Arizona republican., 1893-04-11
Unsuccessfully Jumps
the Town.
He Makes Another Aero
batic Move
And Lands Squarely In the
County Jail Last Night.
The Local History OF a Real Estate
Man Who Was Going to Revo-
lutlonize the business.

Mr.. y. y. Orlckett, as MS name sig
mites, is of an agile temperament. Mr..
Cricket has been jumping promiscu-
ously OF late. On Sunday night he
Jumped the town, but an official gentle
man met him at Maricopa and offered
him strong inducement to return.
Last night he squared himself for an.
other lump and landed in the county
Jail.
Some two or three weeks ago Mr..
Cricket came to town and opened u
real estate office. He carried with him
suggestion that an infusion OF new
blood was about to be injected in o
real estate business in Phoenix. He
was well dressed, rather handsome and
the very elect were deceived. They
iOylully believed that Mr.. Cricket was
the advance guard OF new breed OF
real estate agents who wonld turn
things upside down and so shuttle things
that in the deal every body would hold
A good hand. In fact, Mr.. Cricket.'s
language gave sufficient warrant for be-
leviug almost anything within the
stretch Of the most elastic imagination.
He established himself in the Gibson
block AMI began to buy things.
Mr.. Crockett was surprised to find
everything so cheap; he had been ac-
customed to pay 80 much more that he
really thought there must be mistake.
Mr.. Cricket was such a pleasant gem
tIenan To trade with that those with
whom he came into commercial contact
regar led the financial part OF the deal
as subsidiary part OF it; they almost
regretted that they oonldn't make mir.
Cricket a present OF the things he
bought. On the first OF the month bills
were presented to Mr.. Cricket with an
apology. Again Mr.. Cricket was sur.
prised, not at the presentation OF the
bills, but because they were 30 much
smaller than he had imagined. He was
60 nice about it that collectors felt them
selves already paid and would have re-
ceipted the bills, only Mr.. Cricket reg
ged that they be allowed to accumulate
and attain size worth speaking Of
Mr.. Cricket was a liberal newspaper
patron he believed in printers ink aud
used $40 of REPUBLICAN space. The
other daily papers are in for proper
Tomato though smaller amounts.
Mr.. Crickrtt's business increased in
volunA aud it be, ms necessary 10 take
In apartuer. Hea' sorhed gentleman
named Shied4 and 500 in frigid cash.
Last saturday night Mr.. Cricket de-
cided that Phen was too slow 4 r
him aud he lett Ii, and among multi.
tude OF obligations bill of $50 due
Henry Wharton fer room rent.
NJ. Wharton learned OF Mr.. Crick-
cts move and Intercepted him at Mar
icopa. Mr.. Cricket partially suspected
that Geographic inquiry would be made
for him and was consequently 30 unob.
truslve while waiting for the train that
the officer nearly missed him. lie
found bin at length seated on a tnrn
table in the dark waiting for the train.
Mr.. Crockett said his name was Mr..
Evans, hut the constable identified him
bya stylish eye glass.
lie arrived i'll Phoenix yesterday
morning aud was taken before Justice
Klncald. lie paid Mr.. Wharton's bill,
the officers railroad fare at the rate of
81 cents per mile and some Other tri-
fling harges made by the justice and
c1nstabIe amounting TO about as much
as the original bill.
He was turned loose aud had ar
ranged TO leave last night again. His
baggage was at the express Office. and
When he went to give some direction
about it he found Officer Porter Moffatt
waiting iur him with another warrant
Issued on complaint OF his partner
Shields charging with having obtained
s!OO under false pretenses. Officer
Moilatt turned him over to Constable
Briggs VINO transferred him TO the
custody OF the Sheriff. MIR. Cricket
will explain abont it this morning.
A moral to be drawn from the
Cricket episode is this: Phoenix may
not have the most desirable railroad
facilities, bnt her poverty in this
respect makes her the most difficult
town in the United States for crooks TO
manipulate and leave sue 'essiully,
They seldom get beyond Maricopa.
OCCASIONALLY some gentleman whose
Presence is particularly desirab le gets
aboard n Southern Pacific train aud
imaglnes he's free, but there is usually
srns tied to him which becomes
tnut about the time he gets TO Tucso or
lGma.