Arizona republican., 1912-08-11
SHOPL|FTERS
 APPREHENDED
Caught in the Act of Carry ing Away the Stock of the New York Store Tester day; An Exciting Chase Was Given

Things moved swiftly for a little
 while yesterday with Rafael Herrera
 and Frank O. Flores. who were caught
 in the act of shOplifting at the New
 York store. In less than an hour they covered the speedway from unmo-
 tested liberty, through a street chase,
 a short detention at the city jail
 and into more permanent quarters in
 the county jail
 Beside the men named as the two villains in the play the dramatis persOnae included a heroine who it
 is presumed was also a villain and | whose name was not learned, Henry 1 Myers, advertising manager and chief ] of detectives for the New York
 store, Charles Korrick, proprietor, Po-
 licemen Toner and Maxwell, various l and sundry store clerks, citizens, pop
 ulace and flower girls all of whom 1 played subordinate parts so their 1 names do not appear on the bills. The scenic setting was the New York | store, Washington street, Fourth 1 street and the two jais The special properties consisted of three silk 1 dresses. and a shirt tail beneath which one of them was hidden.
 It was mid afternoon when a Mex | ican woman entered the store and 1 formally engaged the attention of MT l Myers who chanced to be at the dry 1 goods counter. She invested a dollar presumably as a blind for the opera 1 tions of Herrera and Flores believed | to be her pals in the crime. But MT 1 Myers wears spectacles and they had not reckoned with a four-eyed host i While two eyes were kept on the WO- man two more were kept on the men. Myers saw them in the act of stow ing aay the stock of the New York store in various and devious hiding places about their person.
 As soon as he could secure the at tention of other clerks to keep an eye on the woman he rushed to the two men and seizing one of them shook his fist in his face in a way that almost frightened him to death and caused him to let go of whatever he had his hands on At the same instant the other Mexican made rapid flight from the store pursued by 1 flying squadron of clerks. Some one called the police but too nervous to wait for their appearance Myers set
 out for the city jail with his quarry 1 in tow At the first lamp post the ] Mexican wrapped his arm about 1t | and began to barley. He insisted that 1 he did not want to go to jail but would willingly go back to the store and await developments. Myers con scented and they returned Here Myers released his hold on the Mex ican and turned his head to see what he would do, for he still kept at least two of his eyes upon him from an angular point of view It was then that Myers witnessed the eleva- tion of his prisoners shirt tail and | the removal of a silk dress. It was quite apparent why the Mexican was l anxious to return to the store for he
 would have had hard work to give the police a satisfying reason for being | adorned in that kind of underwear 1 Officer Toner soon appeared and took 1 him to the police station
 l In the meantime Officer Maxwell l had responded and taken up the trail
 of the other Mexican and the pur- suing contingent of store clerks. The 1 fugitive was finally located under a | house on Fourth street between Madi- son and Jackson and he had two silk | dresses that were recognized as New York store property. He was taken to the city jail and later both were l transferred to the county jail
 After their arrest the suits worn 1 by the two Mexicans were identified as having been stolen from the Valley Clothing company of which l.. T. Mansfield is proprietor. Both Mexi- cans wore coats which is the thing that first attracted the attention of the clerks in the New York store. Mexicans are not usually given to the wearing of heavy coats. especially at
 this season of the year, and though yesterday was a delightfully."- pleasant day, the mercury not rising above hundred or two, the temperature was
 not such to make a coat absolutely necaSsarN tn creature comfort.