The herald., 1895-07-21
The Well Known Adventurer at
His Old Tricks
VICTIMIZES SAN DIMAS FOLK
Offers to Distribute Thousands Of Dollars
to His Guests
He Imposes on Est,msble People and the
Officers OF Pomona Are Looking
for him

POMONA. July 20. old Uncle Jimmy
Sykes believes in having a good tme
while on earth. and il tho story from San
Dimas ofshis career in that place during
the past few weeks is true. he surely has
had hilarious and high -oldtime of it,
Instead of seeking greener pastures in
another part of tho world rs it was sup
posed he had on account OF the recent
disclosures OF his career in Los Angeles
some three years ago. his subseq uent ad
ventures in the Gavllon valley IN River
side county and the story of his misdeeds
in this place. the willy, smooth old ad-
venturer hied MIN away to the QUOT little
town OF San Dimas. near Pomona, where
he has been living off the fat of the land.
Before the disclosures that have since
occurred showing Sykes to be the fraud
he is, Mrs. George Dougherty OF San
Dimas had formed the acquaintance of
Uncle Jimmy through her friend. Mrs.
Goodrich of this place. who was keeping
the old fellow, allowing him to do odd
jobs around the lodging house for his
board and room. as she felt sorry for the
old fellow.
So when Mrs. Dougherty heard of
Sykes supposed good fortune in falling
heir to $50, 900 she confded to him that it
wouldn't be bad idea to have some one
to care for it for him. or care for him for
it. if you choose to put it that way. and
that she knew just the woman for him.
AS it had gotten too warm in Pomona
for him one day the old follow lit out for
pastures new and b as ever since fed on
chicken pie at Mr.. and Mrs. Dougherty' S
at San Dimas, where he made the ac-
quaintance of the future Mrs. Sykes to be
and got along finely, and was the social
hero of the hour.
Last evening big party was given in
Uncle Jlmmy's honor, presumably his
wedding eve for the sly old fellow had
asked Rev. Spring of that place il he
would accept $1OO fee and also gave it
out that he would also distribute $25 900
among the guests. Rev. Spring became
suspicious of the old fellow and looked
up his career in Pomona.
He notified the Pomona officers, but
when they arrived on the scene Sykes had
skipped. The truth of the story is sub
stantiated by an interview held with Mar
shal Lorbeer this afternoon, who had only
a few moments time to spare, as he and
other officers were then engaged in trying
to find trace of Sykes.
Lorbeer said: "Oh.i it's rich. It's worth
whole columns in the newspapers. Sykes
several weeks ago attended a Salvation
army meeting and subsequently, 1t was
learned, sneaked into his former room at
the Goodrich lodging house and surrep-
titiously obtained his belongings which
he mad left behind IN his hurried exit a
few weeks previous. However. his board
bill remains as a gentle reminder of his
former presence.
W. H. Goodrich, Mrs. Goodrich's son
and well-known man of this place, was
asked regarding the truth of the occur
renee of last evening. and stated that he
had heard of the affair through friends in
whom he could put the strictest conf
dence. He said his mother had believed
Sykes hard luck story, but had been bad.
ly imposed upon.
1t is said Sykes was to have joined the
Meth odst church at San Dimas, tomor-
row. and was going to donate 500 to the
| church,