Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-29
HORSE THIEF CAPTURED.
The under-Shsriff MoGoniqaI Gets The Thief
At Black River Fails And Finds Other Stolen
Property mt His House In Bloomington

Rudolph Paetzer heretofore trust
ed citizen of the village Of Blooming
ton. was confined in the county
jail at Lancaster charged with horse
stealing. Tomorrow. Thursday, he
was to have . hearing in justice court.
The story Of his crimes and
capture is told in detail below.
On the night of June 29th John
Pennoek Of Bloomington lost valu-
able mare from his pasture. The
next morning. when he found the
mare was gone, he searched for her
and found tracks leading towards tho
village. and as there were two pairs
Of bars to take her through. he came
to the conclusion that tie mare was
stolen. The sheriff was at once noti-
fed and the telephone was very freely
used, but no response being received,
postal cards with the description of
the mare, were sent to all parts, and
again no information of the where
abouts OF the mare was learned.
Learning that one Rudolph Paetzer Of
the village OF Bloomington was last
seen on the afternoon of the 29tn inst,
McG0nigal made search Tor him and
found out that he was 70 be in Black
River Falls and started at once for
that place. After waiting two DAYS
for Paetzer to show up, he went to
the city marshal and under-sheriff of
Black River Falls and told them what
he was there for and asked them to
keep watch for Paetzer and see if he
came with a horse; if so to wire Me
Gonigal at once and find out where he
was staying or where he was going.
This was on July 14th ana ou Monday
July 18th, McGonigal got a telegram
from the under-sheriff stating that
man was there with horse but not
the one McGonigal was looking for
McGonigal ut once telephoned to
bloomington for Pennock, the owner
of the stolen mare, to come to Lancas-
ter and they started for Black River
Falls arriving there Wednesday even.
ing at 4:56; found the under-sheriff
and learned that Paetzer was working
for man by the name of burberry
about four miles out in the country.
They at once started for the farmers
home and on arriving there found that
/ the farmer had discharged Paetzer at
noon as he was through with him.
and that he had gone on foot to look
for another Job, leaving his horse as
! he was so lame he could not use him,
| telling the farmer to take care of the
horse and he would be back after him
when he got over his lameness Me
Gonigal, taking look over the stuff
Paetzer had with him there, found
top buggy belonging to Joe Donnelly.
a harness, owner not known, lap-robe
belonging to Fl. Enke, a buggy cushion
belonging to Joe Montpleasure. Me
Gonigal was satisfied that Paetzer was
the thief although the horse found
was not Pennock's horse. The farmer
also showed a lot of tools belonging
to Paetzer and big stick he had in
the buggy, Paetzer saying it was to
keep tramps away, also a big A re-
volver.
While they were standing medi-
tating what to do, the farmers wife
came out saving that Paetzer was
coming up the road and for the oili-
GERS to get off the place as she did not
want any blood shed on their place.
So The party started to meet Paetzer.
Down the road they met him and Nc
Gonigal at once arrested him. telling
him he had a warrant for him for
horse stealing. Paetzer answered,
What you tink me steal horse?"
McGonigal answered him, ives, and
also told him they had tracked him
and he was the guilty party After
roasting him pretty hsrd he left him
alone for about five minutes Then
McGonigal suddenly asked him. How
much boot did you get between hors-
esp? Paetzer answered, $500 and
acknowledged his guilt an told Pen
mock i he had known it was his
horse he never would have taken it
and commenced crying, saying he
was very sorry He was then asked
where the other horse was, whore he
made the trade.and he said, Al Cash
ton, Monroe county.
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