Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-18
TIE COUNTY WILL FEED HIM.
A Bold sgon. Man Successfully works Number of Our People. Hut Es
 Captured at Last.

Number of Our People Hut Is
 Captured at Last.
 Several days ago Q neatly dressed, prepossessing man entered the Hotel Truloek, walked up to eelerk E office and registered under the name of II. M Cranston. He was assigned to a room and remained guest at that hostelry until his board bill had run up to about So He then stole his effects from the house and quietly skipped out without paying up or saying . word to the hotel man. He then found board and lodging at the boarding house Of Mrs. Young, on West Second avenue.
 On yesterday afternoon the man walked into a leading clothing house Of this city. called for the proprietor and introduced himseH as a railroad conductor on the Cotton Belt road, saying that he hadlately been trans ferred from the Texas Division fo this city, and that he and his family were living on East Sixth avenue. He wanted to purchase q suit of clothes, and his friend, Conductor Tucker, of the Cotton Belt, had rec ommonded the house to him. He desired to purchase the clothing on credit and would pay for the same when the pay car arrived Tine obligiug clothing man let him have one of the hanasomest suits fn the house, and the stranger bowed hifn- self out with his new clothes in 8 bundle under his arm.
 A few moments after the stranger disappeared. Conductor Tucker came by the clothing house, and the cloth ing man stopped him to thank him l for sending him . customer.
 T have sent you DO customer, 7 replied Mr Tucker
 Did you not send railroad een= ductor here to purchase 6 suit Of clothes ?9 asked the clothing man.
 "No, sir; I did not, said MT. Tucker.
 The clothing man stated the eir- cums tances relating to the sale and gave a description of his customer, but blr. Tucker did not know hia, nor had he ever heard of him.
 The merchant at once "smelt mouse" and chased over to Police Headquarters to tell his tale of woe to a policeman. Chief Stewart was found sitting in his easy chair studying deeply the question as to the means or measures he and his men would have to resort to, these dull days, to make a showing, and at the same time raise funds to pay off the force.
 The excited merchant unIolded his little tale and urged the officer to hasten and capture the smooth in- dividual who had so successfully inn posed on his confidence. and, inei- dentally. carried of one of his costii- est suits of clothes.
 The officer calmed the merchant by assuring him that his clothes should be recovered and the bold, bad man who deceived him should be arrested and punished.
 The Chief then put the sslenths ef| the city on the track of the con man. and they soon ran him down for who could escape from our vigil laut police force, wien once its mem bers are thoroughly aroused and wide awake?
 The "betrayer of trust WAS found on East Third avenue, where he was endeavoriDg to 'scoh" a saloon man out of 9 cents worth Of cigars which he proposed to smoke while airing his new fnery. He was placed under arrest; but when ques- tioned by the officer, refused 10 give any facts about himself. He, ae- cording to his own statement, sails under many different names. He first said that lie was H. NJ. Gran stOn, and that ne was chlel dlspalc CT for the Mexican Central railroad at San Louis Patosi Finally hel denied this. and gave other aliases.
 After his arrest it was learned that he was the same man who left the Trulock and forgot to settle his board b.H. He is. also. the same in dividual who afeW days ago entered the cigar stores oi Messrs. Altschui and Rosenberg, eoolly helped him. self to some cigars and walked out with the remark that .the would pay for them later.
 The man is now in jail. and Jailor Gibson will cara for him at the county s expense until after his trial on the charge of obtaining goods