Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-02-20
THE COUNTY WILL FEED HIM.
Bold Com man Successfully works
Number of Cur People. But Is
Captured at Last


Number Of Cur People, But Is
Captured at Last.
Several days ago a neatly dressed,
prepOssessing man entered the Hotel
| Truloek, walked up to the clerk IS office
and registered under the name OF II.
| NJ. Cranston. He was assigned to
a room and remained a guest at
that hostelry until his board bill had
run up to about 80 He then stole
his effects from the house and quietly
skipped out without paying up or
Isaying n 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 clothi8g house
of this city, called for the proprietor
and introduced himself as a railroad
conductor on the Cotton Belt road,
saying that he hadlately been trans
ferred from the Texas Division to
this city, and that he and his family
were living on East Sixth avenue.
He wanted to purchase a suit of
clothes, and bis friend, Conductor
Tucker, OF the Cotton Belt, had rec
commended the house to him. He
desired to purchase the clothing on
credit and would pay for the same
when the pay car arrived. The
obliging clothing man let him have
one of The handsomest suits in the
house, and the stranger bowed him
self out with his new clothes in a
bundle under his arm.
A few moments after the stranger
disappeared, Conductor Tucker came
by the clothing house, ana the cloth
ing man stopped him to thank him
for sending him a customer.
II have sent you no customer, :"
replied Mr.. Tucker.
"Did you not send a railroad con-
ductor here 20 purchase a suit of
clothes9n asked the clothing man.
No, sir; l did not. said Mr.
Tucker
The clothing man stated the cir
cumstances relating to the sale and
gave description Of his customer,
but Mr. Tucker did not know him.
nor had he ever heard ef 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 unfolded his
little tale and urged the officer to
hasten and capture the smooth in
dividual who had SO successfully i'm
posed on his confidence, and, Incl
dentally, carried off one Of his costli-
est suits Of clothes.
The officer Gained 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 "sleuths9 Of
the city on the track OF the ICON"
man, and they soon ran him down
for who could escape from our vigil
liant police force, when once it's mem
bers arc thoroughly aroused and
wide awake?
The "betrayer Of trust" was found
on East Third avenue, where he was
endeavoling to CON saloon man
out of % cents worth of cigars
which he proposed to smoke while
airing his new finery. He was
placed under arrest; but when ques-
toned by the officer, refused to give
any facts about himself lie, ac-
cording to his own statement, sails
under many different names. He
first said that he was II. NJ. Gram
ston, and that he was chief dispatch
er for the Mexican Central railroad
at San Louis Patosi. Finally he
denied this. and gave other aliases.
After his arrest it was learned that
he was the same man who left the
Trulock anu forgot to settle his
board bill. He is, also. the same in
dividual who afew days ago entered
the cigar stores of Messrs. AItschul
and Rosenberg, eoolly helped him
self to some cigars and walked out
with the remark that he would pay
for them later
The man is now in Jail, and Tailor
Gibson will care for him at the
county S expense until after his trial
on the charge Of obtaining goods
under false pretenses.
The object of Good Govern
ment.
Sydney Smith welded the logic Of
wit with singular power Curt,
smart and unanswerable fell his
blows. Thus, on the wants Of Ire
land: What, says he, "is the