The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-04-11
STOLE HIS BROTHERS. HsRSEs.
Jud Barnett Steals seven Hsaa 80
Escapes Into Nebraska.
sold Three o. the Horses AZ Frisnd. Zsb-.
But BesGme AIa-med a1d Fled
Win the Esst-Lfvsd
Eear EnnoFarIo-

Probably the nerviest and boldest cazs
Of horse stealing carried cut in recent
I years took place near Kas0rado last
week. Jud Barnett s.o3e two head from
his oEn brother, james Barnett. three
Y belonging % Thomas Rule and two
Owned BY ). II. Phillips He drove the
horses 70 Bird City, which Is about 50
miles from KaBorado, and there shipped
them over the Burlington railroad to
. Friend, Neb- where he sold three Of the
horses at auction on the street, and upon
being tipped that be was about 70 be
arrested, escaped With the other four
I horses.
The horses belonging to Philips we're
missed more than a week before the
others disappeared. and Il Is supposed
I that Barnett kept them IN hiding until
be found good opportunity 70 take the
others The horses stolen from James
I Barnett and Thomas Rule were running
on the range together on Rules place
near KanOradO- Horses running out this
way often stray away and the owners did
not suspect that they had been stolen
until Barnett had several days start.
James Barrett and Rule secured their
first information that their horses had
been stolen from parties living in Chey-
enne county that attended a public sale
in the northwest part Of the county last
Friday. where they were making inquiries
for their property. They started out
trailing the thief Saturday and BY de-
scribing the horses easily traced them to
Bird City. Here they found the horses
had been shipped % Friend, and tels-
graphed 70 hold them and arrest the
man They then drove over 70 the main
line Of the Burlington and took q train
for Friend at Benkelmau They arrived
at Friend Sunday morning. but found
that after having sale bills printed and
selling three Of the horses on the streers.
he had taken the other four horses and
escaped The thief gave the name Of
c. y. Mitchell at Friend. bat James
Barnett recognized the writing on the
hotel register as that Of his brother.
When the constable received the mes
sage he telegraPhed 10 Sheriff Walker at
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for the arrest, but before receiving q
reply he showed the message TO Mitchell,
who at once few.
Mr.. Rule and james Barnett recover
ed the three horses that had been sold
at Friend, and one that Jud Barnett
had traded 10 a farmer IN Cheysnns
county for another horse before reach
ing Bird City. Two Of the horses rscoT-
cred belonged 70 Rule, one to james
Barnett and one 10 Phillips.
The horses stolen we're four blacks.
two bays and one sorreL Jud Barnett
left Kanorado with the stolen horses
March 3
Mr. Rule lives at CIoverdsle, Ind, but
was preparing 70 move his family here
when be received word that Jud Barnett
had stolen the barn and some fence from
his place near KanOrsdo, on which Jud
Barnett had been living. and Mr. Rule
came here TO have Barnett arrested for
that, but when be arrived be found that
Barnett had left and bis horses we're
missing
Barnett barely escaped being prose
cUted IN December for attempting 70
steal some cattle from G. G. Guthrie. Of
Norton, who has a good many cattle IN
this county. Mr. Rule intends to push
the case and VIII endesvor 70 capture
Barnett