Arizona republican., 1913-08-20
Man Arrested Here for Mon tana Murder Again Els capes After Conviction and Winds Up in Nevada Prison

ginger out of him. In fact it only seemed to whet his appetite for more excitement.
 In the events which have transpired since he was arrested in the post office by Policeman Dan Hosmer, de- tailed to the job of locating him by Chief of Police Moore who had d "hunch" the man was in Phoenix, Roberts or Sparks or lowell seems to take no small amount of personal pride He has written a letter to Chief Moore which sets forth the subsequent events so clearly that no-. thing more is necessary. The letter to Chicf Moore is as follows:
 Nevada State Prison,
 Carson City, Nev.
 Aug. F, 1913 Mir A. J. Moore.
 Chief of Police, Phoenix, Ariz. Dear Sir: I have been thinking Of sending you few lines ever since my enforced sojourn commenced in November, in fact. Before going too lar, I must tell you who I am. as our first meeting was like my resi- dence here. enforced.
 On December 21st, 1911, l was pre- sented to you under the name of D. D Sparks, which you quickly dis puted and called me NJ B. lowell hailing rom Big Timber Montana. with a neat little price of S1000.00 for my apprehension. This, I believe is sufficient to enable you to identi fy the writer. Now, I will, in as brief q form a s possible give you the details of what has transpired since left Phoenix in company with MT O. A FallOng, and was taken to Big Timber, Montana, where I was held until the trial started on the 2nd Of May, 1912. I was convicted by a hair-line decision and sentenced to serve 22 years in prison, was taken to the Montana state prison the lat ter part of May and peacefully dweIled there until the first of Aug ust, the same year. when I was taken out to appear as a witness in d murder case then pending in the district court at Livingston, Montana thirty miles west of Big Timber. Was held at Livingston until the 11tb of the same month. then was started back to prison in company with an ether unfortunate fellow. The two or us were handcuffed together and of course q sheriff went along with us to see that we did not get drunk.
 But just before daylight on Sunday morning of the 11th, we both got deathly sick and fell out of the toilet car-window. We proceeded to run q little surplus flesh off our we'll kept bodies. and the two of us were pretty lively chased by men and hloodhounds for a few days, though We finally eluded our pursuers and
 
 mounts played out on the fine De tween Idaho and Navada, where we restocked, helping ourselves to four head Of horses to aid us in gaining Old Mexico. and five days later com ing on south into Nevada We jumped into hornets nest consisting of thirteen mounted and well-armed men who seemed to seek an acquaintance. Well, we came together after some thirty odd shots were fired During the firing my horse was felled from 1 under me with a gunshot wound in the muscle of the left foreleg which stopped his flight as well as my own. 1 surrendered and was taken to Eiko. Nevada, and indicted for horseA stealing and sentenced to serve ONE TO FOURTEEN YEARS.
 Just before going to trial in Elko, | my identity became known and the Montana authorities made q big 1 splurge to get me out and into their | clutches, but for once in my life was dealt with according to my | wishes and was not turned over to | the Montana authorities, but was 1 transferred to Carson City and have l been here ever since.
 Mir. Moore, it matters little to me what becomes of me as long as have the pleasure to stay out of Mon tana. for I have got so much ths | worst of it in all my dealings III | there that I feel in small degree satisfied with my lot of being in tn, | penitentiary as long as I am not 1T the custody of the Montana officials I Now you have the events in a brie form of what has really transpiret in this chaps life since I left Phoe- nix on the 31st of December, 1911, il | the keeping of q man who was doing everything in his power to slip th' moose around my neck but he failed and of course I am thankful that h, 1 did
 I MT. Moore, would like to senC you a nice bridle for your disposal O same You have seen samples of tn, ! I tion and I should like very much t' have you handle one for me, if vol can spare the time to place it. Will you write and say whether or not can send you one? Please give al the boys my kindest regards. Ther' are some there 1 promised to writ back 10. but have neglected doint so MT. Sanford was one of them You will remember he was the lawye who came in to see if he could d' anything in my behalf.
 With very best regards for your self and hoping to hear from vol soon, I remain, as ever.
 Yours. very sincerely Box 631 REX ROBERTS. With relation to the $1.000 rewar'