Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
FIVE ARRESTS
ARE MADE
For Stealing Horses and Receiving
Stolen Property.
MANY ANIMALS ARE IDENTIFIED
Horses Held in Spokane and
Parties in Charge
Brought Here.

Brought Here.
The supposed case of wholesale
horse stealing reported in last
weeks FREE PRESS has resulted in
five men being under arrest charg-
ed with the crime of stealing horses
or receiving stolen property, and
20 head of horses that were started
for Missouri are held in Spokane,
subject to the orders of their own
ers.
The first complaint was made
last week when w. M. Mclean,
living on Doumec Plains, swore
out a warrent for the arrest of VIM.
Rocks, Joe Garfield, Richard Tip
ton and Dick Crooks, and gave the
information that stolen horses were
then being driven across the Prai-
rie to the railroad for shipment.
Sheriff Seay Immediately went to
Sites where he arrested Garfield
and Upton, but could not find
Rookie. The horses were being
loaded for shipment, but being un-
able to identify any of them as
stolen, Mr.. Seay allowed them to
90 on in charge of a Mr.. Pierce,
who had come from the east to re-
ceive them.
The sheriff returned here and
decided to have the Spokane auth
critics stop the horses there until
he could get to that city with Mr..
Mclean and Mr.. Cy ,Overman, both
of whom could identify many hor-
ses reported to be missing and sup
posed to be in the baud. On reach
ing Spokane no trouble was exper
fenced in identifying a number of
the animals and 90 head belonging
to A. I. Watson, H. c. johnson,
VIM. Yates, San Church, G. w.
Dunham, G. B. Knorr, j. G. Har-
ris and f. Overman were taken in
charge by the sheriff and will be
held in Spokane until their owners
decide what they want done with
them. All told there was 10 head
in the band and there is little doubt
but the greater portion were stolen
but being unable to positively iden-
tify them, the officers allowed
Pierce, who they were satisfied was
an innocent party, to continue on
his journey with the remainder TO
Green City, Missouri.
The officers arrested VIM. Ellei
and Isaac Loe, who were with the
horses, on a charge of receiving
stolen property. and also will make
an effort 10 capture James Loe who
had gone on ahead, on the same
charge. Eller and Loe both pro
tested their innocence and claimed
they were going east with the
horses to save car fare. but the Of
ficers were not satisfied and brought
them back.
According to Pierce's story
James Lowe traded the horses to q
merchant in Green City, Missouri,
for a stock of goods and h" had
! simply come out to see that no aui'
mails were shipped that would noi
Justify the cost of transportation
Rookie was also captured in Spo
kane in the Mohr lodging house by
Spokane deputy sheriff. He was
occupying a room with young
, man who lived in the house, ane
when the officer tried to gain ad
mittance the young man claimed
that his wife occupied the room
with him, but the officer persisted
} in going in, and when he turned
! on the light found Rookie instead
of wife. Rookie had shaved of
his moustache and would not have
been recognized by one uot wei
acquainted with him.
D They were all arranged befor,
] Judge Taylor, Tuesday, who fxet
the bonds of Garfield, Rookie ant
Upton at $500 each, and Sc
March 10th as the date for thei
, preliminary hearing. Eller ant
Loe were held under $1,000 bond
and their hearing set for Marcl
: Goth.
I The cases are causing the mos
widespread interest, as some OF th
! defendants are connected with th
best families in the county, and a
! the same time horse and cattl
< stealing has been SO annoying dun
! ing the past few years that ever
! effort will he made to bring tn
! guilty parties to justice.