People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-15
Heightened Robbery.

Inc ArgOnla clipper dOeS rlgnJ IN
boldly exposing the low-lifed cursed
ness Of some Of the cOuntrys society
thieves. The Clipper says:
"John Brady and Ich Kno1e, who
had been running a meat market in
this city for a few months, were
arrested Tuesday, and are now lying
in jail at Anthony for cattle stealing.
"Parties living north and north
west Of town have been missing cattle
all summer and the farmers and
cattle men in that section have been
organized and watching diligently to
catch the thieves. They have
thought several times that they were
about ready to take them in, but up
to this week had failed to get suffici-
ent evi fence to justify them in max
ing arrests.
"MJnday night about 10 o'clock
Kirk Felkel, who works for Lew
Hamilton and another young man,
were returning home and saw a man
driving COW out of Hamilton's pas
ture. They went mp TO him ard talk
ed with him and took notice Of the
kind of horse he rode. He left this
COW and afterwards got another one
out of the same pasture that belong
ed to n. McKeever. He was driving
her down to town, but she ran into
Bryant Wells lots four miles north.
west of town and he failed to get her
out, and he left her there. Mr..
Wells and his wife saw him when he
was at their pl,ce and took notice of
the horse he was riding but did not
recognize the man.
"When young Felkel reported to
Lew Hamilton what he had seen, Mr..
Hamilton at once proceeded to notify
the neighbors and raised a posse and
went in pursuit. They tracked the
horse down to Wells and from there
into town and TO KnOde's stable and
found him still wet with sweat and
covered with foam from the effects Of
his raid after the COW. The parties
arrived in town about daylight They
were enabled to track the horse by
three nails in one shoe that had been
left long. They could have no doubt
of the guilt of Brady and took him to
Danville and a warrant was swOrn
out against him. Brady confessed
his gnilt and turned evidence against
KnOde and Harve Guthrie. Knode
was arrested here Tuesday evening
and a dispatch was sent to officers at
Wellington to arrest Guthrie, but il
appears that he got notice some way
and slid out Of Wellington before the
officers could catch him. 1t appears
that Guthrie stole the fly nets, etc,
advertised in this paper and hid them
at Merker livery stable. They were
fOuUd through information given by
Brady. 1t is reported here that
Brady stated to the constable who
arrested him that he was operating
in Gang of sixteen thieves. 1t il
hoped that part at least Of these will
be caught. 1t is estimated that
about twenty-five head Of cattle have
been stolen from the neighbOrhoOC
northwest Of town and that KEOd(
and Brady got only ten or twelve
There seems to be no evidence that
Brady stole any beeveS for the market
here till after KnOde went into part
nership with him. After ne anC
KnOde formed the partnership there
were many complaints by person,
selling them cattle that they cOult
not get any pay for them, and people
: wondered how they were able to keel
a supply of beef on hand. 1t is told
) that Brady in his confession stated
that when he and Knode went int
+ partnership they made an agreement
not TO pay for anything they coulC
get on credit, and if they could moi
, get enough in this way, TO steal th,
balance.
1T is a good thing for Argonis
! that we are rid of these fellows, ant