Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-29
BLoODhoUNpS TRACK HORSE
THIEVES TO RAILROAD YARDS
IN BELLE PLANE,
MEN BELIEVED TO HAVE
BOARDED TRAIN THERE
Abandoned Automobile Found to Have
Been One Used BY Supposed Teie-
phone Linsman Who Made His Head
quarters in Barn Near Grinnsll-
Roeho Identifies Horse.
;pecia, to nes-Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grirnell. July 2S.-Bloodhounds from
Waterloo traced the two thieves who
abandoned the Rocho horse, an auto
mobile and a second horse and a wagon
and harness near Malcolm and Brook
lyn as far as the railroad yards in
Belle Plaine. where the train stopped.
ii IS believed thai the men boarded a
Northwestern train al Belle PLANE and
have made good their escape.
The hounds took up the two trails
yesterday afternoon, following the sep
ara.e tracks OF the man who abandoned
the team and wagon when halted by
posse and the man who hurriedly left
HupZnobile and other property when
commanded TO halt by second posse.
These two trails merged some miles
distant from the two co,nhelds into
which the men first escaped. and the
thieves evidently have code OF signals
by which the movements Of each are
traced.
Mr. Rocho, of Boone. came here yes
Ierday and identified one of the horses
recovered as one Of the valuable team
stolen from his firm. Harness be-
longing 10 Rocho brothers also was re-
covered. and was found in the abar
doned automobile.
When an inventory OF the outfit was
taken IL was found that with four
passenger Hupnlobile bearing an HI
nois number. there was one Of The
Rocho horses small bay mare with
white marks behind. the heavy harness
stolen from the Rocho barn and other
plumber which was carried in the rear
end Of The automobile
Headquarters a. Grinnell.
Since the chase for the thieves j. has
made this place q central point 10Y
bile had been kept here for some time
and me Rocho horse was here several
nights Last fall man giving his name
as Dickerson rented barn OF the old
Frank Larvin place in southeast Grin
nell He said he was telephone line
man employed between Gr.nneli and
Ma-engo. and .fa, he would go and
come at all hours Of the day and night.
as his duties called him. Dickerson
thus allayed suspicion and his story
vas accepted NOW II develops thdl
The Hupnobila found on the highway
was the one used by Dickerson IN his
alleged work along the telephone line.
There has been great excitement here
during the search for the thieves
Posses in automobiles have been out
day and night. and several sheriffs from
adjacent counties have been on the
scene
The bloodhounds secured from Wa
;erioo followed the trails easily and Cid
good service. but we're secured too late
20 head of me thieves before they
boarded a train.
Third Man Captured.
When the hloodhounds lost the seem
of the two fu9it.ves in the railroad
yards at Belle Plaine some Of the
clothing Of the man calling himself
Dickerson was secured and the dogs
were put on his trial. They followed
the scent to Victor. and Dtckerson was
found there. He resisted arrest when
taken in custody By the Victor mar
shall. and put up stiff fight. He was
not subdued until he was badly beaten.
Dickerson was brought to Grinnell.
and al the present time is being put
thru the third degree. So far he has
revealed little IN regard to the oper-