The herald., 1895-06-23
JIMMIE SYKES GOOD LUCK
A Pomona Story Recalls Another
Good One
AN OLD FRAUDS CAREER
Who Imposed on the Police Two Years
Ago
Wore Detective Moffat's Trousers, Elopcd
With Blind 1an's Wife and Played
the Deuce Generally

A correspondence from Pomona to Tho
Herald dated yesterday says that the
age of 70 finds Jimmie E. Sykes q rich
man." 1t goes on to tell the ups and
downs of this old Jimmie. who bummej
his way to the east and back again,
loafed for a year around the Goodrich
lodging house at Pmona, doing the broom
and slop pail act, and finally landed in
the county poor house. During all this
time Jimmie was content 20 be kno wn as
johnson. Now he has fallen heir to $50,
900 left him by an uncle in England and
he has announced his good fortune to
the boys.
About three years ago certain Jimmie
Z. Sykes called one day at the police
station in this city where he related a
pitiful tale of destition, alleged ingrati-
tude on the part of friends who had rob-
bed him, and in choice and eloquent Ian
guage gave Detective Moffat. who was
then a desk clerk, such thorough song
and dance that the good-hearted official
Immediately became deeply interested in
his welfare. He communicated with
Chief Glass and endeagored to instil In
him part of his own sympathy for old
Jimime. The result was that Sykes Sc
his meals with the TRUSTEES and sleeping
in the bridal chamber. Moffat gave the
old man plenty of his own clothing. so
that he presented quite an Imposing ap-
pearance. ana for man of 70 quite
frisky one.
effect upon "Dr. Sykes, who soon began
TO brag of the big fortune that awaited
him in III old H ngland." One day he
took Chief Glass aside and sgravely i'm
parted to him that he had just received
draft for $50 900 from home. and in
gratitude for the chiefs kindness he was
going to give him, as soon as the paper
could be cashed, present OF $500. And
he would not forget his benefactor,
Moffat either. Then he explained that
in his family the law of entail existed,
but with this popularity that the money
and property always went to the oldest
member of the clan at the death of mis-
predecessor.
Soon after Jimmie Sykes eloped With
the wife of blind man. and there was
an uproar. 1t is possible that in the
hurry of his flight the old chappie forgot
all about his presents to the chief and the
clerk, as they have not yet received their
mie he was DR.. James e. Sykes. and
fiourishing in San Diego county. He was
looking round for ranch, and on the
strength of it had himself bounteously
entertained by farmers who were not ad-
verse to selling their acres at good ad
vance. They only got on to Sykes after
all the chickens and turkeys had been
devoured. The next escapade of the VI
vacious old sinner was with rich wild
ow whom he was going to marry. either
at San Diego or at San Bernardino. His
methods were questionable, as usual, and
he obtained some money from the lady
bv false represen tations, which led to
h. 10 top fin in in,
ter that he was lost sight of.
1t is not asserted or even limited at
that the present Jimmie E. Sykes age73,
Is the same old Jimmie L. Sykes who
wore out Moffat's pantaloons and told
cock and bull stories to Chief Glass. but
the latter official has an idea that there is
mighty close relationship between the
stories of the Pomona Jimmie and his
own Jimmie. In other words, Chief G lass
smells 'mice." "sn