The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-03-03

Some time last week a man blew
INTO Grenada and secured board at the
hlmbrell House. He gave his name
dS H. Johnson and stated to a Sentinel
/ representative that his home was At
mount vernon, y. Y, and that he
came TO Grenada to test one of the
afteslan wells which supplies city
water, which well, he stated, had been
reported to the reclamation depart-
ment Of the Interior Department At
/ ashlngton. Johnson stated that he
was IN the employ Of the federal poy-
efnment; that he had been educated
10 practice medicine, and that he had
oeen taught at Cornell University. He
pore the earmarks of a cultured man
and his appearance was good.
Johnson, alias Jones" no doubt
thought that IN view of the fact that
so many people are running up and
down the country for so many differ
ent departments of the federal goy-
ernment and at public expense and
that likewise the State, too. is NOT
wanting in government experts and
uphfters who are chasing over the
land giving advice upon everything
from bottling baby up to dehorninp
COW, catching ticks and deadening
trees, that it would be so easv for
him to appear in the name of the
government, and in this he guessed
correctly. He made himself known
as Mason and also as a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He was about town for several davs.
He pretended to be testing the CITY
water and stated Saturday that he
was going to Jackson to confer with
the health officials as to closing one
of the wells. He said that his work
would most probably keep him here
for several months, as he had instruc
tlOns to test drinking water all over
this section.
Saturday afternoon he purchased
some wearing apparel of Heath Broth
ers of this city. The amount of the
purchase was $3.50, which he paid
with check on the First National
Bank at Pueblo, Colo. He got SO in
cash besides his purchases, but he
signed the check &C S. Jones'" hav-
ng previously told the firm that The
Sentinel was in error in giving his
lame as johnson"
1t developed that. he left on train
10. Saturday afternoon, going north
instead of having gone south to Jack
On. as he stated. and that his board
)ill was unpaid, so the check was for
varded at once to Pueblo. Today
he following wire came:
Jones check on us, yours 25th. no
ccount; bad actor
Johnson. alias Jones. was without
but supplied himself with
handbag in his purchase here He
lsO gave the firm an order for a suit
f made-tO- order clothing. and some
t his measurements were as follows:
Height, 5 feet, 10 inches; weight
64 pounds; breast measure of coat.
8 p waist measure of trousers,
3 p. He told them at Heath Bros.
tore that he came here in a Stutz
utOmoble and invited a member of
ne firm to take a ride with him as
Don as weather conditions would per
lit. He stated that his baggage was
and that his outfit for water
asting was in his trunks.
A TELEGRAM was received by Mar
lal Mcleod Wednesday after
office of Johnson appeared in New
rleans and Memphis papers. from
organ City. La. stating that c. s.
)nes was wanted there for passing
)gus checks.
Communication with the police of
emphis failed to reveal anything of
$ whereabouts there. He had
arked scar on his left wrist.
The moral is: Watch out for water
SterS.