The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-15
Castle Thioves.

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Castle Thieves.
II Monday night At. about ten o'clock
| Ensxal,el 'Epaon ~ called ont Is hus
two cows The men, two, who hadthem
lin charge were Menonites and said they
had come from across the line, but a
the day was very warm they had started
late to have the cool Of the evening. As
beef has been very scarce lately it did
not take long to strike a bargain, Mr..
Epton paying The men forty. dollars.
which with the duty to be paid Uncle
Sam in the morning, would still give him
couple Of cheap beeves.
The next day, Tuesday, at noon, Mr..
Epton heard that couple Of cattle were
missing from the farm Of c. w. Andrews,
one belonging to Andrews and the other
to his renter, Mr.. Dick, and on Archie
Andrews being informed Of the purchase
and looking at the cows, he identified
them at once and Mr.. Epton turned them
over to the owner and immediately tele-
graphed Marsh Jackson. county con-
stable, of the trouble. In the evening
Mr.. Jackson arrived and it only took him
short time to secure a clew to the
direction taken by the thieves, and in
company with MIR. Epton to identify the
men, he left for Manitoba. The chase,
while interesting, need not be detailed
here, but it resulted in the running down
of the criminals at Rosenfeldt and with
the aid of Canadian officer the men
were brought hack Thursday and lodged
in the city Jail.
These men implicated Fred Joyce IN
the matter, stating that he had planned
the whole thing, was with them just out
side the stable when they sold the cattle
and that they divided the money with
him. As he left here the next day
Officer Jackson Immediately got on his
track and found that he had bought
ticket at Plum Coulee for Alemeda and
photographed the officer there to place him
under arrest. Jackson left for Alemeda
Thursday after his man, but at the time
OF going to press we have no news of his
capture.
1t is said the men acknowledge they
are guilty, not only of this but of other
cattle stealing and selling to Walhalla
parties, which will probably come out at
the trial which will take place early next
week on Constable Jacksqn's return from
his trip west.-Walhalla Mountaineer.
Judge Sauter arrived on Tuesday and
opened court to sentence the prisoners
Wm.Dick, Henry Mortins and Fred Joyce
who had been brought to Jail here.
The formal information filed by
Attorney w. ]. Burke charged the steal
ing of four cows at two different times,
the property of C. w. Andrews and
others. To this information each plead
guilty. After hearing some evidence in
the matter and giving the prisoners some
good advice, the judge gave sentences as
follows: William Dick, one year and
three months; Henry Mortins, two years
and Fred Joyce, one year and six months,
at hard labor in the penitentiary, be-
ginning at II O'Clock Tuesday. Dick
and Mor!ins are respectively % and %
years Of age and are Melon,tes and have
lived at Rosenfelt just across the line,
for eighteen years. The latter acknow,
lodged to have been caught stealing
from store previously. Joyce is jast
81 and is bright and we'll educated. His.
relatives living at Walhalla are people of
high responsibility and will feel his dis.
grace very keenly. Joyce was at least
manly in his expressions to the court, in
that he blamed nobody but himself for
his trouble. Court concluded; sentence
at about $50 and Sheriff Farrow accom-
panied by. Marshal, Jackson, took the
three prisoners to the NJ Pat 4 O'Clock
and started. for Bismarck: The cattle
were stolen on Monday, June 3rd and by
"wednesday, June 18th, the thieves viii:
be mustered in as members of the twine
industry at Bismarck. The wheels;iof
Justice sometimes revolve with celebrity.
Z: Court. - ~.
Court adjourned last week on Satur-
day. Minneapolis Thresher Co. VS..
Hoh, verdict for plaintiff. Reynolds VS..