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Show POSES US 'CAPTAIN'; IS Pffl li JAIL Young New Yorker Says His Wife Is to Blame for Predicament. i " i Tsinr as a "ipta!n oT the I'r.ited States army on a tour of western cities and during the last several months living at t::e best hotels of the country, Harold J. Xeyes of New York esterJay was arrested ar-rested at the instance of Leon Bone, special spe-cial accnt of the department of justice. Kroni a u!ie t th Hotel Utah, Keyes's quarters were shifted a cell at the police po-lice statf"n. Keces admitted Krt is net connected with' the army. 'When it vus learned t"int a clierk Keyes )-ad cashed at Uie Hotel Ltah was worthless, Mr. Bones a ttent ion was called tn the ex te. The vountr man. who says his father is the wealth'.- had of t he MTrhant s' Tradine X: Credit comnany, l"o I'ark avonue. New Y ork, has he1 n in Salt La ke but two das. He arrived from the east. He admitted ad-mitted he had been in Denver recently, and i." pir;wcd to have been m tha t citv within" the last few days. But :l year old, Keyes is a fine figure fig-ure of a soldier. "It was a reat Urk tn receive the salutes of the uniformed men 1 rssed on tho street.'' he told the police. Only after he lad exhausted the diversions of his cell and th novelty of sitting upon, his bunk gazing at the blank wall opposite op-posite his steel-barred doer had palled, did Keyrs's buoyant mood cem to change to a realization of the gravity of his predicament. "It has been in only the last few hours that T have had anv realization of what I have don." he said last nisht. "What do you think they will do with me? I certainly have been a fool. J'es- cer tain'.v am a fool." Ke es refused to discuss the charge that he had left a trail of worthless checks alonir his route. "I am not ready to say anything about them yet, but they are rot worrying: me and they will be made good when the lime comes," he said. "Yes. Keyes is my real name. T. F. I,yneh. head of the T." F. Lynch Produce company of Denver, w ho is a very wealthy man. is my uncle. un-cle. I wish to telegraph him and ask him to send sen' eon e here to help me out of this difficulty. I feel sure he will do that for me. I have no friends in Salt Lake just a few acquaintances of shoft standing.' Keyes parried questions as to whether . his love of adventure and the realm of make-believe had led him into trouble before. His father formerly was connected con-nected with R. r;. lun &: Co.. the young: man says. He is married and has three brothers and sisters. j "My wife caused me to do this," Keyes ; volunteered. "It was her suireestion that 1 pose as an officer, I'll sure pet after her. Pile is in New York and if I ever see her again I don't know what I will do."- Keyes is being held for a hearing before be-fore the federal qrand jury. Mr. Lynch practically boars out the : cla im of "kinship made by Keyes, yc- 1 cording to a message received last night, from Denver. j Mr. Lynch evidently was angry when! , informed by telephone of the charwes ; against the mmg man. He declared he1 did not wish to discuss the ma t ter. i "Is Keyes your nephew?" lie was1 asked. i i "I positively refuse to discuss the mat- ! ter." lie declared, breaking the connection. |