Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-24
WHOA, JANUARY.
Col. Smiths Horse Recovered
Also the Thief.


Col. Smiths Horse Recovered
Also the Thief
The stealing of Col. Smiths horse Jan.
uary at Bartlett last week, and Will
Crary'S buggy from Crry's station fur
nished the sensation OF tho past week
Col. Smith and Mr.. Crary did not stop
until they found the direction taken by
the thief, and the circumstances being
fully reported to Sheriff Wagness, that
official left for Turtle mountain last
Monday, accompanied by Mr.. Cary.
They tracked the thief to st. John, and
learned that he had joined band of
half-breeds who We're camped twenty
miles away and were preparing to leave
for Montana. The sheriff and Mr.. Crary
left St. John Tuesday afternoon, and
after winding about through the ravines
and brush until within a quarter OF q
mile Of the camp they concealed them
selves and awaited the coming of dark
ness. under cover Of which they charged
the camp. The sheriff thrust his pistol
into the thiet"s face and ordered him to
throw up his hands, which he lost no
time in doing. A revolver was taken
from the prisoner, irons were placed
upon him, tho horse and buggy were Sc
cured and the party took up the home.
ward march. The sheriff and Mr.. Crary
took turns watching the prisoner at
night and they reached this city at 4
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. Sheriff
Wagness telegraphed Col. Smith from
Church's Ferry that the thief had been
captured and the colonel drove up from
Bartlett. meeting them here.
The culprit was brought before Justice
Wisllart Thursday evening. lie gave
his name as John lIubbcrt, and said he
had been working for j. +. Graham,
eight miles southeast of this city, for
nearly Il year past. lie admitted the
theft and was held in $3.50 bonds. Being
unable to furnish the amount he was re.
manded to Jail.
Hubbert then told the justice that lie
desired to make u statement, and was
permitted to do so as follows: He re.
lated the entire history OF the theft and
its inception, stating, to begin with, that
j. +. Graham had suggested the whole
thing and had designated him tine pris-
oncr). in fact, to do the job. Graham,
the prisoner said, desired to "get cven''
with Col. Smith, who had sold his
I(Graham's) property under foreclosure
proceedings. The scheme was to steal
Il fine mare belonging to Col. Smith, and
Hubert agreed to do it. Graham pro-
posed to take neighbor's buggy, but
Hubert said it was too good so Graham,
then said Will Crary had ono which
would do. Monday night Hubert went
over TO Ell Murphy and stole u harness
Tuesday he and Graham came to town
and lIubbert got on the train as if he
were going east. When the train start
ed he got of and he and Graham re
turned to the farm. Wednesday after.
noon Hubert went to Bartlett and aftel
dark crawled through the window of Col.
Smiths stable, unlocked the door from
the inside, took the horse and started
west. Arriving at Crary he htched tc
Will Crary's buggy and then drove to
Gralam's where he found the latter in
the graincry with food, bcd-clotl,ing, etc
Loading this into the buggy he drove
straight Tor st. John, ARRIVING at which
place the customs officers prevented him
crossing the line and he "turncd back
into the country joining the breeds
who were arranging to start for Mon.
tana. There he was captured. Hub
bert states that Graham did not demand
Il division Of the proceeds from the sale
Of the stolen goods. but left that with
him (thc prisoner.)
Yesterday Il warrant was sworn out
for Graham's arrest, but before the shcr.
i'll got ready to start Graham and his
wife drove into town. He accosted Dep.
uty Flumerfclt and handed him war
rant sworn out before Justice I.amor-
caux Wednesday for the arrest of Il
young man who had been employed by
Graham, charging him with attempted
rape upon Mrs. Graham, who lacks con.
siderable Of being an attractive creature
A few minutes later Sheriff Wagness
had arrested Graham as being an accom-.
plce OF Hubberts in the horse and bug
gy affair. lie was taken before Justice
| Wlshart and held in $3.50 bonds to ap'
) pear at 5 o'clock this afternoon. F. NJ
Shaw and w. j. Christie appeared as
surctics and Graham was released. 1t is
believed the rape case is dodge Of
Graham's to get rid of paying the young
man complained of considerable sum
in wages. The whole affair has u bad
appearance.