The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-11
HORSE THIEVES,

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND RoBBERY-KEN-
DALI, THE GARDENER, SHOT down. W rILE
fhoihoriNo HIS PRoPERTY--THEw o uND
SERIOUS BUT NO. FATALe--FLIaHT OF
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dali, the gardener, on Sunday morning
last, was 100 la.e to do more than simp,v
announce the fact
1t appears that Mr.. Kendall has been in
the habit Of turning his horses and mules
into an out-lot where he allowed them to
remain until near midnight, when he
would stable them; but, on Saturday
night, he fell into sound s!umber and Al.
lowed the usual hour for stabling 10 pass
by unnotced Between ono and two
O'Clock in the morning, Mrs. Kendall
aro, scd her husba I'd and reminded him
that the stock had not been put under
cover. Mr.. Kendall Immediately re-
paired to the out-lot, and missing the stock,
went out upon the read to look for them.
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three men, one leading the mare, saddled,
and the other two leading three mules. He
instantly snatched the bride of the mare,
and leading her pursued the thieves who
had the mules in charge. Steadily gain
ing upon them, and coming near, he or
dcred them to let go the stock. At this mo-
ment one Of the thieves discharged the
contents of n shot gun at the pursucr, and
wounded him in the breast and right arm.
The thieves then released the mules and
fled.
Ncighbors of Mr.. Kendall, who had
heard the report of the gun, came in, and
ascertaining the fact, came to the city and
reported to Chief Myers, who, with Shcr-
III Irwin, Immediately went in pursuit.
The officers soon came to the conclusion
that the thieves had intended to steal the
| horses and swim them to the Missouri
shore. They tracked the rogues TO the
Mississippi levec near Kline's brick yard,
where they lost the scent. The officers
then passed down the lcvee to the point,
where they ascertained that two men had
been seen rowing skiff up the Ohio and
over TO the Kentucky shore. These men
the officers concluded were two Of the
thieves. Pursuing the clue further, the
officers learned that Jock Owens had been
seen on Saturday evening rowing skifl
down the river toward the point; that he
and his brother and Harris had been in
the habit Of harboring in fiat boat moored
against the Kentucky shore that they
had been seen together late on Saturday
night; that one of the saddles stolen by
the thieves belonged to Morgan, of the
Eames' Hub and Spoke factory, and tn {.
Harris had been his driver and kne,
wher the saddle was kept; that the 9th,
sadd ,, it was said, belonged to EASILY.
and at Jock had been at Eascly's house
as late as IL o'clock Saturday night; that
one of the thieves-the one who shot--was
tall man with an Extraordinarily large
foot, and that Dick Owens and his feet
filled this part of the bill Acting upon
this information, and other facts not prop
or to be mentioned at this time, Jock and
Dick Owens and Jessy Harris wer' ar
rested on Sunday morning.
The men under lest may be guiltless
of the charge agai' VEN but if g.
they ST ud pu ! ia very s,,n!-
mar qrrer. Tn . nary OK" 80
ton WI Nel before Esquire Bros.