HARRY PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The undisputed background facts may be summarized as follows:
On the morning of November 3, 1957, a fire occurred in a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, resulting in the death of one of the inhabitants. That same day petitioner was taken into custody by the police and questioned concerning the fire. The next day petitioner consented to a polygraph test...
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