The Morning News

A queer Alabamian, who gave the name of Gustav Yuma McClure, turned up among the drunks and disorderlies in a New York police court a day or two ago. He said he had traveled from Alabama to New York by way of San Francisco, because a ticket agent had told him that was the shortest route. An index to his personality is offered by this description of his outfit: "He wore an immense sombrero, an overcoat lined with coonskins, a whisky-stained shirt ornamented with three large diamonds, and his watch was fastened with a diamond chain, which he proudly declared was the only one in the world. He had also large diamonds on his fingers and a 44-calibre revolver in his pocket to guard this array of jewelry. To complete his outfit he had one of the hairless Mexican dogs about the size of a rat." The indications are that this Alabamian with the mixed name went to New York to have a good time; also, that he had it.