The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-05

confession. Sheriff Harmon went "a
Salina today, where he arrested len
nlngs. Deputy Sheriff Graham arrest
ed J. E Golfer At Lehi- Sheriff Barnett
went to Salt Lake this afternoon after
Frank Wilson. who was taken into
custody there by Sheriff Emery for the
Utah county officers. Wilson is said 20
be one Of Jennings UndeTstudies.
Lehi Creamery Is Burned.
On Nov. 10. 1908. the Lehi creamery
was destroyed by fire. IL was insured
for $500. The company settled for
So. 200 on Dec. Il
J. e Golfer was a stockholder in the
creamery TO the amount Of $3.50. he
states, and was the lessee At the time
it was thought that the fire was of in
cendiary origin, but nothing is known
to have been done TO discover who the
fIebugs were.
Early In February Albert Snyder ard
Henry Lee OF American Fork went 70
Golfer. who is a merchant at Lehi, and
demanded 500 hush mOney. claiming
they had evidence to prove that he
hired Jennings to fire the creamery
Golfer denied any connection with the
fire, but asked the men to call at an
appointed time. He had City Marshal
Butts and D. J. Thurman secreted in
an adjoining room at the time OF the
second visit OF Snyder and Lee.
After the conversation that then en-
sued in the hearing Of Butts and Thur
man, the American Fork men We're ar
rested on the charge Of extortiOn.
hoffman Furnishes Evidence
J. II. Hoffman. who furnished the
evidence, says Snyder and Lee claim 10
have boarded with Snyder. who owed
him for board. Hoffman told Snyder
and his wife he had money coming to
him from Jennings, and told them what
il was for. He can neither read nor
write, and Mrs. Snyder attended 10 his
correspondence with Jennings Holt
man destroyed Jennings letters as soon
as they We're read, but ore OF them
was kept by Mrs Snyder, who gave
HOLMAN the envelope to destroy. This
letter, it is said, directs HOLMAN 10
90 to Lehi and get money from Golfer.
HOLMAN had left American Fork and
was arrested in TOoele, where he had
Just married a young girl 20 years OF
age He is a man Of about 50 years.
After he was brought to Provo he
first confessed to burning the Highland
Boy boarding house at Murray last
September, in connection with frank
Wilson, at the instigatiOn Of Jennings
He saws that Wilson touched the match
TO the building.
Threats to Kill Were Made.
It is reported here that Wilson has
confessed to the arson. but claims Hol-
Iiman touched the match HOLMAN
saws he and Wilson were to have $50.
half of the remuneration received BY
Jennings. for the job. he also says that
Jennings took him out into some brush
and threatened TO shoot him If he did
not set the place on fire, or TO Kill HIM
if he gave Jennings away HOLMAN
believes now that Jennings VIII XIII MIN
I if he has a chance.
T confessed
burning Of the creamery at Lehi, for
which Jennings was also 70 receive $500.
and HOLMAN and Wilson $50. Jen-
nings was not present at either OF the
fires.
Hoffman saws further that Jennings
told him that he had made $500 IN
short time by firing buildings, and
mentioned a place in Park City and IN
Sanpete county where he had operat-
Was to Marry For Money.
According TO HOLMAN, Jennings is a
/ general utility man IN shady Tansac-
/ tions. He states that Jennings offered
/ him $3.50 10 90 to some place IN san
/ pete and marry a girl with wnom
railroad man had been intimate Hol-
Imam went, but the girl refused to liz
! ten 10 his advances, ana that niue
] speculation fell through
/ Jennings is we'll known throughout
/ the state About ten years ago he shot
/ off his hand in this city short time
after taking out an accident policy
| 1t was suspected that the shooting
| was not accidental, but that the injury
l inflicted was greater than Jennings in
I tended. The agent who took the risk
| was discharged. Jennings, it is report
} ed. obtained but a small amount Of the
/ insurance.
Charged With Sailing a Mine.
Jennings. in connection with others,
was tried in the territorial First dis
! trict court on the charge or sailing
mine. which was sold TO AmansOn Rob
I ison. the Willard county capitalist. for
( s.. 600. Jennings WAS acquitted, but his
| associates served Jail sentences for
1 their. connection with that affair.
! Some time ago Jennings was hired
( by City Marshal Hall OF Springville to
J get evidence against drug stores for
/ selling beer. He purchased as evidence
a large number OF bottles, which it
was found al the trial contained water
He was strongly suspected Of being in
collision with the druggist from whom