Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-02
AN OLD HORSE ~.

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Done some n T.. Sssss oil :. z
,. Inc man who claims q - I. :
celebrated horse-thief Il Z = y sAss.
now under arrest il la = 'oe sosdt
a ms name is washInetons ' ssl
and he is seyenty-eirbs q Wais1
a he Sacksn movie the theft to ;, - = =
ared horses in Kansas alo y 0us -
authorities Of the Sat- s.O0e' "a
admit that he has made j. s "!
times that number. ~ NlA q
The old man takas -.
with great good nature p's - M
the end Of his earthly n;,c.. = y -
ne. ne does .' not expect to BE- jsiIsS q, ~
this world. The peuitentIs ,asS s !. /.
souri,, Kansas and Nebrss ,.ss,es q -
heid him on several different n , asse - &
10 MS earlier days It was III s''sa
lead a party Of tramps H. I, 'as''ai
oorhood which he had preyi W. as'e
peeled and, with a centra, ,sss s's Pct
an would make a circuit Of svs Z
niles miles on . given night and ~. =
before daylight at the anna nv \. .O.nd VI
with all the horses. harness . ssl - I
currycombs, chains. monkey. $. su' Y
Whips. hammers, oil, screw .d ls.s0ess
orooms that the region airorda d. " 4
would be literally stripped y a as'a
thing of value. = e'aJ|
After the prohibitorv la
effect in Kansas, the countrv u s0n' ny
Tricky settled, Waterman io,,n us ae Z
yisable to change his plan !, ~. =.
tons. He would visit town u i !. 0p Y
souri, and lay in a large su : ~ !.
whisky in quart bottles. and *! .
secret dispenser Of this beys. .ssa' 7
would attack the Kansas farmer ~ !, H. y
weak side. When he found o,s y 3, Y
properly appreciated the luru,, 'a :,
having liquor broughtto his ye,r &, :
he would tarry with him and ~ ~
bottle or two on his own aceor,'
After the farmer had yielded Il H. !,
fects OF the potations and had an.
under the table, Waterman would hal
himself at the barn and disappear ~
The old man also enjoys the rarsa.
tinction OF being the only man n d.
world who ever stole a horse Will /.
was an inmate OF State prison. Whss
he was serving the last Of bis ,h,,.
terms in the Missouri penitentiarv Il.
conduct was so good that he va .
down as a "trusty," and as such VA
on many occasions permitted to % mi.
side the walls. On one Of these exn,,.
sions he was seized with an irresistihs
impulse to make Oft with horse And
five minutes later he was astride s.s
animal which he had lifted from cou,
venient barn. With this exploit h
seems to have been content, for Ia
presently dismounted, left the horse h
browse at will by the roadside, and
hurried back to the prison. Having
had taste of liberty Waterman lonesl
for more. and two weeks later he stoIe
team belonging to one OF the keepers
and made for the country at break.
neck pace. He found no difficulty in
disposing OF the horses, and With The
money obtained he fed to Canada
where he passed several years xithaa.
attracting much attention.
Waterman, who does not appear to
be as old as he is, talks freely Of BIZ
exploits, and seems to have no coneep
ton of the fact that horse stealing h
not perfectly legitimate pursuit He
told one of his visitors the other day
that he was. getting on in years, and
that if any of the boys wanted point
in the business he would give up at TIL
rate of five dollars point.-Cor. CHI
ca1O Journal.