Arizona republican., 1911-05-18
CAPTURE IF
 RAY BANDIT. Jack Monroe, Badly Hurt,
 Taken Into Custody MAN WHO MURDERED DREW He Does Not Admit Crime, But Circumstances Are Convicting and He Has Waived Preliminary Elk animation.
MAN WHO MURDERED DREW

served in the territorial penitentiary
 when it was located Yuma, was ar ! rested yesterday morning in the hills mot far from Ray, as the man suspect
 ed of having Shot and killed E. L. Drew
 during an effort to ho d up the saloon of Dick Remington Cor Pennington) in Sonoratown. near Ray, late Monday night Though legally he is yet only
 suspected the circumstantial evidence seems conclusive, notwithstanding his
 denial of the crime. He was arraigned
 yesterday and waived preliminary eX- animation, being held to the grand jury.
 | Monroe is suffering from danger ous wound in the body, bullet having ! hit his breast bone. thence glancing and ' burying itself in his body. At the time ' of The Republicans advices last night ] it had not been located, though it was | stated that Monroe had no temperature | and the chances seemed good for his recovery, notwithstanding he had suf- ! fered the loss of much blood and had no | food from Monday night until yester- day. He accounts for his wound by saying that he was across the street | that the fugitive shot him as ne passed him in his escape Others who were on the street say there was no shooting outside the saloon.
 Monroe when arrested wore a little blue cap. inappropriate for one plod- ding around in the hills, saying that
 he had lost his hat at the time he was shot. showing the hat left in the sa- la To sembled the one he owned. He said he got the cap at the hotel where he and his little daughter were stopping. and where he went after he was shot and remained a little while, leaving for the | hills to hunt for the cabin of friend | named Jack Mcclure, who he hoped would secure medical attention for | him It was this search that led to his | arrest
 Monroe and his 9-year-old daughter | arrived in Ray on Monday. from Win kelman and secured lodging at the hotel. That evening they attended a | picture show. Returning he put the lit tie girl to bed and went out. saying he would be back in little while The next morning the little girl said her father had come in shortly after mid night (the killing occurred just before midnighD. badly hurt, had remained little while and gone out again, she did not know where. From that mo- ment Jack Monroe was the man sought for by everybody.
 The town and vicinity was secured | for him on Tuesday but to no purpose Yesterday morning Q man named Jack Davis met Monroe in the hills not far from Ray. and near a ravine in which there was a little running water. He was evidently sick and wounded and in a bad condition and told Davis he was seeking the house of a friend named Jack McGuire, also giving Davis his name. He asked Davis to direct him to McGuire's place. Davis did so as we'll as he could and know ing Monroe was the man sought for he immediately notified the officers, who shortly effected his arrest without diff ficulty
 It was then he related his story of how he secured his wound and lost his hat and other details told above. He denied having had anything to do with the crime, but said he was across the street and saw the attempt to hold up lllt Sd4toil, anu tilt SStdpAHS man Nio killed Drew. His arraignment, waiv ing of examination and binding over to the grand jury quickly followed.
 An incident throwing some light on the case that was not at hand when the story of the murder took place. was in respect of Drew's gun. It was stated that it could not be certainly told that Drew had fired shot, although he was seen to draw his weapon and ad vance toward his assailant. That was because Drew's weapon could not be found, nor any bullet holes in the building from a point suggesting that Drew had made them. It was learned that at least seven shots were fired and that the murderer when he left the place took Drew's gun with him. Monroe, however, did not have it in his possession when he was arrested. Whether he was armed at all or not was not learned.
 Concerning Monroe and his previous record it is known that he had done time in Yuma and he was next heard II of in Bisbee and Pearce. It is said he then came to Phoenix and there is a story in Ray to the effect that he was ordered to leave this city Marshal II Moore said last night that though he had ordered some tough looking char acters out of town at one time and an