Arizona republican., 1904-12-09
HE was READY TO MURDER
A Burglar Caught at the Monroe
 House Wednesday Night.

A young man named William Sullivan found himself in a great deal of trouble yesterday morning and events moved so fast in his case that he was arraigned on a criminal charge and will be given preliminary examinaition today. The probabilities are very strong that he will be held to the grand jury on a charge of burglary and possibly assault with intent to murder.
 Sullivan had been rooming at the Monroe lodging house for about month On Wednesday night he was playing cards in the office of the room ing house but shortly before nine o'clock he arose from the game saying that he was going to bed. He had not been gone long when the kouse was aroused by a 1coInrnotion and cries of murder in the room of G. s. Shiek which is just across the hallway from the room occuped by Sullivan. MT. Martin, one of the proprietors of the house immediately afterward saw some one running through the hallway and thought it was Sullivan. Martin called to him but the runner kept on and run ming out of the door jumped over fence. He was followed as far as the fence by Martin who saw him fall.
 Others caught a glimpse of the flee ing man and in the half darkness they took him to be Sullivan but none of them at that time knew why he should be running. In the meantime an in vestigation had been made of the room of Shiek. He was sitting on his bed half dazed and he was bleeding pro- fusely from q wound on the side of his l, La r,eN Isa axk-al alr 1aI by some one in his room feeling about his pillow under which he had con- cealed his trousers in which he had a sum of money. He grappled with the intruder who struck him on the head. Shiek held on and he w'ais struck again this time he thinks with the heel of one of his own shoes. Then the robber jerhed away leaving in the hand of Shiek one of the buttons of his coat with a piece of cloth attached.
 It was quite certain that Sullivan was the assailant and without loss of time Martin resumed his search for him. He knocked at his door but could not rouse him. Then he went to the sidewalk door and knocked again. This time Sullivan came to the door apparently having just been alarmed out of sleep. But Martin notice the disorder in which his clothing had been thrown about the room His shirt was on the floor torn about the shoul- der as if it had been removed in a great hurry. There was mud on his coat and his hat and it was later dis covered that button had been torn from his coat.
 Another circumstance calculated to increase the suspicion against Sulli- van was his want of curiosity regard ing the cause of Martins visit to his room and his indifference regarding the occurrences which had excited every body else about the house.
 Nothing was done in the matter that night but early yesterday morning Martin informed the police and Sullivan was taken into custody. He stren- uously denied that he had been in Shieks room. When he was questioned about the condition of his clothing, he gave some unsatisfactory excuse. Then he was shown the. missing button. That was facer but Sullivan was equal to the emergency. While the button was like all the buttons but one on the coat it was unlike the top button and Sul- lvan said that that was the kind of a button that had been on his coat, he said he had lost it two weeks ago in falling from bicycle.
 Sullivan was put into the sweat box and at the end of three hours he weakened and sent word to Marshal Kinney that he was ready to "com- promise" His compromise consisted of a complete confession. He said that he had lately lost great deal of msn- ey gambling and he wanted to replace it in some way. He was net in imme- diate need of money for the day before he received $25 by telegraph and had not yet drtawn it out of the bank He was allowed to go to the bank and get it while on his way to jail.
 Sullivan is about twenty years of age and does not look at all like a criminal. This is supposed to be his debut into crimirality. He Is a sausage maker by trade having been employed by the Armour Packing company of Kansas City ever since he was old enough to work. He came to Phoenix less than three months ago. He was employed for a short time at the Hotel Adams and was afterwalrd working at Lees ranch. He has in fact had em- ployment the greater part of his time since his arTivsl in Phoenix. After his arraignmenr before Justice Bur- nett yesterday afternoon he was taken to the county jail.