The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-21
GDLDSBERRYS SENTENCED.
END OF A MOST SENSATIONAL HORSE
STEALING CASE.
The Means by Which They We're
Brought to TriaI-.-Agents for
Band Of Thieves.

At the second trial Of the Colds
berrys at Auburn, Nebraska, February
l6, L. T Goldsoerry and his younger
son, Guy, pleaded guilty. The older
son, Melvin, against whom there was
very little evidence, will doubtless be
discharged This closes one Of the
most remarkable horse stealing cases
OF recent times in the West. The
story in brief is as follows;
In the fall Of 1900 within three or
four weeks about fifteen horses and
mules disappeared from this county
as II by magic For months not the
slightest clew could be obtained
leading either to the perpetrator or
the whereabouts OF the stolen prop
erty. Finally Dr. Mann, Of Yelling
ton, printed and circulated over the
state cards describing his horse and
buggy, which we're among the miss
ing. Que OF the cards fell into the
hands of the sheriff OF Bates county
who wrote to Prosecuting Attorney
Blackwell, of this county, that he
had a man by the name of Joe White
in the Bates county jail, charged
with horse stealing, aud that White
said he could give information leading
to the recovery OF DR.. Mann's horse.
Mr.. Blackwell went TO Bates county,
got permission to visit the prisoner in
Ijail, spent whole day with him and
finally succeeded 10 extracting such
information as to make him fee sure
that White could locate all the horses
stolen in Lafayette county aud that
he could be induced or made to give
testimony such as to convict his
accomplices. White was convicted OF
the Bates county charge and sent to
the penitentiary
Attorney Blackwell then went to
see Governor Dockery, stated the case
to him, and urged the pardon Of
White, so that he might be arrested
for the offenses committed in this
county and lead to the arrest of his
accomplices and the restoration of
the stolen property. Sheriff Thomas
carried a capias to the penitentiary at
the same time the governors pardon
was presented, and White was brought
to the Lafayette county jail. He
gave information which led to the
, recovery Of nearly all the stolen prop
! erty and to the arrest and trial of
the Goldsberrys After most SEN
, sational and exciting trial, which was
, recounted in the INTELLtGENCER a
, year ago, the Goldsberrys were con-
, yicted They appealed and a new
trial was granted on techuicality.
Meanwhile White had been released
aud the case against him dismissed.
Sheriff Thomas and Attorney Black
we'll kept track Of White until just
about the time for the second Colds
bury trial when he disappeared from
/. the map They instituted search but
D to no avail Finally Attorney Black
j. we'll saw a brief notice in Kansas
y City daily to the effect that the
J sheriff of Andrew county passed
n through that city with requisition
y for one Joe Bradley, Of Troy Kansas,
8 charged with horse stealing. He sent
the sheriff Whites picture, but was
. told that White and Bradley were
I not the same man. Mr.. Blackwell
was not satisfied; and on learning
r that because of an error in the requl-
. sltion papers the sheriff had failed
to get Bradley, he pursued the search
. for him and found him in Fred mia,
n Kansas. Bradley and White were
e one. Mr.. Blackwell then notihed
d the prosecuting attorney Of Nehema
! county, Nebraska, that he had White
y and was ready for trial The Colds
g berrys learning that White had been
(. located, pleaded guilty.
d Barely enough OF the facts are given
4 to make a continuous story. La
: detail 1t would take many columns
Ie 1t would be interesting to narratt
$ the fine draw1 plans and disheart
it ening failures Of Attorney Blackwell
10 and Sheriff thomas betore they got
= the first clew which led to the break
ing up Of this notorious gaug-
2 notorious now, for the Goldsberrj
were highly espect' d unul Two year
ago These exc-ileut oiiicers are q
~ be congratulated ul5n the successful
" Termination IT heir long and per
siStent labor,