Arizona republican., 1909-09-06
DENIES MALICIOUS INTENT
Serious Charge May Be
Made Against G. H. Tay-
lor, Stranger Who Picked
UP Acquaintance With a
Five Year Old Child

The entire neighborhood in the vi
cinity of First avenue and Jackson
street was aroused to fury yesterday
morning by the attentions of a strang-
er to a little girl five years of age
who lives with her parents at 103 West
Jackson street.
II is, alleged that the man. who
gave his name as Charles III. Taylor,
lured the child to the gas works
whether or not with malicious intent
viii not be known until he is
brought into court.
Taylor was arrested by Jailer Perrin
with a block of the gas works. He did
not try to make an escape. E. E.
Prowell, the real estate dealer who
resides in the neighborhood, knew the
little girl WELL and when he saw her
walking with the shabbily dressed
stranger he sent word to the child's
mother asking IL IL were all right the
mother had missed the girl, and with
several other women and the child's
brother rushed i'm the direction the
two had taken The boy found his
sister talking 10 Taylor in the gas
works and beckoned to her to come.
The child ran to him and Taylor i'm
mediately started away.
That is the general account of the
affair given out at the police station,
but one of the officials there intimated
that the case againset Taylor was very
strong. 1t was his belief that Taylor
would be sent up for it." He said that
the child's parents-whose name he
could not remember or would not tell
would not make known their side OF
the case until they swear to COM
plant before the district attorney.
which they will probably do today.
In behalf of Taylor it should be said
that whatever the mans intentions
may have been there was small chance
of danger to the child on account of
the number of people in the neighbor-
hood.
The affair occurred about 10 a m.
When Taylor was seen in the city Jail
he denied al evil intentions. He is a
rather gentle brown eyes and stubby
gray beard There was little in his
face that represented either viciousness
or dissipation. He was mild in his
manner and did not appear to appre-
ciate the severity of the charge that
may be made against him. His YER
esion Of the affair is as follows:
L do not see how they can make a
charge against me of either attempted
kidnapping or anything else. / was
simply walking down the street when
the little girl approached me and
asked for cents She was leading
little dog which she called "Goldie'
| told her / did not have a nickel. She
continued to follow me and walk be
side me, talking all the while. j told
her repeatedly that she would better
run on home. Then walked into the
gas works and sat down on pile of
boards. She came and sat beside me.
There were people all around. some
at the depot. ! noticed a man with
gray whiskers watching US. but
thought nothing of it, Then pretty
soon the childs brother and two wo-
men came over and she went away
WIN Autiil. i WIS hdlhli6 away NhSH
l was arrested
Taylor then spoke of himself. Il
am an old man." he said. nearly SO,
and have two children of my own.
boy years old and a girl Z. l am
fond of children and could not harm
one of them.
Il have been in Phoenix two months.
l came here from Tucson. where l
worked in the Reception saloon for
Joe Flannery. Before that l lived in
Wilcox. My wife and / separated and
she has the children. Since | have
been in Phoenix | have worked at the
Woodford and done odd Jobs, whatever
] could get to do. have been staying
at corral at Five Points of late"
The wide interest the case has ex-
cited is due in part to the fact that it
Is not the first time the same thing
has happened in that section of the
city. About two weeks ago complaint
was made against a man who was
seen at different times lettering or
driving with a horse and buggy south
OF town in the mesquite. His efforts
To get acquainted with some of the
little girls in the neighborhood brought
down the resentment of the parents.
The man was arrested. but there was
no evidence forthcoming.
Taylor will be transferred to the
county Jail as soon as the complaint is
sworn to.