Arizona republican., 1909-07-23
COL. JOHN \. BLACK
 WAS NOT IN HIDING ENGAGED IN BUSINESS IN CHI
 cAGo. He Had Met Many Citizens of Tucson
 There.

The Tucson Citizen prints the fol- lowing account of the return to Tue son of John A. Black, whose arrival was described in special dispatch to The Republican yesterday morning:
 John A Black, the same old John of yore, but a trifle thinner, a shade less ruddy, with tilt of his cigar a bit less "cocky'' and with an intangi- ble something" that is different about his face, arrived in Tucson this morning from Chicago in charge of Sheriff John Nelson.
 He Is as dapper of dress as of old. He has the same familiar smile with its Scottish bury chuckle. He looks one squarely and clearly in the eyes and seems glad to greet old friends-but somehow as you leave him you feel there's something changed in John A. Black. He seems older inside as the kids put it. and under the familiar old glove one feels the scar.
 Black in the custody of the sheriff reached Tucson on the delayed Gold en State Limited at o'clock this morning. It was already daylight and a number of persons were on the downtown streets
 Black was rendered a carriage. He stated to the sheriff that he preferred to walk. With the officer he went down Congress street, stopping sev- eral times to shake hands with ac- quaintances.
 "I see l have not yet lost all my friends" was his comment after he had greeted several parties and the greetings had been returned, but there was an unmistakable tinges of sadness in his voice. ..
 Dressed in a suit of blue and wear ing a white vest, Black showed much of his old neatness of dress and while he appeared considerably thiner in his face, nevertheless he seemed in good health
 Striking by their absence, however, were the huge diamond stud and the gleaming diamond ring which he al ways wore during his residence in this city.
 He had these gems on ten months ago when he left here without say ing where he was going. This morn B. jewelry whatever.
 Black is held under s15,OOO bond, the security required in each of the three indictments against him being S5.0OO.
 During a major portion of the fore noon he went about the city. accom- panied by the sheriff, endeavoring to secure the heavy bond necessary for his release from custody. Up to a late hour this afternoon his quest had not been successful
 T feel certain, however, that I shall be able to raise the required surety" Black said this afternoon.
 Declining to make any comment about the indictments, charging that he embedded sums aggregating more than $10,000 while secretary of the Tucson Building and Loan Associa- ton, Black neveytheless talked freely regarding his whereabouts since leav- ing Tucson.
 Tt was really quite amusing when saw ex-Mayor Schumacher this morning and he told me he had heard was conducting a jewelry store in some town in Canada" said Black, and he laughed quite heartily as he made the state.nent.-
 Why have been in Chicago ever since I left Tucson. l have been on the streets there every day and have made no effort at concealmcnt.
 'I engaged in business in that city under my own name and on several occasions met Tucson people. -
 T was not aware until I was ar rested on the streets of Chicago by two detectives and asked to accom- PaRy them to the police station that there had been an indictment against me.
 During the ten months I was in Chicago l met first M. O. Bicknell, the former passenger and freight chief. I met him in front of .the Palmer House and had quite chat