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Show Arrested For Arson Bolton For Evidence Suspected nf Plrliif; llrullicrV Home; llevenge as a- .Holhe. Mm I'leree was urrt'steil Tnoml.i. "'moon by Deputy Sheriff (1. II. c,Mk anil laknii to I'rovo. where he Ik hi'lng lield pending rurlhor luvestl-Bn'lou luvestl-Bn'lou Into ih ciuibo or a Hro Monday ' Klu In 11 (Jwelllng. tho properly of hi '""llnr. r.lias Pierce. I Tli" lire started in the basement bui tt put out by uolghborn beforn nn "'' ilinuiige was done. shorirr 1 '''ik eiime over to liiveHllgate III' '"" and he elalius tin- clrcuinsluncef' t l""iu strongly to Pierce j ll" inetlve hi bupposcd to be dla- j j I satlsfaetion over the mother, now de-r ceased, of tho two men, Inning left I've homo to Kilns. The otllcers were at a loss to assign 11 cause for the lire, which was clearly ur Inccndlnry origin. However, It was' recollected that John fierce had made 11 tin eat to destroy the home. A coat button with a small piece of cloth attached wiib found In tho basement, evidently having been recently torn of by the owner crawling through the LuHcmeiit window. This button, when compared with the others on Pierce's tout, tallied exactly. Tho torn piece of cloth nnd button titled perfectly W10.0 the same were missing on Plorce's coat. Pierce claims to have been In the bnsomcnl somo tlmo previously, though not recently, and says that the button may have been lost then. Mo wan yesterday placed under $500 bonds and will havo a hearing later. . o |