Arizona republican., 1911-08-21
\ COLD FLOODED AFFAIR
Though He Will Not Say James Cassidy Was the Assailant He Tells Enough To Leave No Doubt of Guilt of Both.

George Mullen was arrested yes terday for participation in the beating and robbery of Fred Rockefellow on Friday night and with his arrest great deal of light was thrown on the situation. When James Cassidy was taken into custody on Saturday for the robbery and assault he said that Mullen was in it but nobody seemed to know who Mullen was or where he could be found.
 Deputy Sheriff Jeff Adams went to, work on the case and getting a clue which consisted of a hat left in an automobile by Cassidy after the robbery, one thing led to another and finally to Mullen who it was found was working near Scottsdale where he was arrested.
 The hat belonged to a young man who lives at the Gilbert house and whose clothes Cassidy had been in the habit of wearing. When the rela- tionship between the hat and this young man had been established, the young man who knew little or noth- ing of Mullen could tell of a young woman who had been riding with
 
 robbery. She was found and she said that she knew little of Mullen. She had only heard him called Ed" She knew where he worked for he had told her that he was going back to Scottsdale, get some money due him and then he was going to Tempe. She gave a description of him and, armed with this description, the of ficer went to Scottsdale where he quickly found Mullen.
 On the way to town, Mullen told great deal about the affair though he said he had not participated in the beating of Rockefellow. He didn't say who had assaulted him. He was told that Cassidy had said that Null len was the assailant. Mullen said that Cassidy was liar but still he would not say that Cassidy had beaten RockefellOw.
 When they were brought together in jail, Cassidy revised his original statement; nobody had beaten Rock fellow; that unfortunate individual had fallen down and hurt himself.
 The further investigation showed that neither Wirtz nor Wikle who had been originally associated with the af fair had any guilty knowledge of it, though both will be held as witnesses. The car in which Cassidy, Mullen and Rockefellow started had been hired from Wirtz who is well known and has a good reputation Wikle was in the car but supposed that Rockfellow was being taken to Cassidy's room. He did not get out of the car and did not know what was going on.
 According to the story of Mullen. when he started with Rockfellow and Cassidy he did not know that a robbery was to be perpetrated. Rock fellow was helpless and Cassidy said that he was going to take him to his, Cassidy's room. Mullen said that he supposed that was so. They went down Seventh avenue and Cassidy stopped the car a short distance be- low Crosby's store. He and Mullen helped the inert Rockfellow out of the car and they started toward the sidewalk. Here. Mullen does not know what happened to Rockfellow.
 He said that group of men came out of the store toward them and he told Cassidy that they had better run or they would be ''pinched.' Don't leave me" said Cassidy and the men soon went away. But they shortly returned when Cassidy and Mullen decided to remain in that vicinity no longer and they started as Mullen thought for Cassidy's room.
 On the way which seemed circui- tous to Mullen, they had to jump several fences and Mullen remarked to Cassidy that he had an inconven- tent way of getting to his room. Cas- sidy out of breath with running then admitted that he had no room in that part of the own and suggested that they reurn to town and get a drink.
 When they got down town, into the light, a hackdriver noticed blood on their clothing and a bartender who served them spoke of if. Mullen by the way still had his bloody shirt on, when he was arrested.
 While the beating of Rockefellow was in progress, man across the street heard the blows and going to Crosby's store said a man was be- ing heldup He and two or three started toward the scene but when they came within earshot they heard one man who seemed to be working over a man on the ground say: Come Fred, get up and come on. The tone was persuasive and kind and the men returned to the store. But one of them was not quite satis- fled and when they went out again. they saw the two men run leaving .l,s~