The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-05
Suspicion Of Buyer Aroused When
Animal is Offered Too Cheap
and Dillon Draws Ad-
mission Of Crime
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RECOVERED BEFORE
MISSED BY OWNER
Belongs to Boy Near Anadarko -
Caddo County Deputy Has Mis-
hap on Way Here Car
Catches Fire

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To catch a horse thief, land him il
jail and have a full and complete con
fessica from him before the horse 1,
Missed at the point where it was stol
en-. twenty miles away. is going some
and is the record established wher
Saturday evening James Dillon, depu
" United States marshal. arrested
Rice Herlong OF Mangum for stealing
horse at Anadarko.
It was evident that Herlong was 4
novice at the game. for from the first
he stood up poorly under the spot
light OF investigation To begin with,
he tied the horse in front OF the fed.
eral court house. He then proceeded
10 Art Neal and offered TO sell the
horse, saddle and bride for $50. which
extremely low figure at once aroused
the suspicion Of the prospective buyer.
he sought Jim Dillon. told him of the
deal and asked him TO talk 10 Herlong
and endeavor to establish a char title
to the outfit.
What Is yanr name?" asked the OF.
ficer.
Jones" replied the man.
Where DO you i've and where dld
you get that horse
= live eight miles west Of town and
J raised the horse.
What are some Of your neighbors'
namese"
= don't know. ! haven't lived there
there long raised the horse"
Don't you know a single man in
your neighborhoodg We want to phone
10 them and clear up the title to the
horse. then you can sell him.
NO. don't remember the name Of
a single man in that country
= guess YOU had better come with
me"
On the way 10 Jail the officer asked,
10 YOU know that you are arrested
for horse stealingg"
NO l don't. I didn't steal that
horse raised him." replied the sns-
pect. but before they had reached the
jail he had broken down and said he
would tell the truth.
Once landed in jail. he told what .
supposed to be the true story He
said his name was not Jones, but Her
long. and that he lived al Mangum.
Also that ne had ridden a freight train
into Anadarko and growing tired Of
waiting for another one. decided 70
take the horse. which he found tied
in an alley. ride Il as far as he could
make somed isposal Of the animal
and proceed. He failed to state. how.
ever where he was going
The sheriff's office at Anadarko was
notified OF the arrest but officers
there stated that they did not know OF
stolen horse answering that descrip.
tion. but would look it up. BY inves-
tieation, they found a boy living in
the country near Anadarko. who was
looking for a horse He said he had
tied the animal in an alley Saturday
morning when he arrived in town and
missed him shortly after dinner. when
he had started him. He thought then
that the animal had simply gotten
loose and would return home. He had
Just started to walk home himself
when the sheriff found him.
Deputy Fank Lacey and the owner
Of the horse started to chickasha al
oace in an automobile. and when about
three miles from Chickasha. the car
caught fire and was completely de-
stroyed. Fire originated in the engine
and spread to the gasoline tank. caus-
ing an explosion. from which the men
narrowly escaped. They completed
the trip to Chickasha on foot return
ing Sunday morning with Herlong.
The horse had been stabbed and the
saddle and blankets taken to the sher-
iff's office here. As soon as the owner
walked into the office. be pointed to
the outfit and said. There is one Of
my saddle blankets" He satisfactor.
lily identified the horse and returned