MORE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHICAGO ARSON CASE
Item
- Title
- MORE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHICAGO ARSON CASE
- Date
- 6/20/01
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://lccn.loc.gov/sn84020117
- Crime
- Arson
- Subject
- Arson; Conspiracy; Serial Arson
- Race of alleged offender
- White alleged offender
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offenders
- Stage of the Legal System
- Arrested
- Location
- Out of state, Chicao IL
- Length of story
- 139
- Description
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MORE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHICAGO ARSON CASE
-Chicago, June 20.óIn the arson conspiracy case, for which Benjamin Ettelson, an ex-policeman; his brother, Michael, and an unknown man were arrested Tuesday, warrants for the following persons were taken out yesterday: H. Fensterstock, cigar dealer; Leon Frank, saloon, keeper; E. J. Disman, L, Lam pert, cigar dealer; Isaac Tockhorn, dealer in cash registers; J.Welsskopf, dealer in second hand store fixtures; Jacob Walxel, cigar dealer, and Simon Walxel, cigar dealer. There are three conspiracy charges against all of them, and the Ettelson brothers have an additional charge of arson against them. The Ettelsons and Disman are now locked up. Fensterstock and Frank were arrested and released
on $15,000 bonds each. Ben Ettelson is acccused of being the leader. At least 12 fires in two years are charged
against the band.
