Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-29
Mterned As
Enemy Alien

William Allen, who was a resident
CT the Warren district up TO the lat
ter part Of LAST week for a few months.
is now q guest of the department of
Justice assnts at Nogales. md viii
in all probability be interned for the
period Of the war. and il he is not
he stands a good chance of becomi 2
a bOar5eT at the resort on the banks
of the ella rive. near Florence
Ariz.- as the sheriff-s Office wants him
for an alleged embezzlement in this
city.
Allen came to Bis5ee about six
weeks ago from Douglas. He has
been making the rounds between Pts
bee. NacO. Douglas and Nosales for
the past six months. He worked out
Of Naco lest October and is alleged TO
have appropriated a quantity of clothes
that did not belong to him. When he
came here he secured a room N the
Ozark House and became a member
Of the Y. NJ. C. A. He worked a few
shifts for the Copper Queen company
as a mucker and then quit He then
started out to go into business for
himself He went to number OF bust
ness houses in the district and repre-
scented himself as a salesman and
wanted to solicit trade on commits
sion. He visited the music store OF
William Muir on Main street. but was
told there was nothing doing. but in
sisted on taking some piano eata,
losues, and also took a number Of
rr-r-hDrrs
edge Of Mr. Muir. He then visited
several other places. and finally went
TO Fruitman's aides Tailor shOp in
the Hughes block and asked to be
given a chance to sell goods on com
mission He was told there was moth
ing doing BY Mr.. Fruitman. but when
the latter was out he came back and
and secured about 800 worth of la
dies wearing apparel and said that
Mr.. Fruitman had given his consent.
Uron Efr. Fruitman's return he found
out that Allen had secured the goods
and started out to locate him. Il was
discovered that he had left his room.
stating that he was going to Douglas
Realizing that he was trying to get
away. Fruitmsn went Down and swOre
ont a complaint for embezzlement and
the warrant was placed in the hands
n the sheriffs office for service
Wcrd was sent to Douglas and Tue
son 20 look out for him.
Yesterday morning Chief of Police
James Allison received a letter from
Nogsles asking about Allen and stat
ing that he had been arrested as an
alien enemy and wanted his move
ments here checked up. The cii.-
marshal Of Dorslas was then notified
that he was wanted here by the sher-
ms office. He is still in the custody
of the department o. justice men and
viii be given a hearing before Unit
ed States commissioner today. and if
he is not ordered inte-ned he viii be
delivered to the officers of this cOun-
". When Allen went TO NOsaleS ha
crossed over the line into Sonora
without securing a passport. and also
returned the same way when he was
arrested. He stopped over night in
Nogales. Sonora, but has refused so
far to state where he stayed and the
officers so far have besn unable TO
find out either. The suitcase which
he took with him has not been locst-
ed. but is believed to be on the other
side Of the line.
When word was received here Of his
being detained as an alien enemy his
room in the Ozark House was search
81 yesterday morning by representa-
tives OF the department of justice and
the sheriff's office. but nothing OF an
discriminating nature was found He
EFT a room and board bill behind