Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-09-30
J.H. sENTENNE A HORSE THIEF.
He Stole C. N. Gaunt's Horse, at Slater, and
Sold 1t to Sparks Bros, of Kansas City.
Frank Gaston's Connection with the Affair

| udS . hdHSdS OlUN IHeS, UdUeu Old
ter, Mo-, Sept. 23d, stating that j
81. Sentenne had been arrested fol
stealing C. n. Gaunt's horse.
Mr.. Gaunt is resident OF Slater
as is also Sentenne. The latter run a
photograph gallery at Keytesville
during the summer just past, but
sold out to o. A. Hooker about a
month ago.
Sentenne came from Slater to
Keytesville and after selling out
here returned to Slater. He is mar
ried but has no children. His wife
was Miss Blakemore whose mother,
a widow, now resides in Slater, but
formerly lived in Howard county,
near Fayette. They are said to be of
an excellent family.
Sentenne was sent to Missouri sew
eral years ago from a New York or
phan asylum, and was raised in
Howard county by Thomas Carson.
/
He grew to mans estate and learn
ed the carpenters trade, but subse-
quently got a position as locomo-
tive fireman on the C. & A. road, but
later gave that up and learned pho
Biography.
Shortly after Sentences return to
Slater Mr.. Gaunt gave him work on
an addition to q stable. Sentenne
completed the job, and on the Tues
day night following Mr.. Gaunt's
horse was stolen.
The animal was priced very highly
by Mr.. Gaunt and his wife, and he at
once commenced an energetic search
for his steed. kilograms were sent
in every direction and several men
engaged to scour the country, Mr..
Gaunt, in the rounds, travelling some
200 miles on his bicycle.
Several trails were struck but all of
them failed to run the thief to earth.
Mrs. Gaunt sent several kilograms to
parties at Kansas City, and among
Others one was sent to Sparks Bros,
of that city, giving a description of
her much loved but lostequine. The
next day a telegram was received |
from Sparks Bros, stating that they
believed they had the horse.
At 2 O'Clock Mr.. Gaunt received an
other telegram from Sparks Bros,
stating that Sentenne, a photogra-
pher, of Slater, was the man who sold
them the horse supposed to be his,
with instructions to arrest him.
The telegram created a wild sensa-
ton in Slater, and the people there
were loath TO believe that "Harry"
Sentenne was the thief.
While Mr.. Gaunt was on mis- way up
town with the last telegram, Sentenne
him and kindly offered
his assistance in apprehending the
thief and recovering the horse, buthis
offer was declined with "thanks."
Mr.. Gaunt had the wolf in sleeps
arrested at once, turned him
over to an officer and boarded the
first train for Kansas City to identi
iy his horse.
He found his horse, bride and sad
die at Sparks Bros stables, and on
the stirrups of the saddle
iound that one was about two inches
shorter than the other. This con-
Vinced Mr.. Gaunt that Sentenne was
The thief, as one of his legs is shorter
than the other.
In the mean time, Indignation rose !
to fever heat at Slater, and Sentenne i
would have undoubtedly been lynch ]
I'd had the officers not hurried him i
,ff to the county jail at Marshall.
An employe of Sparks Bros. came
10 Marshall the next day with Mr..
3aunt and identified Sentenne as the I
nan who sold Mr.. Gaunt's horse.
Sentenne at first denied his guilt,
1ut finally broke down and admitted
hat he had paid Frank CASTOR, for
nerly OF Keytesviile, So to identity
lin at the hank, where he cashed the 1
heck for $50, given him by Sparks {
Bros. in payment for the horse and 6
addle. Mr.. Gaunt had several times
'efused SITS for the horse. The sad
lie was nearly new and cost Mr.. t
launt $23. tI
Ssntenne ives taken before Judgel'