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I WLLVt....NEGRO ADMITSHE FIRED HOMEGET MONEYJoe Washington Confessesto Police Chief GiellisTuesday MorningFire which broke out at an early hour Monday, Jam. 80 in the homeof .Joe Washington on Itock street was of incendiary origin. according to a confession made to Chief fo Police John Cliellfs by Washington Tuesday morning. Washington admitted that he had set the house on lire for the sake of the insurance which be carried on his furniture.The blaze, which gutted the RockHreel dwelling, was discovered andi reported by residents of the vicinityWashington explained to police authorities that he started the blaze, then left the building and visited with Frank .lohson a neighbor, until the fire was discovered and an alarm turned In.Police have been conducting «n investigation since the latter part oflast week. A number of residents j Kt of that ricnity were questioned,among them C. McGregor who owned the structure. Sufficient evidence was collected by the police to warrant an arrest Tuesday and after Washington was arrested and brought to police headquarters he st ronfessed to the crime. Considerable questioning was necessary before lie could be made to admit that he was juilty.Chief Giellis stated Tuesday afternoon that Washington would be arranged on a charge of arson. The home which was destroyed by fire was the property of C. McGregor, 1 hr, while the furniture burned was own- i int ed by Washington, who. it Is said j prlt; hv the police, earried heavy in«ur- rr'i nee.tiiI?threRtfobethaelift1InItitH«**•**«thlt;; ofA
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Dubuque Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Wed, Feb 15, 1922
Page 12
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