The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-05
HORSE THIEVES ARE CAPTURED,
Sheriff Knudsen OVerhauIs Two Men
With Suggestive Names.

Mt. Pleasant, May Sheriff John
knudSen and the peace Officers Of Fair
view, this county. have succeeded in cap
turing two Of the alleged horse thieves
from Grand county. who left there sew
erai days ago with the horses which they
are supposed 10 have unlawfully taken
ana for whom the peace officers Of that
and several ~other counties have been on
the lookout since The names given by
the two men who are under detention
are Steel and Moore They are now in
the county jail at Manti and viii be
given preliminary hearing this after
noon.
Sheriff Knudsen was first made aware
OF the presence Of the thieves and their
booty ia this county by a telegram which
asked MIN to keen d sharp lookout for
them. and especially 70 see that no horses
were shipped from the county by rail
without a close examination first He
Immediately made inquiries and learned
that carload was to be shipped from
STERLING last Saturday. he lost no time
IN going down and looking at the animals.
While there one of the persons who had
brought the horses there for shipment
became frightened al the close scrutiny
to which he was being subjected and
Stealthily made his escape. he boarded
a train for the north and although mes
SageS were sent ahead 10 have him IN
tercepted, it was not done and it is sup
posed that he made his escape into Wy
oming via ogden.
men had been identified. the latter made
their escaVe also, taking with them
twelve Of the animals. They started north
along the west side of this valley A
couple Of officers who had arrived from
Grand county took up the trail as soon
as their absence was noted. They traced
them 20 the cedar hills west of this city,
where the trail was lost Sheriff knud-
sen was notified from Fairview that a
gang of horses had been driven through
there and ne in turn took I'D that trail
lie followed 1t all day and night Sunday
only 10 learn the following morning that
II was a false one Sunday night how
ever. Steel and Moore came down to Fair
view 70 purchase provisions They re-
turned 70 the hills. but Acting Marshal
Norton and Constable Hansen had
learned Of their presence there and were
not Tar behind them They had no trouble
I'M experimenting OF arrestinE them, and
brought them back to Fairview. from
Aanti The twelve horses were taken
- the county seat also and are being held
there
The public schools Of this city. with the
close tomorrow The regular term was
cut short on account Of a scarcity of
funds. There viii be no formal exer-
ciScs, but the children viii be given an
outing at resort near town If the wea-
Their Is favorable or at the building if not.
thirty-tWO members viii continue the full
term and early in June viii hold regular
commencement exercises.
1T IS understood that the proposition to
establish a high school in this city. which
was voted down at an election held Tues
daE- will be revived again. but that the
plan to raise funds viii be changed and
tuition viii he resOrtad to- The adverse
vote was solely because Of the fact that
the school meant higher tax. something
present, as the tax now imposed IS very
high