Arizona republican., 1901-01-31

against his earnest protest, placed him
 uneer arrest, when he told them that
 if they would accompany him he would
 quickly prove his identity by local mer-
 chants with whcm he had done busi-
 ness; by certain railroad officials he
 had known for years and by visitors
 to the carnival from Phoenix. He also
 told them he was a civil engineer. a
 United States deputy mineral surveyor
 under s2O,OO0 bond, and a number of
 other things that Phoenix people all
 know to be facts. But this information
 the officers said was the same kind of q
 story any good smart outlaw would
 put up, and wtphout giving him an op-
 partunlty to clear himself he was
 thrown into the tank along with an
 assorted job lot of sneak thieves, ho-
 bos and vagrants,, most of whom were strangers to soap, had only drinking acquaintance with wa ar, but were cn
 the most intimate terms with vermin and all insect life.
 At the jafl he continued his protests and finally succeeded in getting an in-
 terview with phc chief of police, who investiCate1 his case enough to restore him to liberty. Thus far the affair was looked upon at this end of the line as a
 huge joke on the "Yaqui Chief" but
 MT. Patrick writes that after his re- lease he had to set about the work of building up character before he could do any business in the town. Charac- ter building is slow process usually, and ones good reputation doesn't grow half as fast as his hotel bill. He has spenl a great many years in this city building up a reputation whiCh many Fl Paso people might envy, but the tin horn police of the border town pulled out the keystone when they turned the l1ck on him in the city prison. Before his arrest he met q number of men with whom he hoped to establish busi- ness relations, for De 1t known MT. Pat rick is a most competent engineer and his work speaks for itself in the two republics.
 When hc emerged from the bastile and got through cussing rhe police he canled successively on the gentlemen whose acquaintance he had formed. for the purpose of talking business. Many of them hastily recalled other and more pressing engagements, some listened but intimated that they would like to have a few years to look up his standing, while still others drew their purple and fine linen about them with no effort to conceal the sentiment that they did not care to encourage even business relations with high way robber or n prSmoter whose opera tions were under the surveillance of the secret service.
 This did not hurt Mr. Patrlck's feel ings, for they had already been man. gled beyond recognition. Neither did 1t r.scourage him. for he has spent twen- iy years fighting Ciscourag ament in this valley. But it was a serious obstacle l In the way cf business enterprises that might rebound to the financial benefit | of himself and some good citizens of Fl Faso who wot not what they were do- ing.
 So he sat Gown and wr-te a letter to ! P. F. Porter, superintendent of the M. | X P. & s. R. V. railroad. There was nothing extraordinary in Che letter, but | 10 those reading 1t who are acquainted 1 with Mr. Patrick it is full of pathcs and | 'ividly paints mans proverbial inhu- Eanity to man. IL was simple re- iuest that MT. P'rter furnish a few af- idavits showing that MT. Patrick is what he Is. He was only too glad to do ;o, and at once prepared document ;ettlng for,h all the necessary points in Nr. Patrck's career and endorsing him o the fullest extent. Then he secured hc signatures of Gov. Murphy, Mayor ianz, J. w. Evans, president of the ,oard of trade. all the bankers in town, md number of the leading merchants md other business men, finally adding iia own name. This he forwarded to Ir. Patrick, and if the people of that own require it there is little doubt but he legislature now in session would rass bill For the Relief of T. R. Patrick" placing a legal trade mark on his character so that 1t cannot again be ru'thlesslY to:T away from Jim. Fl PasS owes Mir. Patrick an tumble apology.