The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-22
WILL HAVE HOUNDS
New Terror Proposed for
Southwestern Criminals.
C0WLEY COUNTY FIRST
Methods Pursued by Clever
HorSethieves.

Every county in southern Kansas win
have a pair of bloodhounds. The anti
horsethief associations are demanding it
and when these men OF influence indicate
that they want a thing they usually get
it.
Sheriff Daniels Of cowiey county was
in the city yesterday and outlined the
plan Of the movement FOR an Eagle re-
porter.
You See" said Mr.. Daniels as he plac-
ed his foot on a strawberry crate. crime.
especially in the horsethief line is increas-
ing every day. In my county. it has in
creased over 200 per cent since the first
of January and the people realize that
something must be done. We are going
TO get 4 pair Of bloodhouns The Anti
Horsethief association Of our county has
demanded them. We have purchased the
dogs at cost OF $50.
In my opinion" continued Sheriff Dan
iels, every county in the Arkansas val
vel Will have its own bloodhounds within
six months. The anti-horse thief asso-
Citations are demanding them everywhere
and they viii win. and ought 70 win. To
my mind pair of bloodhounds is the best
investment that can be made by any
county"
IAN you want to do TO successfully run
down a criminal is to keep the crowd
away from where the crime is committed.
II a team is stolen from your stable keep
people away from It until the hounds get
the scent Of the true criminal; If a muir
der IS committed keep people away from
the blood until the hounds, by their pecu-
liar instinct. catch the trail of TIRE muir
derer. If anybody get too close he may
suffer- for the hound may get after the
wrong person.
I'VE will keep our hounds at the poor
farm and have a man 10 take caro- Of
them. This does not imply that any new
Office shall be created. The man who
takes care Of the hounds can work as an
attendant, as a farm hand or in some
other capacity about the place. When
there is need Of the hounds this man will
go with them wherever they are wanted
and superintend the start and the chase.
If we kept the hounds at the jail too
many persons would want to see them
We don't want this. The more familiar
hounds are with any large number OF
people the less is their capacity to run
down the man you want
There is a moral influence, too, in
keeping q pair Of hounds said Sheriff
Daniels. '@When criminals learn that
Cowley county has bloodhouuds to place
on their trail if they commit a crime they
are pretty apt to stay away from that
county. This moral influence upon Grim
inals alone is worth more TO the people Of
a county than the cost Of purchasing and
maintaining a pair of hounds
In Cowley county we intend to breed
our own dogs after getting the first pair
and In a few years we will have enough
blood hounds to guard the entire county
and some 10 sell.
'sThe name bloodhound does not mean
that the dogs are thirsty for blood. 1t
simply means that they have the finest
strain Of blood in the canine world This
is what gives them that nigh order OF IN
stinct that approaches human intelligence
II is this that gives them their extra
ordinary sense of smell. When they run
down a criminal they viii hold him. IF it
becomes necessary TO tear his legs or arm
of until the officers arrive It IS a mighty
hard thing to get away from blood
hound and a mighty dangerous thing 10
attempt it."
THE matter Of stealing horses has be-
come a very serious matter in our coun-
ty" said Sheriff Daniels. There is an
organization going OF clever criminals
operating. I found 2 stolen outfit in four
different places recently. The horses
were in one place. the harness IN another,
the gears in another and the buggy bed
in another. The latter mad been reDaint-
ed. For 50 cents spent In can OF paint
a buggy can be made so that /, would be
next TO impossible 10 recognize IL The
gang this season o fthe year can take
team into the woods and by working with
it awhile can change the whole appear
ance OF the team and rig. DO you see
that bay mare there? There IS no blaze
In that mares face. IS there? Wen.
I can take a hot potato and IN a short
time have the whole of that mares face
as white as paper. The result Is that
when a man sees his mare again he won't
know her. The hot potato burns the hair
OF and white hair comes out. Give me
enough hot potatoes and = little time and