Arizona republican., 1901-12-10
A THIRD SUSPECT
Charged with Financiering the Late
 Forgery Syndicate.

third suspect in the cases of the forgeries perpetrated on several mer- chants of this city about three weeks ago, was arrested in Mesa City yes terday afternoon. He is Charles Sloan, q laboreB who has lived about Mesa for some years. Attention was di- rected to him in a roundabout way.
 After the arrest of Daley and Els worth and the failure to find any of the property obtained by means of the forgeries. there was a natural suspicion that there was a third man in the plot This suspicion was all the more natural by reason of the fact that Ellsworth and Daly, whose business experience has hardly taught them the difference between bank check and q buck-saw, were hardly supposed to be capable of developing such a fraud as they are charged with having perpetrated.
 Inquiry having been made regarding their recent associations, it was brought out that they had been with Sloan a great deal lately: about month ago the three made Q myster- ious trip together. and they were much together after their return until the arrest of Daly and Ellsworth.
 When the suspicion had fully ma tured the prisoners were told that it was definitely known that there was a third man and it might be to their ad- vantage if they would come to the aid of justice, which they had already so seriously outraged. One of the boys weakened and admitted that the forg- cries were directed by a master mind The crime was an organized one; that while they had done the work. it had been suggested to them by Sloan, who had also furnished them the blank checks on the Mesa City bank He was to have a third of the proceeds of the forgery.
 This direct information was obtained only yesterday. and a warrant vas sworn out of Justice Burnett's court for the arrest of Sloan. Deputy Charles Slankard went after him at once The arrest was made without any trouble and the officer started back to the city with his prisoner late in the evening. It was feared that Sloan might not be found at Mesa Informa- ton was received that he had intended to leave town on Sunday night. but that in the afternoon one of his horses was foundered and he was held up
 It is said that the arrest was not a surprise to Sloan, who several days ago told some of his acquaintances that he expected it: that he had un- derstood that an effort would be made to put q part of the burden of the crime on him. He admitted that the checks used in the forgery had be- longed to him. He had a small ac- count in the Mesa City bank and kept his bank book in valise. He said that the valise had been rified. he believed by Daly and Ellsworth, and the bank book, along with lot of other things. taken. He denies most vigorously that he was the financier of the forg- cry syndicate.
 Sloan is about 40 years of age, and has lived in Mesa for three years His reputation in that community is neither good nor bad. He has never been en- gagged in any lawlessness and is known as hardworking man. That is about all that is known of him.
 Ellsworth was brought before Jus tice Burnett for examination yes terday afternoon. He waived ex- animation, as Daly, who had been brought up in the morning, had done, and as Daly had done when he was before Justice Gray There was some trouble about agreeing on the bond District Attorney Edwards in sisted on bond of s1,0Oo. Attorney J C. Phillips for the prisoner thought that $500 would be sufficient, that being the amount of Daly's bond fixed in the forenoon. The court reminded Mr. Phil lips that Daly was already under a $1.00O bond in Justice Gray's court and that therefore the fixing of an addi- tlonal bond was only a perfunctory affair and that it had been done only for the purpose of keeping the record clear. Finally a bond of $500 was agreed upon and the prisoner was taken back to jail.
 There is possibility that Ellsworth will be able to secure the bond. It was intimated by his attorney that he might raise $500 He has relatives who can help him if they will, and it is thought that they will do so rather than to sub init him to the peril of Yuma, which in the absence of help from some source seems inevitable