Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1914-02-07
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''>''' % "a itCS' III OLueE 10 place tine
guilt on the responsible party,
who has caused the fire, wbicn
destroyed my store, on August
10Th 1918; and in my warehouse,
on Feb. End 1914.
The destruction by fire Of nv
store, aud the attempt for the
oursjng Of my warehouse re-
Gently, is rather peculiar
1 was away from home, when
he fire Of August 18th 1913 des-
troyed my store, and after the
fire, l Investigated it very care
fully, and reached the conclusion
that the cause, was an accident,
and my principal reason in so
concluding, was tnat it was not
probable that an incendiary
! would have attempted to apply
the torch light in such thickIy
settled nelghDorhood, nearly in
day time, as the fire was dis
covered just at dark, on the out
side OF tae store, near and be
tween the store and little oil
room.
The recent attempt of arsoning
my warehouse was committed
aoout the same time, as it was
hardly sundown when the match
started the fire from inside of
the warehouse.
| am satisfied that this fir.
when discovered inside the ware
mousse was set at.least 15 minutes
prior.
In the fire of August 10Th 1913
my store was full Of merchandise
aud a full stock Ct spring goods
had just been bought. T
The insurance recover was
only so to 60per cent Of 8e Ioss
The store building Wavas good seSj
as a new one, and wa buiIt at
the cost of s., COG. 90 afi5f the in
suIanee was only = 800. 90
Inc warehouse In which the
ire was set on Feb. End 1914
(as over loo persons will bear me
OUT was full up to the ceiIine.
and my books will show. that the
stock therein is nearly $1,000. 90
and the insurance is only 5000. 90
The investigation, at nv re.
quest to the state fire marshall.
will bear this out also.
What makes it more peculiar is
that | just received a spring bill
Of shoes, hats and had just open
ed, the day prior. my spring bill
OF dly goods,
Those three bills alone, amount
60 over two thousand dollars.
ldesire to disabase the mind Of
NJ friends and the public. that
Jnis fire is directly caused by
optical enemies, or any set of
eenemles, tnat | possibly can nave,
u tpIs parish, or elsewhere.
This last ire investigation Of
the state fire marshal, as we'll as
my own prior to his arrival here.
IS conclusive and nearly impos-
slble that those two fires, espe-
cIally, the last could have been
set except by an individual VINO
f1ad access to the Keys Of my
store my warehouse and my oil
room, which are three seperate
buildings and quite distance
apart
Inc only thing yet not solved
IS tzae motive. The inVesti cations
however will 60 ahead, and With
she assistance Of the district at
lolney the grand jury and the
public ii general, this guilty
party can be reached.
The appeal ] make % the peor
pie IS not On account Of my IN
dividual lost or 81 personal
interest IN the matter. but as an
officer, It is Of vital interest 10
the whole community to. I'D
themselves Of an incendiar
what you may call q fire bug
write the public and al fair
minded persons to come not only
20 assist, bat Io Investigate Ltle
peculiar circumstances o osa
two fires, M % give this
Ier dae conside aEion
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