Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-08-14
A YOUNG MANS POVERTY
How 1t Got One Man in Jail and 9th
ers in Hot Water

An incident which has caused a num-
b-r Of people considerable trouble, and
which makes good newspaper story,
but which probably will not result very
seriously reached it's climax, for the
present at least in the office of United
States Court Commissioner Cr5nshaw
yesterday.
Mr.. II. r.. Wills conducts a little bus
mess at Aqua Caliente hot springs
some distance from Sentinel, which is
the railroad station for the springs,
and between which points the raging
ella just as this time surges madly to-
ward the sea, and can be crossed only
by means of ferry boat Some time
ago Mr.. Wills wsnt to California for a
vacation leaving his business in charge
of a man nam d George w. King.
portion of the business is the conduct
of a boarding house. According to Mr..
King, young man came there to
beard, and in the course of events ran
out of funds, as men sometimes do ut
famous watering places He asked
Mr. King for credit and was refused.
The young man who by that time had
formed the acquaintance of daughter
of MIR Wills. sought her influence with
Mr. King in establishing his credit. But
il appears she had no inhu5 nee with
the erstwhile landlord who reje- ted hec
special pleading In behalf Of the young
man. on the ground that all young
men looked alike To him and he had
TO authority TO trust any Cf them. The
daughter then told him he had better
resign his trust to someone more capa-
BILE of assuming such responsibilities.
He said he was perfectly willing 10 d.
that, and sent for Frank Baxter, the
local justice of the peace Ia make a
formal transfer of the business.
He talked the matter over with Mr..
Baxter and they soon perfected ar
rangements VIII reby the latter took
chargs of things telling Mr. King, ac-
cording to Kings story. that he pro-
posed to telegraph Mr.. Wills to come
home. This suited King and he left on
the next stage for Sentinsi. intending
anyhow To wire Mr.. Wills himself. Mr..
Baxter wrote a telegram FIR Mr.. Wills
and handed it to the driver, with whom
King took passage.
The ferry boat being too small to
transport stages 1t was necessary To
complete the journey south of thu river
in another stage and with another
driver. When the river was crossed
the driver on the north side discovered
that he had forgotten to give tbs
ferryman the telegram sent by Mr.
Baxter so ne called TO tn driver on
the south side Mr.. King heard the
dialogue and told the driver that it
was all right, as he knew what was in
the telegram and would send another
for Mr.. Baxter from Sentinel. So when
he got 10 the latter point ne wired Mr..
Wills to come hons at once ana signed
Mr.. BaXt-r's name to the message.
As soon as Mr. Baxter learned the
fate Of his tell gram he sent another to
the sheriff here instructing him to ar
rlst King on IN charge of sending a
fraudulent telegram. Mr.. King was
easily found in Phoenix. duly arrested
and a deupty sheriff started to Aqua
Caliente with him. After their depar-
ture Mr.. Baxter again wired not to ar
r,st King till further orders, but the
message came tCo late.
Arrived at Aqua Call5nte Mr. King
was tried and held to await the action
of the grand jury unoer $1,000 bond
The deputy returned with him, when
the accused man applied to Attorney
George +. Bulllard for relief. and Mr..
Billiard at once began habeas corpus
proceedings before Court Commissioner
Cr5nshaw Judge Street being out of
the city. Judge kibbey represented the
district attorneys office. The two
lawyers got together and compro-
mise was effected whereby King was
released on his own recognizance. He is
still held to appear before the grand
jury. and in the meantime the prosecu-
tion will determin whether his conduct
In sending Mr.. Bakers telegram was
or was not prompted by an improper
motive. King will in the meantime go
TO Nickenburg where he says he has
employment,