The Detroit times., 1914-04-25

in the vegetable depart.e,p' ,ihd tnev
took him back and gave him bis job,
after he was paroled
Two OF his associates are also held
by the police. They are William kel-
ley, brother of George, and John Han.
rahan, neither having any home, ac-
cording TO the police records
Police declare that these two We're
drinking whisky with George Kelley.
IN saloon two blocks from the Fort
St Presbyterian church, while the his
toric old edifce was burning, and the
tirebug's letter refers 20 the church
FIRE Police declare that they have
placed Kelley, going from the scene
OF the fire. 10 the saloon. just before
the blaze was discovered,
Chief of Detectives Palmer says that
he has het-had coed nights sleep
since he started receiving the letters.
which he carefully suppressed, while
extraordinary efforts were made TO
trap the frebug.
The fire commissioners and CHIEF
Broderick have also been working I'M
der terrific strain while the fires
and false alarms poured in, and the
letters were received at intervals Dy
Capt Palmer.
The letters received by Capt. Pal
mer and belitved TO have been written
by Kelley, follow
April g.
Mr. Palmer Read this A confes
sion. 4 have started the following
hres in Detroit since August last for
spite against the Detroit fire depart
ment: Riverside Storage Co. about .
at night August 20, on third hoor,
ne ef.N Al f.f 4 o.
caught on this job The manager, a
short stout fellow, whose office is In
the same building where the hre was
lie kicked me out OF the building the
day before the fire I sneaked in on
this day 20 start the fire. but he seen
me ana put mo out and gave me KICK
and called me names He also caught
me the same day | started the fire and
gave me another good licking and put
me out again. And l told him then l
would get him If IL took me ten years,
I would Kill him and ! VIII He has
a swell head because he has got
good job and some money and Is good
looking ] know where he lives ana
! VIII either Kill him or burn hlm 10
death while he is asleep. while he is
at his home on the east side up stairs.
I also started the German building nre
op SATURDAY noon in the attic and the
Norris laundry IRE the same Saturday
night az about i've. on the third floor.
also started all the Michigan Central
fires. You all know where the first
the second floor ia a small closet.
shelves all around IL, about o'clock
in the afternoon on side facing the
river There wrre q lot OF empty boxes
on the same noor and, | started rhe
third fire there I'm the attic where all
the old boxes are kept. about IN
lhe afterffoo9',. fssrht lfexat-,io the hites-
.5t,,fn 80 49, a,i9,.f1oScH Tlifs>
room which makes il very dry. J also
started one Ia The Blddle house. on
al fuT ed hr.Itf
two o'clock in the afternoon. ! also
started the one at theSHoughton efe-
yator CO. on Woodbridge-st. about
o'clock In the afternoon, on the third
floor. which was empty. but full of old
bags and paper near the elevator. l
hid in the toilet on this floor which
is on the same loor Ia the front NEXT
started the Ere In \. Fishers, on Fort
st west about two o'clock In the ar
ternoon. In small paint room back
OF the office on the east side OF the
building / also started n boathouse
fire AT the foot of Fisher ave, about
o'clock at night and some good boats
were burnt. ] also started one long
time ago at Rivard and Franklin SITS.
They turned In three alarms then
jumped on car an dgot of at Iron-st.
and sneaked i'm the Detroit Forge 90.
and started one there. These We're
about 6 o'clock the same night Both
were three alarm fires. NV reasons for
starting these fires was because
wanted To see some hl the ltsAN men III
the Ore department get killed for hriug
me out OF the department. who J work
ed for or under. capt Hopkins, Capt
carr cant Quirk and capt. ConrtneN--
then I got fred for nothing Now ! am
getting even against them and ] hone
they get killed I went on Campau ave
late one night 10 start fire. II was
late. about. midnight but l was in the
alley waiting nay chance when a cop
caught me So / killed him This was
In the alley not far from Jefferson ave.
The cop, 1 think lived on Townsend
ave went TO see him at his home,
also 10 see his funeral The police
marched from his home To the car on
Jeffersoh-aVe. about three in the after
noon He lived on the east side Of the
street in u small house. They had him
In the front room | also rung in a
number OF false alarms two at the
Parke Davis a. Co. box, one from the
Family opera house. the same night
and one from Congress and Griswold,
TWO or three from Fort and Shelby-sts..
and one from the eleventh floor of the
Ford building, / am going TO keep up
this work unless / am caught There
Is only one ! fear and this man, hope
! think his name is whom l had the
trouble with when he caught me in
the Riverside and gave me "A licking.
7 seen him at every fire ! start and
know he is watching me- But | am
too smart for him. will XIII him or spoil
his good looks before he gets me II /
die In the attempt. because he will
know me when he hears this.
EX-FIREMAN.