Weekly journal-miner., 1916-12-20
MURDERSUSPECT IS ARRESTED
 BY POSSE
FITZGERALD AND RANCH FER BRING IN MAN WHO IS IDENTIFIED BY ROAD CAMP MEN.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

A man giving his name as Harry Kendall, was arrested early-~Sunday morning by Constable Wm. Fitzger- aid and Frank Condron, part of the posse which was trailing the men who shot and killed John and Nelson Simpson, Humbug ranchers, late Thursday night in Crook canyon. Kendall was identified as one of the men who passed the Turkey Creek road camp Thursday morning and were given their breakfast. An hour later the Simpson brothers rode through the camp in search of the two men. Tom Logan, foreman of the camp and James Ehle, both identified him as the early morning visitor.
 Ten of the posse. including Ogden Holder, C. w. Pardec, Constable Fitzgerald. Frank Condron, Jack Glenn, Clark Wingert. Roy Young, J. H. Robinson, Dave Berry and Joe Campbell, found the trail at Milk creek late Saturday afternoon They found where Kendall had jumped the stream and walked in the direction of Wagoner The posse trailed him through Wagoncr, Walnut Grove and Up to the Walnut Grove dam where Charles Carter, rancher told them that he had seen the man they were looking for go up the Schonir trail that afternoon. They found his tracks again and followed them up the trail until darkness fell. Just before mak- ing camp they were joined by Ogden Holder who said he had directed a man to the cabin of Charlie Schonir, a mile and half up the trail.
 Knowing that it would be impos- siblc for the man to escape without back-tracling or continuing the trail westward which would eventually lead him to Peoples valley, the posse GOV cred up all possiblcs avenues of escape and then closed in at daybreak.
 Fitzgerald and Condton entered Schonirs cabin at o'clock and found the owner in the kitchen preparing breakfast. He told them the man they were looking for was asleep in the next room. Fitzgerald and Con dron cautiously opened the door and found the man asleep on cot. Fitz- gerald covered him with a revolver and Condron awokc him by punching him with a rife. Upon opening his eyes, the man did not appear to be in the least surprised and smiled all of the time he was putting on his clothes.
 He at first denied that he had any firearms Fitzgerald found 3S-cali- Der revolver under his pillow and Kendall then confessed that he car ricd it flor safety" He said he paid S7 for it in Globe, and then later claimed 1t was given to him by a man in Crown King. He repeatedly told contradictory stories Of where he had been during the last week. He never once asked the arresting officers why he was taken into custody.
 Two letters were found in his pos session but the name and address of both recipient and sender had been torn of. When questioned at the county jail Kendall admitted being in Crown King, Wickcnburg and Jerome Junction but denied that he and q travelling companion had ever been near Senator. pretending that he did not know where the place was. He said he came from Globe to Wickcn- burg with a companion to go out in the hills to prospect. His companion, he said, deserted him at Crown King and since that time he had travelled alone
 None of his stories holds water according to Under Sheriff Marks, who said that he repeatedly retractcd statements and later went back to them
 Several other suspects were brought in since tic sheriff and posse have been out but all were released when they gave a plausible account oi themselves Word reached here yes terday that part of the posse was on fresh trail leading in the direction of Mayer.