The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-02
Ctlesdoa sf I Halss- thief, and RessVs.
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/ 1t II an old saying that murder vii
out;n and it h nearly an absolute FAC
| that crime Of every sort, sooner OF, lat
or, comes to exposure. There seems e
he m unseen spirit which prompts ths
wrong-dser to leave clues which lead
to speedy detection and punishment;
or to commit some act which ct last
brings about exposure. Again, we Wit
ness the result ct q tormcnted con-
science, In . confession Of guilt. In the
! case we are about to relate, An act oi
treachery on the part Of one criminal
towards another brought about the ex-
posture Of both. ' 1.
On Sunday, July 22d, man named
Stocking presented himself to Dept.
Sheriff Becker, at Hay City, and made
. confession, substantially - follows;
He said that on the "a day Of May, 1877,
himself and q man called Stevsson,
(the latter 10 pretty well known by a
number In tllis locality; having worked
In camps near here) stole horse and
covered buggy from Joseph Popp, keep
er Of q livery stable on Summit street,
Teledo, Ohio. One Of them went to
Pepp and hired the conveyance as he
said, to go to Sylvania, few miles
from Toledo. Driving to the corner OF
Superior and Monroe streets, Stocking
was joined by Steveson, and then they
started for Michigan. The rig was
brought 70 Baldwin, Steveson getting
out just before reaching town, and COM
ing In alone. Stocking says sham
sale was made to J. B. Taylor, the par
ties going before Jas. Formsn, Justice
Of the Peace, ut Forman Station, to
make cut the papers for an exchange
Of 30 acres Of land belonging t. Taylor
for the horse and buggy md $500. This
sale, Stocking declares, was . sham,
and further, that 1t was understood by
Taylor that horse had been stolen, and
that lac was to dispose of 1t, and divide
proceeds. (This Mr.. Taylor denies, we
understand, and says the bargain WAS
made in good faith OIL his part.) Stock
lug also, confessed the stealing Of span
Of horses from w. 8. Grcen, a, lumber
man, of East Saginaw; and said they
would be found in the possession Of
some men i'm Kalamazoo county. He
gave rs q reason for 'squealing,', that
Stevenson had run away with his wife,
not long since. asf se as'
y .ar sH b
Dept. Sheriff Becker telcgraphed to
Popp to come On to Bay City, Thurs
day, and then set out for Kalamazoo
county, where he found the hsrses, just
as Stocking had told him. The farm
ers who had the horses were. lsth to
give them up, and appealed to the Sher-
IN Of Kalamazoo county, ind ~ Beck
er was q stranger to them, a serious
time was threatened, rs Becker Is
rcsolute man, and determined to hold
the horses at all hazards. Finally, he
them that lie was all right
having authority both as Dept Sher-
iff and Dept. u. 8. Marshal le
was permitted to proceed. and conveyed
the horses to their proper owner.
Last Thursday afternoon, oMessrs.
Becker and It. II. Carter, Of Bay City,
with Mr.. Pepp arrived at Baldwin.
their business known to Oviatt,
they found that the horse had been.
sold TO g. M. q. Ross, Tsyler's son-in-
law. Proceeding to Ross house, they
to hire the horse to 20 over to |
Petcrson's camp. After the horse was
hitched to the buggy, Becker drove to
The hotel, and when Ross came up with
the whip, which had bcen left at the
house, Popp informed him that tho
belonged to him. The top Of
;he buggy was missing, and Taylor
having sold II to Billy Allen,
. livery stable keeper, at Ludingten,
or Sls. Mr.. Popp informed us that lie
considered tile top worth $40. With
omc persuasion, Taylor was induced
% pay over the SIS, which was Deposit
d with M. l.. Townsend, and tele-
ram sent to Ludington to that effect,
With n request to forward the top to
Baldwin. Allen refusing to give 1t up
o, Becker aud Popp took the money,
vent to Ludington on the evening
rain, and after considerable talk, IN
|uced Allen to take his money back
md deliver the top; which they re-
urned with Friday morning, to this
lace. In the meanwhile, Carter had
the horse and buggy In the
Baldwin House barn. He said that
he door fastenings were tried twice
uring the night.
Stocking also, s,lid that IL was the in-
ention 10 stenl another span 0f horses
eionginx to Green, Of Saginaw, and
un them off here and turn them over
nto Taylor's hands. Mr.. Taylor, we
10 informed, admits expecting the
esm; but says IL was to apply, on the /
ay for the land. ~. e. ~ Il
,Steveson had not been caught when
he property was recovered, bat 10 II
xpectsd that he would be overhauled |
eSors long. The Bay City sfiicer
eemesi ~ have possession Of infsrma-
lon regarding ether parties In this vi
inity, which they intended to use at
roper time. Much credit is due Dept
Iheriff Becker for the prompt and sf-
ectlys manner In which ne recovered
he Stolen property. Mr. Popp stated
sat he had spent about $500 In endea-
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