Show ALLEGED fD A ARSON S N Nirl irl I I r f COll COLLEGE MAN Four Under Arrest on Charges of Setting Hotel Blaze ST. ST LOUIS Jan 28 UP UP-o. UP O. O P. P Greathouse year old j senior at St St. St St. Louis university who played a heros hero's role in the Hotel Buckingham Bucking Bucking- b ham m fire two years ago o In which seven en lives lies were lost was credited cre today ioda with exposure of ot an alleged irson arson plot that police believe e. e e- e ej- ej plains the blaze I Four men are under arrest as a result of oC Greathouse's initial ties Two To of ot them Robert Gotham former night clerk at the hotel and And Andrew rev Meadows night watchman have made statements implicating the Joint owners of ot tho the structure Ralph Pierson and Lewis U. U Balson respected business men also under arrest I Greathouse empIo employed ed at tho the hotel it tt the time of or tho the fire December 5 1927 1921 aid aided cd terrified women to tho the street as tho the blaze swept the buildIng build- build Ing log His wife narrowly escaped with Ith her meTho life me Tho The college senior who now works nl nights as assistant manager jf Jr the Hotel Melbourne said his suspicions were recently aroused by actions of ot Meadows the old ear ormer former watchman Meadows frequently dropped In Inid md id nd talked about Gotham Cotham the theto theto thea to a the Melbourne to chat with m mo me Buckingham nl night ht clerk owing owing- him money He said the tho amount was vas bout I realized it must have some ome bearing on the fire Greathouse Great- Great house douse explained He lie informed a aIre aIre aire Ire underwriters agent of ot his belief beller Police action followed M Meadows and Cotham Gotham in their statements IL to police i said aid the they were promised each by the hotel if Ir the they would set tho the fire Meadows admitted starting the with newspaper in a a. maids maid's oom The joint owners of the hotel de denied de- de riled flied the tho allegations today Pierson ed under questioning and isa isn is isn n a a hospital Balson said the story as A-as ridiculous He was formerly r resident of or the University City oard ward of or education Both he and Pierson are past middle age f S. S |