| Show on a spree an wednesday there arria arrived led in this city a certain charles mccormick a roan man of about 35 years of age dressed like a miner rough but substantial clothes and looking like a hardworking laborer ho he camo came from the wood river country where lie had been cooking in in the mines and had accumulated a round little sum of hard bard earned cal cash l li F for or a relaxation however lie had got on a bender and bore the tile marks of his dissipation when ile he arrived here what money he lie brought with him to the junction city was soon distributed around town in carousing and when the taji collateral gave out lie sold his watch a fine gold timepiece time piece worth for 10 with which he lie continued his riotous living sinking lower and lower in tile slough of despond and demoralization at last officer stevens made liis his acquaintance and finding out that the man though possessing no refinement himself was evidently respectable connected he endeavored to set the luckless wight on his feet morall morally speaking he redeemed the watch for him and secured tomp temporary orar board and lodging at mr air JA forley s establishment for him meanwhile mccormick had telegraphed to a friend in the black hills mr ed shannon for assistance his friend at once responded to the call sending a telegraphic money orica order for 80 which amount was drawn at harkness aco a bank realizing hia his own lack of moral backbone mccormick cCormick 51 requested officer stevens take care of the money until hia his departure which mr stevens did several sharks learning of mc me cornicks Cor micks condition had insinuated themselves into his f favor avor with what purposes can easily be surmised the file officer however frustrated all their schemes to swindle liis his ward this morning mr stevens saw mccormick oft off on the U P passenger train having commended him lint to the caro odthe of the conductor |
