The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-07-31
HORSE THIEVING IN PL. PRAIRIE AND
KENOSHA

Within q few weeks past three farmers OF
Pleasant Prairie, Messrs Rolphing. Miller
and Robinson, living within a mile OF each
other, have each lost horse, and no knowl;
edge OF the Stolen property could be obtain
ed. For several days prior to last Monday, a
man, who was stranger to the farmers, had
been seen frequenting the sand ridge dis.
trict, apparently without any occupation.
! The farmers We're very naturally led to sus-
pect this ma of leisur e" and concluded to-
watch him, According ly on Monday night
about doz en- Of them armed With pitch
forks. shot7gu MS. ropes, and other useful ar
ticIes, turned out and distributed them selves
along the road on the sand ridge. When the
night was far sp ent and morning approached,
Mr. Rolphiug who was concealed in the
bushes, espied an individual on horseback
coming up to him. Unaware of the "bush-
men" the, horsenan rode CALAMITY along
until he came within the range of Mr.. Rol phi
ing's shotgun, which on the instant was
fred Unto the air. and q crv of 'horse-
thief" raised by Mr.. Rolphing. The colt on
hearing the report started at a .break-neck
gallop for short distance down the road
and taking turn to the west carried hiR
rider out of immediate danger. The farmers
pursued, md after hot chase the affrighted
man dismounted, hitched his horse on the
roadside, and took to the woods. The
horse which proved 10 be the property of ID.
B. Theirs. stolen on Monday night was cared
for nd Oh
successfully eluded his pursuers, aud they,
worn and excited by the chase, came to the
city and gave the officers a description OF
him they had in vain attempted to inter ro-
gate. With the description given by the
farmers George A Macarthur went aboard
the train going south Tuesday morning, and
at State Line introduced himself to passen-
ger answering the description. Mr.. Near
thur objected to the excursion being extend
ed beyond Waukegan, and stopping a that
place, procured for his charge apartments in
the free boarding house. Information OF
the arrest was sent 10 ST eriff Tetard, who
drove down to Waukegan, unbarred the
doors of the Jail. and escorted the prisoner
to his buggy for rideto Kenosha When they
arrived at State Line a company Of farmers
stopped the buggy, took the prisoner inlo
their hands, and with very serious exhbi-
lions demanded that he tell them where they
could find those horses The fellow know.
ing that he would he safer in prison cell at
Kenosha than in the hands of the righteousIy
indignant farmers, tod them that the horses
had been sent TO certain stable in Chicago,
the headquarters of gang OF horso.Shieves
la consideration of this valuable information,
the man was allowed to proceed with j. NJ.
AStebbins, (who had by this tune arrived On
the grouad) to Kenosha, and he is now lock-
ed up in cell specially adapted 10 such
customers. Sheriff Tetard went or to Chica-
go TO break up that gang" and TO recover
the stolen property. The man in our jail is
German ana gives his name as Hameier.
he is about % years o!age, tair complexion,
mnstache and goatee, wears summer suit
OF gray cloth, striped shirt, and says he has
been in this country but three years.