Arizona republican., 1914-08-08
Nine Conspirators Now in Jail and Dragnet Out for More of the Gang-Two Months Work is Re- warded
 HAD PLAN TO GET INDIANS UP. IN ARMS
Were Getting Munitions Together for Armed As sault Dynamite, Rifles, Reloading Machines and Letters ill Evidence

Through the activity of Sheriff Jeff D. Adams, Constable Jim MuI i.av, Chief Of fo:rce George o. 3ris- bois and the men operating under their instructions, conspiracy has been unearthed in this county which had for it's object the capture of the city of Phoenix by hordes of banditti. the rifling of the stores and banks and the gradual spread of the condi
 tior of anarchy into other portions
 of the state, together with an armed attempt by a combined force of In dians and Mexicans against the goy ernment cf the United States. start ing from this section. Nine men are
 now in tte county and city jail charged with complicity in the of- fense and more arrests are being
 made hourly.
 The meat of the conspiracy was to obtain sufficient arms and ammuni- tion and dynamite to make such force as the conspirators could gather together formidable and with this to raid all the food stores of the
 
 the banks, and after this to go after
 such of the stores and business houses of the city as the conspira- tors might then think would give them anything that could be used in further and more extensive operations. Gradually the conspirators were gathering togetheir their arms and casheing them. providing for ammuni- ton after the first issue was expend- ed by making more themselves-re- | loading instruments having been ob- tained and augmenting this punative
 provision by making dynamite bombs
 of the usual Mexican sort of tomato cans, loaded with dynamite caps and iron CT steel slugs, and bits of nails. Enough dynamite would be placed in these bombs to almost wreck a mo-
 darn luildjne.
 Coming upon the trail of this con- spiracy by chance, the officers of the county and city have been working ! upon it for nearly two months. final ly within the last three weeks hav- ing gotten it into such shape as to be able to scoop up many of the ringleaders and land them in durance vile and put some of those in custody through a course of cross examina- | tion that has led to the intimate knowledge of the plot now possessed by Sheriff Adams and his deputies and Chief Brisbois and his officers. When it was found that the conspir- acv was against the government of the United States, and involved as well the wards of the United States, the Indians on the Sacaton reserva- 1 tion. the case was turned over to the United States district attorney and
 Hon. Wiley Jones has been working
 since then in the strictest confidence
 with the local officers.
 ] Since the beginning of the unearth- i ing of the conspiracy some two
 months ago, the reporters Of The l Republican having been working in
 strict secrecy and cooperation with | the peace officers of the city and
 county well aware that any prema- ture publication of the endeavors of
 the officers would result in the men
 that were most wanted getting away. Not until the majority of the lead
 CTS were securely locked in the city
 and county jail was this paper willing
 to tell the story of the serious con-
 dition from which Phoenix had been
 rescued by the activity and sagacity
 of Sheriff Adams, Constable Murphy.
 Chief Brisbois, and their men. No
 movement has been made In connec- tion with the apprehension operations