Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-03-13
GAY LOTHARIO WAS ALSO A THIEF.
(From Saturdays Daily.)


 women, and pretty womcns pretty clothes will probably be the means of landing that gay Lothario behind the bars for several months to come.
 Iiildcbrandi. who was arrested at Humboldt yesterday by Deputy Shcr. if John Woody, of Flagstaff, on the charge of stealing trunkful of pretty lingerie from tho equally pretty Edith Ally, formerly of Denver, Colo, but now residing at Flagstan, where the theft took place. had been employed there for several days as clerk in n store. In his DOS session was found the trunkful of clothes. Ilildcbrandt admitted taking the trunk, and pleaded hard with Of. hccr Woody to be allowed to take the trunk and its contents back 10 their rightfnl owner, but of no avail. Woody and his prisoner arrived here last ". cning, llildcbrandt being deposited in the county jail for safe keeping m. til today, when the officer and his prisoner will leave for Flagstaff.
 Back of inc story of the theft runs the racy tale of a married man. father of five children, dcscrting his wife and babies to flee with pretty Edith Ally. also of Denver, whose love Hide. brandt won by posing as heart whole and fancy free, but matrimonially inclined.
 Beautiful, accomplished, hardly more than girl, Miss Ally was nattcrcd by liildcbrandt's attentions. and the smooth man of the world last Sep,cm. Der induced her to fly with him on the wings of love, Flagstaff, Arizona, being their objective point.
 unsophisticatcd Edith yielded to his plcadings and accompanied him ,o the Skylight City, where she was faithfully assured preacher would be secured and the marriage ceremony per. formed
 Arriving there lcss than two months ago. after visiting several other cities. Edith pleaded that the wedding be per. formed, but Iiildcbrandt always man. aged that the date be postponed. In the meantime the cxchcquer of the couple was getting exceedingly low, and few days before he deserted her. taking all of her clothing except the dress that graccd her well nodded form. liildchrnndt iniimatcd that Edith might seek n position in the hotel whore they were stopping, that his cn. tire time might be devoted to showing her how much hc loved her.
 Despite her longing to be loved. Miss Ally indignantly refused to seek n mcnial position, and. becoming in censcd, IIcldcbrandt left her and Flag. stan between two suns, the feminine wearing apparel going with him.
 licartbrokcn at her nidely shattered dream of bliss. miles away from "that dear Denver" sans lover, sans money. and sans clothes, Edith tcarfully turned to her. last resource. the law. and s,on stern fate, in the form of Deputy Woody. was ho, on the trail of the fleeing Iothnrio.
 The day after his suddcn departure Miss Ally received a letter from him stating that while he dearly loved her. and would continue to do SO until the angels, on wings of purest white, bore him to his last resting place beyond the skies, he loved her pretty lingerie better, and would always keep her clothing SO that he would have some. thing to remind him of the faircst face fate had ever thrown in his path.
 This letter gave n clue to his where about. and Deputy Woody immediately trckod for Humboldt,
 What action will be taken by the deserted wife in Denver IS not known, but officer Woody states that the wife hns been kept informed of her crrnni spouse '- behavior and whereabouts ever since he landed in Flagstaff. and it i- more than likely that very serious charge, in addition to the one of lar ccny, now hanging over Ilildobrnndt. will bc lodged against him.
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