Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-11
SR. FACUNDO FLORES
FAMILY ILLUSTRATED
Jailed on the Charge of Horse Stealing
by Deputy Sheriffs Davis and OIea.

l Deputy Sheriffs Wayne Davis and
Facundo Flores on the charge of horse
stealing. Aside from some general in
formation in their possession and GER
tain sources by which they propose to
verify it. the most damaging circum-
stantial evidence against the accused
man is his own conduct and that Of
his friends yesterday.
About two months ago a horse was
stolen from a man named James
Tucker. who resides in the mountains
north of Phoenix. The facts were re-
ported to the officers. who have since
kept their eyes open for the horse.
The description of the Mexican who
was suspected of the theft was fur
nished but he was never located until
yesterday. Yesterday the horse was
located on the ranch of n Mr.. Gaylord.
who lives west of the city adjoining
the Bill Smith ranch, which he also
owns. Inquiry revealed the fact that
Mr.. Gaylord had bought the horse for
seven dollars of a Mexican. whose de-
scriptiOn was very similar to that Civ
en- of the man Tucker suspected.
Through sources the officers do not
care to disclose at present. they learn
ed of Facundoa Flores. who answered
the description. and learned also that
his mother. Margarita Ortego. lived on
the Yuma road a short distance west
of Five Points. Deputy Davis drove
out and called on the old lady who
pleaded guilty to having all sorts Of
children. some of whom were named
81 Of r,-hO is
known by the name of Joe Wilson, but
she denied having a son named Fa-
cundoa Flores. The officer learned
from her where Wilson was and went
to see him. Wilson admitted knowing
Flores and when asked where he could
be found he said he did not know but
he thought ]. NJ. CALAIS, who keeps a
store in the southern part of town.
could tell him. Applying to CALAIS. the
latter said he knew him. did not know
where he was but knew where he had
been living in a house not far away.
At the request Of the officer he went
to the house and inquired for Flores.
He was told that Flores was working
on the night shift at the Noble block
and would probably show up there
about o'clock.
Davis and Olea then haunted the
Noble block for a time but Flores did
not appear and they went back to the
house where he had been living. Da-
Wis remained in the background and
let Olea. who is better able to con-
verse in Spanish. do the talking. As
he approached he saw one or two men
and several women at the gate. Max
i'm fr1n fhaN- told i'm, fhaN h0I
seen Flores for n week or two and
Margarita Ortega. who. strange as il
may seem. was one of the party. said
she supposed he was at work on the
Noble block Olea announced his pur-
pose of making a search of the prem
ises anyhow and started to do SO when
he met Flores at the door and put him
under arrest.
Flores will be taken to the Gaylord
ranch today for Identification. Wheth-
er that sort of proof will go in court
or not. there is no moral doubt but
that Flores is guilty of that crime or
some other and that his mother was
doing her best to shield him until he
could get out of town. after she learn I
ed that the officers were on his trail. I
In this dilemma his previous record
will not avail him n great deal for he
is now a young man but little more !
than twenty-one and while yet in his
teens he served a term in the reform
school for stealing a horse. His elder
brother. Joe Wilson. has also done /
time in Yuma for a similar orfense |
and there is a suspicion that the i'm |
pulse to steal horses is a sort of n
family characteristics. the influence of I.
which the male members seem una
bic to escape.