Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-21 | Page 7 | S. L. Man Held after Blaze in Lodging House

S. S L L. MAN HELD HEl AFTER B lAZE BLAZE IN lODGING HOU E Fire Which Did Damage Started by Arsonist Belief Fire apparently started by an arsonist arsonist ar are ar- ar swept through the California rooming house bouse at West Second SecondI I South street early Monday morning I causing dama damage e in excess of or and andI I resulting in the arrest on open ope char charges es of or Joseph Cannell 24 on one of or the proprietors Three rooms in the place yielded obvious evidence of arson according to City Detective E. E R. R Apelgren anc and andI I Patrolman C. C W. W Farnsworth wh who were called to the scene by Battalion Battalio Chief David Mills after the blaze was extinguished I Strips of gasoline soaked gasoline soaked sheeting had been laid on the floors from room to room according to the off leers kers who reported finding two empty empt gasoline tins and a cuspidor partly parti filled with the highly combustible fuel in the room where the fire apparently ap broke out Scorched places in the carpets the they reported indicated that the floors ha had been sprinkled with gasoline while the mattresses on several beds appeared ap to have ha been soaked with th the fluid TAKEN INTO CUSTODY I Cannell Cannen was taken into custody custod after r officers learned According I to their report that he is a beneficiary with his two partners In the insure i Continued o on P Puce Pace IC Fourteen I FEAR 5 L MAN POISONED WIFE FREND JAilED Continued from Page Seven county Jail jaU on open charges charge pending In investigation tga ton MARRIED IN MARCH Mrs formerly of Muford MUford Milford MU- MU ford marred Mr last lat March Since then they have been living Iving in East Eat Millcreek The arrest of Mrs and Davidson followed an alleged drinkIng drink- drink Ing ng party in Holladay Holaday Sunday night according to officers Their Theil Investigation has ha revealed re the they said ald that the returned re- re turned to U their home about 1030 p. p m m. m Sunday and that Mrs Irs brewed a pot of coffee which she and her husband huband drank About Abut 1230 a. a m. m according to the officers Mr was wa stricken strick strIck- en cn ill 1 and Dr Johnson was wa called caled Following an examination Dr JohnSon Johnson Johnson John John- son reported the man was suffering from poisoning and he called deputy sheriffs Dr Johnson said while Mr thorpe's condition is serious the man ma probably will recover A chemical exam examination naton will vill wi be made he said to determine the exact nature of the poison from which the victim is believed be be- to be suffering