Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-10
Whose Horses?

On Sunday last, at . o'clock, p. M, there
arrived In this city two stout, Well clac
young men. They came In a spring Wagon
drawn by two strong horses, and another
"critter" was hitched behind the "trap''
with a halter. After putting up the three
horses at Huitz' livery stable. and taking
"hoss' a while they went 10 the European
hotel, where they registered themselves AS
Thomas and VIM. Perkins, from Jackson.
VILE. Morgan county, Ills. They immedia-
tely eyinced a rather too ardent desire to
trade of or sell their horses, and the city
police began to pay them the polite atten-
tion of following them about town, and,
without Introducing themselves, listening to
what they had to say. Monday In the fore
noon Policeman Juhn reported the case to
Sheriff Mountjoy. After a little investiga-
ton, Prosecuting Attorney Blackwell swore
out a writ for their arrest, and in q few
minutes the sheriff had his grip on the gen.
tlemen, ana had changed their lodging from
the European to the Hotel de Chinn. They
were very wrotby at first, and swore that
they would sue Mr.. Blackwell for damages,
but they did not deceive anybody by their
o'oNo - PioSCo III Jail thNy SdNe
their names as Alonzo and James Perkins,
and still insisted that they had come from
Jacksonville. Ills. After interviewing their
horses Sheriff Mountjoy concluded that the
Jacksonville story was thin-thinner than
the horses would have been after such q
trip through such mud as now fills the roads
and he told them SO in such plain terms
that they confessed they were from near
Ha~rrisonyiIle, in Cass county. He immedi.
ately telegraphed 20 Sheriff Geo. W. Stevens
OF that county, and received q message In
reply to hold the men for a robbery. COM
mitted by them in Cass county, of a lot of
clothing. from a house at which q party was
in progress. The clothes, consisting OF a
ladies' cloak, wOrsted shawl, two or three
common shawls, bed comforts, &C., were
found in their possession here. Sheriff
Stevens arrived in town Tuesday night by
the Narrow Gauge, and Wednesday morn
ing identified his men. He said that the
family were known by the name of Perdin |
In Cass county that two females and a male
OF the family had already been arrested for
the crime for which he wanted these two
men, and that he had followed them up into
county where they had eluded
him. He knew nothing of the two most
valuable horses IN their possession, but said
that the smallest and least valuable one had |
been traded for by them at their home in
Cass county, where they were new corners,
lie left for home with his prisoners Wednes-
day at u O'Clock, p. NJ, leaving the horses
here for further developments. The de-
scription OF the horses. vehicle, &c., is as
One smooth, we'll kept bay gelding, about
10 hands high, Q years old past, Star in fore
head, toward right side, both hind feet
white, the left one up to the pastern
ONT, the right one to a little above p~astern,
collar and trace marks, faint brand on lett
looks like an ''M,' in good flesh,
'hod in front, side PAGER under saddle, a
very good horse.
One bay geldiug, about 10 hands high. 10
1ears old, blind in left eye, star in forehead.
arge collar marks on both sides. saddle
marks on back and on both sides, left hind
DOT white, not quite to pastern, shod all
'ound, big boned, saddle gsits. travels with
lis tongue out, tongue badly Scared, a good
general utility horse.
Dark bay gelding, about 144 hands high, 5
ears old, snip on end of nose, left fore foot
md right hind foot white at the heels. deep
harness mark on LETT and slight harness
on right side, long tail, thin in flesh.
hod In front, no saddle gaits. This is the
'orse that Sheriff Stevens thinks they trad
ID for before leaving home.
The riding bride III their possession was
new, round refined, round head.stalIed af-
air, with a collar and martingale the sad
lie a very old Texas tree, without skirts.
The spring wagon is old, heavy, iron
'xles, three sprlngs-two behind and one
'efore. Oil cloth top, canvas sides, Iron step
'ehInd.
The horses, wagon, saddle and bride are
I'LL at Hullz' stable awaiting Identification.