Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-09
CHOSE LOVER Who
WAS NOT IN JAIL
WANTED HUSBAND WITH HER
NOT AT FLORENCE.
So Miss Ria Hicks Tilted Fiance VIII
Was in Trouble and Accepted
His Rival.

Within a few minutes after read
| ing IN The Republican that the man
she was engaged to marry was i'm
jail. charged with obtaining money
| under false pretenscs, pretty 49,
year-old Ria Hicks became the bride
of Ross DAILY. She decided that a
man who had served term in the
penitentiary and been released was
better than man with a term
ahead of him.
Anderson got out of fighting a duel
with DAILY and won the girls prom
Use Ia be his bride But he couldn't
get out of Jail and DAILY won some
thing more than the girls promise.
Blow after blow falls upon the
head of Anderson. The marriage of
his sweetheart TO his hated rival
caused him To shed many a bitter
tear. He could hardly compose him
self in time to be transferred from
the city TO the county jail
Anderson is the young man arrest
ed by Marshal Moore Tuesday. at
the instigation of Salem Ackel Sew
eral days before Anderson had passed
check on Ackel, representing that
he would shortly receive a draft from
his home in Wisconsin. The draft.
he said, would be deposited i'm the
Salt River Valley bank at Mesa, and
the check would then bc good. He
has received no draft yet. and il is
now believed that he never expected
to receive any.
II has since been discovered that
Anderson passed several checks i'm
Mesa on the same representation
one for 81 was accepted by Phil
Nets and another for $40 by the
Crescent Drug company. friend
who sold Anderson a secondhand suit
of clothes holds a So check.
The $3.50 check passed on Ackel
was rendered in payment for a So
dress purchased for the prospective
bride. Miss Hicks, who was with
Anderson at the time. and the re-
mainder was for the Quitting Of
the happy bridegroom. 1t is reported
that the girl was married i'm the
dress that Anderson bought her.
Miss Hicks returned To Mesa and
Anderson remained here. He pro-
ceeded to spend money like he was
son OF John ID. Rockefeller That
is, he contracted to spend money. but
he never let go of any. Among other |
things, he bought a $3.50 automo-
bile from w. ID. Tremsine of the |
Pope Hartford garage and carload |
Of lumber. Neither auto nor lumber |
was ever delivered.
After Cashier l.. W Stilwell of the |
Mesa bank talked with Anderson at |
the city Jail late Tuesday afternoon |
itSwas decided To hold him to await |
further developments. The facts were |
outlined in The Republican of We'd |
nesday morning. When the paper |
reached Mesa one of the most in
terested readers was Miss Rla Hicks |
Soon after she had thoroughly per
used certain story on page she /
telephoned Ross DAILY. the other sutton
for her hand.
An hour or so before noon a
handsome young man and a beauti-
full young woman called at the office
of Marshal Moore and asked to see
Anderson. They were taken into the
led out of his cell.
DAILY advanced and shook hands
with Anderson. you had better
leniency of the judge" he advised his
Apihitl ilNdi- just zen iHt lIuAH-
That seems to be pretty hard for
him TO do grimly commented Mar
shall Moore. who had had several con-
versations with the prisoner and had
come to the conclusion that Andcr-
sons model was not the hero of
certain cherry tree incident
Moore then asked Anderson if he
would not make a full confession.
IN make no confession to anyone
but this girl" the prisoner replied
IN tell her everything"
You needn't go making confes-
sions to my wife" interjected DAILY.
'Wha-at? Are you married."
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