The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-02
CAPTURED.
Baker, the Horse Thief Cap
stured by the Sheriff Of
r Saline County.
in Regard TO Horse Thief
Stables.

A telegram was received in this city yes.
ferdsy, stating that the man Baker, who
stole horse ard saddle from the stables Of
Hughes & Harris Tuesday, had been cap
tuned by The sheriff OF Saline county.
The firm sent printed postal cards tC
Marshall ard Is soon as the man arrived
there he was captured ard lodged in Jail
The horse ard saddle were recovered.
Constable Mont Carnes left yesterday for
Marshall in answer 10 the telegram and
will bring the thief back to-day.
A gentleman arrived in the city yester-
day and infolmtd the reporter that be had
met Dele ctiyes Hcmaps ard Reynolds on
their road TO Marshall, having followed
the thief in that direction. Had
the Marshall sheriff missed the
chief he detectives would doubtless
have caltule6 l.: N as they were close on
his trail, alihc ugh be had nearly twenty.
four hours the start.
The same gentle man also told the report
er that his opinion was there was horse
ahief stable some where around this part
OF The state. Numerous horses have been
stolen aroL I'D the vicinity OF Marshall late
~ ard all have been traced to this part of
The state, and sc me Of them through this
city.
But 3 man would know his horse if he
saw il ard would, conse querty. End the
stable nom which il was sold" said the re-
porter.
'tAll but that" replied the gentleman.
"Horses can be remarked IS we'll as any,
thing else. Suppose a horse is black
il would be The easiest thing in the world
la sC.l
could then he overbauled and the horse
would never be reco gnized. OF course
when the tffcers are trailing the thieves
they don'I dare 10 60 rear The stables, but
sfter,lhey have teen cut four or five days.
they 60 in ard the work is done"
Where do you think he stable is locat,
edT"
THAT ] am not yet ready 10 say, al
though / don't think il is more than
Thousand miles awsy from where We are
Now standing" ..-,
81 should think that the stables would
get full some time," remarked The news
nopger.
And so they do, but they have agents
who take them out and sell them when
this occurs. Most of them are sold 10
farmers. You know there is not much
chance Of them undergoing too close a
scrutiny while they are on lam. Be
sides that TAI mer will pay better price
Tor horse than town man."
We'll, if there is stable Of that kind
in this vicinity why don't the authorities
break il up"
That is easier said than done. haven't
the least 6outt but what the authorities
would like 10 catch them hut il is hard
matter to &C. However, they will be cap
tured sooner or later. It is but q matter Of
time
Speaking about unarking horses, do
TIE marks never wear Of ?"
: ''Of course they do, but they generally
stay On until the rightful owner gives up
all hopes Of recovering the animal. That
recalls to memory a little Circumstance
which happened in Morgan county three or
four years ago. A farmer lost valuable
horse. He put the f6cers on the track and
sent telegrsms, but without avail nothing
was heard of either il or The thief. About
three weeks sfierward man made his ap-
pesrsnee al the farm with horse which
he wanted to sell. The tanner bought it
for one hundred dollars. He worked it 10 a
plough for nearly a year before
he noticed anything strange about ii. A
white + lace began to make its appearance
on the back OF the animal, and il, steadily
increase until, inside of another month, he
was able 10 recognize his eEn horse. You
see, ii had been remoGeled, as il weIe." Il
1t is very doubtful if anyone around
Sedslia has ever suspected the existence Of
a horse thief stable in this vicinity, and il
is e mething for tie fhcers 10 work on.