Show FINCH ATTEMPTS TO PROVE AN ALIBI Provo Man Charged q With Arson Says He Was Miles Away From Scene of Fire Special to The Tho Heral Herald V J Sctt Oct It- It William m 1 Finch charged with setting Ire fire to the Hines residence was as placed on the tho witness stand nd In his own defense and put and put through a grilling rilling examination In t telling el liner his story to the Jury he stated staled that thai ho lie had gone to Spring Spring- SpringDell Doll Dell Thursday morning morning- after atter leaving the keros kerosene no purchased b by him In the basement of the house he had pied pled He was wa at Spring Dell all day Thurs Thursday a and night nig and did not leave leavo the resort except to go out outon outon outon on the hill hm to look at nt the th fire which was burning burning- at that time Thursday I night Mrs 1 Finch was sas ill III an and he spent I most of tho the nl night ht waiting on herS her In answer to an au inquiry with regard to the fire he stated state that he did not know anything about It until Saturday mornIng morn morn- morning Ing when he was Informed b by the tho gro gro- nan cery-nan to whom he telephoned for tor goods at this city As soon as aR he lie learned of ot the fire tiro he caught caugh a wagon and started for town rI riding part of the wa way and walking back When ho he arrived here hero ho was put under arrest by hy Sheriff Judd and since sinco that time has been at tho the county coun court ty tr Jail His attorney asked him If It he had set fire to the place August of ot this year and he said emphatically I never er dl did lid He lie was also asked about the furniture In tho time house and stated state that It was not worth much but that was hidden under a trunk He Hc was also with regard to changing his name from Crom Finch to AV W. P P. Oliver at Paraco and stated that he did lid so In order to get a paper which would not have havo been sent to him had he given his proper name |