Arizona republican., 1909-12-27
THE MESA ELOPERS
 NOT YET HEARD FROM
1t Is Only Known How They Got Out
 of Town.

Nothing has yet been heard of Jim Daley or Rhoda Beebe, who are sup posed to have gone to Fl Paso. More particulars have been learned, how ever, of the way they left town, but there is apparently no trace of them after they left Maricopa. It is stated that Daley paid round sum to a Mesa man to drive them to Tempe Fri day night with their trunks and suit cases, and it is known that they were at Maricopa. One man, who does not wish to be quoted. says that when he spoke to Daley at Maricopa he jumped as if he had been struck and he asked another men. an emplOye of the rail- road, whom he knew. if there were any officers at Maricopa. The girl was not with him, or at least not in his company at this time. though it is thought she was in hiding until the train pulled out.
 Miss Beebe was employed as a wit ress at the Alhambra hotel and told Mrs. F.. Demerick. the manager. early in the week that she would leave Fri day as she intended going to Prescott with her brother from Kelvin. On Fri NtAN buiiHb tht iuoh oi tIt dinner hour. she left and her trunk was taken, though none of the hotel em- ployes knew anything about it until afterwards.
 Mrs. II. Beebe. the mother of the young girl, states that she saw her daughter Friday afternoon about 5 o'clock and that she did not know she was gone until the officers notified her of the fact on Christmas morning. She says that Rhoda told her she in- tended to go to Phoenix to purchase presents for Christmas. and that she the mother, remonstrated. saving that there were plenty of things fo be had in Mesa Then on Friday Rhoda told her mother that the hotel people would not let her off. so she would remain in Mesa. This is all the mother knows, although she said. ''I expect that peo- pie will blame Rhoda, and she should have had better sense than to go away that way. but she won't be 17 until the 16th of next March, and she is so young and easily influenced. and I blame the man.
 From all appearances it was a well arranged plan, and had been carefully worked out. Friday night Jim Daley is said to have told his people that he was going to Mexico and would send them word as soon as he was settled It IS also stated that he told his wife he had left her some s250 in the bank. and as soon as he got work he would send her more money. He told his mother goodby and promised her at the time that he would brace up and live differently. Then from all that can be learned N9 vent from his mothers and wife's presence to join the girl for whom he willing to give up every thing.
 When seen, the parents of Daley. Mir and MrsA P. Daley. were heart broken. The mother is prostrated by her sor- row, and they said. We have abso- lutely nothing to say for publication except that we hope every sympathy will be given the wife and little chil-l dren our son has left"
 Every effort has been made to catch the couple and telegrams have been sent In every direction. but from ap- pfarances their plans were cunningly laid, and many think that they are either already safely hidden in some California town. or that they took a stage at Deming. New Mexico. and are across the line in old Mexico by and implements of his trade. as elec- trician and will be prepared to work wherever he may be.