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Show SUSPICIOUS FIRE IS INVESTIGATED I Suspected of having attempted to j burn the homo of Mrs. Sarah B. Madison. Mad-ison. 2727 Lincoln avenue on Satur-da;, Satur-da;, night last. F. T Watcrstraw Is being be-ing held at police headquarters pending pend-ing further investigation According to the police. Wateretraw When arrested, had thi odor of coal I oil on his hands and clothes, although jho denied that he had been handling any such liquid Saturday or on the preceding day lie was arrested shortly after a fire had destroyed a mechanical piano in a itoom of the house on Saturday night. the fir.- department having succeeded I In confining the fire to the one room, j Mrs. Madison Is in Salt Ukn and when arrested, Watcrstraw bud In his possession a receipt of insurance on the house, made out to Mrs. Madison and also a receipt on the furniture, made out to himself. In explaining the receipts he said that he owned the furniture and that Mrs Madison owned the house. Ho also hurl n (nvalAna ,1.1 i-r.uorl land stamped ready to mall to Mrs. Madison at Salt Lake. Wat erst raw was arrested when he returned to the house Saturday night by Patrolman W. VV Rlchardsof. after he had gone to omi of the rooms and picked UJ3 S glass jug containing a small quantity of eoul oil. tlo- police say Ills arrest followed an Investigation Investiga-tion that had been made b Detective C E. Noble. The insurance policies had been ls-sued ls-sued this year on January l. the one to Wateistraw for $1000 and the one to Mrs, Madison for 11500. |