Show Arson charge filed in fire Formal charges of arson were filed by the Prosecuting Attorneys Attorney's 0 office I fie e recently against Daryl Root of Marysville Marysville Marys- Marys ville vUle Washington in connection with the disastrous fire which destroyed the main plant and home of office Ice of Pacific Trail Sportswear on March 1 1969 according to word received this week by Lester Johnson manager manager manager man man- ager of the Manti Pacific Trail plant Arson was first suspected by bythe bythe bythe the fire department and the blaze went on record as the largest arson fire in the history history history his his- tory of Seattle In late summer summer summer sum sum- mer of 1969 the firm sued the Insurance companies involved in involved involved in- in for settlement of the loss which exceeded two mIllion million million mil mIl- lion dollars The arrest of Root 29 29 a former Pacific Trail employee was the culmination of an Intensive in intensive intensive In- In investigation begun by bythe bythe bythe the firm and Its attorneys about four months ago After all other efforts at identification of any suspects had failed Pacific Trail retained Forbes Barrett a professional investigator inan in inan inan an effort to solve the case In Information Information Information In- In formation provided Barrett by Mrs Joan Carlile of Seattle was a vital link which led to the ultimate arrest of the sus sus- Larry C. C Mounger Sr Pa Pacific Pacific Pa- Pa Trail president expressed the feelings of the whole firm when he said We Ve have been under an intense emotional strain for almost two years and we are greatly relieved at this important development The fire severely disrupted our business We are Indebted to all of our employees our customers customers customers cus cus- and suppliers whose cooperation and determined ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts are helping us to regain the momentum we enjoyed at atthe atthe atthe the time of our loss 4 L l |