The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-09-28
Hot Chase for Horse
Thieves.
Two Bad Men Escape.

On Wednesday of last week, Sheriff
Scott received notification from Sheriff
Campbell Of Elko that two horse thieves
wanted in that county were headed this
way. Among others TO whom Sheriff
Scott showed the description OF the
men was John Clendenning. On Thurs
day, while the latter was stopping for
dinner at Moorman's station, on the
stage road TO Hamilton, two strangers
came 90 the house, one on foot aud the
other riding horseback. They explain
ed that they had eamped the night be-
fore few miles south OF the station in
Jaks's valley, that their horses had got
away during the night, and they had
been unable to find them.
Mr.. Clendenning Immediately reoog.
nizsd them, and without alarming the
family, he went on to Mrs Shekels sta
tion, and tslephoned to Sheriff Scott.
In the meantime, VIII and Clarence
Moorman arrived home from trip In
the hills, bringing the stray horses with
them. The strangers had eaten dinner
and, as the Moorman boys were ign0-
rant Of their character, they took their
horses unmolested and departed for
their camp.
When Sheriff Scott received Mr..
Clendenning's dispatch, he was not in
a condition to start out. and the pur-
suit was not begun until the next morn
ing, when Deputy Sheriff Weldon OF
Hamilton, Clarence Norman and In
dian George took the trail. That wac
nve days ago, and tho trailers
dropped us completely out of sight as
the thieves. Not word was
heard from them after they started,
until last evening.
Consid cradle uneasiness was felt by
their friends and yesterday morning a
second posse headed by the Elko sher-
if, took the trail at Moorman's to
and what had become OF the FIRST posse.
sheriff Scott also started out to join
them.
About o'clock last evening, shortly
before we went to press, Messrs. Well
don and Moorman and Indian George
ar ived In Ely, with three OF the stolen
horses and the robbers pack outfit, in
cllding bed, overeoats, shoeing outfit,
grub, etc. They had followed the trail
for nearly four days and nights, and
finally came up to their men at spring
about 25 miles south OF Snake creek,
near the Utah line, where they had
stopped 10 shoe their horses. The men
saw their pursuers coming, however,
and abandoning everything but their
guns and two best saddle horses, they
struck out and having lead of about
two miles, m de good their escape.
The boys followed for some distance
but their hor-es gave out and they had
To quit Word was sent ahead into
Utah and the men may yet be caught
there. They ara pretty clever, how
ever, and have shown Themselves 10 be
thoroughly familiar with the country.
From Jske's valley they struck across
to Holt camp, thence over the Ward
summit to Willow creek, then through
Lake valley and southern Snake valley,
avoiding the ranches aud camping at,
springs In the mountains.
The second posse also returned late
last evening.
The identity OF the thieves Is not
known. One is tall and rather light In
complexion, while the other Is short
and dark. and has lost two fingers from
his left hand. Both are young men not
over 20 years of age. They stole some
horses in Idaho and several In Elko
county, but dropped some along the
road. and had only six with them al
Moormsn's. 1t lis prol able that they ars
desperate characters and may be want
ed for more serious offence than horse
stealing.