Bladders as an Implement in Firing Buildings

Bladders as an Implement in Firing Buildings

对于编辑来说 - 在1912年6月19日的杂志中，我在第404页上读到了纽约州奥尔巴尼的位置，这是一栋以前由好牧羊人占领的建筑物，通过使用养猪或牛肉blastered着火。汽油，但当局无法将任何人与犯罪联系起来。我有一些有关您可能有价值的行的信息。1912年5月8日，9:20 p。M ..在华盛顿特区N. E. 1013 H Street N. E. Box 621发出火灾，该地点被Vincent Zappa占据了理发店和住所。Lire起源于理发店，一楼，前室。第10号发动机公司。由于烟雾和菜，第一个到达的人遇到了进入建筑物的困难。海恩斯很快被制服了，并局限于理发店。大火在理发店扑灭后，负责的营首席罗克特（Proctor）试图走向二楼，并经过毗邻的房间，偶然发现了楼梯脚下地板上的一个物体。 Upon investigation it was found to be a pasteboard hat box covered with a burlap bag with a lighted candle tied at the top of the box. In attempting to remove the box the bottom fell out. exposing something soft to the firemen. Further examination disclosed eight hog bladders filled with a liquid that to them had the odor of ether. In the front room, where the fire originated, sixmore hog bladders were found. I received notice from Battalion Chief Proctor that I was wanted at the fire. I responded at once, and began an investigation. I had the bladders that were burned and the full bladders taken to Xo. 9 Police Station for safe keeping, and requested that the three largest ones be sent to the fire marshal’s office, which was done. I submitted a report to Chief Wagner, requesting that the chemist of the health department make an analysis of the contents of the bladders for the purpose of determining officially the nature of the contents. The official report of Dr. R. T. Lynch, the chem ist of the health department, revealed that the contents of the bladders contained petroleum benzine and ammonia water, the petroleum benzine being a highly volatile and inflammable substance. Vincent Zappa was arrested by Precinct Detective Smith and Sergeants Davis and McCormick. and held on a charge of arson. Zappa was tried in police court Friday, May 10, 1912, his case was sent to the Grand Jury, and he was placed under a bond of $2,000. Tuesday, May 14. the Grand Jury heard several witnesses in the case. I being one of them, and an indictment was found against Zappa. On Tuesday. June 18. the case was called in Criminal Court and Zappa failed to appear for trial, having been previously released on furnishing the bond required. The court promptly ruled that Zappa had forfeited his bond, and caused a bench warrant to be issued. This is the first case since the organization of the fire department, especially the lire mar shal’s office, where an attempt has been made to burn property by using bog bladders tilled with benzine and ammonia in order to destroy the evidence of fire and for the purpose of defrauding the insurance company. Under separate cover ! have mailed you pictures that I have had taken for evidence in the trial and for future reference.

Very respectfully,