Arizona republican., 1918-08-01
0F BAND BELIEVED NOW
 UNDER ARREST
Emanuel Ochoa Captured by
 Nervy Officers After Hot
 Dash for Liberty and Stolen Goods are Found

stolen GOOdS are round
 With the capture yesterday of Ema- nuel Ochoa the Phoenix police believe they have arrested the last of gang of burglars which the past 10 days has robbed at least 10 houses in Phoenix, at least five houses in the country just outside the Phoenix city limits and at least 10 houses in Mesa, Chandler and other valley towns.
 Bearing out this belief is the recov- cry of goods taken from numerous houses as the result of arrests made, cleaning up one of the worst epidemics of house breaking that ever was known in the valley. Detective Jack Me Grath, who with others has been work ing on the case from the beginning, said last night that Manuel Ochoa's capture cleans up the case so far as the Phoenix police are concerned, Ochoa being considered te leader of the gang.
 Police Fire On Ochoa The capture of Ochoa this afternoon was made after long chase of several blocks by three officers and a large crowd of citizens. Ochoa had been shadowed for several hours by Me- Grath and Detectives Grove and Blea. He finally disappeared in a house at Seventh street and Jackson. Blea, Grove and McGrath closed in on the house with drawn revolver. believing that Ochoa knowing he was hunted. had entered the house for a final stand. The officers entered the house and Ocnoa was routed from his hid ing place and showed fight, but ap- parently upon the spur of the moment changed his mind and made dash for l liberty through door nearest to Grove. Grove fired and within a few seconds the two other officers fired People, attracted by the shots. rushed into the street as Ochoa ran east, pur- sued by the officers. The crowd was ordered to stop Ochoa and a rain of bricks, stones and sticks resulted. Ochoa undaunted plunged through the crowd and proceeded east as the crowd increased.
 Hides in Old Ice House
 At an old ice house on the railroad tracks Ochoa disappeared. When the officers reached the place and exam ined it hurriedly Ochoa was not to be found. However between a long row of tanks is a narrow passage way which is very dark and hard to find to one not acquainted with the place. Grove worked his way down this mar row passage. A ray of light at the far end showed the hat of a man and Grove ordered the man to come out saying he would shoot if he did not Ochoa said: don't shoot and came out and surrendered.
 Grove. in telling the story of the hunt and capture, said: Tt was about the most exciting chase we ever had and surely the hottest When Ochoa leaped forth out of the house I coult easily have killed him, but I have never killed man yet and I hope never have to, so I fired wild, thinking it would scare him. but it didn't Wher we got to the old ice house. one of the worst places in the city in which tt find man, Ochoa disappeared and everything was quiet when we arrived We looked the place over and no ticed that dark passageway between the tanks, and said. Boys. I'm going in after him. Ochoa could see me coming, but I could not see him. ol anything, at first Then I noticed z shaft of light coming in from outside and noticed a mans hat move. I said
 Come out of there or I'll kill you.' ant . Ochoa replied. Don't shoot, don't shoot. He then came out and we got him. ValuabIes Found Concealed
 "Ther I decided there must be some f thing hidden back there, and I went in I feeling around on boards and thing
 until my hand came upon a fine gol' watch and a box containing expensiv 7 jewelry."
 r, After the officers had placed thei '. man in jail they returned to the hous
 at Seventh street and Jackson, wher
 they found a suit case containin jewelry and revolvers, beside othe D valuable articles corresponding t I goods stolen from various house
 robbed. Among the jewelry recovere
 were two rings which were stolen fror the home of A. L. Marsh on East Wash
 ington street last Monday night, whe = one of the escaping burglars was she by Policeman Shirk. These rings hay = been since identified by Mrs. Marsf , their owner.
 :, The method of operation of the Ocho gang indicated they were after none r and jewelry when entering a house. . g number of houses were ransacked tn = past week or ten days and nothin 1T taken, because the burglars found n e. jewelry or money.
 If Ochoa was first traced by Jack Nc : Grath. his description correspondin with that of a man who, it was believe
 by the police, robbed a number (
 houses about six months ago. Tn
 man wanted six months ago had fou gold teeth.
 A short time ago. McGrath arreste
 Ochoa on a charge of beating his wifi,
 who has since left him. Ochoa wa
 detained only a short time on tn
 charge. Then when the latest serie
 of robberies started, McGrath got t
 checking up and concluded that tn
 man with the four gold teeth was tn
 leader of the gang. The Ochoa cap
 tured yesterday has the four gold teet
 and some of the goods recovered COT
 respond to goods stolen six month
 ago. All members of the gang, wh
 are now either in the city or count
 jails, are Mexicans, at least three
 them known to the police to be burg
 lars of experience and ability as lead CTS in crime
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