mˈʌtʃlɚ, hˌuː wʌz səspˈɛktᵻd ʌv stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɐ fˈaɪɚɹ ɪn sənt. dʒˈɑːn, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ðə jˈɪɹ bᵻfˈoːɹ, wʌz pɚswˈeɪdᵻd baɪ kˈɛli ænd hˈoʊmz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð dˈʌbəljˌuː. hˈæɡæmən, ˈɛf. tˈɑːt, tʃˈɑːɹlz hˈænsən ænd kˈɑːɹl ɹˈiːdʒənsbˌɜːɡɚ tə sˈɛt ɐ bˈæɡ ʌv ʃˈeɪvɪŋz ɐfˈaɪɚɹ ɪnðə sɐlˈuːn.
Mutschler, who was suspected of starting a fire in St. John, California the year before, was persuaded by Kelley and Holmes, along with W. Hagaman, F. Todt, Charles Hansen and Carl Regensberger to set a bag of shavings afire in the saloon.