Arizona republican., 1902-12-09
I finally sue

place to eat and sleep. I finally sue ceeded in getting a position in the res taurant under the Palace saloon as a night waiter. I liked my job all right and would have kept it had rot this gambler and a drunken miner asked me to come 10 Phoenix with them. I told them I had job and wanted to keep 1t. They said oh. it will only last until the carnival closes and beside we can get yCu a better job in Phoenix and fl you want to go we will pay the fare I took their advice, accepted their proposition and as soon as we got here at one o'clock in the borning they came up town and began playing fair bank in one Of the saloons here and the next day they went broke.
 ''I was left in a strange town with out friends or money. I went to the employment office but did not see any jobs advertised so I walked away. strolled about town all day and about three or four o'clock in the afternoon l began to get hungry Though I do not like to beg I resolved to do so and according to my resolution I went uptown and asked several men for enough money to get something to eat but was refused in every instance. Not Knowing what to do and being turned down by so many people, I began to despair and it was not long until I resolved on a course that had a fatal termination.
 Judge I resolved to rob store in order to procure means of getting some thing to eat, and to carry my resolu- ton into effect I hid myself in the hardware store that was robbed in a Tit of desperation. Judge there is a mistake somewhere for 1t is said in the papers that seventeen revolvers were missing but upon my word of honor I only obtained ten.
 Judge, l ask you in the name of One that deals out justice to all to have mercy on me, for judge, He says in His law that those that show mercy shall obtain mercy. Judge this is my first time in trouble and I assure you it will be my last. Before I would com init a felony again I would rather starve to death. Judge, I did this in lit of desperation and without think Ing of consequences and all I ask is Tor you to please consider my case and remember that hunger drives one 10 desperation
 God knows that have repented and rather than stay in this jail another day l would starve I am a wnrxinq boy and for the last four years have been making my living by honora bIe work. Judge, l know that I must suf fer for my crime but I will tell you that l have suffered more in this last night than I can in the rest of my life am willing to go to work for nothins more than my board and clothes if can get the place.
 Judge. l ask you again in the name or the One on high to consider this case and have mercy on me. know that the man I robbed is loser hut am willing to go to work and pay back what he lest if you will give me the chance. I cannot express my sorrow In words or writing but I can deepl> | leeI IL and will be grateful forever if he will only forgive me. The officer, ] that have had charge of me have treated ne like gentlemen. I appre. 1 clate It and hope some time I will hay. 1 It Tn my power to return the favor. blame nobody but myself but. Judge say again that T am cured and ina another crime like that will never h, done by me again"
 Ihe writer was sent to jail in de fault of bond of 1000.
 Gates says that all he stole has bee, i recovered except one revolver whicl ne sold before he left town. Clerks a the hardware store have identified hin young man whom they had see, lettering about the store on the day he fcre the robbery. But that is a mat Ter which is no longer in dispute.