Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-24

was playing a little joke, as drummers
win do so said nothing. After the
stranger departed Mr.. Russell asked
the drummer if he knew the man and
was told that he had met him once or
twice elsewhere and knew him only as
a crooked individual that had done
time once in a penitentiary. When
told that he had helped himself to the
drummers tobacco, the travelling man
was very angry but did not think the
matter worth following up.
The incident, however, served to
quicken Mr.. Russelrs curiosity and his
instinct to watch suspicious charac-
ters, acquired while a member of the
Phoenix police force Subsequently he
noted that another man lodging IN the
same hotel seemed to be a very init
mate friend. both coming to his place
together. both being we'll dressed. APP
parently in easy circumstances and Of
very smooth appearance. The next
day after the robbery. Wednesday. Mr..
Russell, who was more than ever cur
icus respecting these people, noted one
of them in conversation back of the
! Capitol saloon with a red-faced man.
also a guest of the Capitol and at the
same time recalled that the red-faced
man had Pre- viously visited his store in
company with a black whiskered man,
who resided at the Capitol. He also
! learned that day that two of the men
/ had left the Capitol and taken a room
/ in one of the Gardiner houses on Ad-
/ ans street in the same building with a
/ woman who was also a stranger to
I him. These five are the leading figures
/ the story as he has worked il out.
/ When he got this Information, We'd
nesday night he connded his suspicious
| to the marshal and so far as he knew
he and Mr.. Kinney were the only men
/ who had an eye on that particular
! bunch of people and they had nothing
| yet that was tangible to act upon.
Mr.. Russell had learned that the
men had room on the ground floor
in the rear of the Capitol. That night
after closing the store he watched the
room from the cover of a shed behind
his place of business and through a
! window saw enough to convince him
they were the parties wanted. A con-
ference was held by some OF them, the
woman referred to above being par
| ~ to It, Scattered around the room
he saw eight different pieces of head
gear. ranging from a plaid cap to 9
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also saw a little grip beneath the bee
in which he believes was secreted tht
stolen jewelry. or a portion of 1t. II,
| could overhear some conversation
which sounded like a discussion Of {
plan for disposing Ct the goods. 81
certain was he of these things that haC
he been an officer he would have raid
ed the place at once. But he recalled
the fact that he was not and that
miX-up might mean something tragic
in which he would have possibly beer
censured, even if he got the best of tn
play The night was then far spen
and he decided to wait till morning ant
apprise the city marshal Of what IA,
occurred, then act with him. Befor
he could find the marshal yesterda.
and plan a movement. the quarry wa
gone and no trail could b found. Tn
men had evidently taken a hint from
the presence of officers in the vicinit
who had learned suspicious thing
from another source, paid their bill an
quietly decamped without detecticr
And that is another story that may o
NAV not be Larmonized.
j Through another source another OF