The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-06-23
N'AOUSES AF|RE
when THE FEELING
.fIeAME over HIM
Holly Plat Tells a Fire Mar
l6hal All About His Carnival
of Crime. q.
I'VE BLAZES IN A. DAY.
HeWaited to See the Engines
lat, Work and Helped to
/ = Rescue His Victims. d.
I'VE BLAZES IN A. DAY.

xDOW HOLY <Iett . SoAIoWscnee"eu'
God-sysa youns mechanic. who may
~ fsrty ysars for arson. Get eighteen
0rss when the feeling came" many
- them In tsnsmsntA. sndanssring
Aen1reds Of lives. was told to-day In
he sesfsssion 10 Fire Mseshsi John
YslM IN Fire Hsadquartsrs.
kYiatt b twsaty-eisht years Of asA
oAwssd and has . twenty -'nonths'o'd
49,. Every day tor the last two months
- ~ out from his nat ct No. sis Sec
80 avenue looking for . likely place
- start . osasA Some days he found
- chances and the feeling urging him
= commit arson was not strons. ON
ether days he sst ~ many - hve hrss
wiohin few hours He waited at al OF
taea. sajoying the hustle accompanying
~ rusA Of the engines and frequently
keoi0esd Ia rsscusA Once he carried an
~ woman down tvo flights Of scorch.
~ Gre escape and was assisted By Ars.
ntn whsn ~ reschsd the street with his
burden.
The coafsasion obtained by the Fire
1lasshal and Lieut. Ticho at the East
1l0Aty.eighth street station removes
~ losa that he might have set nres
1Ds Seeat His appearance also con.
~ancea thoss responsible for his arrest
MT hs y NOT normal. when he was
asssst4d end arraisusd In Harlem Court
yooeseday HE wife and baby were In
pourt PiAts showed absolutely no emu
IN. 81 rGlussA 70 cell his wife whether
- We guilty.
~ 1rst Ore wee Get on April :. when
- jGooes into . cellar ct Thirty-sscond
0stsG near he East River. ana hred
bons suSelsA. fhsrs was much excite
0oat anA oangsr but little damage. Ha
~ esateat for ave days ana on the
seventh day sst three Ar6s. On June
- WauesA ITO bee the engines again
80 Arsd the basement Of No ~ Third
Aseaua causing . dig damage and
oysiae deuaee % families into the
% aAmMsa pAv wAs sgovk
49, At 4 4. N.
>uis hammer Aay came on June aftss
~ Ore whieh destroyed Fort George
Amussnsat Park. That day he ROSE
- 8 s'eleok A. r.. and within an houi
~ ct Ass 70 Q cellar st Third avenue
~ Osvsnty.third street. Before tn
0ee0su cAsAs on an alarm he turned In
~ 1emse bed caught In the upper par
- ~ Aouee ana many we're In danger
A anealaneo cali was sent In for q
~ wos,sn overcome By smoke.
4ho ofoAuS AaA misssd he. In hi
ooorch through the house. and to-ds!
~ esksd Why the ambulance call ha'
boon cent. One woman was rescue
~ INIT q tAls blass.
( he secod1 are thar day was o. No
- Third aysuus whore he ignite,
qah6ah unos9 drug store. causln,
e9ly little damage. Thsn he went TO
0loaSeug shop q Ma. isss Second ave
- end created Q email blAss. Hi
80 Ar6. ssvsrai hours later. on . sov,
toosstunity prsssntins itself. was q
oUseaty-oast street and First Avenus
= he cellar q . furniture store.
A. LAST Nc PRooVcEs a Pin
-.WcRrh sGGiNo.
sThis time the IRE gained good hsa,
( Way, making what Piatt calls - III
~" asvsra, arsmen were overcon
~ smoke. Two blocks away. thlri
11autss later. no set Are under . saios
- ks< the tired aremsn busy for he
q hour. These Ave Ares complst,
0Ds day:s sRort on Piatt's part to 9
- utt1s e1citsmeot."
Several ether fires set by him 4
eaaaerots1 In his confession. the In
80 being ct No. l6C Third svenu
vdAses HI description and the fact IN
~ .atways stayed 10 watch the mr.
6ansSo his arrest by the F1rs Marshal.
G6lAtk = hso1 without ball and may