Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-19
ANOTHER VERSION.
City Marshal Mesesmitb, OF tennessee.
Writes Communication I'm Regard
20 the stolen Horse ImbrogIio--.
The BENNETT Capture.

Writes Communication I'm Regard
20 the stolen Horse ImbrogIfo---
The Bennett Capture.
Editor Rock Island ARGUS:
GENEsEo. Ill, Sept 15.-Sir: viii
you permit an explanation in regard to
your "police points" account Of John
Snively's recovery OF a stolen horse in
your city Thursday. Sept. IL. l enclose
card offering reward. You will observe
IL Is definite in offering $50 "for the re-
turn of said mare" The inference 10
your account would be that one w. j.
Kerr had been wronged by being
Ignored" in the matter Of payment OF re-
ward. Now for the facts: Your notice
Of the horse being stolen appeared Oct.
0 In Erie correspondence. On the same
date. after reading your report. Mr. Long
who had purchased the animal, wrote
Mr.. Snively as follows:
John Snively, Geneseo. Ill. Dear Sir:
Il see by this evenings ARGUS that you
had horse stolen from you last Thurs
day. bought n horse last Friday from
man calling himself David Young. who
claimed 10 be its owner. The descrip-
ton you give of your horse corresponds
with the one bought. Come down inn
mediately to Rock Island, see IL this horse
Is yours. and let us lose no time in put
ting officers on his track and try and
catch the thief. Respectfully.
CHAs Lone,
Rock ISLAND. H.. Sept. .. SO.
p. 81 am keepinga grocery store on
the opposite corner from the Harper
house. You can easily find the place.
CHAs. J. Lone.
The above letter bore the Rock Island
postmark of Sept 9th, al p. m. No
earlier notification could have been sent
AS no knowledge of the animal being
stolen existed in Rock Island prior to
your publication of the fact. THIS letter
unfortunately. did not reach Mr.. Snively
promptly. ana to Mr.. j. ID. Walker. from
the neighborhood from which the horse
was taken, who was visiting in Moline
and happened to be in Rock Island on
the 12th inst, Mr.. Long told, in the
presence Of MIR. Kerr. that he had writ,
ten Snively to come for the horse. After
this conversation Mr.. Walker telegraphed
me the whereabouts of the horse and ac-
compsnied by the answer | went after
il substantially as stated by you. Mr..
Long returned the horse. and Mr.. Snively
settled satisfactorily with him. He also
paid the cost of two telephone messages
sent by Messrs. Walker and Kerr in re-
gard TO the matter. | have no desire 20
detract from any ability Mr.. Kerr may
have in identifying horses. but do be-
lieve that justice to Mr.. Long. who was
prompt and earnest in his endesvors "a
restore the animal. requires this plain
statement Of the facts. You will see tnai
even IL the broadcast claim made for MIR
Kerr were true. be would have no shad
ow of claim for the reward offered.
In the issue of your paper in which the
above matter Is reported, there also ap>
pears the account Of the apprehension OF
James A. Bennett in Geneseo. on the
18th. will say in regard to the affair.
that Thursday morning Clark Corbin. of
Carbon Cliff. was in this city and in
formed me that Bennett was wanteu
Thursday night on my return from Rock
Islsnd. after Snively's recovery Of his
mare. | saw Bennett at the Q crossing.
Just west Of COlOna. and as l was about
10 step of To apprehend him he boarded
the train. | At once placed him under
arrest. brought him TO Geneseo. and Fri
day morning notified Corbin that had
his man. COrbn sent word 20 the Rock
Island officers. and Deputy Sheriff W. r.
Carey came up after him. / delivered
the man to Carey he being the first and
only Rock Island county officer with
whom or any one in Geneseo had any
communication regarding him. / men,
ton this latter matter not rs a criticism,
hut with view TO giving the facts as
they occurred. Yours,
A. MoNEsMTH. City Marshal.
Geneseo, III.