Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-31
Chief of Police Barlow Confident
That He Has Arrested
The Right Men.
DEPARTMENTS GOOD WORK.
Frank Wilson and lanes De-
laney, Structural Ironwork-
erS Booked on Charge.
Wilson Claims to Have Been Ap-
preached by Men and Accepted
Money TO Do the job.

Frank Wilson and James Delaney.
two structural ironworkers, are under
arrest al police headquarters charged
with dynamiting a derrick and hoist
engine of the Hotel Utah works early
wednesday morning Chief of Police
Barlow. said this morning that he was
Perfectly. satisfied that he had the
right men
Delaney came through with enough
10 convince me that we have the men
who used that dynamite" were the
words of the chief
Delaney was arrested on Thursday
night and Wilson was taken in this
morning. Wilson maintains sulky
silence TO the police officials. The case
Is being followed up by the police with
every resource they have and ii is
thought that but a few hours will
clapse before the most conclusive evil
dcnce will be obtained. No dynamite
has been found rs yet but officers arr
looking up the effects of the two men
both in their rooms and at their
haunts
The cupidity of Wilson was a large
factor in bringing about the arrests.
He acknowledges that he has attempted
To extort money for information" In
regard to the men who did the dyna-
mitlng. He confesses to two attempts
and Is known to have approached two
others. The police say that he is a
very smooth individual and are looking
into his past record In talking to
The News, Wilson reiterated time and
again that he was ''no crook" and
that he was giving the information
for humanity's sake. and some coin.
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"1 worked for the Jones people for
10 days, but was laid off on account
OF the cold weather." said wis IN.
while at work l. Was approached by
men who arc members of the Struc-
turaI Ironworkers' union and was
asked TO take part in the blowing up
CT the works. - stood them OF be :
cause wanted TO find out Just What
was going on. ! cot $15 out of them
and then passed them up No / did |
not have anything to do with using |
that dynamite"
Al morning long the Office of the |
chiei Of police has been throngcd by i
nard looking men who follow the IRON |
workers trade. The information OBJ |
tanned from them has been considerable |
ana much wheat has been threshed |
from the chaff. The police have fol- |
lowed up every possible source of news |
and the work done by them has been !
Uniformly excellent
IMPORTANT CLUES.
This afternoon one of the important
CUES which developed during the day |
ls being followed by the department |
II Is thought that definite knowledge
mas been obtained OF the source from
which the men secured the dynamite
which was used on the job.
Richard d. Jones, manager of tho
Jones Construction company. which
mas the contract for erecting the steel
on the new hotel, has been giving the
police every possible assistance in his
power. devoting his whole time TO the
case He said this morning that he
was convinced almost from the be-
ginning that Wilson was an active
Participant and that he had deposited
the 500 check In the bank in the hope
OF getting something definite from him.
All OF his story. the story which
ne told me. was very vague" said Nh
Jones. and held OF paying the money
simply because / wanted to give him
chance 10 hang himself. IL / gave
MN enough rope. Then he tried TO |
noid up others for money for nforI.a-
Ton and | was convinced"
Dynamiting Is serious charge in
Utah The penalty carries with !,
ABOUT everything up to life imprlson-
ment' with death in case of fatalities
Everything has been quiet about Tho
hotel works since the establishment of
guards and more lights. No work is
going on but this is because OF the
weather.
There Is much excitement in labor
circles over the affair and all of tho
organized men speak In condemnatory
words OF the affair
Wilson acknowledged that he at
tempted to obtain money for informa-
tion In regard to the dynamitlng. II
iold Dick Jones. manager of the Jones
construction company" he said. that
had information which would turn
up the men and offered it to him for
800. Jones deposited a check for this
amount in bank and | was TO gel 1t
when came through. But there was A
hitch and nothing came of this"
is AN SOLDIER.
Buck Wilson, as he is known
among his fellow workers is nm nx-
soldier who served in the Philippines al
Inc same time when Manager Jones was
wearing sword In the service. They
were In dii1erent regiments but went
over very much the same ground When
Wilson came To Salt Lake a month apo
he applied to Mr.. Jones for work and
was taken on. Wilson saws mat HE
home Is everywhere" and refuses 10
give any definite information I'm rec,rd
to his past
This afternoon Chief Barlow detailed
n couple OF men to visit all the storse
10 ascertain II powder was purchased
ny the suspects. Samples OF the fuse
used by the dynamiters established 49,
fact that 1t was not purchased In ri,
city. the only fuse Of that pariicnIor
make being that used In Jainshar