Arizona republican., 1914-08-09
Constable Rudd Picks Up Much-Wanted Man Ri- vera at Glendale, While Thackeray at Sacaton Gets Three
.INFORMER WELL
 CORROBORATED
Dispatch Carriers Among Those Apprehended and Interpreter at Indian Meetings Held by Ortiz on Reservation

Four more of the bold banditti that were determined to visit ven
 geance upon the city of Phoenix by means of an uprising of Mexicans and Indians, were scooped in by the efforts of the sheriff's office, aided by Superintendent Thackeray of the Sacaton Indian reservation yesterday. The first man apprehended was one who had been largely desired by the officers because of his alleged leadership in the conspiracy to rob the stores, blow up the banks and create general consternation in the city. His name is Juan G. Rivera and his house has been used, it is alleged, as a rendezvous for the would be outlaws. Rivera was ap- pcehended by Uncle John Rudd, con- stable at Glendale.
 The other three men caught are In dians and others from the reservation at Sacaton. Sheriff Adams went down yesterday afternoon 10 ger
 them and they were turned over to him and by him safely landed in the county bastille. Last night three of
 the men were subjected to a search ing examination by the sheriffs Of ficers and United States District At torney Thomas A. Flynn. They gave their names as Francisco Bejo, Fran cisco Meleon and Lorenzo Luna Luna was the interpreter at several meetings held by the fugitive Miguel Ortiz on the reservation and told r.. ct oiobt oil ba of had passed between Ortiz and the Pimas
 at three of the meetings held.
 Meleon was one of the dispatch bearers He obtained the letters rom Cordova, in Phoenix, he said. and took them to Guadalupe, where
 he gave them to his son, who took them to a secret box where Ortiz ob- tained them. Afterward this boy l would go to the box and get the answers, delivering them to his father at Guadalupe for delivery to the "companeros'' in Phoenix Mele- nos son has been under arrest for some time.
 i Luna told the whole story of the work to arouse the Indians. One of the meetings, he said, was held | three weeks ago or so and he acted as interpreter. Ortiz told the In- dians what the plans were. It was q secret meeting and only those who
 could be trusted were there. The
 plans were made for organizing the l Indians into q body-an attempt was
 made to get five hundred-and with
 them come to Phoenix, where they
 would be met by the Mexicans. who were organized, according to the in formation conveyed
 | Luna's story corroborated that told 1 by Jose Franco several days ago as
 to the plans that were being laid. l but gave more definite information as to the work of preparation among l the Indians. The leaders on the res
 ervation. however, were somewhat
 slow about starting. and this evoked some expressions of anger from Or
 tiz. who said he had told them to be
 ready several times, but they were
 Tot. One attack was wanted for last l Thursday. but only the fact that the l Indians held off and the sheriff's of
 ficers began scooping up the sus- poets frustrated the plan.
 | Luna said he had finally told the superintendent about the whole 1 thing. He was afraid at first, for
 Ortiz had threatened him with death
 and he was afraid he would keep his
 word. Superintendent Thackeray is
 working hard in conjunction with the | officers to get the rest of the sus- poets down there.