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June 4, 1922
Palatka Daily News
Palatka, Putnam County, Florida
What is this article about?
Nine-year-old Rudolph Mastkovich of Thermalito, California, confessed to arson on neighbor A. C. Mastellar's home, stemming from a three-year family feud and fights with Mastellar's sons.
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Feudist, Aged Nine.
Sets House Afire
Chico, Cal.—As an outgrowth of a family feud extending over three years, nine-year-old Rudolph Mastkovich of Thermalito, according to his confession, set fire to the home of A. C. Mastellar, also of Thermalito, to get revenge.
Rudolph is the son of George Mastkovich and confessed to Probation Officer E. S. Bybee.
He told Bybee that he set the fire because Mastellar's two sons, aged ten and fourteen years old, respectively, had been "picking" fights with him.
Sets House Afire
Chico, Cal.—As an outgrowth of a family feud extending over three years, nine-year-old Rudolph Mastkovich of Thermalito, according to his confession, set fire to the home of A. C. Mastellar, also of Thermalito, to get revenge.
Rudolph is the son of George Mastkovich and confessed to Probation Officer E. S. Bybee.
He told Bybee that he set the fire because Mastellar's two sons, aged ten and fourteen years old, respectively, had been "picking" fights with him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Revenge
Family
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Arson
Family Feud
Child Confession
Revenge
Probation Officer
What entities or persons were involved?
Rudolph Mastkovich
George Mastkovich
A. C. Mastellar
E. S. Bybee
Where did it happen?
Thermalito, Near Chico, Cal.
Story Details
Key Persons
Rudolph Mastkovich
George Mastkovich
A. C. Mastellar
E. S. Bybee
Location
Thermalito, Near Chico, Cal.
Story Details
Nine-year-old Rudolph Mastkovich confessed to setting fire to A. C. Mastellar's home in Thermalito as revenge for a three-year family feud, after Mastellar's sons picked fights with him.