Arizona republican., 1912-01-20
Attempted to Rob Joseph Peralta at the Door of the Latter's Store and Was Given Beating by In tended Victim.
PERALTA GOT A.
 WOUND IN THIGH
Officers With Bloodhound Chased the Crook But at an Early Hour This Morning He Had Not Been Captured.

Joseph Peralta was shot through the right thigh while fighting hand tc-hand with hold-up iran in front of his store al Monroe and Eleventh streets shortly before nine o'clock last evening Although wounded, Pe- rata took away his assailant's weapon and beat the man badly before the latter finally broke loose and made his getaway.
 Three policemen. working with a bloodhound. trailed the hiShwayman Iast the asylum and out on the Tem- re road The officers worked until worn out and. at midnight. gave up the search.
 The bullet which was the second fired in the scuifle. passed into the f,oshy portion of Peralta's leg The wound while a bad one. is not seri- ous. due. probably. 10 the fact that # vas deflected by money in the mans pocket book. which he carried in his trousers pocket.
 Peralta was alone and was locking up for the night when the attempted hold-up took place His back was toward the street. as he turned to lock the door. and the gun man ap- preached from behind. The store keeper heard him coming and is cer- tain that the fellow had been wait ing in the rear of the building. for he came from that direo tion.
 Throw up your hands" he or dcred
 Pera'ta turned. saw the gun point
 l,a afl The man shot. but not be fore his in- tended victim had grabbed the re- volver and spoiled the aim. That but let went wild. The two fought in fhe darkness. failing to the sidewalk and rolling about in their struggle for possession of the weapon. Once more the gun was discharged. this time wounding Peralta.
 The fight went on more fiercely than ever The two worked across the sidewalk and into the ditch. which contained two or -hree inches of water. There Peralta secured the gun and commenced to beat the oth CT He struck him severa times over the head and believes that some of his blows inflicted deep sashes.
 By that time the hold-up man was doing his best to get away He final ly succeeded. wriggled out of PeraI ta's clutches. and disappeared down Monroe street.
 This combat had lasted but few moments and those who were at tracted by the shooting arrived on the scene after the highv.ayman had cleared out The police were at once notified and several officers hurried tO the place. They secured what in- formation they could and started to search for the gun man at once Realizing that their efforts could be successful only by a freak of luck they telephoned headquarters and Captain Carr immediately secured a bloodhound from X. H. Reeves.
 Tn the scuffle. the wanted man had | lost his hat. This served to give the | dog the scent. He circlcd for a O. 1 Inent and then struc.i through the l back lots toward Washington street | having loudly and evidt ntly on d 1 warm trail. On Washington he kept | east until well out of the city At 1 the first road this side Of the asylum, | he turned north. cut through the | fields and passed the asylum grounds ] leading out onto the Tempe road | Here the officers. who were badly | vinded with the long run. turned | back. although the hound was evi- | dently anything but lost.
 The man. whoever he is is evidently | familiar with the country. He ran | through fields. crossed irrigation | ditches, and climbed fences. making | straight line for the ,-empe road | al the time
 The gun. now in the possession of | the police. Is an automatic of Ger man make carrying a .32 calibre bull let.
 Peralta is said to have had large | roll Of bills in his pocket last even ! ing and it is supposed that the high | Wayman knew of this fac