Arizona republican., 1907-07-12
A BURGLAR CAUGHT
 IN THE VERY ACT
Henry Lawson Believed to Be the Au-
 thor Of All the Recent Depredations.

Officer Tipton yesterday morning probably captured the burglar who has been operating in different parts of Phoenix for the Hast week. The name of the prisoner is Henry Lawson, who lives with Loretta Garcia in the south- ern part of the city. He is probably a compound of Cherokee and Mexican. though the woman proudly says he Is half Spanish and half Swede. Suspi- cion of his Scandinavian descent is supported by his extremely black hair and swarthy complexion.
 But his origin has nothing to do with the fact that he was caught red handed in the burglary of the resi- dence of R. c. Plenty. colored man. residing near the corner of Adams and Third street.
 Plenty and his wife conduct an eat ing room at the Gold hotel and are away from home the greater part of the time. The other night on their re turn they missed a guitar from Its accustomed place. They made no com- plaint about it at the time. intending to bring the theft to the notice of the police yesterday morning.
 Plenty had gone to the hotel in the morning and his wife soon followed. She noticed a man standing in the al- ley near the house, but did not con- meet him with the theft of the night before. Her husband soon had occa- sion to return to the house and as he reached the front door he heard the back door open and he saw man leaving with a bundle thrown over his shoulder He called the = police and Officer Tipton came and took the man into custody. The bundle was turned over to the owner and the man who said he was Henry Lawson was taken to iail An inventory of the bundle showed that Lawson had intended to make a clean up. It contained two shirts. a necktie. comb. brush. a lady's silk suit. two ladies' collars. two collars for-men, a pair of gloves. a piece of ribbon. a silver watch. gold locket. chain and cross. three finger rings and a pair of ear rings. Later in the day Marshal Moore and Off, cer Tipton went to the house of Law son and recovered the guitar. It was vigorously claimed by Mrs. Garcia who said she had had it for long time. Later she admitted that her claim to it was based on the fact that Lawson had given it to her. Moreover she evidently didn't think her title tc it was indisputable, for the officers had some trouble in finding it. It was covered with cloths and boards anc would have escaped any except the most minute search by persons who
 know what they were hunting for Lawson will be examined before Jus tice Johnstone today.
 Lawson explained that he had nc intention of stealing. He said he hat
 been passing that house every day ano
 seeing nobody at home had reached the conclusion that it was vacant. 1ht things he found there he supposed hac been lief; either intentionally or In tht confusion incident to moving. Ht | would never in Gods world have tax
 en them if he had even dreamed tha anybody would want them. The officers believe that Lawson l: the man who burglarized the residence of Dr. Beauchamp last week It Wal thought at the time that the job wal done either by a boy or very smai man. for the foot prints Of the bur glar were small. While Lawson Is no
 a small man he has a very small foot -