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Show oo MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED HERE Suspected of being George Arthur Harper, wanted in Caliente, Nov , for shooting to death two men and wounding a third in a saloon row on the night of June 30, R. F. Spencer v.iis arrested in Ogden yesterda;. anil t:iken to Salt Lake by Detective W. C. Zeese. Spencer denied that he and Harpci are one, but admitted thai he was taken to police headquarters in Salt Lake Sunday afternoon by Patrolman G J Lund. Police Inspector Carlson oald last night that he did not feel sure as to whether or not Spencer I might be the man wanted for the .NeiiUll UlUrUWB, uui itin:roi;u Himself Him-self as pleased that the suspected man was again in the hands of the police. Efforts on the part of the detectives last night to decide whether wheth-er or not Spencer was the original of the picture of Harper sent from ( allento left every one baffled and uncertain. Spencer declared his willingness will-ingness lo go immediately to Caliente for identification According to adice3 from Ix)gan, a man believed to have beeu Harper aroused suspicion by his sudden de parturc from there yesterday Day clerk Garrett and Manager Joseph Marshall of the Eagle hotel, where he registered, are positl e In their statements state-ments that he is the original of the picture of the murderer. When arrested In a hotel In Ogden last night, Spencer gave his name as Garrett. He told Inspector Carlson that he left Los Angeles on June 28; that he passed through Caliente shortly after noon June 29 He said that he had always followed office work and denied de-nied that he had ever worked as a bollermaker. the trade attributed to j Harper. When asked about his relatives. Spencer told of a father and mother living at Lvnn Ma ln comparing the description of Harper with the appearance of Spencer, the police found things to puzzle them A scar under the right eje. included in the c;eKcription of Harper was found to have a counterpart in scar under tho right eve of Spencer On the other hand " Spencer weighed almost twenty pounds less than the 160 accredited ac-credited to Harper in the description A telegram was sent to Caliente last night asking that someone be sent Who could identify Harper ln the meantime Spencer was held wlthoutl ball, much to his diuarPointmonL I |