Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-24

Denying that he knew Frances Logan was even going to Jerome, or that he had anything to do with her trip from Phoenix to that city until after she ar rived there, Frank Robinson, aged IS, occupies the woman s cell in the county jail there and will remain there unless released on bond until his preliminary hearing next Monday morning before Justice Johrstone.
 Robinson was arraigned before Jus tice --ohnstone Thursday morning on a charge of rape, and his bond fixed in the sum of 5000, which it is possible his father, who is postmaster in Jerome, may arrange to give. His preliminary hearing was set for Monday morning al 10 clock.
 Deputy Sheriff Jeff Adams brought Robinson and Miss Logan to Phoenix Thursday morning from Jerome. The boy was placed in cell and the girl taken home by Deputy Adams, where she spent the night. There is some talk of placing her in the Crittenton home until the outcome of Robinson s case is settled
 Strange as it may seem, both Rob inson and Miss Logan are strongly opposed to settling the affair by mar riage. She tells the officers that she wants to either make her home in Jer- ome or go back to the Benson reform school, where she was an inmate for several months.
 Miss Logan wants to go almost any where but back home. She tells story of cruel treatment by her father, and says her object in fleeing to Jerome was to avoid going back to her home in Bisbee with her mother, who brought her here for the fair.
 Robinson was this afternoon arrang- ing with Attorney Walter Bennett, an old friend of his father, to take charge of his defense. He stoutly maintains his innocence of any wrongding, and says he will prove his innocence. In this the girl substantiates.
 According to the story Robinson told through the bars of his cell door this afternoon, he met Miss Logan through mutual friend in Phoenix last Tues day, never having seen her before in his life. They spent the days and even ings of fair week together, masking for the carnival last Friday night.
 Robinson says he parted with her Saturday evening and did not see her again until Sunday morning, when he got off the train at Prescott to go to Jerome. He denies having bought her railroad ticket and says that on the trip to Prescott she occupied the Pull man ear and he rode all the way in the smoking car.
 Upon their arrival at Jerome he tried to persuade her to return to her parents, but she refused after telling him she intended to get position and earn her living in Jerome. Robinson admits to having rented room for her for two days.
 Robinson took Sue girl to the home of his parents, an6 after explaining matters to them, they said she should have home with them as long as she wanted it. To assist her Robinson 's :: \ father gave the girl a position in the Jerome postoffice, where she was found by Deputy Sheriff Adams.
 Robinson denies that they went to Jerome together or that there was any sort of an understanding between them that she should join him there.
 Aske dto explain his being found in the room with the girl by the officers in Jerome, Robinson said that he had just taken her up to see his parents, and that he was bringing her back to her room. He says that when the officers