Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-02-25
EXCITING CHASE
WINDS Up At
HOLBROOK
DEPUTY SHERIFF YOUNG
BY CLEVER WORK NABS
FUGITIVE IN NAVAJO
COUNTY
CFrom Thursdays Daily.)

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Young from Ash Fork to Holbrook,
George King, who is wanted for
horse stealing here, was finally cap
tured and yesterday brought to this
city. The story of the chase, cou-
pied with the past adventurous his
tory OF the prisoner, reads like a
dime novel
In December of 1912 King stole a
team of horses in Navajo county and
fled with his booty to a scheduled
spot in the mountains, close to a
branch stream of the Colorado river.
There he fingered safe from pur-
suit for number of weeks. Finally
Sheriff Joe Woods, got wind OF his
location and with a posse started
out in an auto.
King saw them coming and dou-
bled up on the officers reaching the
empty machine just as one of the
officers spied him in the act OF
jumping in and trying to make
getaway. He pleaded guilty to the
charge of horse stealing and was
sentenced to a term of not less than
one year nor more than five years
Governor George w. Hunts policy
of leniency, as usual. also went
astray in Kings case. The prisoner
was an ideal one in prison and
from his year was cut off consid-
cradle time because of good behay-
ior. No sooner was King released.
however. than he went back to his
old haunts and traits.
Just what transpired during the
two months since his release from
Florence is open to conjecture. But
the police believe they have a line
on his performances. in fact. the
stealing of the automobile at Phoe-
nix is laid to his door. King is
an expert driver He showed up
here at just about the same tim,
the machine disappeared. Local OF
ficials maintain that he is the samt
man.
\ week ago Tuesday King ap
pcared at the livery establishment
of John Summers in this city. Ho
declared that he had rented ranch
near Willow Creek and that he
needed four horses with which to
farm his new domain. Summers was
impressed by the smooth tongue OF
the stranger, coupled with the pos
sibilities of striking a good business,
bargain.
King not only got the four horses.
but received $50 in cash as loan
with which to go to Williamson
valley and purchase hay for the
horses.
En- route, whether intentional or
not, King managed to lose his way.
He was next heard of at Puntenney
There he told a stableman that he
had to meet a man in Ash Fork
and requested that his four horses
be taken care Of during his absence
As Ash Fork, King wrote to
Summers asking that he meet him
in Puntenney on Monday. This let
ter was written last Sunday. I'M
mcdiately after he mailed the
epistle. King purchased ticket for
Flagstaff. Later he returned to the
ticket window and changed his tick
ct for one to Winslow.
Deputy Sheriff Young started out
upon the fugutiye's trail Immediately
after Summers received his letter.
He trailcd him through Puntenney
and 10 Ash Fork lie learned oil
the purchase of the ticket to Wins
low and followed on the next train
At Winslow he trailcd the fugitive
to a ranch where King had stopped
prior to his commitment to Flor
ence There he learned that King
had paid i brief visit and gone on
his way. 1t was apparent that
King had no intention of being seen
in Winslow.
The officer followed his trail to a
wood camp near the railroad. There
he found that he had missed his
man by two hours time King had
traded a heavy pockctllnife, Young
had description Of
Ordinarily the pursuit would have
been but a matter OF form, but it
was learned that a freight train had
pulled through, bound east, about
an hour before. King was on that
train.
Young rushed back to Winslow.
got Sheriff Wood on the phone at
lIolbrook and told him of the
chase The sheriff was awaiting
the freight train as il drew in and
experienced no difficulty i'll nabbing
his man. Young went on to Hol-
brook where he took charge of the
prisoner, the two returning here
yesterday afternoon.
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