Arizona republican., 1910-05-14
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The Capture of Levy at Mesa Thurs.
 day Night.

Dick Levy who Is accused of rob- bng the Snorgonsky dry goods and general merchandise store at Miami Flats was arrested Thursday evening after a short but exciting chase of. a couple of blocks. He came fin from Roosevelt on the stage and had pur- chased a pair of shoes and gone Into the A.. & B. warehouse in the rear of the store to put them on. Consta- ble Burton had occasion to go into the warehouse and saw him. Before this however. phone messages had come from Globe telling of the robbery of the store. and a escription of the missing man who was thought to have taken the money was sent. so that Constable Burton thought immediately that this was the man.
 Walking up to him he asked him where he was from and the stranger answered Roosevelt Not from Miami Flats" asked the officer and young < Levy assured him he was not. Just then another man walked, over and said, Why this man is from Roose- welt. I've known him for month" Then officer Burton turned to talk to him. and Levy having seen the star. and being afraid. turned to go away. then broke, into a run thereby giving his hand away. Burton took after him. chasing him down Macdonald street, where Dr. Drane picked him up in the buggy and they followed up First avenue. thence along Center street and to Main. when the fugitive dropped flat in ditch Here he was apprc- hended and stated that there was an. other fellow with him. and that he had run on west. Burton procured a horse and started after him, but later it was found there was no acco,nplicc, and Levy admitted he was the only culprit
 When seen this morning by re- porter he was in. repentant frame of mind and exhibit feelings of. shame and regret ovcr his eScapadc. He is man of medium height. dark complex ion. with curly dark hair. He Is well educated and speaks good English, proclaiinipg a degree of culture that vas unexpected. He reads and writes four different languages but refuses to state where he attended school, who his people are or where they live. Il won't have my mother know he said.
 a'hO NOdfo Qft IT cliC hiiCW Niidt ndQ done. It was sudden temptation and l took it and now it is too late to un- do it. I never took thing that did not belong to me before. and I don't know what made me do it this time. have been clerking for S. SmOrgonsky. at Miami Flats and it was pay day and q lot of money in the till. I took s299 and walked from Miami to. Roosevelt day before yesterday. once on the way I thought of going back and giving the money up. then I was afraid 1 rsJuld be arrested anyway. and as long as I had taken 1t thought l might as we'll go on. I meant to get the shoes hcre, then walk to Tempe and take train to Phoenix and then So home. My parents are very old and my mother is sick, and father wrote and asked me to come home once before she died had no money and did not know how long before could get enough to take me back. ,.and there was all that money in the till. and took it." Here he broke down and for few minutes had difficulty in mastering himself.
 Yes. my name is Levy. had done no wrong when came to this country and had no reason for changing it until last night didn't have time When l thought the officers would catch me threw the money away. all except what belonged to me, and it was all along the street there back of where they caught me. No. I will not tell you where my people live. for they are honest and good and I don't want them to know.
 He stated he would be twenty one years old the sixteenth of next July. and appears to be speaking the truth Afte the arrest and search. and the officers found he, had no amount of money, Marshal Peterson took a lan- tern and walked up to Center street and found s2a0.9O. The money was in silver. gold and bills. and at least two men are known to have walked over it going home last night It was mid way between the KimbalI Pomeroy home and ft1e f,id Titbipr. off;co