Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-26
LANDED IN JAIL.
Horse Thief of Yesterday
Succumbs Capture.
Nothing Since the 7os &c
Excites the County.
Twice Graphic for Freedom

Twice Grappie for Freedom.
The report set forth yesterday in our
columns cannot be changed but little
referring to the assault on Harden
Moss, of Loveland, by A. j. Gregg
alias Gregory, who has siace been
captured and is now in Jail at Council
Bluffs. Hewas rounded up last evening
at about $50 in harn in the latter
place where he had Il d, tn escape the
posslhl', reception of bullet of the
captivity, and more SO, because or the
remote chance to successfully In
sconce or otherwise flee with the as.
sistanee of a horse from his enemy.
He was attempting when he Twas
brought face to face with many who
were pursuing him, to reach the rail.
road tracks of the Northwestern and
thereby make escape probable, but the
vigience of the police of the Bluffs
had been requested which set aside all
possibility Of his manuovers becoming
successful when the officers attempted
to.decapitulate the fierce and other.
wise desperate character, he pulled
forth two weapons in shape of "British
bull dogs" and opened up a fussilade
OF bullets but fortunately no one ex.
cept Gregory received q wound, the
latter having been struck some where
near tina knee.
Gregory claims 1t was III o'clock on
Monday night when he started fsom
Ashland with his mule and further
says he came through Omaha in broad.
day light. In his story, according to
the best evidence obtainable he offered
the owner of the mule, that is the
farmer near Ashland, Neb., $125.OO
but this he refused to accept, when he
determind he would have the steed al
any rate, so he arranged his scheme Of
knavery and successfully carried II
out single handed. M ~.
Joe Morgan, son of the sheriff Of
Pottawattamie county, who was
Harden Moss companion yesterday
when the shooting took place, that
probably fatally wounded Moss, tells
his story in an unpretentious way I'D.
uniting he was willing to obey any
order his evil associate might request,
and further admits he never regarded
himself so susceptible to the command
of an individual, but agrees that the
wanton ease his cool blooded antagon
ist exhibited would block Who'll,
regiment of South African Kafflrs.
Morgan says that Gregg was under
the impression that he was south o
Council Bluffs nearing Glenwood ant
showed great surprise when he learned
that he was near the Bluffs.
The course Gregory took depended
entirely upon his spssms Of fancy
but in the latter he seemed to be pru
dent enough u !S t shsose j th sasTSs32
avoid possible enemy.
He prevailed upon every fancy hi
knew that would make him rapid pace
and used three different changes OF
horses to perfect his escape, practising
deception, falsity and cunning persua
sions in order to prevent the leasl
doubtful impression.
Morgan escaped uninjnred and or
rived at the Bluffs shortly after Greg
DRY was captured. He was requested
to stay at Farmer Stiarks, where Greg
DRY seduced his last victim for trans
portation to the Bluffs, stating that hi
had some important business to at
tend to upon his arrival
Moss is resting today as we'll al
can be expected, but the bnllet hal
not yet been located.