The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-21

The three horses, harness and hay
rack stolen from the farm of Alfred
Olson, a week ago were found work
ing with a threshing outfit near
A~rgusville, N. D., by Sheriff Whaley
Yesterday and Carl Nelson, an en-
pioye of Mr.. Olson is in a cell at the
Moorhead county jail charged with the
theft.
1t was about $3.50 last evening when
a message was received from the
sheriff by Deputy Malvey, to the Ell
feet that he was at Georgetown with
Nelson in custody and was coming
right through to Moorhead.
The horses and outfit have been
identified and employees of Mr.. olson
left for Argusville this morning to
get possession and bring them to
Moorhead.
Acting upon seemingly reliable in
formation Sheriff Whaley started out
in his auto yesterday morning for q
farm about four miles northeast OF
A~rsusville, N. D., where threshing
operations were in progress. After
preliminary investigation the sheriff
approached the outfit and among the
horses he saw three which correspond
ed to pictures and descriptions which
he had in his possession. Question
ing the man in charge he sheriff was
informed that the owner of the three
animals spotted" had gone to a farm
three miles distance and would soon
return. Mr.. Whaley at once drove
to the farm designated and on his
way met a man who had been describ-
ed returning to the scene of the
threshing. The sheriff placed the man
under arrest.
The prisoner gave his name as Carl
Nelson and he told the sheriff that he
had made a mistake, that he had
bought the horses, alleged to have
been stolen a few days ago. The
prisoner, was put into the sherit s
automobile and was driven with all
haste to Georgetown, the nearest point
In the sheriff's own jurisdiction and
beyond the borders of North Dakota
a distance Of about nine miles. With
the prisoner the sheriff arrived IN
Moorhead shortly after s o'clock last
evening.
Alfred Olson, the owner of the three
horses alleged to have been stolen, was
notified and in a short time Nelson
was identified as a man who had beer
in the employ of Mr.. Olson.
When seer by a reporter for The
Forum today, Olson says he is eX.
tremely gratified to the sheriff ant
| police for the exercise of persistency
displayed in the efforts to u dowr
the party or parties responsible for TN
| theft of his horses, the loss Of which
was a great inconvenience, and he Ii
ready and perfectly willing to pay the
reward of 5000 which he offered. H
knows that the officials have not rest
ed day or night.
Mr.. Olson says the taking away o.
the horses. etc, was a quick piece Of
work and well planned. He says M
did not retire, the night of the rob
| berry, until after 10 O'Clock and Mrs
Olson not until shortly after l.
| o'clock. The next morning the wifi
| of a neighbor told Mr.. Olson that sht
heard the movement of horses and
hayrack pass her place a few minute
| after midnight, but thought 1t NOTHING
unusual. About 2 o'clock one of tn
| men on the Olson farm had occasion
to go to the barn and he saw tina
and SO reported.
The Young wife of Nelson, the pris
oner, only arrived from her home IL
| Minneapolis yesterday morning an,
h is much surprised at the predica
ment which her husband has gottel
himself into. This morning Alfre'
| Olson was at the office OF the count,
| attorney assisting in the preparing 0
the complaint against Nelson whicl
he has signed.
There is general approval expresses
in Moorhead that the recovery of tn
stolen horses and the arrest Of tn
man who is alleged to have stoIel
them has been made with SO littl
delay and that it is likely that justic
will be melted out promptly.