Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-21
A TROUBLESOME PASSENGER.
Ar Old Tucs 1nIte .,este, a sensation on
 the Train

ihe Train.
 From Q gentleman who arrived this morning from Picacho station the CITI- ZEN reporter learned lie particulars of a 6emoniacal break made at ihat station by Joe Pro:opsaiii former citizen of Tucson. The man Lad an emigrant ticket to San Francisco and the con- ductor noticed that he was somewhat gone in the upper story and was grow ing worse. When the train arrived at Picacho the conductor informed the agent of the mans condition and while they were talking about the matter Protopsalli threw his baggage from the train and jumping to the platform tore his ticket into small pieces. He was continually talking French and was not understood, but 1t WAS Surmlsed by the train men that his insanity resulted from drinking absinthe. After he had torn his ticket to pieces the men at the station took him in charge and tele- graphed Supt. Muir of this city the facts. The superintendent telegraphed the conductor of the regular passenger train to take the man on board and see that he WAS taken through to San Fran cisco. When the passenger train ar- rived at Picacho the unfortunate man and his baggage were placed aboard the train. Soon after the train left Plcach0, he picked up his baggage and threw It of the train and attempted to lump oil but was held by the conductor and other train men. X train man was directed 10 guard him and when the train arrived at Maricopa the conductor informed the agent of what had happened and the latter telegraphed the agent at Picacho who sent men along the track to hnd the baggage which he promptly for warded to the general baggage master of the Southern Pacific at San Fran cisco.
 Joe Protopsalti is well-knoNn in Tue son, Tombstone and Nogales. Although he speaks the French language alto pether. he is a Greek. but came to thls country from Paris, Franco. He at one time was the proprietor ot the Pal ace hoteldining rooms but left here about about ago and went to NogRles where ke has two brothers living. There he started A chop house but his wIfe-or the woman he called his wife-was nev- or satisfied and insisted on return- ing to Paris. About five months ago, he saws. he sold out and consented to re turn to Paris. When they arrived m New York his wife suddenly disappear ed with all the money they had, about S4. GOO and he was left alone and pennl- less. All search for her proved unsue- cessful and he returned to the west and arrived in this city day before yesterday. His friends say they noticed that he was very restless during the day and heard him speak of going to California, but they did not regard his condition as serious.
 One gentleman wko has known Pro- tonsaltI for years says he is almost posi- five that the woman who was with him bere was not his wife but that hls real wife lives in France. He says thls wo- man had a family in France as did also Protopsalti and that they became ensm- onred of each other and eloped, coming direct to America. Some say. however, that they did not have over Sl,OOO m money but they believe the woman gave him tie dodge ID New York. and taking aIl the money went back to France alone.