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• •ntu»*.1iTHREE ARRESTED AS FIREBUGSThree Massock Brothers of Spring Valley Arrested on Complaint of State Fire Marshal. #2 BUILDINGS BURNED NEW YEARS! Mysterious Circumstances Surrounding Fire Leads to Investigation by tSate Department.iPeter, Jacob ami Anton Ala kt j throe brother^, were taken to Princeton ami before Police Magistrate■.Herron Momhix morning charged with• V.’ I?! imnu i\\n building's on Dakottn t'(■ t in Spring1 \ a Hex on Nov Year - day, for i he purpose of collecting insurance A n the content- of the 1 *mi 1 lt;Iiiil -, Each of• ' • ithe brothers furnished bond'in the sum; of slow for their appearance before tlui ! next grand jury.I The complaint was made bv Deputy Statlt;' Fire Marshall Alfred White, who! has been working on the case for some time. In the complaint the brothers are charged with unlawfully and malieiouHv setting fire to and burning the dwellingfti house and business houses, the -aid ! dvu •Iling hou-c being occupied by Clm*. j Bluwkis and the business house- h* ingoccupied b\ one or more of tin* brothers, situated in the city of Spring Yal-lev in the county of Bureau, with in**■ *tent to injure the in-urer- of said buildj ings.Il.e two buildings were located on. ■?' 99'-^1 —:Dakota street and were former! v c-cd by the late Anton Carp One of thej abuildings was m brick and in tin- Mr. Citrp conducted his undertaking * and used i he i-coml floor for his living quarters. The store building just *astdi it was a frame building and l alt; a!-ntS'if- •V ‘wax - been u-ed as a saloon. Some tinm lt;after Mr. ( arp‘- death the properly came into the bunds of the Ma-slt;lt;*k Bro«.At the time of 11k* fire t lie opinion was expressed by some that the firr was of incemliarx origin. The brick buildj ving had not been used for other than storing some old vehicles and an examination of these indicated that grease or oil had been spread over them pre.» \iotis to tin* fire. The circumstanceswere called to the attention of the state fire marshal and the investigation which followed has resulted in the arrest of the three brothers.The buildings which were destroyed were the property of Mr. Walker ofDanville, I!!. Insurance in the amount4of $T)BO w alt; carried on lt;aeh building.w lin-li amount would only i-oxej- a small«■part of Mr. Walker's loss. The insurance on the building'- was carried thru tin* Holerieh agency The contents ofthe buildings were insured in th#ageit(*ie. of ('. \V. Knapp and Mr. Wim-bisciis.
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Spring Valley Gazette
Spring Valley, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 07, 1918
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