Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-28
THINK THEY HAVE DESPERADO
 PONCE
Man Who BrutalIy Killed His Wife in Morenci Some Time Ago May Be Safe in Tucson Jail.


 When they arrested Francisco Ponce the city police believe that they have landed the man known as Juan Ponce, who shot his wife in Mo- renci some time ago, and wrote sey- eral threatening letters to Deputy Sheriff Glen Scott of Graham county, defying the latter to pursue him, says the Tucson Citizen.
 The history of Scotts fruitiess trip to Silver Bell, where he supposed Ponce to be in hiding, has beer pub lished in detail and there is no neces- sity of again going over it.
 The man Ponce who is now in the city jail was arrested last night in the tenderloin district while dunk, and his actions while in that locality bear out the statement that ne Is a bad man.
 When he appeared for trial this morning before Police Judge Treat he was asked if he had ever been iE Morenci. He replied that he had. or rather that he worked within mile of Morenci for three months, during May, June and July af this year. Ask ed Is he had ever been in Silver Bell where Juan Ponce was said to be in hiding, the man under suspicion re- piled in the affirmative, saying that he had been in the latter camp for some time.
 Judge Treatsthen asked him if he had ever gone under the name of Juan, and to this question the man gave most decided negative reply. stating that his name was Francisco Ponce and that he had never gone under any other.
 In order to give the sheriff's office here time to communicate with the Graham county officials, Ponce was sentenced to twenty days in jail on the charge for which he was arrested that of being drunk and disorderly. In the meantime an accurate de- scription of the man now in jail was taken by Undersheriff Henry Myers which, together with letter describ- | ing the circumstances under which the arrest was made. will be forward. ed 10 Deputy Scott in Morenci this afternoon. The county officials and | the city police here are firm in the opinion that they have the right man and Scott's reply to Myers letter will be awaited with interest here. This morning reporter from The 1 Citizen office, with an interpreter, ! visited the city jail and through the courtesy of Acting Marshal O'Donnell 1 they were able to converse with Ponce for some time undisturbed.
 Were you ever in Morenci?" was ] the first question asked the man and his reply was a decided No"
 Were you ever in or around Sii yer Bell" was the next interrogation and the man answered, "Yes, I have been there several times" He was then asked if he knew | Deputy Sheriff Glen Scott of Morenci to which he answered that he did know the deputy, although not very well, and on his own accord volun teered that he also knew a Mexican deputy in Graham county. When the Citizen man suggested that the Mexi can deputy's name probably was Nun | gia. Ponce nodded his head, saying that Mungia was the man. Mungia | is the deputy who accompanied Scott when he went to Silver Bell few days ago in anendeayor to locate Juan | Ponce.
 Through the interpreter the report El ltlCH dShcu uOW hC hdpDSuCu U know Scott and Mungia if he had never been in Morenci, as that town happened to be the home Of the two gentlemen. The question was trans laaed to the man and seemed to rath CT confuse him. He then started to make long-winded talk, and accord ing to the interpreter contradicted himself so many times that the effort to gain any information from him was given up.
 One of the queer facts of the case is that when questioned by Judge Treat, Ponce stated that he had been in Morenci, or within a mile of there for three months, but when the same question was put to him by The Citi zen reporter he denied that he had ever been there. most emphatically
 In the meantime Ponce is in the city jail and will be there for the next twenty days. Before that time has elapsed an answer either in person or through the mails will have been received from Deputy Sheriff Scott and the matter will be settled one way or the other
 The Ponce who is under arrest is a short, heavy set Mexican, very dark and with slight scar below his left eye. probably caused by knife wound.