Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-12
vouoc Harold Arlington Caught
in a Number Of Glar-
ing Inaccuracies.
MANY ARE lMPossIBILlTIEs.
Although "Sweated'' All Day Yes
terday and Today He Still
Sticks to Yarn.
HAS Blistercd Ankle Yet Shoe Shows
No signs Whatever of Fire
Gives Poor Explanation.

Al CAV Yesterday and practically all
,odav Chief Pitt and Detectives
shannon and Wilson have "sweated
..arng Harold Arlington who told the
Ito such a lurid tale about bur-
IA elorv and murderous assault in connec-
n .,,,, with the burning of the Westwood
"a .rocorv store on Monday night, but the
a ,,,,p, man still sticks to the story he
srst told although 1t is full OF glaring
q Inaccuracies. improbabilities and Inn
n possibilities. Tho young man was
a taken into custody yesterday. ana Is
sim held at the city Jail. While NO
definite charge has been made against
q him the detectives are convinced that
& he knows more about the burning OF
tbe grocery store than he is willing to
Il admit. and it is proposed to hold him
until the affair has been thoroughly
4 sfted.
WAS NOT a CLERK.
The young man was not clerk at
the Westwood store as was first an
nounced He was not employed there
at all but was permitted to sleep In the
4 back room as a matter of charity more
Than anything else. 1t was learned
this morning that Arlington has not
worked. with the exception of few
4 days, for at least six months, but III
d spite of that fact he had considerable
4 money He purchased watch for S25
and gave his girl valuable presents II
was also learned this morning that on
Jan he had on deposit in the Utah
II nh nd "a
later he deposited $50 more. These de-
posits were In gold In addition to this
4 amount II was learned that he loaned
500 to man named Montgomery,
Where did he get the money! This
Is one of the questions the police are
trying to find an answer to.
PROVED TO BE FALSE.
The story he told about entering the
back room of the store, encopptering
i two burglars. being shot at three times,
a then being dubbed into insensibility
i and having one of his feet burned, has
a been proved beyond doubt TO be false.
a It would have been a physical impossi
a bIhty for the incidents to have hap
n paned as he related them.
Young Arlington declared when talk
en- into custody, and still sticks to the
X story, that when he entered the room
IA TO retire, he stood in the doorway
h about two feet when suddenly a man
| flashed a bullseye lantern upon him and
~ Immediately began shooting at him.
Isl He says that three shots were fired and
W While the man with the lantern was
shooting Arlington declares ne was
Waking toward the bed where he kept
bis revolver. He says he had taken only
two steps when another burglar, stand
lng between him and the bed, struck
"a ilm blow on the head with blunt
M Instrument and felled him to the floor.
H4 Arlington says he remembers getting
a outside and falling and after that re-
81 members nothing. At first he declared
81 ~ did not see the man who struck
him, but later said he did see the man
d ana that he wore a blue handkerchief
= over his face for mask
d MEAsUREMENTs MADE.
This morning Detectives Shannon and
"a wilson completed measurements of the
ID Place occupied by the young man. They
81 found that the room was but eight feet
W Wlde. At one end was the bed and near
q the loot of the bed was a 40-gallon
n TANK OF coal oil. When rrington en-
"A tered the room he could not have been
more than five feet away from the burg
a lar Who he says. fired three shots AT
"a 70 close a range and with the glare of
n lantern to light up the scene, IL is
"a Mighty improbable that If shots were
81 nted none of them would take effect
i AZ IL also improbable that Arlington
N would not have seen the second man or
a .lht he would have tried 10 reach the
"a Ivy ana get his revolver while a des-
d'lale burglar was firing upon him. The
"A ,"h ON the young mans head is mere
IA scratch and was apparently not
.vHeu by blow from club or re-
Il UFef Another feature that makes his
81 Ply ridiculous In the minds of the de-
uEps' IL tho burns on the right ankle
AtFlhgton There are three blisters
y" ile llSht ankle at least an inch and
n'ii or two inches below the ton OF
WI sho. There Is not sign of burn
N,p hhoe either inside or out. one OF
~ uuinh Is as large as a dollar but
lneIe " 9bsolutaIy no trace OF a burr
ul me shoe, Young Arlington offer:
NV fap,anatlon OF tho strange condition
", "nalr He says that on the nigh
~ Hre his trunk was broken into
1q ~ taken. The police are tryinl
TO hnd out where he got all this money
COULDN'T STAND TEST.
II win be remembered that when In,
nNst was found to be In flames. Ar
t.eN,i was found lying on the grounC
,Nl Yards away and apparently II
~ unconscious condition. He declare
tNdl iIi-r being struck he did not 70
Ca
u l'h1 the young man and the nhysi
aN applied tests to determine whothe
."' Arlington was unconscious. TIL
v proved to be too severe for IN
a1U,n ana he WINGED When confront
wy THIS fact he brazenly said tina
Knew the doctor was there All Ia
W.,D Asked why no did not open hi
u' once and quit felgning uncon
i4ushess' he said "Oh. / was feelin
hng hi The time"
tory about the three shots be
'l'l rs dlsproyed By several per
RE esldlng In the neighborhood VII
n,Nl' the shots They all tell th
s9l1e story They claim that immedl
sgH hitor the three shots were aret
a. NhNIs building was enyelopod 1
lV" The fire waG raging when IN
,, were ured thus disprovlng Ar
t8 NH slory about being fred upo
~ loment he entered the buildin,
''ls mere can be no doubt,
sHANNoN's OPINION.
,pe'3ohye Shannon said this mornin
an ~ ms opinion, Arlington Is cor
,tIf lhe facts for fear that he wi
rn noi9 responsible for the fire or
conceal crime.
~ ny opinion from all that we ca