Arizona republican., 1895-09-26
MONTE CRIST0. Another Chapter of His
 Festive Career. Attachment, Levied on
 Geo. T. Johnston.
He Owns Several Lots and .
 Ranch in the Old Pueblo,
It Was Discovered by Attorney Damron, Acting for John
 ston's Creditors.

Another chapter in the career of George T. Johnston, who has gained fame as ''the Monte Cristo of Arizona" is now unfolded to the public.
 Johnston's life since he left Phoenix is we'll known to Phenlcians, but for the purposes of this tale will bear repe tition.
 It will be remem bered that the young Englishman had g dry goods store in this city, which he was able to open through the generosity of Murphy, Grant and company and Sachs Brothers of San Francisco, who started him in business with large and elegant as sortment of dry goods. Johnston sdver tised extensively cost sale and from the start did lucrative business as far as disposing of his stock was con- cerned, but he placed the price of his goods away below cost, so that the mon- ey he received would not cover the orig inal cost of the goods from the whole salers, even if ha intended paying for them.
 In order to facilitate the sale of his goods he advertised a cablegram in the papers, stating that he had fallen heir to large estate and his business must be closed out at once, in order that he could hasten to England and claim his legacy of e30,C00. When his store was closed, the goods having been virtually given away, he told his friends that he wes off to Eng land. But he enly got as far as the | Ha& Jrao ,.,h 1 diately cut such swath with the lavish | display of his gold and the costliness of his entertainments, that it was soon noised abroad that he was made of money. That won for him the title of Monte Cristo."
 In the meantime his creditors in San Francisco were notified that Johnston had left Phoenix. They immediately placed their affairs with Johnston in the hands of Damron and Crenshaw, attorneys of this city, with instructions to keep a sharp lookout for Johnston. A couple of days later Mir. Damron picked up paper and read where man ot wealth by the name of George T. Johnston was astonishing society at Avalon. MT. Damron telegraphed Mur- phv, Grant and company of the fact and advised them to swoop down upon the festive Englisbman.
 l In some manner the Associased press learned that warrant had been issued | for Johnston's arrest and the news was telegraphed broadcast. Johnston read of his intended apprehension and, without waiting to say adieu to his many admirers of the fair sex, ungal- lantlv vamosed to Mexican soil, and although there is @ $50 reward for his capture, he still bids defiance to Ameri- can authorities.
 A few days ago Mr. Damron made the welcome discovery that Johnston had property in Tucson. This fact was learned by the finding of letter ad- dressed to Johnston by the tax collector of Pima county, notifying him that that taxes on his property were deliu- quent. Damron communicated with a Tucson attorney and learned that the property consisted of several town lots and small ranch, which was assessed at $500, but which was worth about $500. He furthermore learned that the property was unincum bered, but had been sold for taxes.
 MT. Damron notified his San Fran cisco clients of the fact and they tele- graphed him to attach the property. The attachment was made and levied for the sum of $961, the amount ofsSach Brothers claim. Murphy, Grant and company's claim IS for $2,000, and Levi Strauss has also claim of $154. There is but small hope of the two latter firms receiving anything from the sale of the property, as the proceeds will hardly cover Sach Brothers claim.
 Why Johnston went off and left the property is mystery; that is, if he fully intended to blk his creditors out of their money. If such was the case, he acted very carelessly, for he might as well have cleaned up few hundreds more from the sale Of the property. But it is possible he imagined his creditors would not ascertain that he had any landed property, and intended saving it l for A Windfall.