| Show MORRIS IN CUSTODY FOR representing HIMSELF AS SOUTHERN PACIFIC LA BOR AGENT he Is evidently demented on that one point although quick in many things after apparently hiring one hundred men tor go with him to the bay shore cutt olt near san francisco and leading them a merry chase through tho railroad yarda for a number of hours yesterday afternoon and evening looking tor the train to take the bunch out nest charles morris age 81 years now a cell in tha city jail and will doubtless be examined today as to his sanity merrl morrl came in from the ogden lucin cutoff cut off several days ago and immediately proceeded to get on a glorious lag which has evidently affected hla mind to tho extent of making him demented he claimed to have worked in engineer marahs private dining car at lake ade and also claimed it was upon mr marahs marshs authority that he camo to ogdin to hire men all day yesterday mardla was rounding up men to whom lie told the story that be would give them transportation to san francisco chere they would get a railroad job wile the man had been drinking he did rot appear to be onn staten nt to the men that instead of and he succeeded in making about one men in all to be true to the first bunch he had in chaise he told them he was going to ship etem out on one of the passenger trains he told them they would not need bidding nor food as he would supply them with both his actions seemed to justify the truth of his statement or he gave them about 1400 with chich to go buy their dinner about efty men were the recipients of a nice lanner from bis bounty but the time 0 the departure of the train which was to bear tho men out was postponed until finally he made the statement nt to the men that ansted of going ut on a passenger he had decided oat they should take the swing train r the cutoff cut off work train out to lake alde and then from there go to san feancisco Fian cisco some of the men doubted the truth of his statements but others went over with him into the yards abere he showed them the place aiom alch the cutoff cut off train would leave h the morning at halt past ten evening the gang was still at his icela but by this timo most of them argan to believe he was making false they crowded around him and hustled him toward the unan depot where some went to look to the depot police while others laid haida upon him and demanded to know ho meant by his actions at this juncture two newspaper men appeared upon the scene one of whom went aber sam fowler the nightie pot maaen while the other telephoned for patrol when mr fowler wanted to know why merls was leading all those men around a such a manner he said ive waited n the table long enough to know al about everything officer bert vace then took the man in charge nd he was taken up to tho police atlon HeAT lied to all questions asked him tn a quick witted way but was evidently off on the one point of having beai appointed by mr marsh to hire ma to go to frisco to work he was anious to get to bed and did not offer tb least resl stence to being locked up A tel hone inquiry at the homo of mr achl sf clerk in mr marahs marshs ogden falce elicited the information that tapo was no one that he knew of authorized to hire men tor work at san fracisco and the officers instructs to hold the man until this morning so that the affair could be ferreted ut had not the man morris led fifty to one hundred men around alth him almost all day yea berday he affair would look like a huge job but morris still persists that be t a duly appointed agent and that joke on his part taday will whether or not the man is demented to foresee an accident to be prepared tor it dr thomaa oil monarch over pot |
