Arizona republican., 1913-08-10
PHOENIX BOY |S
 UNDER ARREST
Gives South Carolina Pc lice Fictitious Nam c When Arrested for Pass ing Bogus Checks, But Says Lives in Arizona

Who is the young man, tWenty-foul
 years of age, giving the name of II iP. Matthews, and his home as Phoe-
 Ink now under arrest in Greenvile checks. That Matthews is not hIs right name, the young man admits
 claiming ne prefers to go to prison under any but his right name rather
 than let his family know of the trou- blc in which he now finds himself. But the genteel appearance Of the 1 mysterious young man, reused the i sNmpathies of the parent of some Oth- l CT boys. and an anonymous letter has | been sent u and received by Chief | of Police A. J. Moore of this city. giving details of the plight of Mat i thews' and asking if possible that i his parents be located Incidentally q i copy If the Greenville Piedmont was i sent to the chief containing a story i relating to the arrest of the young man and recounting the shady tran sections in which he is said 10 have been implicated.
 GreenvilIe. So. Ca. Aug 4th, 1918 Chief of Police
 PheniX, Arz.
 Dear Sir:
 I am sending you under separate Cover, a Paper, in which you wi!I note the arrest here by our Chief Police. and is now in Jail, a young man about 24 years of age Quite d nice looking young fellow and apparently pretty well raised, but apparently a case of young man going astray," He has RED Hair. He gives his homo as PheniN. What I am writing, is absolutely through Sympathy, which 1 have for any young man who Goes Astray.' I am writing think ing that you may know him, or be able to locate him, through the papers or otherwise, for I presume he has Parents. Guess they would want t. know of him and from the Paper, you will see that he says, won't let them know. Guess they would want to know lis whereabouts. I am writ ing you through Sympathy for him and interest in young men, for I have Boys of my own.
 Yours truly.
 Says the GreenviIle Daily Piedmont:
 Well, I guess I am guilty If the charges against me. but it is not all | my fault" said today II. P Matthews. 1 who is now held in the county jail | ch@ rgcd with passing bogus" checks | in GrccnvilIc. and in other cities
 Although he was rather badly in | need of shave, Matthews has all the car marks of being q nice young fcI- low" He is about twenty-four years l If age, one would guess, and has the attitude of one who has met just pun shmcnt, but is willing to stand up and take his medicine without a vhimFer.
 Interviewed in the county jail this morning, Matthews did not appear in cIired to talk very much, though he radc some statements which indicate hat there may be some unusual de- -elopments ir this case soon.
 Tt is not all my fault" said Mat heWs, there were some other 1eI- ows with ne in this, but it looks $ if they have left me holding the ,ag. It may be that I will decide ater to tel the whole story"
 "The officers say around here that our real name is not Matthew's" skod the reporter.
 No, my name is not Matthews" eplicd the man. Tn fact, I don't be- icvc I will tell you what my real ame is. You see. I don't want my amily to know what I have got into. Iy home is in Phoenix City, Ari ona."
 Further than this Matthews would communicate very little in regard to is financial deals in several cities of his section of the United States. He ndicated from his conversation, how yer, that there were several others T the game"
 Each day brings information of ities in this section of the country. ] ( -hich are to be added to the list of ( he "stung" Sheriff Rector has re- l eivcd a letter from Columbia con { aiming information that the person | I cid here under the name of H P l fattheWs. passed valueIess checks in l { he Capital City under the name of I. P. Douglas A long distance telc- hone message has also been received " the sheriff from Sheriff Martin of 'harleston, asking that Matthews he cid, and declaring that a number f checks, of large amounts. were assed in that city on the same bank nd by the same firm which Matthews 5 known 70 have used in Greenville IS neither the bank nor the firm 7ere found to exist, the Charleston fficials believe the man held here is 
 More definite information will prob i bly be forthcoming in the next few l avs .
 That man bought a watch from C he Charleston firm of w. P Cart [ eWelry company, gave a check for $ 50. and received a balance. $15 in I ash, is the statement in a letter re- C eived by Chief HolcOmbe of the ' ity police from q member of this r rm. The writer, w. r. Cart states r nat he had seen in the newspapers counts of the arrest of Matthews ere for giving check drawn by the reenberg- Powers company upon ,o Fourth Natiopa1 Tlaplr of 1 |