Arizona republican., 1907-08-01

duly intimate with women that were employed in his hotel, knowing this
 my heart was broken at the charge by him of infidelity. When my reputa- tion was ruined in Bishop. I came to
 Reno. and here I found that the only
 way q defenseless girl can live is by associating with carefree men. "Now that my parents have heard of the disgrace I have brought upon them. l suppose that I may as well continue doing as I have done here. will not again live with MT. Hall. am even sorry that I accepted s1O0 from him when we parted
 Ben Rigo. alias Smith. was found at the Grand theater last night by a Journal reporter. Rigo supplied the picture of Mrs. Hall which the Journal prints this morning, exacting the promise that it be returned to him. saying. Tt is the only one I have" "She seemed to like the kind of mu- sic l play" said Rigo. "The introduc- ton was sought by her. r think and our friendship grew from the first. Of course the nOtoriety is unpleasant and would have been avoided if she had come to the hotel with me. where I lp eISdpt FbOillS-
 "We first lived in the Clarendon. but on July 20 ronted an apartment at the Nendome. The detective who found us there. was certainly familiar with our every action. He showed me that there was no escape from the ex- posture. and it was up to me and her to confess.
 That scene in the office of the chief of police made an impression on me. Mrs. Hall sat at the end of the oak-top table. her diamonds glittering with her tears. and the aged husband scornfully viewing her from across the room.
 "As he produced these records of our life together. the shame of it all came on me for the first time. He read from the data prepared by the de- tective. and as each discriminating fact was voiced. the Bishop hotelman pointed his finger in anger at his spouse. saving. You did that
 "I have little respect for the wom- ans accuser. She is young thing and hardly knew to what extent her actions were damaging her. The force of the charges made by Hall was not realized by either of us, I believe, until after the scene
 Rigo then related the occurrences since his first meeting with Mrs. Hall. He told of the gay times they had en- joyed. and how her desire to procure employment was forgotten in the rev elry that was hers every minute of her residence in this city. He told how she startled the other women on the street by the natural grace with which she wore expensive gowns. purchased by Hall of Bishop. The diamonds. too were discussed by Rigo.
 They were large stone.'' he said. ''She told me they were bought in the days when Hall was wooing her. and how they startled the simple residents of the Inyo county town. l could tell when she was sitting in her darkened room at the Vendome. by the glitter of those gems. Pedestrians on the street frequently remarked to me that they could see diamonds flashing from be- hind the windows in the room where she and I stayed
 Rigo's own family troubles have been the cause of comment among his associates in the tenderlOin here. He is married to a pretty little girl in the the happiness they enjoyed until his familiarity with other women caused an estrangement. Rigo has a daughter who writes him heart-breaking letters 10 return home