American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-08-03
ALLEGED HORSE
THIEVES CAPTURED
American Falls Man One Of
the Suspects.
Officers Believe They Will Connect
Supposedly Good Men With
the Operations of the
Horse Rustlers.

Sheriff Davis and Special DEPUTY
Sheriff Atwood laid the plans ant
put the machinery in motion which
resulted in the capture of Oscar
Mckinley and Ed. Greenstead. two
alleged horsethfeves, at Rupert Sat.
urday. Sheriff Zug Of Lincoln coun.
ty, who was put wise to the pres
ence of the men, according to a dis
patch sent to the Statesman, took
all the credit for the capture to his
office. The capture was left to his
office for the reason that the Oneida
officers were known to the men, and
their presence would have aroused
suspicion and resulted, possibly. in
failure to get the men unless by
accident they were met face to face.
Greenstead and Mckinley are both
wanted in Colorado on a charge of
horse stealing. Greenstead was at
once surrendered to the Colorado Of
ficers, but Mckinley will have to
face charges here before he is sur
rendered. Both men are suspected
of having been connected with the
disappearance of number of horses
from this locality. During the past
three years probably more than 100
horses have mysteriously disappeare
from this locality. A large number
of horses which it is claimed were
stolen, have been sold to residents in
the same time, and unfortunately for
him, McGinley's name is signed to
bill of sale for a numberof the an
imals. If Mckinley is an innocent VIC
tim of a gang of horse thieves the
officers want him to point out the
thieves or expain hir relations with
them. His hearing is set for Monday
but will be held Saturday if he is
ready.
The officers do not believe they
have captured all the parties impli-
Gated They are greatly iDS
terested in learning the cause of the
activity of a number of parties in
their evident desire to convince the
honest purchasers of the Ward anl-f
mails that they had been stolen. lfv
it was to avoid a hearing in which
facts might be divulged, do they
fear that friends of theirs Will be
drawn into the affair? And is their |
interest in stranger greater than
in local people of known respectable
ity? Would it work to the detriment
of the rightful owner of stolen an
imals to establish the fact in court
that they had been stolen? Will the
fact that the purchasers of these
animals surrendered them without
such proof debar them in any way
from recovering the purchase price
from the parties to whom they paid
it?
In the several days devoted to
by the -heriff and his
deputy, sleeping on saddle blankets
in out of the way places in the enc
mics country, they learned NUMBER
of things that excite their interest.
When they began work,they had not
a little difficulty in securing lnfor-
nation, even those who had been
sufferers being afraid to talk lest
they suffer more heavily in future.
They secured much, however, and
seem to have a we'll defined course
of procedure opened, to them.
From officers it is learned tnaI
about three months ago McGlnley
returned from Colorado with Green
stead, alias Watson, alias Ward. Az
that time Sheriff Davis and Deputy
Atwood were both approached ana
asked if they had warrant for NC
Ginley from Colorado; they had none
but the inquiries aroused thelr sus-
picion, and they thought that ne ana
his new partner would bear watcnlns
spent some time on Horse
Island, after his return, some tine
in the vicinity of Otis, and the pal
ance of it over on Raftrlyer. Wnen
he came to town he came unoer
cover, it is said, although at tnis
time the officers knew nothlng Oh
reward in Colorado.
A week ago Saturday rancnel
BY the name of Ward, who lives neea
Malad, appeared on the scene ana
claimed horses in the possession OF
DR.. Moth, DR.. Sykes, Jacob Klehn
and Mr.. Walters. These partles
had bought the horses from X. M.
Bennett, and Bennett had bougnl
them from Mckinley. There were seq {
aral others who were nightly ln.ei
ssted, it is said, in the transactlohs
1t the time these parties bought tne
horses. When Ward appeared Snerlli !
Davis was telephoned and hasleneu {
% investigate Inasmuch as ne was
a deputy to replace MT. AT I
wood, who had resigned, he pre-,
rallied upon him to act as speciaii I
lpon Mr. Atwood to act as speclaL 5
ieputy in the casse. That evenins i
hey learned that reward was pos /
ed in the Aberdeen post office 1or !
Mckinley, and messenger was DIS c
patched to get the paper and plans i
we're laid to get him. Sunday nigns
he 23rd. they left for Rupert TO t
'et in touch with the sheriff OF LIN, r
.oln county, as they had learned +
hat the parties, Mckinley and ms G
,,artner, were coming in and out OF S
rupert quite often and also to geI il
q touch with the sheriff of Cas- n
Ia county. as it was evident tnat t.
perations extended into all three Il
ounties. and several other suspects a