The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-01
A HORSE rH1EF CAUGHT.
, And TWO Weddings Postponed.

4 And Two Weddings Postponed.
OOu the oath Sheriff Conner effected the
arrest of fascinating young man on
charge CT having stolen horses. and the
story is sufficiently interesting to begin
at the beginning:
Last winter young man named James
A. Benson made his appearance and OBJ
tanned work near Burlingame, Usage
county, and boarded with well known
and respectable farmer there, Charles l.
Bodine. Benson made himself SO sgreea-
ole that he became engaged to Mr.. Bo-
dimes daughter. Last summer he left
Usage county ar It TO Butler county,
aud procured work on q far m owned by
a widow-Mrs. Hinshaw, and situated
west of Augusta, and just inside the But
Ter county line. He became very popular
in that family, and though maintaining
loving correspondence with Miss Bodine,
became engaged to Mrs. HInshaw's
daughter, and mauv q happy evening, az
ter the work of the day was over, did
they enjoy in each others company, until
Benson retired in order to write to his
other charmer before laying his innocent
head upon his pillow for the rest Of the
night. But these are hard times for poor,
but honest lovers, and as the summer
closed work on the Hinshaw farm gave
out, and Benson took his prospective
mother-in-law's note for S42 payable
next March, and after working on
neighboring farm for q month OF two,
bid adieu to Miss Hinshaw until fortune
permitted him to see her again, had his
trunk taken to Wichita, Dec. Goth, and
started there himself on q horse he had
become the owner OF. From there he had
his trunk shipped to Emporia, and rode
here himself Amer staying here short
time he went up to the Bodine farm in
Usage county, having his trunk, sent to
Burlingame, where he received it and
took 1t to the domieii Of his betrothed,
with whom he spent q few happy days in
joyful reunion, and then informed Mr..
Bodine that he had couple OF good
mares In Butler county. which he would
return and get, and started for that local
ity. 1888 s
Jan. 10th two mares were stolen from
Mrs. Hinshaw's farm, and her son began |
an active search for them, and finally |
tracked them toward Emporia and sought |
Sheriff Corners advice. The sheriff found |
that the mares had been pat up at Davis |
livery stable by Benson, and also finding |
that Benson had shipped his trunk to |
Burlingame. went there and found 1t at |
Mr.. Bodine's, where he found that wor-
thy gentleman taking care OF the mares, |
Benson having gone of immediately af- |
ter bringing them there, on q horse he |
borrowed of MIR. Bodine. The sheriff |
stayed at Bodine's several days, waiting |
for Benson to return, and Mr.. Bodine fin |
ally became alarmed for his own horse,
and he and the sheriff started toward |
Emporia, and met Benson on horseback,
at -Duck creek. He had been on visit to |
the Hinshaws, by whom he was received
with open arms and had condoIed with |
them on the loss Of their mares, wonder |
lng who the thief could be. He was
brought back to the city, and taken be-
fore Justice Bachelor, who held him in |
$500 bail to await trial. This was on the |
gath. On the 2Sth BOdine came down |
and gave bail, and Benson went of with |
him. The mares were restored to Mrs. |
Hinshaw, but which girl will be lucky
enough to get Benson for husband time
alone can determine.