Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
A BOY STEALS A TEAM.
Harry Ross Stole a Rig at Kiowa and
Drove to Sedgwiek County. Arrest.
ed at Andale.


who says he is sixteen years of age
was arrested at Andale in Sedg-
wick county last Thursday charged
with stealing a team of ponies,
harness and new rubber tire bug
gy on the streets of Kiowa the
previous Tuesday night, the prop
erty belonging to Jack German,
formerly of Hazelton but now re-
siding in Oklahoma a few miles
southeast of Kiowa. German came
to Kiowa to attend meeting of
the |. O. O. F. and tied his team
on Main street. When the lodge
meeting had closed his team was
gone. He procured a lantern and
tracked the horses and buggy north
out Of the city and then turning
east. Telephone communication
with neighboring cities was begun
at once, but many of the central
offices were closed and little pro.
gress was made until the following
morning. Word was received on
Wednesday morning that an outfit
partially answering the description
of Gorman'S rig and horses, had
been seen on the streets early that
morning and Mr.. German, accom-
panied by VIM. Downtain, left for
Harper on the first train to see
about it. At Attica they met Sher-
iff Haun who was returning from
Topek, and he went to Harper with
them. They found that the rig
seen there was not Gorman's and
after telephoning several hours,
Sheriff Haun and Mr.. German went
to Kingman but found no trace of
the thief there. At Kingman the
sheriff again phoned to many diff
ferent points and his last message,
which was to Andale, resulted in
catching the youthful criminal.
He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Martin Landwehr of Andale, who
by the way, is soon to become a
Barber county citizen. He has re-
Gently purchased !. r. Fairs farm
in Sharon township.
Sheriff Haun went to Andale
Thursday morning and arrived
home with his young prisoner
Thursday night. Young Ross is
not very talkative, but he puts up a
story to the effect that he did not
steal the rig. He says he met an
other man in the north part of
Kiowa, who was driving the team,
and was told to take it and driye
to St. Joe, Mo. He said he did not
know it had been stolen. The story
is unlikely to give the least
credit.
Young Ross showed considerable
tact. He avoided the cities in his
travels entirely, and his arrest wa:
accomplished through country tele
phones. A young man returning
from church met him in the road
having previously been notified by
! Office rs at Andale to be on tht
lookout. The young man notified
the deputy sheriff at Andale ane
the latter drove out and met Ros
and arrested him. Mr.. German &C
companied Sheriff Haun from King
man to Andale and got his rig ano
drove it home. The ponies wer,
very nearly run down and the in
dications were that they hadlittle
any feed since leaving Kiowa.
Ross has two brothers living a
Kiowa and his parents, he claims
reside at St. Joe.
The preliminary was held lat
yesterday afternoon before Justic
Collins of this city. AS the form
of this Office were locked befor
there was decision, we don't lik
to say what the result was but w
will risk the assertion this tim
that the accused was bound owe
to await trial in the district cour
which convenes February 18th an
Harry IS still boarding with Sherii
Haun. The way of the transgress
or, etc.