The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
TRACING HORSE THIEVES.
Farmers Of ~, Northwestern Counties EN-.
ploy Detectives.


ploy Detsctivss.
During the past year horse thieves
have been raiding the northwest sec
ton. of the state, taking many valuable
animals. Detectives have recently
succeeded I'm locating several of the
| stolen horses. They were traced to
| the lumber woods of Forest. Elk and
Cameron counties, where they were
sold to lumbermen. Lester Gadsby, of
Venango county, and u supposed MEM
ber of the gang, has been arrested for
stealing a horse belonging to Mr. Hen
| derson, of Irwin township. who. as
| sisted by Pittsburg detectives, found
| the animal in Elk county, and also 10
Gated one belonging to his neighbor,
| MIR. Woods. So rapidly did the thieves
| run horses into the lumber woods that
the market was glutted. and n number
| of the best animals were shipped to
| Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburg and
| sold. The arrest of James Wilson and
| Murphy at Dubois, Gadsby here, and
! other members of the gang. was
brought about by the confession of a
| member, and has led to the startling
discovery that the loss to farmers in
the aggregate was about $4,000 during
| two years.
The residents of Dawson and vicinity
] are terrorized by band of outlaws
which bids fair to surpass the Cooley
| gang If not soon broken up. For the
| last three weeks or more robberies have
| been of nightly occurrence. Residences
have been burglarized and stores brok-
| en- into and looted 1t Is stated that
Indian Tom" Is at the head of the
| band, and officers are now on his trail.
| He is a wellknown character and COM
mitted many depredations in the north
ern end of Fayette county several
years ago, but his career was brought
| to an end by his arrest and commit
ment to prison. lie got out of the peni-
| tentiary a few months ago. and II Is
| alleged he Is again breaking the law
| Pittsburg and Lake Erie officers have
| been In Dawson and surrounding
neighborhood searching for the band.
They were heavily armed and expected
n brush with the robbers. but failed to
get within hailing distance.
People residing in the vicinity OF
Little Cooley. 20 miles north of Frank
lin. In Crawford county, are greatly
| excited over the discovery of gold In
that section, and companies have been
formed for the purpose of prospecting.
| Over 800 acres of land have been leased
and work will begin at once. Some
| time ago Miles Ruggles. Of Titusville,
] found a piece Of rock carrying small
amount of free gold on the farm of Il.
| Il. Bailey, near Little Cooley. which
he handed to NJ. Il. Steinmetz, min
ing export of Colorado. who was visit
| S ,e,, ,ao a. ~, ,soi,a n,, awa,,inatin,, NJ
| ,ha ,ncl, ne fnrmar ovnerienca. had
tavght him thot yo,d. bearing rock
Gould be found in almost anV bIIjy
co,,n,,, .ntyin,ent 10 make . color
A committee of Chicago councilmeu
| and others. including engineers and
concrete experts, came on Thursday &c
,arpest and ioneost concrete sewer in
| The Ifnited states The sewer is nearly
| AZ mo c., Ia iann,h and ranoa. IN az
awotar f,o,n Seet 4 inches NJ the
| star,ing noint IN "a foe, M the month
| and a snail .action of eo foot hos a ala.
ma,ar ns 90 toat rhe osnhait RANGES
| fron, to ts incho, in th,rLnass The
| ,vorl, ~ construction hegan In August
| Iaoe "a y,as ,on,nia,ad in "a ,nonths
and the sewer has now been in use two
months. In building the sewer 1t was
| necessary TO blast 5000 Yards of rock
All of the enormous quantity of asphalt
| used In the first section was of Amerl-
can manufacture.
| IIorya,, A Doyi, n druggiet of Kap.
,arJ was heid nn ,Tbnrsdav afternoon
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and ono coyaring him ,vi,h revolver
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ana did ca while ono M tho nartv went
through his clothes. securing Sc 10 and
n gold watch. They then took Davis
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men cried In their Frantic efrorIs to ge,
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