Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-06
A BRACE Of SHARP OPERATORS,
Frank Hayes and Gurdine Hor-
ton Keep a Feed Corral.
The Way the Two Were Brought to
Book Yesterday.
They Rob Poor Man of His Hay, Try
to Get Him Arrested on Trumped-
Up Charge, but Are Locked Up
Themselves.

Frank Hayes, was arrested yesterday
afternoon in the Office of the chief of
police on charge of larceny, while he
was laying the ropes to get his victim,
Francois Gevaudan, deprived of his lib
erty on trumped up complaint. Cur
dine Horton, OF unsavory reputation,
was arrested little later, as partner
to the swindle by which Gevaudan lost
load OF hay valued at $25. 80. Both
crooks are now behind the bars and will
be arraigned before Justice Owens this
afternoon.
Gevandan, hard working farmer of
Cerritos, came to town on Saturday
morning with $3.50 pounds of hay, in
tending to sell it at one OF the livery
stables. While on Second street, near
the New Orleans house, he met Hayes
and Horton, who alleged that they had
q feed and wood corral on the corner of
Olive and Seventh streets. They Of
fered to buy his hay, and he let them
have it at 1915 ton, to be unloaded at
their corral.
A few drinks to which they invited
their victim, sealed the bargain, and
then the procession moved on along
Main street, until the Panorama stables
were reached. Here the brace
of swindlers entered and sold
the hay to Mr.. Buddinger for So per ton,
75 cents less than what they had bought
it for. This Gevaudan did not know, as
they advised him that the hay had by
them been sold at an advance. He was
told to 90 with Horton to the Seventh
street corral and await Hayes coming
with the money, but neither ever came,
and after lot of excuse Gevaudan was
put off until Monday for his money.
While out hunting for his sharp cue
toners yesterday, the Cerritos farmer,
who is Dauphine Frenchman but little
acquainted with the English language,
saw Hayes and Hamp Horton, the
brother of Gurdine, travelling on Main
street in one-horse buggy. He hailed
them and demanded his money. More
excuses, but no money, followed his re-
quest, and seeing lady acquaintance,
Mrs. Gauthier of Jefferson street, pass
ing, he requested her to call police
man. At the word police the two fell
lows jumped out of the buggy and ran
away.
Gevaudan then got into the buggy and
drove to the police station, where he
delivered the team to the chief, and told
him his tale of woe. Pretty soon Hamp
Horton and Frank Hayes came along
with long faces, and story as to how
they had been driven from their buggy
by Frenchman, who had gone off
with it.
Hayes, when taxed with the swindle,
became very cheeky. He could pay the
man ii he wanted to, but he wouldn't,
and that was all there was to it. They
couldn't seize the corral, nor the
horse and buggy, because he and Cur
dine had that day sold the entire outfit
to Hamp. But Mr.. Hamp Horton, who
from laboring man, had suddenly be-
come feed stable owner, had no bills of
sale.
1t turned out that the horse and buggy
were the property of ". Cochran, who
expected fourteen loads of hay in pay
ment, but had 30 far never received a
wisp of straw. When Mr.. Cochran came
to the police Office, and heard all the
particulars of Horton & Hayes pecu-
liar methods of doing business, he lost
no time in taking back to his own stable
the horse and buggy that he came so
near losing, and the ex-partners were
dumped into the cooler.
The police claim that the entire outfit
lives by expedients, and that many COM
plants have been received against these
men. Gurdine Horton is the man who
some months ago ran away with young
girl. He was caught at San Fernando
by deputy sheriff, and placed in the
county Jail, but escaped prosecution by
marrying the young woman.
After Gurdine Horizons arrest A. W.
Andrews, of Redlands, called at the
police station, and asked to gee him.
When Horton was brought in, he at
once identified him as the man who,
about four months ago, got away with
two horses belonging to him, and a
wagon. Horton at FIRST denied it, but
finally admitted the crime.
He called at Andrews livery stable,
in Redlands, and engaged in a talk
about horses. representing that he want
ed TO buy team. Andrews showed him
two horses which he wanted to sell, and,
after some talk, Horton borrowed them
for day or two to test them, on the
understanding that if they proved salts
factory, he would give the price asked
for them. Mr.. Andrews went out and
borrowed light. wagon for Horton to
drive them to, and he drove off. That
was the last Mr.. Andrews ever saw OF
horses or wagon. Horton, when pinned
down, admitted that he sold one of the
horses; claimed that the other died in
Los Angeles, and said he also sold the
wagon.
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