Arizona republican., 1914-06-09
b NARRATIVE
 0F DEPRAV|TY
Confession of Mrs. Grace
 Thompson, Whose Illus band Lately Committed 1 Suicide at Stockton Fol , lowing Arrest

It was only because they thought available to warrant the risk involved, that prevented the holding up of the Merchants Cafe, Class Bros the Well lington and the Hoffman saloons couple of months ago by gang of crooks, according to Mrs. Grace Thompson. a member of the gang who was brought back from Stockton, Cali fornia yesterday by Sheriff Adams. Mrs Thompson or Folmer was extra dited on the charge of issuing forged checks to the merchants of this town, aggregating about $500.
 She was arrested at Stockton cou- pie of weeks ago, her husband having been taken into custody the evening before. Within a couple of hours he was dead of poison. Mrs. Thompson talked freely to her jailers at Stockton, and to Sheriff Adams, Assistant Coun- ty Attorney Candy and Chief of Police Brisbois yesterday. She concealed nothing. Her story was one of utter depravity. many parts of it involving citizens of Phoenix. being unprintable For good looking woman only nine teen years of age she has travelled fast and gone long way.
 She said that she was born in Texas and some years ago married her first husband in California. They separated after quarrel and not long after that she married Jack Folmer. Their sep aration soon followed. She came to Phoenix last winter and accidentally met Folmer and resumed her relations with him. They engaged in no out breaking criminal operations until they got ready to leave for the coast Then she issued the bogus checks. Her suc- cess in disposing of them induced Fol- mer to try it and he succeeded in pass ing several. They went to San Fran cisco where she and Folmer met her brother. She took up her residence in disorderly house where she met hei brother and husband frequently. They planned and executed hold-up of g saloon called the Gardens" Fearful of arrest Folmer and his wife went tc Stockton where she became an inmate of a disorderlv house. They quarrele( there over her refusal to sell valuable property that Folmer had stolen. Hs assaulted her and left her senseless The next day he visited her again an( when she again refused to take tho risk of selling the stolen property Fol mer in fit of anger went to the sher. iffs office and represented himself tt be detective. He told the sheriff tha he had located a woman in Phoenix fol passing worthless checks After a tall with her inquiry was made of tn, sheriffs office here and when a repl, was received Folmer was taken int, custody. As he was being taken t, jail he drew a revolver, but was dis armed though he made his escape. H. was recaptured the same night. H was searched but he managed to con ceal a smill vial containing an activ poison and an hour after he was locke, up, his fellow prisoners said that h took drink of it and died instantly Mrs. Thompson who had not then beel arrested was taken into custody.
 His wife said that he was wanted fo the murder of a man and woman a Portland that he had always carrie this poison carefully concealed and h had told her that he would resist arres with his life but if he should be over come. he would never be brought t trial for the Portland crime.