Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-06-03
HORSE Thief HOLDS
GUARDS up WITH PISTOL

James Simmons near Sugar Grove
Tuesday with a plug of a horse an
asked to trade it for better one.
Requesting that he be permitted to
try the animal which was granted,
To the surprise of Mr.. Simmons the
man did not return but pushed on
to Brandywine where he had Geo.
Bowers to reshoe the animal, but
before he got away q telephone
message came to arrest him, which
Elmer Keister constable did. He
was taken in the store where he
was held behind bolted door
awaiting a warrant. In a moment
the constable and guard were look
ing in the muzzle of two revolvers,
requested to unbolt the doors.
When on the outside he ordered
John Doe who was keeping uncom-
fortably close to him to 60 about
his business and Immediately the
stranger left for safer quarters leav-
ing the horse at -Brandywine, also
Mr.. Simmons has the one left with
him. The thief is described as a
low heavy set, smooth shaven,
dark completed man. Wearing a
black suit, patent feathers and a
low crowned hat. He looked about
35 or 40 years and had bad coun-
tenance.
On such characters no chances
should be taken. He should have
been searched and if convenient
handcuffed. But there is a desire
to treat all men as honest until
proven otherwise and this spirit
was too deeply seated in hosplta-
bles on South Fork.
Latter. S. Trumbo on the fol-
lowing morning went up gap and
about a mile and a half from Bran
DIVINE found him. He enquired
| if Mr.. Trumbo was an officer. Upon
being told lie was not he told OF
the horse escapade, and stated that
be had broken in a house and had
gotten about $500 in cash. The
house which he referred to was Dan
ISnyders. Mr.. Snyder says some
meat was also stolen. The man
is evidently defying arrest.-South
Branch Review.
In response to telephone mes
sage, Harrisonburg officers came
out toward Rawley Springs and
arrested the fellow. He was brought
back to Franklin last Saturday by
Sheriff Ruddle.
LATER NEWS
b.. Caricofe, a we'll known Mt
Scion merchant, has in his posses
sion what is said to be the Original
stolen horse in the chain of thefts
and trades which resulted in landing
in the Pendleton county, w. Va!
Jail John Smi tn, who was captured
near Rawley Springs last week by
Deputy Sheriff Crousehorn: The
horse in question is reputed to bt
a 5000 animal, and is the property
of F. A. Reynolds, of Craig county
who, together with Sheriff Caldwell
and Frank Caldwell, also of Craig
arrived yesterday in Harrisonbur{
where they heard Smith was in Jail
The Craig county men will leave
this morning for Franklin, W. Va.
where Smith is in jail, with tn
hope that the West Virginia au
thorities will consent to turn the
accused over to them, since they
say they have aperfect case agains
him. They were at Mt, Scion yes
terday morning and identified the
horse in Mr.. Caricofe's possession
as one stolen few weeks ago from
Reynolds by Smith. They say
Smith professed a desire to buy the
horse by day, and, after learning
how to gain an entrance to the sta
BILE, returned by night and rode hin
away.
/ At Mt. Solan Smith traded tn
REYNOLDS horse for black owned
by Caricofe. He rode the black Il
: West Virginia, where, under the pre-
text Of trading with Jas. II. Sim
mons, he abandoned the black ano
galloped from Sugar Grove, Sim
mons home, to Brandywine, wher'
Simmons procured his arrest. !.
Escaping from the West Virgins
officer, Smith was afterward captur
ed by Officer Crousehorn.
The Craig people argue that i
there is any doubt about the West
Virginia case against Smith being
good one, the authorities in thai
State will do we'll to surrender hin
to Sheriff Caldwell