Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-10
A SHORT VICTORY.
Allen Potter RObS Mary Tack
Of Her TaluabIeS
Ind Is Captured at Wilcox This Alter
noon.

| fiaTI LICK, VINO keeps tHc iptSIng
house on Allen street, is one OF those
unfortunate women who have kind
heart and i'll consequence thereof is
not free from imposition 10y those
whom she of,entimes helps. The
latest instance happened last night
and proved to he the be;rayer Of her
confidence--a victory of short Gura-
ton. On Sunday night last a young
man came To her house and asked .or
& room, but not having any vacant at
that time She gave him lis supper,
which lac asked for, and lac left, but
returned next morning and asked for
his breakfast, which was given him, he
stating that hcwas broke. lie worked
all % that day, slept there at night and
seemed anxious to work around the
house. Last evening she went out for
about ten minutes, returning about S
o'clock. Before going she asked the
man to remain till She returned and
in case any one came 10 give him
room number 6. Before leaving she
placed tho tin box containing her val
uables in the dish cupboard in one
corner, suppo>iag that no enc was
watching her The l5Jx contained
about forty dollars in money, gold
meek chain, a geld buckle, y silver
watch and various articles of value,
also notes as security for money loaned
to the amount OF $500 Her first inn
pulse was to go TO the closet ON her
return, and the fact of her loss stared
her in the face. The door was open
She rushed into the yard and discover
cd that the gate was broken open. The,
truth chat the man she had bcirienfd
had robbed her flashed across her mind
in a moment, and she lost 10 time in
notifying the police, who started dill
igent scafch for Potter. No trace OF
him could he FOUND, ana no: Until this
morning did any clue of his wherea-
bouts show up. \ son OF Earnest
Storm who stops at Mary's house when
he comes in town, luckily came in
this morning, and contrary to his usual
custom Of finding Mary in a good hui
NOR found her terribly out OF sorts.
On inguiring the cause OF her down
heartedncss she related the story OF her
loss. On describing the man who.had
done the joD, storms excia;m d: "Whv
that's the same man who stopped Mt
the ranch this morning ana wanted to
pay me Il dollar for his breakfast"
Storms further stated that the man
left before he started, walking in the
direction OF Dragon Summit. No
time was lost in telegraphing to the
operator at this station. At half
past ten the fugitive doomed up
and was interviewed by the operator
but lac could do nothing to hold him.
He started off again after resting a
few moments. The operator tele-
graphed 10 Wilcox TO the authorities
there, and at precisely IL o'clock a
dispatch reached this city that the
man had been captured in Wilcox
and was in Jail, and the goods recover
ci with the exception OF couple Of
dollars in money and the notes which
he had probably destroyed. When
the news was carried TO Mary she was
nearly crazed with JOY as she had
given up all hope OF ever seeing her
treasures again. 4 diligent search is
being made for the missing notes and
Chief Gage thinks that he can find
them near town. He is ont hunting
for them as we go TO press. Potter
will be brought over here at once. He
Is an old hand at the business, having
been in the county Jail once before for
similar ofensc.