Show God Has Punished Us ST Louis March 4God has punished us was the groaning confession by Mrs Marcus Cohen t > day of an attempt at arson wnich re suited in the death of her husband and brother inlaw Marcus and Abraham Cohen Just < alter 3 oclock this morning an officer was attracted at-tracted to 734 Chouteau avenue by a fire nt that time showing through the window In the building dwelt Marcus Cohen his wife and three children and brother Abraham over the t store owned by Marcus Scarcely bad the officers reached tho place when an explosion of I terrific force blew out the entire front of the building The body of Abraham was burned to i a crisp Marcus was horribly burned and was removed to the hospital An examination showed the gas fixtures had all been unscrewed allowing the gas to flow into the room and that a night or two ago teams had been employed carrying goods out of the back entrance to the store An empty gasoline can was also found Cohen died of tis Injurias at the hospital The men evidently desired to burn the place to secure se-cure the insurance Of the family nothing can be learned beyond the half confession conveyed in the womans moan God has punished us The family moved in the place two weeks ago with a store and household outfit The insurance insur-ance which It is now believed the men planned to gain but lost their lives Instead was J2500 |