South Bend news-times., 1922-11-09
CLAIM DISCHARGED
TEAMSTER CAUSED
FOUR BIG BLAZES
Destruction of Nearly Half a
Million Dollars of Property
Is Laid to Candy.

setting one fire causing SIG. 900 loss
Charles Candy. is being held by the
police without bail. while an investl-
cation is being carried on 70 link
Candy with the setting OF several
other fires in south Bend and AIish-
awaka which have resulted ia losses
Of approximately half a million
dollars
Candy is being held on the charge
Of setting fire 20 the barn OF Fred
ParT, a teamster and hauling con-
tractor. whose barn was destroyed
early on the morning OF Sunday Au-
gust 20, resulting in the burning 20
death OF 23 horses Candy was ar
rested by Chief OF Police Harry Bar
lows OF the Mishawaka police de-
partment and turned over 20 the
local police for safe keeping
Other fires OF mysterious origin.
which are now believed by the police
to have been set by Candy are:
The fire which destroyed the Niles
stables in Mishawaka in April 1921.
The fire which destroyed the Jerry
Donovan stables last winter.
The fire which caused over quarter
OF a million dollars damage az the
corner OF Michigan St and ColfaN
av on the morning OF Sunday. Aug.
13. just one week before the FIRE
that destroyed the Parr stables.
Strong Circumstantial Case.
Candy, who Is 9 years OF age. and
who has been a sort OF roustabOut
teamster for years is claimed to have
had connection with all these fires
The circumstantial evidence on
which the police are Dasing their
belief that Candy has set all these
Ares Is :hat he has worked for all
OF the owners whose property was
destroyed. II Is said that just pre-
vious TO the fire which destroyed
the Niles barnes IN AIishawaka over
year and a half ago ne had been
discharged by Mr.. Niles. the owner.
After the fire suspicion pointed 20
Candy. and he was charged with the
crime but the case was later dropped
/ Later he IS sad 20 have worked
/ for Jerry Donovan. and 20 have
been discharged there also, and that
very shortly after that. the DOno-
van barns were burned down with
big loss.
The destruction or the Parr barns
! followed exactly similar circum-
I stances, II IS claimed, as that OF the
! Niles and Donovan barns Candy
was discharged by Parr on Satur-
day, and early the following morn
ing fire destroyed the large barns
and % horses were burned 20 death.
Disappeared Suddenly.
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around the barn IN the rear or the
! buildings on Michigan ST.. where
/ the destructive fire which caused
$500. 900 damage started on the
morning OF Aug. 13.
After the Michigan St FIRE. Candy
could not be located by the police.
/ Candy was one OF the FIRST men on
! the scene after the fire started, the
police were told, and for this rea-
son he was ordered arrested for
+ questioning. The Monday afce- The
I Michigan St fire. Candy, without
i the knowledge OF the police. obtain
I ed employment with Parr, who
leases a large stock barn from
! Charles weidler, prominent local
/ attorney. He was discharged on
I Saturday OF the same week and
/ early Sunday morning. PARIS barn
/ was discovered IN flames by Joseph
Bayler. attendant al the barn. Bay
Ter received painful burns about the
face and arms when trying % res
7 cue the horses and vas removed 20
/ Epworth hospital.
A search for Candy after the
! Parr FIRE proved frIitless and the
local police Immediately connected
i Candy with the burning OF the
building. Candy fed the CITY and
through efforts OF the local detec-
tive department was traced 70 chi
cago and from there 70 a city IN
Ohio. Candy IL said 20 have figured
in an accident IN the latter city. re-
ceiying two fractured ribs, and re-
+1rned 20 Nishawaka 20 the home
OF some friends for treatment.
Returns 10 Mishawaka.
Candy was located at the home OF
his friends yesterday afternoon by
chief Barrovys of the M-shawaka
police and arrested on PARIS war
rant which was sworn out August
i21. Chief Of Police Lane OF the
South Bend police was notified and
Czendv was Identified by Lane and
Detectives Cutting and Mcmahon, as
the man wanted.
When questioned last night by
Capt OF Detectives Horace Hamilton.
Candy denied having fred any OF the
barns but was unable 10 give a salts
factory reason for suddenly leaving
the city after the Parr fire Although
the chain Of circumEtanual evidence
was revealed 20 Candy ne steadfastIy
maintained his innocence
Candy viii again be questioned to-
day and turned over 20 Fire Chief
SIbrel. II Is expected that the state
FIRE marshall VII be called IN and
the case turned over 90 state officials
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