Arizona republican., 1902-12-28
HELD FOR VACANCY
But May Be Tried Later for Burglari-
 ous Operations.

George Monroe, Charles Lane and Richard Beacher were sentenced yes terday afternon by the city recorder to serve twenty days in jail on the charge of vagrancy. It is probable that before their time expires the police will have a good case of burg lary worked up against them and be ready to push 1t to an issue.
 These three men are the ones arrest cd Friday afternoon by Officers Russell and Lawrence after some lively sprint ing, suspicion being aroused in their direction first, by efforts they made to dispose of new clothing at ridiculously cheap prices. It was supposed at the time the clothing had been stolen else where and marketed here.
 Presumably there is at least one other man in the gang whose identity Is not known yet and another prisoner arrested under the vagrancy act, if not with them. is of them just the same, for he fell naturally into their confi- dence as soon as all were jailed. The fact of an accomplice being still on the outside was reported yesterday by another prisoner who noted the conver- sation of the men in jail. In court yesterday only the vagrancy charge was mentioned and the prisoners all made strong talks. One of them in fact, talked most too much for his own good and his pals knew it for they roasted" him when they got back in the jail.
 Their defense was that they came by the clothes honestly and being out or money and hungry they were willing to sell them cheap. They denied hav- ing the clothes when arrested the day before and since have told conflicting stories. But their trail through the town was followed back and sufficient evidence gathered to assure the police they could make a good case against them. The officers learning that the trio had stopped at the Star lodging house Thursday night went there ana found some baggage belonging to them and among other things a kit of burg lars tools and some keys. An $500 pair of pants they had tried to sell for twenty-five cents was found and the revelation was made that it belonged to a suit of clothes on sale in the New York store, made by a firm of which that store is the exclusive representa- tive. Further experimentation proved that one of the keys taken from the effects of the prisoners fit the back door of the New York store
 The prisoners were placed in different cells in the jail at first so they could not communicate. Then they were questioned closely by Officer Russell in another apartment of the jail. Dur ing the examination Officer Rudd secreted himself near the cells in which the prisoners were to be returned. They were then turned in together and what Mir. Rudd overheard of their con- versation, they may be surprised some day to hear again in court.
 One thing that does not lessen tho. suspicious of the police against them IS their abnormal desire to get out Of Jail. They tried to break out yester- day noon before they mad been tried or even told whether the result was likely to be serious or not. There was about ten minutes between the chang. ing of officers at the city hall at noon when there was no one in sight. It is supposed their outside pal was watch ing things for just at this time the lads on the outside having secured a short chisel somewhere tried to dig a hole out through wall near a window. Another officer returned however. be- lore they got fairly warmed up to their work
 Three other cases of vagrancy were disposed or One was Roy Brooks the boy reterred to sOove as readily assimi- lating with the suspects He claims to come from Mankato, Minn, where he was raised anu also had some keys Tn his pocket which he had carried. he says as memories of the old homestead. He was given fifteen days. The other two cases were discharged One was deaf and dumb man who made his talk with lead pencil and the other was rescued by a friend who stood sponser for his good conduct.