The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27
rHE 81. LOUIS HORSE TH.

thieves fed. the other showed fight, but
Miss Ingalls,. who had taken the precau-
tion to pick mp her grandiather's pistol
on the way downstairs. held the muzzle
10 his head and allowed him the privi-
lcge OF departing quietly or being ar
rested. The only real damage done was
I'm the escape OF the horse. which had
walked away during the parlcy, and was
roofing up the garden with It's hoofs.
A GIRL PIONEER.
The ST. Louis girl horse-thief catcher
was the pioneer of her sex. Horse
thieves arc in st. Louis. con-
sidering that am the bloodcd supply for
the Eastern markets must pass through
that city. ana that the temptations are
double what they are in other places.
But occasionally an epidemic OF horse
thieves strikes the city and then ener-
getic measures must Doe AIKEN.
The penalty of stealing a horse on the
plains is dslth. only this and nothing
more-or lessi 4 horse-thief is dealt with
a. summarily as the murderer of a wo-
man. and much more quickly than a
manklller. for it Is held that there can
be no excuse for stealing a mans best
friend and support-his horsel
IL Is several years since Miss Helen
Cougar. Of Indiana. announced that she
W." HOW lfhNN ~ NHNfi ANN"N''N "
lating to the versatility and ability OK
her sex.
Il viii give you the namo and address
OF "a woman engaged in any occupation
YOU may select she was reported 10
have said. and you can investigate the
case for yourself.
There Is not a task in the world that IS
not now being performed by a woman"
The challenge was taken up and for
months Miss Cougar was asked II she
knew women h~orseshoers. women ma
chinists. women carpenters. and even
women rat-catchers.
SOMETHING NEW FOR WOMEN.
The address of a woman horse-thi(f de-
tectivo remained unasked, simply because
81 d.d not occur 10 any one that a wo-
man could or would undertake such peril
Gus work, work that needs not only en-
durancc. hut a great deal Of nerve and
pluck and daring.
Miss L0hstcin performed the task of
capturing two horso-thieves IN one day.
The FIRST thief stole a horse and buggy
from the stable OF her s-epfather. Miss
Iobstein loved the horse. and wanted
20 recover II as soon as possible. She
started out TO look for it on foot, getting
chances to ride where she could. until
she got word tina she was on the right
IiA'k. ono lnil nNNA'A'N ANi cl'NNt
and finally. caught sight Of the horse and.
buggy outside a public house on the high
way. She stopped the thief and arrest
ed him IN her own name. After q little
talk. in which he pleaded ignorance OF
having taken the wrong horse. she al
lowed him TO so without being locked up.
But this girl. who a the courage TO
face q horse-thicf wiltod down when he
pleaded for his liberty. She hated TO
ace him punished"
on the way home she met n party OF
her relatives. who knew nothing OF the
horse theft. or It's recovery. While she
wa telling them about IL a neighbor came
up and announced that a valuable buggy
had been stolen. and that he had started
out TO notify the ST. Louis police. With
out stopping 10 hear more. Miss Lobstein
started for the city. and there took up
her search for the buggy.
She soon picked IL out in spite OF the
strange horse that was hitched to II.
and claimed 10 from the man who was
driving II. lie promptly gave 1t up TO
The girl detective. who hauled II q couple