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Show Kin FACES HAIIV : CHARGES -rv Monteros to Answer to Statutory Crime in Arizona Ari-zona and Later Be Prosecuted Prose-cuted Here. JOSE MONTEROS, kidnaper or Viols Wells, 12-year-old daughter of Mrs. H. M. Taneher,. 478 Third avenue, will not b brought back to Salt Lake to stand trial, the author! tie decided to" , day, when It wag learned That Sheriff Warren O. Davis of Prescott, Arts where the Mexican la under arrest, has brought a serious statutory charge against him. The little girl Is bain cared for by the sheriff at Prsscott. "We are satisfied with the plan the Art sons authorities to prosecute-.' Assistant County Attorney Wallace B.' Kelly declared today, "Their charge Is more serious and provides a heavier penalty than our kidnaping charge." . MANY CHARGES. Monteros, who has been the objeet of a countrywide search since he left Salt take with the little girl last June, waa arrested at Prescott Thursday by Sheriff Davis. The girl was with him. . , "The brute will not get out of this jail," Sheriff Davis wired .to Sheriff Kmery. , Salt lAke la prepared to brine enough charges agalnat Monteros to give blm life In the state penitentiary." Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff Lelehter said today after a conference with former for-mer Chief Deputy Bheriff Schoppe, who - started the scareh foe the man. "If Arlsona falls to convict him, wo will demand that he be held for us. -Wet- can prosecute on several charges of swindling If our kldnsplng charge falls, and we want him In Salt Lake even If ho Is convicted In Alisons. Utah officers offi-cers will bo waiting for him when ho finishes his prison sentanoo there." KNOWN SWINDLER. Letters on the way to Bheriff Emery from Prescott are thought to contain the full story of ths wanderings of Monteros and the little girl from the time they left . Salt Lake last June.' They are qnown to have gone to Prescott Pres-cott Immediately, then to New Orleans and Monteros was reported in various Texas cities. Monteros la sbont It years of age. He has gone under several aliases and is well known to the police In practically practi-cally every large city In the Southwest. He is said to bo a gambler and confidence confi-dence man and he Is Known to have swindled Halt Lake Mexicans out of severs 1 hundred dollars when he waa In Halt Lake last spring. |