CHARGE BOOTH AND YOUNG WITH ARSON
Item
- Title
- CHARGE BOOTH AND YOUNG WITH ARSON
- Date
- 8/18/16
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://lccn.loc.gov/sn84020139
- Crime
- Arson
- Subject
- Arson
- Race of alleged offender
- White alleged offenders
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offenders
- Race of alleged victim
- White alleged victim
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- Sentenced
- Location
- In state, Beatrice NE
- Length of story
- 292
- Description
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CHARGE BOOTH AND YOUNG WITH ARSON
Men Arraigned on Complaint Growing Out. Of
Rinaker FireóBooth Pleads Guilty
Young Asserts Innocence V
Complaints charging Harry
Young and George Booth ot thin
city with arson, were filed in Justice
court before Judge Ellis this morn
ing, (no complaints being sworn out
by County Attorney Fred Messmore,
Chief of Police Henry Hayden appearing as the complaining witness.
The charges followed developments resulting from the burning
or a barn on the Samuel Rinaker's
property. Fifth and Washington
streets, shortly before midnight last
night. The barn was practically
destroyed together with an electric
car and other contents. Mr. Rina
ker places his loss at $1,200, partly
covered by insurance.
Acting on a tip given him, Chief
of Police Hayden had been watching for developments last evening,
and during the fire at the Rinaker
home placed Booth and Young under arrest.
Several fires have occurred ot
late on the nights when Chief Ed
Otto was off duty, recent fires in
Glenover being casps In point. East
night also being the chief's night
off, a watch was set, and according
to the story of the chief of police,
Booth and Young were seen to enter
the alley back of the Rinaker barn
shortly before the fire alarm wan
turned in. Later Young and Booth
returned to the fire department
headquarters and were on hand
when the fire alarm was turned on,
accompanying the firemen to the
fire and assisting the department
in extinguishing the flames.
Booth was the first to be placed
under arrest by Chief Hayden, and
when taken into custody remarked
to the chief, ìWhy donít yon arrest
Young?íí The latter was arrested
shortly after and both were placed
In separate cells at the city Jail.
