Show l LOOKS BAD f FOR Lf LEXI Jf JENNINGS I b bv v August Augu t Story Frees Him ll From Suspicion in Arson Case Case v A BLACKMAILING CONSPIRACY Man Knew Absolutely Nothing About the Fire Flie Although He lie le Received 1800 Insurance Is In II August arrested In con connection necton with wih the tho cases canes of ot arson at the victim IUm of or a 0 foul Coul black blackmailing mailing maing conspiracy Ills His Ils friends claim so no and auth Whiners story before the tho justice at nt Junction puts huts ut the case cane In a it I light that resulted In his hla release on ou eu his hi oln recognizance owned the boarding house nt at atthe the tho Highland Hoy Joy when It wan vas wal burned last September and ami ho hue received ISOO Insurance A few tel days las ago ngo a o Alex Jen Jemi Jennings John anti Frank Wilson were arrested for arson Then nM arrested for tor complicity Ho lie al le stoutly protests hi lilt hll Innocence anti gives gIven this hits remarkable story as his sIne sica of ot the ease caso STORY STOny Jennings nt a t place pIneo and frequently tried to I I Persuade tho the hoarding hC house home keeper to go In with him on n it mining muting deal leat In Iii II the southern souther part hart of or the thc he state Wimer seemed scented will Ing but offered the tue very sery or goud excuse wi that limit hu hi h was absolutely without avail available available able funds Jennings according nII to tn Wimer know that there was on out 01 tho the building and amid It was us after Plea that lint ho lie conceived the tho Idea blot of or burning down don the building which would roldo at ft least IWO for the tho mining Imposition I Hut But It fi sti PI happened that tho the alleged lre hug hind not taken Into Inlo his hl confidence regarding the cause muse of or orthe the lie burning of o the th and amid when he called on Ilmer with wih a ii I renewal of tho the proposition he hc found that limit Wll WI mar mer had hat paid ort off ur a mu largo large number of o obligations and amid 11 cally call no better tilt off of them than before I THREAT When I told Jennings amid Hollman Holman about were le very oy ery angry aunt Jennings then thell demanded d 50 tO for tor or burn hurl Ing the thu house hou l It I was wan my Drat lion I ot of the conspiracy racy We te mo 10 iii e In 11 that business ho lie soul said and wo we 0 have hao put lit ut you Ott in Iii time the way In of Halite BOIDO 1010 good money Now No If It you OU oti dont dOlt have hOe JM ready rca read for Co us by h tomorrow well 01 put ut you Ol Oll out of ot bust bURl bustness 19 ness liens Wimer 11 he lie pays ayn aA with fright He Il 1 to feared eared learId they tho would ou hI kill hUll hInt hll unless he lie raised tho lie money Hu lie wont vent Mt out cult and borrowed all time the thoman money man ho Ito could gave 1110 this to the tie mono men Ho know It MIt the tho right might thing to do lo but was too frightened ho lie hofa fa Ca H to toil ell tel them It was wrong AH 1 M Whinier understands It Jennings concocted the tho plot Pint to burn hur iho tIO tie bOI trig Ing house and alit engaged Hollman Holman mimI to do tho the actual firing of ot tho thu place telling them thel It was wan 1 Insured Immured and they tile the would got rot good gold money tOI for tor It WImm AN MAN AN In IA u a I widower timid 1111 according I to his associates a Is I a It man milan of excellent and lie tn has hns daughters daughter thu t l eldest only emily eight years yearn carl of age rind he be h I said to bo be completely wrapped up In theta them thel Tho family Is I kell known home here Mr dr having ha bon employed ns simm a ii 1 moulder mOler Wimer nt at lt Silver Iron Iroll for 12 years 1 with tho ho exception of ot about one year When Shen his hlA wife died landay III ho lie went to 0 amid mul assumed charge chargo of at tho lie boarding house houst Deputy Sheriff Stephe took tok before tIme the th court cout nt lit Junction rind after hearing his hi story star the tho he that lint his word worth would bo ho ax an iK angood good ns as lS his bond ALSO SO Mrs Mary of or Murray lurr willes to the Iho Newts Concerning seine sonio of oC Jen Jemi Jel work ok She Hue nays a s Three years ago ORO Alex A lex J Jennings camo caine CIO to my lY iii house at this place Ho lie 10 represented that ho lie hud hail a l good mining claim that lint ho lie mo mao antI and my may boys bra to buy hu a n share which wo we 0 did He lie said ho lie would pay our null OU money mOley back but hi ho never nOor ibId did so Although ho line has hn made great groat gr t promIses promise to u Ul ui that Is II all wn wu WI have havn got out of ot a him hll Ho lie lo got the tho money lonc inCite from mo mite 10 ana am my lily lY boys l under false also pretenses e timid 1111 when wo we We were wore alono and Ammil not In till full tull pos lion possession 09 session of or the fuels acts Ills UI story ator to lo UK us UKWa wu Wa till nil 01 false abc |