The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
HELD FOR HORSE STEALING.
Two Savannah Youths Behind the
Bars Of the County Jail.

of the Horses, Started in Pursuit and
Had Them Held Up at Ealcyondale.
They We're Brought Here and Taken
to Jail Last Night-Two City Drum
mers Held Up at HaIcyondale by
HGistake-Neither of the Boys Were
20 Years Of Age-They Don't Seem
to Realize What They Have Done.
Experience is good teacher, but be-
fore they get through with their share of
it Frank Armstrong and Steve II. Elkins,
two young men OF this city, will no doubt
come to the conclusion that it costs
dearly.
Two days ago they were riding of up
the country with two saddle horses be-
longing to Mr.. Thomas f. Gleason, but
now they are behind the bars of Chat
ham county jail, where they were dehv-
cred last night by MIR. Gleason, who
brought them back to the city from Hal
cyondale, where they were captured.
They will be held to answer to the charge
OF horse stealing in the superior court,
the crime with which they are charged
being a felony.
STARTED TO THUNDERBOLT.
Last Wednesday morning they went to
Mr.. GleasOn's stable aud asked for two
horses TO go to Thupderbolt. They were
given a little bay horse and a brow mare
with two good saddles, horses that could
easily be recognized from their descrip-
tiOus, and which would, no doubt, event
ually have been found under almost any
circumstances.
They started of for Thunderbolt, of
that there is little doubt, as there are par
ties who testify to having seen them out
on the Thunderbolt road. They then
came back into the city and it is said
that they were seen on Liberty street
Wednesday about l o'clock or shortly af-
ter that time.
WERE ON THE ROAD TO MULLEN,
When they did not return Wednesday
4. afternoon at a late hour, Mr. Gleason
started of to look for them, but could get
no information as TO what direction they
had taken. Day before yesterday he
started out in pursuit, taking the Augusta
road, but could get no information until
he had passed the Charleston and Savan-
nah Junction, about five miles out of the
city. There he met a negro, who in
formed him that he had seen two such
parties as he described go by the evening
before. He went on until he reached
Pooler, where he received the same re
port, The boys, for such they are, had
passed there and had gone up the road
Mr. Gleason then had his horse and buggy
sent back to Savannah and took the train
TO Guyton.
SEARCH AT GUYTON.
The boys had not been seen there when
he arrived, but as theywere following the
line of the Postal telegraph wires. it was
thought they would pass about two miles
and half TO the east Of Guyton. Mr.
Gleason drove over to that road and found
that they had passed there. He came
back to Guyton and endeavored to
wire to Oliver and have them
stopped there, but as there was
no Western Union Office there he sent the
message to his partner, c. A. L. Cunning
ham, here, and had him wire to Oliver by
the postal. Mr.. Gleason also wired other
points along the line 10 be on the lookout
for the parties and horses, and scouts
were sent out from all the principal points
along the line TO be on the lookout for
them.
STOPPED TWO DRUMMERs.
Mr. Gleason then took the train for
Millen, as they were thought to be head
ing that way, When he passed Halcyon-
dale some one boarded the train and told
him that two parties in a horse and bug
gy had been stopped. there, and the train
was held until he could go over and look
at them. 1t was found that they had
held up the two city drummers, who
were taking ride in the country, and
who We're very much surprised and very
indignant at the mistake that was made
IN arrestlng them for horse thieves
Mr. Gleason Went on to Millen and was
wired there shortly afJerward that Arm
strong and Elkins had Just passed Oliver,
and that they went by in a run.
CAUGHT AT HALCYoNDALE.
The operator at Halcyondale was noti-
fed, and when they reached that point
parties were on the lookout. When they
came up they were ordered to stop by Mr..
ID. j. Newton, who keeps a stable at that
place. They made an attempt to run on
and escape. When they saw that business
was meant, and that there was a gun in
the way, they gave up at once Mr. Glea-
son was wired at Millen of the capture
and came down on the train yesterday
afternoon with warrant charging them
with horse stealing, which he had OBJ
tanned at Millen When the train arrived
there they were turned over to him and he
wired Solicitor General Fraser that he
would bring them here. Officer Nathans
was to have been sent up for them last
night, but this made it unnecessary. MIR.
Gleason arrived on the 6:20 train last
night and delivered his prisoners at once
at the Jail They put up night before last
at place called Red Bluff, where, it is
said, they told the story that the horses
had been bought by turpentine man up
the country, and that they were going up
TO deliver them
DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THEY HAD DONE.
Both the boys live in Savannah. EIkins
lived here with his mother and sisters.
de says he Is 20 years old but Mr.. Gleason
says neither of them looks as old as that
and that Armstrong is even younger
Neither of them seem to realize what
they had done. They talked and iol1ed
coming down on the train. and seemed TO
be unaware that they were charged with
felony which is punishable with four to
twenty years hard labor in the penitenti-
airy. One of the stories they told was
that they had lost the Thunderbolt road
and did not know where they were going.
Mr.. Gleason was right behind them all the
time and he thinks they intended TO get
some distance off in the country and sell
The horses, and then leave this neighbor-
hood. The horses and saddles, he said
were worth about 800
NOT YET APPOINTED,