Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-28
YOUNG MAN IN JAIL; FATHERBROKEN-HEARTED.
Sad Situation Facing Aged Pa rent Who Came To Ari-
 zona For Health.

PHOENIX, Jan. 25.-Ralph McDer- mott, a we'll known young man Of this city. now repines in the city jail, charged with having committed the theft of $43 from pr. o. N. Nelson who had a rented room in the house at 245 East Monroe street. whicn is conducted by MoDermotbs father. He is supposed to have been guilty of other thefts of smaller nature, $14 from one party. s1 to s5 iron: others, taken from their rooms while they were away. The McDermott family came here three years ago for the fathers health and they were account ed highly respectable people. The young sons wrong doing has broken up the father and bowed the family fn grief.
 McDermott, who at first took his ar rest stolidly, last night broke down and cried in the presence Of the stricken parent The story of his suspicion and arrest dates back to another offense, which was committed in May, 19O2 and for which he went unpunisned, through the kindness of friends who came to his rescue.
 
 ct book containing $50 in money, 9 bank draft and a railroad ticket to St. Louis, which had been lost by drum mer by the name of Fishelwitz. Mar shal Moore began to trail the thing down, and after the drummer had left Phoenix. be Secured a clue. He wrote to Fishelwitz and the reply came des- cribing the valuables lost but was not clear about the amount of money. The salesman told the marshal to arrest the guilty one and keep the money for his reward.
 Marshal Moore finally located where the guilty party had placed ratIoad ticket in a pawn shop and told the broker to inform the police as soon as the young man appeared there for it This however was not done. The mar shal decided to follow up his hunch on the matter and arrested McDermott hoping to trap him, which he did On being shown tae railroad ticket and told that was what he was in jail for McDermott let the cat out and said that he would pay back the SC which was in the pocketbook. Friends saved McDermott and he was released but never paid the money.
 Later the salesman returned to Phoenix about November and in course of conversation with Marshal Moore disclosed the fact S55 had been the sum in the lost poeketbook instead of s6. The salesman was for prosecuting the case and had McDermott arresLod again. Friends again came forward, he n was allowed to go on his way.
 Yesterday when Dr. Nelson came in with the information to the marshal that he had been separated from S53, it was not hard to lay hands on thel guilty party, for those who were in touch with the circumstances, and Officers Sullivan and Troutman werel sent to bring McDermott to jail On being pressed to show up the money taken, MsDermott claimed that he could take them to where S20 of itI hid, but on visiting the spot he money was not found. McDermott said that 1t had been stolen from him.
 The grief of the Father was pltia- ble when he appeared at the city hall. The young man has caused him a good deal of trouble and it is prob ably true that the son ilas been saved too often for his own good. This time there appears ahead nothing less than a very serious outcome and appropr:- ate sentence.
 Marshal Moore yesterday evening threatened to put the young man ini the sweat box if he did not tell where the money was, and McDermott then showed aqueous signs of penitence. The marshal said he had little syfnpa- thy for him. I'm glad somebody isl sorry for me" said McDermott, what would you advise me to do? Get married and settle down." The mar shal not wishing to act as a natri. monial agency, intimated that under the circumstances that was a poor move, and McDermot agreed with him that it would be very inconvenient.