Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-02
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Mr.. Sands Letter

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! sTae blowing letter was written bv
gJohn Sand of; Buchanan. and pub
Iished in the Transcript of September
7, 1888. r. 1T issreproduced in this issue
at the request Of parties Interested in
the present political canvass: ,s.
49,. Buchanan, Minn., Sept. 3, 1888.
Editor of the Transcript
In reply to the statements made Nv
the Little Falls Sun concerning the
captureand escape Of the horse thief:
| wish to object to the statements
made IN the Issue Of that paper Of
Aug. 80, viz: Fsrst, the Sun says that
Sheriff Rasicot went to Fargo and in
structed the chief Of police there to be
on the Lookout for the thieves, which
is untrue and tie. Sheriff Rasicot
never went to Fargo as be stated to
me personally; saying that he went to
Fargo and posted Bills advertising the
stolen horses, and made arrangements
with the chief Of police l was the
only one that gave the matter into
the hands Of the police, and it was not
Sheriff Raslcot. Aftera few davs re.
ce1ved telegram from the Fargo chief
OF police, stating that he had found
track Of the thieves. So I started for
Fargo that night, arriving there Aug.
23. L Immediately found the chief of
police and asked him if Sheriff Rasicot
had been there and had talk with
him about the case. He said no, and
stated he had never seen Sheriff Rasi
cot, neither had he seen any bills ad-
vertiSing for the horses or thieves.
think it is very nice for high shcr-
if t, tell that he went to certain place
and posted notices of p stolen team
when he never was sean within 100
miles OF that place. 1t is very easy to
talk a, n Little Falls saloon with glass
Of reFr in ones hand, for talk is very
c'ra7 now bnt IL takes money to buy
whisky. IfHenry R,~icot hal been at
Fargo het''re l was, why did lhr chief of
polire sen. a te|eyr M to me at Rice's
1t II 'sico' had l"fn to Faro and male
arrany' meats viii lhe chief of police BE-
tore | got there, whF in he'll didn't he
Getz'ht poli,'e 10 teIr:r a 1h I, him in
s;ea Of 20 mr? THAT shows plainly that
cith*r Tie e'' tor If the Sun or Henry
R'sjcot is lar
FNT'h':more. to the people of Morri
s - county would say that a / the ate.
m:ns have made are fats, anil can
p o'e al this! On The 22nd da> of Auc
ast, 1888, took h. train at Rice's for
iarg' and from there went to Grand
Forks, arriving there at 1915 p. N. |
TOOK dinner th"n men 1hr >l.rvitf of that
place and he stated to m. t!,a, he had one
Of the thieves IN she loclur since 10 =.
m. lie showed me- one Of The mares
which>was stolen from mv brother, and
claimed it for him
At 1915 p. m. the sheriff at Grand
Forks and myself went to Larimore,
where it WAS c}:tmed the other horse
vas. We found the horse there and re-
turned with it to Grand Fo Es. and on
the 23th I started on my return ,riD to
Little Falls, arriving at Monrhead that
evening. I stopped 'h+re over night
with my priso Ter, lraying him in The
Jail. Sunday morning / started for
home with the prisoner, and upon arriv
n Mt Motley the prisoner ASK ed leave to
go into tb" water closet, which I allowed
him, with sl'ack|rs on his teet. About
three minutes after lie went into the
closet l looked and it was empty. The
train was stopped and I went back to
NJ i'ev and searched for him during the
AFTERNOON but could not fnd him.
The Sun also speaks of Henry Rasi-
"ts "clptcLts' in handling any crmi-
y l. AS f." AS TIT is concerned there
re plenty of as god "rIn;cheS" in the
county rs those Of II r. Tive statement
rat Henry l}asicot never lost it pri oncr
yet is true he never had one 10 loose.
This will he all f'r this tim, next time
more, for ! am husy s1ocking grain.
JOHN P SAND, -
Deputy Sheriff