The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-01
LOOKS LIKE SLICK
EXT0RT|ON SCHEME
Supposed Principals Are Being
Closely Questioned by
the Police.
SAID TO HAVE OFFERED
TO SELL INFORMATION
New Light Is Thrown on Dyna-
miting at the Utah Hotel
Excavation.

What Is considered by the police AS
one OF the smooihcst cXtortiou schemes
ever attempted In this city came TO light
following the arrest aud investigation
of Fred Wilson and John Delaney, tho
two men who arc accused of throwing
the dynamite into The excavation Of
the Utah hotel building al au early hour
Wednesday morning. Wilson WAS ar
rested Friday morning and Delaney on
Thursday night and both men arc said
to have made partial confessions.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Friday
morning Wilson was arrested in mis-
room by Chief of Police Barlow and
Detective Schultz and was immediately
taken 10 tho chief s Office whore he was
questioned for about three hours. To
most of the questions he made clever
evasivc answers and when he learned
from the questions that the police had
evidence against him, he became sulk-
ily silent.
Admissions Are Made.
During the latter portion Of the dues
toning ho was confronted by Delaney
who made a number of admissions to
the chief. Among these were that he
had entered into an agreement several
days ago by which both were to cXtort
money from "a number of persons in
this city. When Delaney was arrested
Thursday night letter was found IN
his possession addressed TO Wilson, ask
ing that Wilson play fair and get some
money as soon as possible TO divide
with Delaney.
According to what has been told Chief
Barlow by Delaney, the plan in brief
was TO notify Il. X. Jones, who has
charge of the structural iron work at
the Utah hotel building. that union
members Of the structural iron work
ers were planning TO blow mp the ma
chincry. because nnion labor had not
been employed and that for 500 lnior-
nation would be furnished as to who
the dvnamitcrs were. This proposition
up n certified check and waited for the
The information, however,
was never furnished.
Other Irons in Fire.
Wilson is said 10 have visited the of
fee of the Deseret News and offered
TO furnish information as to the hiding
place of the dynamite. which was TO be
used in blowing up the machinery. Will
son also is said TO have waited on mem
bers of the structural iron workers uD-
ion and 10 have agreed to furnish infor-
nation to them, He claims to have re-
ceived Slj in partial payment. This was
dcnleu by j. r.. NhDSeN, DuSluCSS dScul
for the structural iron workers. who
told Chief Barlow Friday morning that
he had never Maid the man penny
and that the union was adverse to any
such methods.
The records of both men arc being
looked into by the police and it is said
that Wilson is by far the more danger
ous of the two. Speaking of the matter
Chief Barlow remarked:
s.I am satisfied that We have the
right men, though Delaney appears 10
have been the tool OF Wilson, who Is
the smarter Of the two. We immediate
" detailed mon 10 work on the case
carly Wednesday morning and before
noon on that day we had evidence
enough TO convince us that both of these
knew something about the matter, Con
sequcntiy, they were shadowcd and 1t
soon developed that Wilson was the
tricky one OF the two, ii being no easy
matter to follow him without arousing
his suspicious, Thursday night we had
collected enough evidence TO warrant
us in making the arrest Of both. but
Wilson could not be caught until Friday
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