Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-09-27
A MIDNIGHT CHASE
AUTOMOBILE FIGURES IN PuR-
SUIT OF WIN. GLASFORD
GOOD LESSON TO DEADBEATS
Glaeford Attempted, UnsuccessfuIly
to Cover Up His Trail BY Doub-
ling Back

A wild night chase by automobile
over the toughest kind of roads, the
routing out of0 justice in the mid
| die of the night to get out papers,
the final overtaking of the pursued
hidden in the forest, and a spirited
| alteration, all figured in the rather
sensational way taken to force pay
ment of a bill which VIM. Glasford
a farmer, until this week living near
Ladysmith, attempted to get away
without paying. Incidentally, this
who might wish to sneak away as
Glasford tried to.
Glasford sold his farm and almost
all of his other property, the most
of it at an auction held the fore
part of this week. He owed few
bills around town. including one of
about SIG to Frank Langenbach for
feed purchased recently Evidently,
ne did not intend to pay them, al
though he had promised Frank to
pay up "in few days" for he
quietly packed what belongings he
had left in a covered wagon, and in
this prairie schooner" embarked
with his family Wednesday forenoon
and set sail for Iowa.
Langenbach heard of it about sup
per time Wednesday and the more he
thought about it the more "riled up
he got. He finally decided to give
Glasford a run for the money, any
way, and hired an automobile from
Nate Hand and set out in pursuit.
The trail was rather easy to follow
for Glasford had a narrow-tired
wagon, and these are somewhat
scarce IN this county. The auto sped
through the night hot on the trail,
which started south on the Flam-
beau road When some distance be-
yond Port Arthur, the pursuers came
to q place where the trail led two
ways, and only for Mr.. Langenbach's
sharp lookout the trail leading west
on an old tote road would never have
been seen. Glasford had been smooth
enough to drive mile past the
turn, to elude any possible pursuers
no doubt, then turn around in Il
field at one side of the read where
it would not be seen and double back
to the road he finally took.
This road was terribly rough but
the auto just hit the high spots
Bruce was passed and when Weyer-
hauser was reached. Justice Kassela
was routed out of bed to get out
writ of attachment and summons
to appear before him il the bill and
costs was not paid. Constable James
Grimsley was drafted into the par
ty and the chase was resumed.
Some distance farther the trail led
from the road into the woods, where
the quarry they sought was soon
found.
Constable Grimsley is about six
feet tall, and looks about like these
western sheriffs you see pictured In
the movies" With his stentorian
words of command, the Glasford fam
lily was very quickly awakened and
the man sought was soon out TO
see what was the matter. A rather
hungry-looking bulldog. was making
strenuous efforts in the meantime to
reach the intrepid marshalis legs,
but he was tied securely, fortunate
ly, although We take it for granted
that Frank and the chauffeur re-
mained at a discreet distance until
tie cantankerous canine was pacified.
Glasford was very certain that ne
would not pay the bill at first, but
when Grimsley told him he would
have to appear in justice court II
he didn't produce the lucre immedi-
ately a new light dawned on Glas-
ford and he "came across" but not
without much reluctance and express
sions that have no place in this great
moral. religious and educational week
ly. Incidentally, he was persuaded by
the same arguments to pay bill
of the Thompson Mere. Co.
The auto party arrived home
about dawn yesterday. They will long
remember their trip on this wintry
night, the midnight alteration amid
the trees and underbrush, and per-
haps more than everything else the
expression on the face of the discom-
fitted Glasford as they bade him