The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-06-06

stopped at a farm honse and got
my supper. After paving my
bill again started on the road,
but stopped at the next farm
house | come to and remained
all night. l did not ask the fam
ily's name. Thursday started
for Lancaster, going by the way
of MillviIle aud arriving in the
city at 5 o'clock. | sold the horse
10 livery stable man as he
stood for IS. getting my money
about 5 o'clock. After selling
the horse | started for the tram,
expecting to get my vallse, which
had left at logan and then re- i.
turn that night to Columbus. but
before l arrived at the train !
was arrested and locked up. If
I had given my right name /
would have got away, because J
could have given 4 good account
of myself under that name. Int
as had given the name Of John
Alvis and had been travelling
under it, had 10 stick to it. l
was held at lancaster until Sat
arday morning. when l was
brought to Logan.
really inienSed 10 60 to Indi.
ana, and also Intended TO take
Carter's horse. Everything
turned ont just as | intended i,
should. accept getting arrested,
only | got hold Of the wrong
horse Carter had takea his
horse out of pasture Monday. but
| li,rnn know that until j; was
loo late. II was good one. and
| could easily have sold it for
500 at McArihur. The colt ]
took away was big and lubberly.
and was worth ahoni SIS. but
was only offered $40 for ii, winch
| would not take. holding il a.
*!0O. BY the time l arrived at
Lancaster, / was wet and so tired
.,r riding, that / determined 10
ge, rid of the horse at any price,
even it l had 10 give him away.
might have known that the
price The horse sold at would
have given me away, but l didn't
Ihink OF it until il was too late.
When they arrested me | asked
on whose orders it was done.
they told me it was Oh suspicion
and took me into the Mayor's
,fiice and searched me. When
hey told me they had no orders
was not much worried, as | had
never been arrested before and
lid not know What they would
10.
Thursday night, after battling
around for a ilme,.I concluded
o mtketa confession, and told
he officers all about my raid.
l DO moi believe they
could have run the thing down
lniess / had done so.
There was no one in the scheme
o take Carriers horse but myself.
had talked 10 William Alvis
md Charley Carter about the
natter a week before. but they
new nothing about my plans.
Charley intended TO steal the
'orse himself. but | scared him
If. figured the thing his way.
would start for Indiana: !
would stop on the way, go back.
teal that horse and sell him and
'ever be suspected. But | missed
onneciion; got horse that
would not sell or trade we'll. and
Vill now go. l suppose, where
hey wear striped panla!oons. l
III glad things have turned out
S they have, because if l had
ncceeded in getting away with
his horse, it would have been
uman mai ure 40 take another"
Leamon is taking things very
uietly at the Jail. He deliber-
lely planned out how he could
eal Carriers horse and get out 5
f the country. The GOODNESS G
nth which this was done. was !
'orihy one old in crime. vet this !.
but a boy. The worst thing
bout it is that II don't seem 10
orry Him in the least. He has
ot TO go over the road. He
nows it, and If he regrets it. has
of vet made il public. IL
Some disclosures made soon Z, 8
ter Leamon's arrest. will lend :,
} his .tribuIations. Some six s.
eeks or month ago. Isaac =,
errill's store. near old Gore was O.
ltered by burglars Several ''
arsonswere suspected. but moth =
@ definite was known about
e thieves. until Leamon was
rested, and then William Alvis, in
>..brother in-Iaw. went TO Terril' .;
Id told him that Leamon was ~
e of thespartiess4 When il was $:
ade kHown 10 LeamOn that or
Wis had peachel, he gave up A.
e facts, and warrants were at '.
re issued for the arrest Of -
iiliam Avis and Charley
lrter, the last named beng a
pbew of Leamon. The robbery
d been thoroughly discussed
fore hand. and Alvls knew all
the details; that is I.eamon's
ry. Laamon had key that
uld unlock the door of Terrill's
re. He and Carter entered il,
'ried away a caddy of tobacco
4 two boxes of tips, and as
anon says, carried the plunder
Avis honse, where they gave
n half, and divided the other
It between themselves. Some
ie ago, it appears that Alvis
i tobacco to man at reduced
es, and he was at once sus.
ioned of being implicated in
Terrill robbery. lie is spoken
as a slippery one, and II is
baby due TO his careful
ching that Leamon is now IN
lble. When thieves fall ont
Iesi men generally get their
sIuoc o,,1 M 1nuht will ~, |