Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-09-22

TAE PROPERTY FOUND.

Sheriff Rocks Receivers, In Kldder
County Near the Wells County
Line, the Stolen Team, Harness
and Buggy.
Sheriff Reeks and Isaac DMnbush
were in Linton Saturday night, return
ing from Wells county, where they
went In an endeavor to recover
MIR. Dornbush's team and harness and
Peter Green's buggy, which were
stolen recently In the Holland SETTLE
ment. The smile on the sieriff's face
was surpassed only by the one upon
the cOuntenance of Mr.. DOrnbush.
The cause Of the smiles was that they
had been successful in rounding up
all the property, and they had 1t with
them. 1t was only by chance that
they succeeded in finding what they |
went after. The prisoner, Fred Brown,
now in Jail in Bismarck, soon after he |
was arrested, confessed to Policeman
Huber, in Bismarck, that he had sold
the team to a farmer who resides about
forty miles north Of Dawson, in Kidder
county. The Sheriff and his companion
made that region their objective point.
They called at the few ranch and farm
houses to be found in the northern
part OF Kidder county. AS they were
journeying along theymoticed house
about u half-mile from the road.
They turned off and went up there.
Standing in the yard was Peter
Green's buggy. for the want Of which
Peter and his best girl, for several
weeks back, have been compelled to
walk when they wanted to go cut rid
ing. The family occupying the house
was named Gaub, Russian-German
newcomers. Mr.. Gaub did not attempt
to conceal anything, but told the sher-
iff that he had purchased the buggy
and team and harness from IL man
named Fred Brown, who said lie came
from Campbell county, and that he
was going up north to work at thrash
ing. Mr.. Gaub said that he asked him
several questions, all Of which were
satisfactorily answered. When lie in-
quired as to his reascn for looking for
team work, and having a buggy instead
Of a wagon, he said that he was good
hand at bucking straw and that that
was the kind Of work he intended to
do. Mr.. Gaub said that he had had nc
suspicion regarding the man's owner
ship Of the property until he learned
from neighbor, few days after the
purchase, that, instead OF going north
the man had, after goinga q couple ol
miles from the Gaub farmhouse
turned west. 1t will be remembered
[ that the thief was captured at Sterling
; through the enterprise Of Merchant
w. NJ. Bratton, lust as the former wal
about to follow the saddle that he con
, signed to the N. p. agent for ship
, ment to Montana. So, after going
I west, he must have turned south tt
t Sterling.
D When Brown was taken to Bismarck
/ after his arrest, he had $l38 on his per
, son, and this, according to the state
| ment Of Policeman Huber, was handed
t over to Rurleigh county authorities
e Afterward, as the Record is informed
] II. N. Stevens, the prisoners attorney
!, stated that the prisoner had no none!
T when arrested. When the trial take
r place considerable interest will attach
d to the efforts Of the prosecution to shov
s who got Gaub's money after Brow
i was taken to Bismarck. The next tern
t Of court wiM undoubtedly prove to
t very interesting.
e Sheriff Rocks is deserving of mucl
d credit for the prompt and energetic
e way in which he acted in this matter
]. Within a few hours after the Grim
t was committed, statement Of TIN
S facts and careful description Of tn
Z, supposed thief were in the mails TO
r wide circulation, and one of the poa
tai cards containing this information
led to the arrest at Sterling. Not onl
this, but he at once made an EXTENDED
trip north and east looking for til
: thief and chattels. And his house-tc
house search for the property in
:. strange and sparsely settled neighbol
l. hood had many OF the elements OF
e hunt for a needle in a haystack.
state 0fsIcials Ybsss Linlon.
= Deputy Public Examiner Wallac
IL and Assistant States Attorney Phi
; brick reached Linton yesterday morr
e ing by way Of Williamsport. Durin
q the day Mr.. Wallace examined til
i county treasurer's books and foun