was on
November o. Witnesses testified he was
running along Madison avenue away from
q hr" that was raging AZ 5,h street and
Madison avenue There was 5000 insur-
ancc placed ON the contents of the
structure Th'~" facts. he said. had been
borne out los tine admission of the lesser
lights" OF the Chicago arson ring"
DANES was arrested ON February eS in
his roadhouse by Detective Barney"
Flood. OF District Attorney Whitman's
stan. assisted hy Furthmau. Among his
ucighbors he was regarded as au ordinary
saloOukcepcr The records of New York
County. however, show he had been ar
rested ON three minor charges. hut never
convicted.
Danics was frequently away from hom.
for long periods. but Mrs DANES ok
planned me- was Il travelling man. one
day about Two years ago he came home
with his hands bandagcd H. told some
OF mis- friends he had burned them So
vcrcly i'm AN accident while he was ON the
road
lu Chicago DANES was known as The
Captain" lie has other aliases. such as
John Kubizak. John Davies" and John
Kubitz" As soon as his arrest was made
known to Macklay lioync. states Attor-
ncv for Cook Comfy. IIoyne wrote to
District Attorney Whitman asking that
Danics br placed under 5000 bail In New
York aS he was sure that h" would
Jump bail 1T the very first oppogtuuitN.
when tho rccord of DANES was made
known to Mr. Weller the Assistant Dis
tilct Attorney began at one" To nVesti-
gat. the history of arson III New York
County during the last two years 10 see +
ne could connect the Chicago man with
suspicious fires Boo The Bronx Mr. Weller
said Yesterday he had been unable to rs-
tablish such connection thus far.