Show FIRED BUILDINGS I BY WHOLESALE I I I IJ J 1 E Colter Lehi Merchant Accused of I I OTHER MEN IMPLICATED LIGHT ON Y AND BO 4 I to Tho Th ReraN Herald March Jesse Je ae Hat r mon has baa worked up a ease that promises to d disclose the origin or of several 11 fires which have ave occurred in indifferent different parts of the state mate during the past year and aDd longer it if the I story stor of J H Holliman now In the county jail east ean be proven true He claims that Alex Jennings of Lt Ie van has been dOing a wholesale bus busi busness ness nes as an incendiary and confesses that lie be Homman Holliman has bas been one of Jennings agents agent As a a result ot of his hiso o 1 t g 3 J T Jr H Holliman confession Sheriff Harmon went o IS SaUna today where he arrested Rn Jn Deputy S Graham arrest arrested arrested ed J E Colter at Lehl Lehi Sheriff Barnett went to Salt Lake this afternoon Frank WIlson who wu was taken Into custod custody there by Sheriff Emery for tb the Utah county count Wilson Is said ald to tobe tobe be one Jennings of understudies Lobi Lehi Creamery Is Burned On Nov 10 1903 the Lehl LehI creamery was destroYed by tire fire It was Insured for tor 1 The company settled for tor on Dee Dec 14 J E CalLer Colter was a stockholder In the creamery creamer to the amount of SO h ho states and was the lessee le thor thorIt it was th thought u ht tt that the ot In incendiary origin but DUt nothing is known to kaye haye heia be done to discover er who the were Earl erly in February Snyder arti arci Henry Lee at o Pock Fork went to Who Is a merchant at Lehl Lehi aDl av demanded hu bush h mODe money they had evidence to prove that h ho hired Jennings to tire fire the creamery Colter denied any connection with the fire but asked the men to call at art an appointed time He had City M Marshal hal Butts and aDd D J Thurman I secreted in inan an adjoining room at the time of the second cond visit isit of Snyder and Lee After the conversation that then en ensued ensued sued In the be hearing of Butts and Thur Thurman Thurman man the American Fork men were ar arrested at rested on the charge of e extortion fum Furnishes Evidence EvidenceS t S H Holliman who furnished the evidence says SIy Snyder and Lee claim to tl have boarded with Snyder who owed him for board Holliman told Snyder r rand and his wife he had money coming to tl him front from Jennings and told them what It was for He can neither read nor write and Mrs Irs Snyder attended to hi a correspondence with JennIngs Holl man destroYed Jennings letters as soon as the they were read but one Of them themas was as kept by Mrs Snyder wh wha gave Holliman the envelope to destroy This Thi s sletter letter It is said directs Holliman to togo togo go to Lehi and get money from Colter Holliman had bad left American Fork and i iwas was arrested in Tooele where he had f just married a young girl 31 G years ot of otage age He is a man of about 30 years After he was brought to Provo he first con confessed ee ed tp to burning the Highland I Boy boarding house at Murray last t September in connection with Frank Wilson at the instigation ot of Jennings He says fys that WIlson touched the match to the Threats to XiII Hill Were Made ede It is reported here that Wll Wilson on lisa hM confessed to the arson but claims Hot HoI Uman liman touched the match says he and ad Wilson were to have half of the remuneration received bt br JenningS for the job He also says that Jennings took him out Into some brush and threatened to shoot him it If he till dM not set the place on fire or to kill him it If he be gave Jennings away Holliman believes now that Jennings will kill him if he has a chance Later HoUtman confessed Md to th burning of t the e creamery at Leht Lehi for forI I which was 88 aJ also o to receive 00 and aDd Holliman and Wilson Jon I was not DOt present at either ot of th thI I I Ares lires Holliman nays further that JennIng told him that he be had made soD In a aI I short time by firing buildings an anI and I mentioned a place in Park City and in inI in Sanpete county where he be bad operated I ed Was to Marry rry Pot For Money toney According to HoUtman Holliman Jennings is a general utility man in shady transactions He states that Jennings offered l him H I to go to some place in Sari San SanI pete mid ead marry a girl with whom a railroad man mall had bad been intimate Ut I Uman liman WOM but the girl refused to 1 Ii 11 ten tea to M advances and that Ii hub It 1 fell feU through Jennings Is hi well known throughout the state ten years far ago 0 he shot hot off 0 his hand band in this city elty a short time after taking out an accident policy It was sa suspected ed that t the be mooting was not accidental tal but that the injury indicted was greeter greater than Jennings in intended tended The agent nt who took the risk was wag discharged Jennings It Is report reported ed obtained but a small amount ot of the tn insurance urance Charged With Salting n a Mine Jennings In 18 connection with others was af tried in the territorial dl dis district court OIl on t the charge of salting a amine amine mine which was sold to Amasses Rob mon the MIllard county t for soo Jennings was acquitted but hi hia his a associates served jail sentences for their connection with that affair Some time ago Jennings was hired by City Marshal Mar hal Halt Hall of to tc et evidence against drug stores for Selling beer He purchased as evidence a large number f bottlEs which h It t was fou found at the trial water Hp He was su suspected pE or of being in collusIon with ith the drug druggist from Whom t h l beer ber t e en i n i had the tho little to tove J ye ve tome me furs fun th eIt ty on on Was kUl in I I on SOut State Street tr et ett t I Lake about months gy r Holliman Canic m SOuth Holliman cae hete from one ot o the Mates t ten yarn ago alo aloi i ul lived near nr Provo Re He with wl who a from him He not Dot to bo be bof f cry intelligent TotTy when then l told that Colter he was In InC C ot of any connection with the fire il 11 said WIn eli that Is wrong ho 00 i lik that now that he be Is arrested i 1 he was ar an honest boxiest man Iter i is a man about 36 years of age IJ II ha a family and Is highly respect f E J iti Lehl LehI He hIs arrest very T 7 w lh h to heart and denle that he be I Is In CHi Uw WHY way connected fire 1 H J e a ks the question Why should I burn hurn the creamery for the Insurance V h fl I only had iO In the business I Lati tf this afternoon Cotter Colter was taken 1 f re Ie Justice Noon where he was wag 11 ged with arson aroon He gave a cl t appear at the preliminary hear hearg g the date for whiCh has not been f |