Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-03-17 | Page 1 | Man Who Set Fires for $3000 Each Confesses Arson Methods

Man Who Set Fires for Each Confesses Methods Arson Arson Methods I NEW YO YORK K Mar March h 17 Associated Un United United ted States Attorney Charles H. H H Tuttle announced today that he had obtained the confession of H II profession who for fora fora a fee feo of guaranteed complete destruction on fa store or shop Details o of oC tho thio arson racket as 33 practiced b by Joseph I 1 Tuttle r Tut t- t the lie said would be lr presented to a grand jury JUI with the object of or obtaining lu for using the tho sn inn mails Us to defraud In in n connection n with attempts l to collect Insurance whom Tuttle uWe teen Seven CIl C merchants said Fienstein named med as clients also ulso face Indictment The total amount of ot In Insurance involved in was RS estimated b by some newspapers to tobe tobe be bc l wa ona j arre arrested tel on a farm tarm about from ruin Richmond a Va Information ly by Louis fur tur m merchant under undera I a 1 Indictment nent In connection with tho burning of or his fu fur shop hop In iii West Vest street last lut December er Tuttle saId Maid D. Dachis named Eisenstein as aslie the lie man win who let et fire to tho the s shop op after its Hs stock of oC furs had been re re- re moved The method od used by b Tuttle luttle said taid was was was' to place a barrel I of or alcohol on each floor of the tho b building build build- ll 1 lii III ing w with the spIgot ot op ope n. n The tiring firing fcc device consisted d of ii a a piece picco of ot punk such as Is 18 used to to light fire crackers crack crack- ers erg to which was attached an or ordinary or- or match 1118 B By tIm tho time tho punk had J Ignited th the tho match th the alcohol had flowed lowed over o the floors and the place was 18 filled with Its fumes Mr r. Tuttle fald al aid Eisenstein confessed con con- d that ho lie had been employed Ii 11 b merchants In tn Philadelphia and utho anti 11 n I hall ne negotiated with witha a man In hi Atlantic City Cily who offered only 50 fur for a a. fire tire