The Osceola times., 1884-12-06
IN GREAT LUCK.
The Inheritance that Fell to "a San Fran
cisco Car Driver.

Bob, lend me a dsllar." Certainly,
Harry, and the money exchanged hands.
This conversation took place "Wednesday
morning at about o'clock. The bor-
rover awoke yesterday morning without
a cent, and the dollar he obtained paid
for his breakfast. At 10 o'clock he was
worth $4,000.
Again the yagares of checkered
career, the ups and downs ofthis strange
life, the sudden and unexpected freaks
of fortune were exemplfied.
Harry Jones, the hero of this tale, is a
man well-born, who has seen much of
what there is to see in life, and has
sounded nearly the entire ganut of hui
man experiences. He has known what
it is 20 have money, and what It is to be
dead broke" and perhaps from a knowl-
edge ofthe delights of the good things
of this world, has enjoyed spending mon
ey as well as any enc could. He is about
40 years old now, and altogether mis-
prospects at the outset in struggling for
success and to make his mark were
promising, founded upon his excellent
educatll II and brilliant talents. as well
as energy and ambition. He came to
this coast in early days, and was identi-
fled with the exploration and develop
ment of Arizona, where many legend
is recounted in which he figured con-
spicuously. His friends are strong and
loyal and have always been so, notwith-
standing the fact that he has fallen in
the social scale and has been frequently
poverty stricken.
For ten years he has been in Arizora,
where every one knows him. lie was a
lawyer, and acted as attorney for the
carp brothers when they were prose
cuted for their murderous exploits in
Cochise County, i. T., two years ago
These Tombstone troubles are fresh in
the minds of every one IN California.
Jones was intimately connected with
them. The feud began in 1881, when
Billy Clanton ana Thomas McLowry
lost their lives. The carp brothers num-
bered five, James, Virgil Wyatt, Nor
gan and Warren, and were pitted against
The Clanton and McLowry gangs. The
original cause of the fight was dispute
over the spols gained from obbery of
one of Wells, Fargo & Co.'S stages near
Tomb ,tone. Murder followed upon
murder, the most notorious being those
of March, 1882, in which Doc" Holh-
day, the rounder, Sherman McMa tiers
and Texas Jack" were the principal
participants. Finally both gangs were
brok en- up. Warren carp came to San
Francisco and ran faro bank on Nor |
ton street until a short time ago, when |
he was raided and his place closed up. |
Jones hobnobbed with all the FOUNDERS. |
The Earps were gan blers and shore |
card" men, and the cowboys, and Jones |
and the saloon-keepers made a happy
family. Harry was proud of his South |
ern blood, and seemed to be ever watch |
ing for some one to step on the tail of
his coat.
Eigh, months ago Jones drlited up to |
this city. In many " Tvs he was wreck !
of his former sell, He had ceased to
practice law and had lost his pr?.
Through the influence of old acqlta H.
tancrs he Obtained position as driver
of a bobtail car on the Omnibus Rail
road. and up to-day he has he'd the rib
bons over tn fiery, unnamed ste9d of
that corporation, and Gazed wistfully
upon the nickels that fell into the cash
box, revolving in his mind the proposl-
ton of how he was to make his next
stake. rhis morning when he got up
the darkest hour mad arrived, anG he
was Obliged to go to W with an empty
stomach and an empty pocket. Al s
o'clock he saw his friend Bob OReilly,
who has had his high tides and his bad
luck himself, and the conversation at
the head of this article en>ued.
At 10 o'clock Jones went to ORellly
and showed him a letter from New York
which had brought 81 ,0J0 check to his
hands, and told him the news that his
mother had Just died, leaving S2S,0o0
worth of property to her wayward son.
He starts East on the overland train
with a new suit on his back to take pos
session OF his inheritance. San Francis
co Chronicle.