Arizona republican., 1912-05-05
Wi.ggins, Caught Red Handed in Crime, at Once Seeks Aid of
 Executive
BILLET DOUX IS
 HELD BY POLICE
Man Has Prison Record and Was Released From Tempe Bridge
 Recently
Stick up your hands"


 So it came to pass that the bura orei, came to an abrupt conclusion at 8:45 last evening, at the home Of Rog CT P. Wilson, 920 South First avenue.
 The author of the epigram quoted above was Dan HOsmer, and the point of the cops utterance was emphasized by the business end of police revOl- Yer pointed at a vulnerable spot in Mir. Wiggin's anatomy.
 WigSns saw the point and reached for the be' rope in the most approved fashion while the policeman put cute little pair of bracelets about his wrists and sent for d patrol wagon.
 Once at the station house Wiggins desired to be put into immediate com munication with the governor. T want to send him a message" he de- clared. After being supplied with pa Der and pencil this is what he wrote: ITO Gov Hunt. Win you please come down here at once. 1 am in the city jail and in trouble, your hon or. I am guilty"
 This communication is retained by l the chief of police as an exhibit, but l the governor will be permitted to see l the original upon application at DO | lice headquarters.
 l At $40 the telephone at the chiefs l desk rang. and an excited voice in 1 formed the officer that there was Q 1 burglar in the Wilson house. The l chief and night captain George Bris | bois started for the scene, but me | motorcycle policeman Hosmer whose machine was panting for the chase. Hosmer reached the house in thre' l minutes, and at S:45 entered througi i a window and actually bumped int the bugrlar who was thereupon trans formed into the most surprised col ored person in the great southwest. l Before nine o'clock Wigsins ant half awagon load of loot had reache the station house. You got me wit the goods on," he said. That's tn
 way they got me in Winslow."
 It then developed that the prisone | was discharged from the penitentiar l March 2 after serving a two year 1 term for burglary at WinslOw. Thi l sentence was considerably commute by reason of the fact that Wiggin
 was employed on the Tempe bridg
 and while so employed secured tw days for one on his sentence. He : a fairly intelligent negro, and admitte
 that his record is bad. When aske
 how old he is he referred the chief
 the records at the Benson refOrI
 school where he said some of his ear , Her years were spent. He is famil
 far with the prison reform platforr of the governor and is confident tn
 chief executive will help nim out ( his present trouble.
 II The family at the house entered wa | at the theater and did not know ( the burglary until late in the evening Mrs. R. Sellers, who lives next doc
 knew that the Wilson family wa away from home and so remarked light which she saw in the neighbor r house An exterior investigation r 2 vealed the presence of the intrude
 and the police were notified while Mir
 Sellers. and other neighbors arme s l themselves with rocks and prepare r to give battle when the intrudt r emerged from the building. The e2
 ceedingly prompt and efficient vol { of the police made this sortie unne' : | eSSary ana the man was ldkeH It : handed The prompt capture W. n made possible by the use of the mot cycle.
 Wiggins had made a pillow of hin
 self and concealed beneath his cloti
 ing a large quantity of wearing al parel, trousers, handkerchiefs, finger
 sox, etcetera, to a quantity almost ul
 believable. In his pockets he h.
 placed a fine gold watch, chain, SC
 eral rings, pins, and other jewell
 the haul including gold backed mi
 TOTS, combs and other toilet articles. Wiggins freely admitted his guilt the presence of several witnesses, al ' kept repeating they got me with | ', goods on" He will be transferred u the county jail today. He came town several days ago and has be ,. l working on the Indian reservau ..' hauling wood Chief of police Moo
 thinks the man has long prison a l criminal record.