Arizona republican., 1910-04-01
BARBtR.BURGLAR
 HELD IN $500 BAIL
Welch's Shoes and Cornet Were Found Yesterday Outside the Mo
 Douesll- Casscu Store.

Roy Wclcil. the barheC who was cap tured by Joe Cassou and A E. Cat ter in the McDougan and Cassou store an hour ar so after midnight yesterday. was transferred n the county jail yes terday and held in $500 bail b, Justice Johnstone
 Welch told many conflicting stories
 n account for his presence in the store,
 none of which are believed by the of
 ficers. His story that he lad been.
 drinking was accepted Js d fahrica-
 tion, IS there was no evidence tha.
 such was the case. on being inter
 viewed Immediately after his arrest. he
 told a Republican reported that the
 young men, who, he said, has given him
 liquor. had also stolen his shoes and
 his cornet which he had with him earlier in the evening. As predicted in this paper yesterday the cornet and shoes were found yesterday morning
 not inside the store, but at a bootbldck stand d few doors away.
 4 bunch of keys found on Welch
 We're tried on the MCDougall & Cassou door and il was found that the door i could he opened with one 2t them. |
 i though with some difficulty
 [ Marshal Moore says that T is not Welch's first offense. some time aG" . he was charged with the theft of a bi- . cycle while he was employed bH D"n"-
 rio The complaint Was withdrawn
 and Wclch permitted tn go free.
 Cater and Cassou were greeted by ] their friends yesterday as ''Hl"kShaw"
 mi tg. of Welch required no small amount "f
 nerve. Neither of the men wer" armed when they went into thc store. ! There were no lights. but on account i nI the street lights. Welch. who wa 1 in the rear of the store, could see them plainly. while they could not scr him. ! They knew that they were quite viSibl" ! ln the burglar and that h" had :L most i excellent chance t1 pick them off with 1 two quick shots if he wanted to. They l u,r,. close enough 10 him in he dark 1 Co h- tapped over the head with 9 black jack WClch waS found in a rear 1 closet ClsSnu threw open the door suddenly and placed the revolver to 1 Wclch's chest and ordered him to throw up his hands. When first questioned 1 hv Cater and CaSsOu Welch said hi7 name lyle Woods and that he had just ! arrived in town. He has really been 1 here oyer q year and has worked at his | trade ot barber at Five points and ] was also employed during the summer i by DOnofriO.
 1 Welch unbosomed himself to Deputy 1 sheriff Jeff Adams yesterday. That ! is. he told the deputy all he s2id that l Ia h4 in the tenderloin district entertaining l the denizens with his cornet. On his way up town he was footing at inter
 vaIs when he came across quartet
 going in the same direction. One oi them observed that they had the booze ! while Welch had the music ane he pro posed their pooling their possessions Welch agreed. He took several pulls at the bottle and paid for them by awakening the echoes and inhabitants | of that community.
 Finally d time came when he could l blow no more: he could scarcely walk. He mentioned his growing condition 1 to his companions and asked them to 1 take him home. They cheerfully as | sented and the crowd moved on. ! Bv this time, Welch said he had no clear idea as to directoins. But at { length they came tO a stop on the side walk. Welch had previously given a description, somewhat vague. of his companions. There were he said two l long ones and two short ones. The ! long ones had light clothes on and the ! short ones were arrayed in dark gar meuts. One of the long ones had on | a derby. as did one of the short ones. | When they stopped on the sidewalk Welch said, the two long ones took | off his shoes. opened the door, showed i him inside. saving now keep still and | stay there or the police will get you. 1 Welch said that he remembered noth- ing more until he found himself covered with a gun. He did not know where | hf. was and did not even think.
 | We have just received large supply of bath brushes, bath towels. face raSs