, 1888-08-15
HE FOUND HIM.
he FOUND HIM.
How a Greeley Officer Played Drunk
in Cheyenne
While Trailing Up a Too Much Mar
ried Man,
Wanted by Friends of a Greeley
Young Lady.

A matter which has been known to
THE LEADER for nearly a week may as
well be mentioned this morning, as GER
tain matters connected with it has now
reached that stage where publicity will
not prevent Justice.
Within a very few days, S, A. Davis,
deputy city marshal of Greeley, Colo,
made his appearance in Cheyenne on a
mission which he did not herald abroad
with a drum corps or anything of that
sort, He told his story to one or two
parties who were destined to cooperate
with him in his mission.
MOI long before his trip to Cheyenne,
an individual whom we will call Green for
the sake of convenience, made his appear
ance in Greeley, at which place he re-
manned for some little time. He formed
the acquaintance of several people, and
among them a young lady whose name
will not be mentioned. This acquaintance
proved to be a most unfortunate and
lamentable one for the girl, and in a few.
days Green disappeared from Greeley and
came up to Cheyenne.
The mission of Officer Davis was to
ascertain the whereabouts of the offender,
but after making dilligent search and
keeping his eyes open, he and those who
were assisting him became satisfied that
the party wanted was not in Cheyenne, at
least not at that time.
Without explaining all that happened,
Mr.. Davis eventually ascertained that
there was probably but one man in Chey-
| enne who knew of Green's whereabouts
and that was a party keeping a saloon
south of the railroad track, who, it was
supposed, knew nothing about the fact
that Green was wanted on a criminal
know it, and yet, at the same time, the
Greeley officer proposed to ascertain what
he was after without being suspected of
being an officer ON the track of anybody.
Proceeding in company with a friend to
the saloon south of the track, the Greeley
officer suddenly became slightly drunk and
staggered into the saloon, while his friend
remained outside. He called for some
thing to drink, and drank it as only a
good Greeley citizen can drink when he is
away from home. Shortly after this the
apparently inebriated individual called for
another drink which departed in short
order after the first one, and while paying
for the two got into Il conversation with
the proprietor and finally mentioned the
name Of the party he was looking for and
ventured to inquire after the manner Of a
drunken man whether the proprietor knew
him or not.
Yes, the proprietor knew him, and be-
fore the conversation was ended the Gree
ley officer ascertained the whereabouts of
Green and also the further fact that he
was a married man, and this bit Of infor-
nation was not only news to him but it
was news also to all OF the good people of
Greeley, as the party sought for had
passed himself off as a single mar down
in the Forest City.
Alter the drunken rooster" alias
Officer Davis, had obtained all the infor-
nation he wanted he poked his way out
OF the saloon up town, and it was surpris-
ing to see how quick that particular
drunken man got sober. Just as soon as
he got Qua of sight he walked as straight
as anybody and proceeded about his bust
ness.
AS already limited at the difficulty
which brought Deputy City Marshal
DAVIS up to Cheyenne has been in part at
least adjusted, and it is not necessary to
say anything further upon this point for
it is not a very pleasant one to discuss.
Two or three lessons were taught by this
incident. One is that the average
Greeley man can act the drunken roos.
ter" with but very little effort, which fact
suggests that he may have had much ex-
perience. Another is that he can drink
as well and as often as anybody else.
And still another is that you can't always
Judge by appearances, for if the saloon
keeper alluded to should read this article
it will be the first inkling he has had OF
Just what hat drunken man was trying to
do on that occasion.
Cardinal Gibbons at Notre Dame
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