Albuquerque citizen., 1907-09-12
NEGRO MAY BE
MUCH WANTED
CROOK
Phoenix Sheriff Thinks That
He Has a Sl.500 Reward
CinChed.

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 12.--NSheriff
Hayden and Deputy Sheriff jeff Ad-
ans yesterday morning arrested a
negro who gives the name of John
Rhodes, on suspicion that he is jesse
Coe, alias Cole, wanted in lndianap-
oils for the murder of Charles Rus
sell, an officer of the police force, on
the night of September 30, 1906. The
arrest was made at Stevens barber
shop on Center street, where Rhodes
has been employed as a beotblack
since his arrival in the city four days
ago.
The arrest was one of those Incl
dents due to the keeping of a rogues'
gallery and the filing of the numer-
Gus circular letters sent out for
criminals whose apprehension is de-
sired. Some time ago the sheriff re-
ceived a description and photograph
of Coe, which was properly filed and
yesterday the man came along who
seemed to fit the picture and in great
measure answered the description
which was made year ago and since
which the suspect if he be the right
man, has had an opportunity to
change somewhat
Sheriff is Doubtful.
Sheriff Hayden is rather doubtful of
the Identity of his prisoner, but Dep
uties Wood and Adams feel certain
they have the right man. In any
event the resemblance is sufficiently
strong to hold anyone who is sus-
pected of such a high crime, until
his innocence can be established. The
prisoner was photographed yesterday
and picture and his description
was forwarded TO the chief of police
of indianapolis, who has offered a
reward of $500 for the right man.
The description of Coe on the cir
cular says he is, or was a year ago,
GiX ta1l
weighed from lao to $50 pounds, had
a brown skin, smooth face, high
cheek bones, scrofula scar two inches
long on left side of the neck near
the jaw and bullet wound scar near
the navel. He is supposed to be a
native of Kentucky and a farm hand
or day laborer
Admits Very Little.
The man arrested has a scrofula
scar that agrees with the description
and a bullet wound scar five inches
to the left of the navel There is an
other scar near the windpipe, belev-
ed also to be a bullet wound scar.
He has the color of the man wanted
and is about the right height though
he is little heavier than Coe was
year ago. He also has numerous
smaller scars on the head and alto
gether has the appearance of a man
who has seen some rough usage in
the world.
He was not asked yesterday, di-
rectly, if he had ever killed any
body, though a criminal record was
limited at. He denied having ever
been guilty of any greater crime than
fighting or similar misdemeanors. He
says he came here from northern
Arizona where he had been for about
nine months and had been in Jail in
Prescott and Holbrook for fighting.
He says he came to Arizona about
nine months ago from st. Louis. Ask
ed If he had ever been in Indiana he
said he had, about nine years ago,
though he had committed no devil
ment' there. Nevertheless he ad-
mitted having once been arrested
there but did not state what the
charge was He says he is a native
of Georgia, that he went to st. Louis
when a boy and spent most of his
earlier life there. He claims to be
"a years old, which would be a year
older than the age attributed to the
man wanted.