Arizona republican., 1901-05-15
INVITED TO A FOOT RACE
Special Officer Geo. McClarty Submit
 ted to An Unusual. Exercise.

For some time the police have been been intrudlng himself upon the pri- Nacy of family life in this city and gaining an entrance into such places as he desired and for purposes known only to himself on the statement that he was the official chimney inspector of this city. John may or may not be d chimney inspector. but MT McClarty says he is fully competer: to act as pacemaker for the Western Union Tele- graph company.
 Sunday morning about | o'clock John Doe knocked at the door of the Me Clarty residence. corner of sixth and East Jefferson streets. Mir. McClarty had jus; hnlghed his nignts work and retired and Mrs McClarty had just arisen for the day. She answered the knock and John Doe said Let me in. '" Mrs. McClarty called her husband, whom she thought the man might have @ desire tO sec on some business mat ter. He came to the door airily attired and John Doe repeated his demand. Asked what for. he made it more imper- alive. MT McClarty, with further argument, opened the screen door and touched him on th- face gently. The man seemed to be made of India rub her. for when he stopped rolling he was II ar the gate He got up and proceed cd to call Mir, Mc'la-ty several kinds of a no gentlc-..a1 sps aking fuently and with an astounding vocabulary
 Meanwhile M-. McClarty was en- T | fU.t f f"tT.a A n Is pants. He went out into the street on the invitation of the caller, who turned cast on Jefferson street, Mir McClar- ty followed in the hope of catching up SO Eo could sgrape an acquaint- ancc The chase led to the east end school house. thence north on Arizona avenue Co Van Rurcn. near the water works. lt seemed to be neck and neck The pursued turned west and did not stop for wind or water tili he reached Fourth avenue. Then he turned south to Adam1 and then east again. The night watchman was too close up to save anything turning corners. and too far behind Co lay hands on the fleeing man. Somewhere on east Adams the trail divergcd to the north Initl Chur- chilrs addition was reached. Then the line Of least resistance seemed to be west again and again south, till the procession fell in heap near the city hall.
 John Doe was. jailed and McClarty at tached himself to a hydrant ao the wa ter was getting low in his boiler and the steam was almost exhausted.
 The accused told Judge Burnett that he was poor man and had a family on his hands; or. rather. he did have un- til Friday night, when he was surrep- ttiously beaten out Of his family. He had decided to take up his residence in Prescott and bought scalpers' tickets for the family. Placing them on the train he went into the smoking car. About two miles out the conductor dis possessed him of his scdlpers ticket and put him off the train. which moved on up the right of way before he could gt message to his wife in the day coach He hasn't seen or heard of his family since. He walked back into town and d friend invited him to take drink. He did % and hunted up the ticket sell H,' who gave him two dollars. and he had another drink. From that good hour till he found himself in jail his