The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-25

A Quartette Arrested On the.
Charge Of Stealing a
Harness.
One Fellow Peaches and Says
Ebb Watson SoWed Wild Mus
tard for Revenge.

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Crooks made about as pretty round
up of suspected thieves as has ever
been made in this county last Satur-
day. when they arrested Ebb Watson,
U. S. Grant, Charles Stsrin and John
Rohrer on the charge of having stolen
two sets of harness, one light buggy
and one heavy, from the farm of DIV.
Banker several weeks since.
The two efficient officials suspected
Starin of being one of the culprits a
long time tsince, and at once COM
menced to shadow him, employing a
third party to watch him closely. Star
in was caught trying to dispose of a
harness at St. Paul livery stable some
time afterwards, and later, when I'M
der the infuence..of liquor, made a full
confession to the shadower, and told
of the harness being hidden in straw
stack on the Banker farm. Sheriff
Blethen was notified, repaired to the
place, and found the harness as indl-
Gated. Last week it was learned that
Starin was in Minneapolis and Sheriff
Blethen left for that city, armed with
the proper warrant, placed him under
arrest, and brought him to this city
last Saturday. Starin made full con-
fession of the conspiracy, giving in
formation before three or four present,
that shows an awful STOPPING for the
purpose of getting revenge on an
enemy.
Upon this fellows confession war
rants were Immediately issued out of
the Police Court for the arrest of Wat
son, Grant and Rohrer, for fear that
they would skip the town. They were
Immediately served, the parties brought
before Police Judge French late Sat-
urday evening, and their hearing fixed
for Jan. 80, bail being fixed at $500 in
each case. Watson and Grant fur
nished bail, but Starin and Rohrer
were unable to do do so, and we're TAX
en- to the Nicollet county Jail by Sher-
if Blethen last Monday.
From Starin's confession it is learned
that these parties are wanted
for the larceny of 80 bushels of wheat
from A. D. Smiths granary some time
since, Starin stating that they stole
the wheat, took it to Watson's granary,
and later Ebb brought it to town, and
sold the same to o. w. Mcmillan &
Co., of the Delhi Roller Mills.
But probably the most inhuman
thing done by this quartette was the
mode of revenge Watson sought
through them, on Judge Bowers, who
happened to be arrayed against Ebb
in several civil actions. Starin states
that about twelve midnight on Oct. ID
Watson and Grant drove from Wat
sons house on Ramsey Heights te
Judge Bowers farm on Ramsey creek
having in their possession three bush
els of wild mustard seed. They took
the north side of the farm each taking
a furrow,far enough apart so that they
would not miss foot of ground, tying
themselves together with a rope SC
that they would not get too far apart
and then walking from east and west
cast this iniquitous wild mustard seec
over rs acres of Judge Bowers
ploughed ground, rendering it unfit
for use for two or three years to come
Warrants on the charge of doing this
as we'll as the wheat stealing will be
issued later, and vigorous prosecu
ton carried out.
| Sheriff Blethen and Chief Crooks
are entitled to great deal of credit
for doing this, and it shows that botl
men are on to their job.
Grant went to New Ulm Monday az
a witness in the Madigan case. His
bondsmen, George Crooks and A. L
Gale became nervous, and ordered his
arrest. He was brought back Tues
day night, surrendered to judge
French Wednesday morning, and af
ter the bondsmen paid the expenses
$11.45, Grant was put in custody Of
Deputy Sheriff Barnes. He was com
mitted to New Ulm, Judge Webbel
having ordered that he be committed
there in the event of his being unabl.
to get bonds.
TEACHERS At LAMBERTON.