Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-09
LIFE N Los ANGELES.
The Festive HighxaYnas al -
Nervous eitilsa Leafs taa
Average eitizsa !
Merry ehaSs.
amusing aaa lsaicrszs lsei3ssaS s.zssi
By the Eigas1Izaa sss1
Of TsFFar Thsfs-

merry game Of hisls-au.t se.k ...-~.s
nights one WheSe hss~l1ssS s.s-
aim out AT niShE X He.r cs,nSlsl..rs.l =.
proper form unls.>S hs- laS = kauzs... H.
arsenal with him- his esss.l-1s.sn -
affairs has beea prosluc,,l - an ls.nsx
oI thugs mto thar eiry WhleA - fa
has uaiiied every eFarr - ~. as.l..,s
department One a. ssra sa,.r,l.-r-, a.sas.
been committed ~ rheSe hi-hU.szras
while several nur,lers1~ aSSzusrs
have been cnsnmiTrei an1 aEa-r~ aaa,-
come "a such q usl>S rA1r 1a4 W ass
IS now ouJ lare ar niSat Se1era,r ear
lies SlN-S1o-a,cr IN each ka1.t aa.1
IL he See> any cne dcll1s SuSri-is.ls,s
he Is just aS likely q rake = Sas,z -
hlm as not - between rhs. ar,ns.1
citizens and the mur,iersuS hi-Au,-as-
men one i harsiiN Safe. en- IL. ~-r,ers.
The Los Anssle> Tines SlveS r1e. fel-
lowing walch shows eXiSrl1g csn,a-
tionS there.
OFFICER Shand was Sr9aslznz ~ rass
side Of a building on >evearh Szuees
several nights ago when d. heasel
tootSteps al'nruachiuS arou1tl rhse eer-
ner- He poke'i his head aroun.l t1e
angle of the house 60 ~ whss u.s>
corning. and notieed an etl ulan ~
eorting lady When the ot1 ntaa
SAW the officer psepias a-ouns1 IA.
corner he drew frem hlS psekeE
huge revolver and holllv esurirrr....I Ia
his way Shand waited IN d.. r..s....|'.I
the corner and then pleasanrls- 1<sszz
what he meant by such a ssrsn,.s.
able display of artillerv-
1 was held up once II. M afe. snss
don't propose 10 submit % II - I
thought You were probably \ hsA1. ~.
man when I SAW yoU peeklns aranr.I
the corner. and AZ once preFa-,sz
action. quoth the sncienr parrv
-on another night Shansf and =
brother officer mes IN rha Sha.i.s cE )
line of eucalyptus rreeS or Psea St-set.
They heard footsteps apprOacAing 1ns1
Shand stepped cut of the Shzdew -
investigate Immediately he- Vas e,sa-
fr0nted by a Young maa VIA lraun
revolver. who warned him 1ez - eaun4e
near. Shand had 70 shaw lis Sra- a1.l
his companion had u Srcn mn rte
light also and Show hirnSs1r h1forss ~.
Young fellow would b eanvineesl r1az
they were officers and pzr AWAY nrS
weapon II was the San 81 > foF1ser
police commissions who THIS slew
bead on the eOpperS
ION a SuhSeQueut nazhe >han.r e.
countered a citizen who Ms earrxine
an open knife in his hand an.1 urAa
miStruSted that the ofEeer was 4 esas-
pad lying in wair for him unrl1 ~ 1as
close enough TO receive oeular ero1ensat
to the contrary. These are bnt stray
leaves from one poEeeuaa's 1aTF.
Nearly ever efiicer on the nl<Az w4ft
has had similar exI'eFienees IN - -
few weeks
~
for a footpad during hIS ~ Eas1
r.imDlinsS in search 0f the 1sS7s, z.a..
pads. The chief has givea SeFeFEz s.
dividUals whom he haS net q 8Ar<
places bad friSht hy S<err nz -
question them as % their hslS1a - 4..7
identity But the best like - ~
chief in this connection i ne eh,eN
started by n Young drus clerk 4A.ssl
having seen the tan and the SAers eile
her in the vicinity q Twen1pss1 ~
street and Grand avenue laSr - 6fse~T
night shortly after a holl-ap hssss tsSs4.
perpetrated in thar neiSho-srhs-e.4 ~
tail and the short -hiShwaynissa' l3.A,.
the young man SSW were Chlet esss1
and Sergeant Williams WAa We1t
promptly 10 the Sc,sne Of me rohsery
To make an Investigation
EXIT States NarShz1 tsa-,l Nh.
has made some celebrated eap1ur.S in
his time. IS not 0verio0SlnS a cAaars
To earn some of the reward ussaeg
offered Tor the death OF eapzure Of
highwaymen and eOnSesuently Il tso.sa.s
Il little niShthaWSinS himself Nm.
pursuing some inveSriSarienS In the
southern part Of the city Meniiay Dss1r
Major Gard received a praetieal .les,-
onStration that Chief Eltea'S paErst
men are not leaving any ->SuSn1ei.ssl>-
characters 30 unchallenSel Carl pas
standing on a secluded Srre>t eorner
when he was approached hy one -
the bicycle police
Do You live in this neisnnor-
hOOdF asked the copper Ay way ef
Introduction
No sir live over near Wes-1ake
park, was the reply.
Well aren't yOu pretty far f7om
homer
Perhaps I am, bur what's tAae q,
your QuOth Gard
Well. I am an officer. anl I nlsike.
il my business 10 know Whar'S sa,aS
on on this beat You must give nas a.
account of Yourself
Is thar sos Wen my asme X
Gard
What. Is this Georse Garle Wen
IN be hlanked if l reSoSnize,l wa ~
far from home But don'r ~. Scare,l-
won't run you in
Little incidents Ike these. an,l rher,.
are many Of ,hen, perhaps are A. ecn-
vincipg aS anything can ~ rha- rAs
police are not asleep On their beatS'-