The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-13
AS HORSE THIEVES
JOKER HAD TWO OF HIS FRIENDS
ARRESTED.
Prank Almost Resulted In a LynchIna,
and Victim Finds II Hard to
Forgive the Author Of
the Plot.

the Plot.
Two old college classmates met in
Indianapolis last week, says the Star
OF that city. One was M. Scott Nc
Donald of Richmond. Va, and the
other was Floyd A.. Woods, an attor.
ney OF Indianapolis. Ten years ago
these men were students in Wabash
college at Crawfordsville.
Mcdonald Is grandson of, the late
Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald Woods
and Mcdonald were friends for years
in indianapolis before they went to
college,
When they met the other day Nc
Donald said: Il have never quite for
given you, Woods, for the time you
nearly got me lynched."
And thereby hangs the tale
In little Sitting" which Mcdonald
and some Of his old chums had tky
other evening the story was retold
Il was only getting even for what
you did to me" said Woods do you
remember the night lay In my white.
little couch soundly sleeping over
there at Charlottesville and you and
some OF your friends came in with a
pitcher Of Ice water and dashed 1t all
over me? Do you remember how
ran you half mile down the prin-
cipal street attired in my night
clothes?" &c
Mcdonald remembered the incident
and he also remembered how Woods
got even.
A week aft the Ice.water incident
Mcdonald an classmate. Brax Car
Denter, started to drive from Craw-
fordsvllle to indianapolis. They had
to pass through the village of James
town, which they would reach about
midnight. An hour before they ar
rived the jamestown marshal received
this telegram. IF two young men
driving a black horse come to your
town arrest them at once. Be careful,
they are desperate. Horse stolen"
The telegram was signed Mark
Davis"
Il wrote that telegram and pushed
1t under the operators door while he
was at supper" said Woods II pushed
quarter in with it OF course the
operator had to send it."
when we turned up at jamestown
a little after midnight" said McDon-
aid, there sat the marshal In the mid
die OF the street with a badge on as
big as my hat, He arrested us at the
point OF two big revolvers."
Mcdonald and Carpenter were kept
under arrest until late the next after.
noon They were kept under heavy
guard as they were looked upon as
desperate men. About nine o'clock
the next morning Mcdonald had a
happy thought. He knew the Big Four
train passi=g east through jamestown
probably would carry some CrawfordS-
vile men.
Come down to the train with me-"
he snid TO his guards. "and 1 Will con-
vince you that am innocent"
When the train drew in half dozen
Charlottesville men jumped to the
platform. They had all been posted
by Woods.
ASK these men," said Mcdonald,
and the marshal did so. Each man de-
clared: II never saw these fellows be-
fore" Late that afternoon the boys
were released on the strength OF tele-
grams from Charlottesville. Just be-
fore their relcrse an old farmer of the
locality approached Mcdonald. II am
deeply grieved," he snid. TO find that
the grandson of my old friend. Senator
Mcdonald. would steal horse and
then add to his crime by lying about
It,"
"If Woods lives to be a thousand
years old" Mcdonald said, Il don't
think l will ever forgive him for that
trick.
An Accessible Governor.
On the glass of the double doors
leading to the Offices of the governor
of Massachusetts there Is printed this
cordial invitations: Walk in" And
many visitors to the famous state.
house beneath the golden dome on
Beacon Hill who might otherwise pass
by contenting themselves with furtive
glances feel that here is a welcome
so plain and cordial that any timidity
they might otherwise be conscious OF
Is entirely dispelled.-National Maga
zine.
Eternal White Liee.
1t is an amusing fact that every
woman claims to have a little dress
maker" who makes her the very lateat
and the most stylish dresses for
hardly anything" That cheap dress
maker and the hat | made myself