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Show ' CLAIM SHE USED A BENZINE BOMB Insurance Companies Sue a Woman for Setting Fire to Her Store. AKRON, O., May 12. Five civil suits of a sensational nature wero commenced yesterday, by lire insurance companies ngnlnst vMrs. Polly C. Foster, a milliner, whoso store was burned on December 12. An examination was conducted by the grand Jury tho past week Into tho fire, but no Indictment was returned. It Is alleged In each of the petitions of the companies that benzine was kept In a largo bottle in tho store In violation of tho terms of tho policies, and that tho defendant ln order to start the flro ln tho storo caused a bottlo of benzine to bo fitted with a fuse of straw braid and connecting con-necting with a lighted gas stove in the workroom of the store. Charge Against Defendant. Tho defendant is charged with fraudulently fraudu-lently and purposely causing the flro in order that tho lnsuranco might bo collected col-lected on tho policies Tho companies state that on her representations as to tho cause of tho fire they each paid her vrHous sums ranging from $741 to $531 In satisfaction of her claims, but that afterward after-ward assistant Are marshals Investigated the case, whereupon tho actions of yes-torday yes-torday for Judgments of $1000 In each case wero brought. |