Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
TOOK THE HOURS
 RATHER THAN DAYS
RED HAMILTON PREFERS ExPA
 TAXATION.
Even the Sheriff's Office Was Not
 Spared by the Pilferer.

George Red Hamilton was given
 his choice yesterday between twenty
 four hours and 1S0 days. Hamilton is
 no hog and he took the hours. He said
 he did not really need so many. He
 thought by touching only few of the
 higher places he could get out of the county in couple of hours. It might
 take him d day or two, he thought, to get entirely out of the territory, for his destination must be some point beyond the limits of Arizona.
 Hamilton is an incorrigible thief He has been a resident of the county for the last two years and the greater part of that time has been spent in the county jail. Twice it was thought that he had committed felonies, but he man aged to escape the graver punishment for robbery from the person.
 He has the distinction of having dis proved the saying that d body can not be in two places at the same time. Hamiltonflast spring served q term in the city jail while he was constructive ly prisoner in the county jail. He had been employed as a trusty about the latter and one night he abused the confidence reposed in him, went out on the street, insulted a woman and was thrown into the city jail, where he served a term of month. He was then returned to the county jail, where he completed his term.
 He was discharged couple of weeks ago, but he reappeared at the office of the sheriff almost every night. On Saturday night he was there and while he was seated near the jailOr's desk Deputy Sheriff Olea had occasion to open the desk and disclosed $10 which had been taken from some prisoner and put into one of the envelopes in which such funds are kept
 The jailor locked the desk and had occasion to leave the room. On his re- turn he found Hamilton seated at the desk writing letter. Later that night Hamilton returned and once more was found seated alone in the room at the desk, apparently engaged in writing. A couple of mornings later. when the prisoner to whom the money in the envelope belonged, had his trial and q demand was made for the money, the envelope could not be found, and then the recollection of the jailor went back to Hamilton. An examination was made of the drawer and the print of a knife blade was found, showing that the drawer had been pried open.
 Deputy Sheriff Olea went in search of Hamilton and found him. He took him to jail but Hamilton denied all knowledge of the affair, but on We'd nesday night he admitted that he had stolen the envelope.
 He was taken before Justice Par ker yesterday and was sentenced to 1S0 days in the county jail. He was told that the sentence would be suspended for twenty four hours, but that if he was found in the county after that time and within the next six months he would be thrown in for the full time He was taken back to the sher- ifs office and given back one dollar, all the money that was found on him at the time of his arrest, and he van ished
 While acting as trusty at the jail he sometimes undertook to exceed his by searching prisoners when several of them were brought in at once once he was caught holding out" and he was told to leave that business to the regularly authorized officers.
 A couple of months ago several small boys were arrested for swimming in the canal. Hamilton was taken along by the officers to help round up the boys. He also, as it was afterward learned. took part in the search of the The next day one of the boys called at the office of the sheriff to inquire about 10 cents and dozen merry go- round tickets which had been taken from him at the time of the ar rest, but the property could not be round It was later learned that Ham lton had been selling merry go round tickets on the street at reduced prices.
 The sheriffs officers suspected him )f most grewsome crime. A few days igo, in, the evening, man was found lead on the street. The dead man lad been an invalid in the last stage If consumption. The finder of the lead body was Hamilton, who report d it. Acquaintances of the man re- .alled that a short time before that he lad five or six dollars. but when the body was searched, nothing of value was found.
 This fact and the fact that the body lad been discovered by Hamilton and he subsequent fact that Hamilton was spending money recklessly were all put .ogether He was asked where he had got the money which he was lavishing ,n himself and Bill the bull dog" for which Hamilton had bought a forty ,ent steak. Hamilton said that he lad been working at a confectionery store at Five Points. but when inquiry vas made in that neighborhood, no ,ne could be found who had ever seen lim Nor could it be learned that he had engaged in any sort of employ