Weekly journal-miner., 1919-05-07
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InroW up your hands!
 With a large six-gun aimed at his chest and Undersheriff Ed Bowers glowering behind it, Carrier Thomp- son. nurse on the staff at the Pio- neer Home surrendered to the au- thorities about nine o'clock last night ending the career of what Is revealed 10 have been monster in human form, and bringing to successful fruition, the cleverest police plot ever devised in Arizona
 The murder of William E. Debus, a paralytic patient at the Home fol lowing the forgery Of his name to a will bequeathing funds said to total about S4,O0O, was the master stroke planned by Thompson with the aid of Clarence Dyer, a recently discharged soldier, whom Thompson though his faithful accomplice.
 Thompson attempted to imperson- ate Debus in order to sign the will Another day would have found the nurses recently exaggerated reports of Debus' condition borne out, for it was the plan to administer chloral probably today.
 Known to have been bad man and suspected Of not only thievery but of forgery and bigamy, Thompson was given no chance to resist when the undersheriff, accompanied by Deputy Ali Jones stepped up to the automobile in front of Robinson's cigar store last night and made the arrest. Attorney A. c. Baker and Ray T. Belcher had just witnessed Thompsons marl-signature to two copies of the will and the payment of Bakers fee.
 How Counterplot was Laid
 When Thompson first approached Dyer and proposed an alliance for criminal purposes-the theft of some blankets-Dyer tipped off Superinten- dent Shea, and from that poinc on, Thompson was a marked man. As he progressed step by step in his dastardly scheme, the authorities, kept in touch by Dyer, followed him with their counterplot. The suggest ed tactics to Dyer which Dyer put into effect through Thompson. MT. Baker was held up to Thompson as, hard working young man. recently arrived here and certain to do a clean cut withdrawing job and keep his mouth shut about it. The selection of witnesses was left to Baker. Only in one particular did Bakers work fail to suit Thompson. The usual clause in wills about the heritage paying bills and necessary funeral ex- penses, was stricken out by Thcmp- son on the ground that the state should pay for Debus' funeral, thus saving a considerable sum for himself and Dyer The will was made out to Dyer as beneficiary.
 Thompson's Premonition
 The accomplishment of the will was deferred for several nights Likewise, the nurse delayed buying the chloral, although he had asked Dyer to get some whiskey in which to administer it. He kept Mir. Shea and Dr. Linn advised all day yester day that Debus was failing fast and would blink out like candle" at any moment.
 Last night was fixed for the sigma ture of the will Dyer and Thomp- son rode in a car from the Home. Is they neared the entrance to the building in which Bakers office is located, Thompson said "If we trip on this job, 1t means trip for us. Little did he realize that lying in wait to trap him was the set of de- termined men whose only worry had been that ne would manage to give his victim the fatal dose before he committed the act which would per init them to nail him.
 State Officials Plan
 Upon learning of Thompson's al legged plot. Superintendent Shea at once communicated with county At torney Neil Clark and Chairman An drew Baumert of the commission of 1 State institutions, who came from Phoenix Thursday afternoon and helped supervise the construction of the net in which the man was caught | Baumcrt arranged to have Thomp- l sons fellow nurse accede to his plans and act as go between with Attor i ney A. c. Baker, who was to draw the 1. will Clark also made preparations l local officials to keep track | of any poison that might be sold dur ing the week in the Prescott drug ! stores.
 Thompson In Jail
 It was not long after Thompson | was put in jail before he was haled i before a committee of his fellow in