Show BLAMED FOR FIRE DEATH Jur Jury Renders Verdict In InCase InCase Case Case of Young l Millionaire re CHICAGO Feb Fob 20 By O-By By The Associated Press Frederick Press Frederick B Pearson 30 20 millionaire sport sportsman man was burned to In a room at the th Claridge hotel hott early this morning A coroners coroner's Inquest de- de decided de decided that the cause of ot the th fire was a lighted the th young man was w smoking when he h tell fell asleep In an arm chair A corn corn- com companion panion John H 1 Hogshead who had accompanied Pearson on a round ot of cabarets cabaret earlier In the evening barely escaped with his life liCe from the blazing room Hothead HO told police that he hand and Pearson had registered res at the hotel after atter visiting the six-day six bike races laces and various downtown cab cab- cab cabarets where here Pearson drank heavily ily lIy Pearson was the son ot of o the late Walter Valter B Il Pearson president ot of the Standard Screw company who left lett In trust for him the of ot which was to have hav been turned over to him on his thirty thirty- fifth thirty birthday His Ills aged mother Mrs Ellen Pearson with whom he lived had not been Informed ot of o her ber herson's sons son's herson's berson's death dath tonight due du to a ser ser ser- lous Iou illness op 00 |