Arizona republican., 1918-08-04

"do iiot WUdt you TndOe me pe-
 ieve it was and was not sats- fled and told you had run the car between 35 and 50 miles, that you had beat me in the deal and
 would allow you $50 for that much
 use either in cash or the return of my original Dodge car.
 This offer you fatly refused and
 said you had sold my car and had
 my contracts which you intended to hold me to as the car was just
 what you represented it to be.
 That it was not a used car be-
 cause it had not been sold to any
 one.
 On this slip of paper is nota- ton as follows: August 2nd. On
 this date in my presence w. WooIf
 refused to talk to J. E. Van Ritter
 on subject of Studebaker. (Siened) II. B. Johnson.
 A Bad Half Hour
 There were various estimates of the flight of time during the whole affair. Some thought that it was very long tune, as much as an hour or more that van Ritter held the crowd. The epi- sode after the shooting probably did not occupy more than 15 minutes. but It appeared much more extended to the officers who were given view of the opening in Van Ritter's automatic. The officers were on the ground promptly rom both the office of the sheriff and the police station, Chief Brisbois and Policemen Grove, Culp, Duncan and Papo. The first of the sheriffs force | 10 arrive was Deputy E. J. Warren and soon after Sheriff Wilky and Dep uties Driskill and De Winton. Judge Wheeler and Constable Burch being already on the scene.
 The incident of an armed desperado who has just shot a man holding a | throng at bay is an unusual one. vel the crowd remained quite cool. few of them taking into account that the air might soon be filled with flying bull ietS. >Persons unaware of the nature or the gathering drove quite close to Van Ritter to park their automobiles ana ascertain what was going on. The officers had determined that the can ture should be bloodless, if possible partly because that would be more or derly, and partly because if shooting was begun many would certainly be hurt.
 Grove Shows Nerve
 That Police Officer Cove took a des- perate chance in overpowering Van hltter was the conclusion of all offi- cefs who witnessed the arrest Grove accredited with being a man of iron that lets nothing stand in the way of his duty, said himself to a represent : atlVe of The Republican that he re- alized that the "job" would have to be done quickly and just right or he would pay the penalty with his life.
 Under the circumstances, I knew somebody had to act, and it appeared to me to be my duty to do so," said Mir. Grove.
 MT. Grove. who bears the reputation of being one of the most modest of iicers In the city. refrained from any seif-praise when asked to tell about ,ne capture. Instead. he dictated and signed the following statement;
 "i was on East Washington street
 when the police bell rang. was
 told from police headquarters that
 there was man on First street
 between Adams and Monroe, who
 mad shot one or two men and that
 he was holding crowd at bay with
 an automatic gun. grabbed the
 1'rst machine that came aIonq and
 told the driver to hurry to First and II Adams. streets.
 When got there | saw man
 
 automatic gun. Judge Wheeler and
 the chief of police and Constable
 Haze Burch were on different sides
 of the crowd trying to talk the man
 into giv'ng himself up, and telling
 nm It was no use of getting in any
 worse than he was. At one time
 the chief of police asked him to
 come over and talk with him. He
 ta cfr .x
 rnent and then he said: "rII be
 damned if do. You can kill me.
 but don't put your hands on me-
 q watched him for some time
 walking around, with the qun.
 ready to shoot. Finally two or
 three of the officers got fairly close
 to him. He walked over to a ma
 chino in the center of the street,
 and put his left foot up on the run ming board. but held the gun straight in front of him. The of- ficers walked to within about eiqht feet of him and were taIkinq to him.
 q then decided that if he was to be taken alive right then was about the best time.
 "I did not say word to any one, but walked along tho sidewalk un- til the rear end of the machine was between myself and the man. then slipped across the back of the machine enough to just show myself to the officers. The rlan's hack was toward me. l motioned to the officers to keep talking to him. and hoped that the officers would not look my way. then stepped from back of the machine -D and with three long, quick steps