Arizona republican., 1917-05-07
CONFESSES
 CRIMES ON
 LAST RIDE

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 machine behind them. and swung to the side of the road to allow the pur- suerS to pass. The five men in the one car which was closest, kept up their mad pace, feeling when they dis l covered that the deputies were not 1 ahead of them, that they would arrive at the junction of the desert roads and 1 the highway before the pursued mel { did They were confident no machine, no matter how fast it hurried. could go as fast as they were.
 Wild Ride to Desert Over the desert roads they pounded. It was seldom they slowed up. The ! occupants of the tonneau, were bounc- ed from the floor to the roof, but they i stuck il out, and said evil things about the road berween chattering of their teeth as it was cold, yes, very cold
 They Were justified in their belief they would reach the junction of the roads before the deputies did. 1 At o'clock after having been on the road for one hour and forty minutes, i the car pulled under the railroad i bridge near Florence. The car was parked crosswise across the road in order that no one could get by them 1 The five men deployed in skirmsh line in front Of the car, and awaited de- | velopmentS. Developments came in about fifteen minutes
 The exhaust Of a heavily laboring car was heard crossing the river com Ing from Florence It was the suppo- sition of the little band of determined men, that il was officers coming from l Florence to aid in keeping Daley from the hands of the men who were after l them.
 We'll someone remarked. Its up to us to stop them
 They went around the other side of 1 the machine and waited for the car i to approach As the machine came up. ] It was ordered to stop, and the occu- pants told to alight being careful to keep their hands away from their hardware. They silently filed out of the car and lined up. The two bands ! faced each other for a space of a few seconds, when finally one of the men from Florence laughed. and remarked that he guessed you fellows are after 1 the same men we are"
 The two parties then mixed together and laid their plans. For fear someone would come out from Florence and in terfere, several men were sent back to ! the river with Shovels to fill in the ! auto tracks, in order that machines could not cross. By the time they had returned, the lights of machine were ! seen coming from the government ! highway. The men got ready for ac- ! ton. No action was needed as at the command to throw em up," someone remarked they were all on the same errand. The augmented party again settled down to await action. Another ] false alarm came in the person of an i other pursuing car coming off the gov ernment highway.
 1 By this time there were at least twenty men on the ground. A plan of 1 action was worked out, and the cars were moved to the vicinity of the rail- road depot. as it was feared the depu- 1 ties would take a side road, and slip 1 around them.
 Machine Is Blocked : After short wait, the lights of a | machine appeared on the desert
 That's them," someone shouted. and | everyone cleared for action. The car bearing the deputies, for it was they, came around the depot, saw the cars parked in the road, wheeled and turned back The men jumped into their cars, and started the pursuit again. The deputies swung their car around on side road, and were met ! face to face by the car which had lead l the pursuit all the way. The five men | in the car jumped out, and silently halted the officers. Not a word was | said. In the meantime the other cars attracted by the stationary light9 came ! up. making circle around the cap { tured car, with all lights glaring in the faces of the two officers and their prisoner. A spokesman was selected and leaving his gun behind he ad- vanced to the barley. Everyone wore a white handkerchief around his face. 1 and 1t was impossible to identify any 1 of the vigilantes. 1 The deputies asked what was wanted
 We want Daley" was the reply.
 Well we cant give him to you," the deputies replied. There was an- other barley, and finally without a i word two armed and masked men stepped up to the machine, silently opened the door and motioned for ! Daley to get out. Daley seemed to realize that he was doomed and alight- ed without a word.
 Don't try to run he was told, "or you're a dead man."
 Don't worry, buddy" he replied. "Fm a gone bird anyhow, but gentle men let me make a statement, and l then you can do anything you want to with me.
 6lameS HIS Motner
 'I want you all to understand that my mother made me what 1 am. She 1 brought me up to do her bidding. She ran q brothel when 1 was young and l she used to make me go out and Seduce ] girls and bring them in to work there. ] l killed Gibson and did what 1 wanted to with his wife 1 thought he had ruined my sister, and when his wife told me l had killed the wrong man l ! treated her as a lady. I deserve to be hanged, or you can do anything you want to with me"
 He was then loaded into machine and with armed guards on each side of him the procession started for the scene of the crime, about 20 miles away. The procession of four machines moved slowly; there was no hurry. The deputy sheriffs had turned about and headed for Phoenix.
 Daley talked freely with the men in the car with him. He was told they l were going to take him back to where Gibson had been killed and his wife ravished and there hang him.
 ''All right" said Daley. "Tll point out the place to you"
 ! During the entire ride he seemed to | want to talk. He started in with his 1 boyhood days in Oklahoma, and told l a story about as follows:
 Story of His Life
 q was raised in or near Bartlesville; l Oklahoma. My stepfather. who is Red 1 Melvin, is known all over that state as d bank robber' He and my mother, who killed my little brother by putting I boiling water on him. brought me up.
 They used to make me go out and get girls for my mothers brothel. On | acir I |.