OMAHA PLUMBER CHARGED WITH BEING FIREBUG
Item
- Title
- OMAHA PLUMBER CHARGED WITH BEING FIREBUG
- Date
- 4/27/16
- page
- 3
- Identifier
- https://lccn.loc.gov/sn84020138
- Crime
- Arson
- Subject
- Arson; Firebug; Serial Arson
- Race of alleged offender
- White alleged offender
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Stage of the Legal System
- Arrested
- Location
- In state, Omaha NE
- Length of story
- 192
- Description
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OMAHA PLUMBER CHARGED WITH BEING FIREBUG
Omaha, Neb., April 26 ó Joe
Franklin, plumber, giving Omaha
and Ely, Ncv., as his address, was
taken to Falls City last night by
Sheriff D. B. Ratekin.
Fruilklin was arrested late yesterday afternoon from a train at the
Union depot on receipt of a tele
gram from police of Falls City, lie
is accused of starting a fire iif Ver
don, Neb., which destroyed* four
f^iusincss buildings and which
threatened to wipe out the town.
According to Sheriff Ratekin and
John Morrison, fire chief of Falls
City, who accompanied him to Om
aha, circumstantial evidence is
strong against Franklin.
Franklin was arrested in Verdon
the day before the fire, but was re
leased. In ids suitcase then was
found a quart jar of oil. Five min
utes after Franklin left town, Slier
iff Ratekin said flames broke out in
flic hotel where Franklin spent the
night. The jar of oil was not in the
Suitcase when the prisoner was ar
rested here.;' fje could' hpfgt&ccounl
for the oil being in his .ëpossession
at any time unless someone had
switched the jar for fit bottle of
whisky, he said.
