The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
ANOTHER GANG OF
RUSTLERS CAUGHT
Arrest of Two Men Friday of Importance to Valley Coun
ty Stockmen.
SHERIFF POWELL RECEIVES PRAISE
Assisting Staff Sergeant Robt B. c. Mundy of r.
n w. Mounted Police to Locate These Men
Highly Commended

Due to the excellent work of Staff
Sergeant Robt B. C. Mundy Of the
Royal North West Mounted Police of
Canada and his assistance and the CO.
operation of Sheriff c. w. Powell and
his deputies another organized gang
of supposed stock rustlers has come
to grief and their alleged leaders
are now lodged in jail awaiting trial.
Last Friday J. c. Anderson, alias Mil
Ter, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Jack Teal at Dodson where he was
living, and at preliminary hearing
before Judge Evans was held to the
District Court under a $5,00O.0O bond,
upon charge Of grand larceny. His
supposed partner, Edwin Sparks is
now held in the Phillips county Jail,
under similar charges. With the ar
rest of these men, about 25 head of
stolen horses were recovered which
were being held at Dodson by Ander-
son.
About two months ago word was
received at the Sheriff's office that a
large number of horses were being
stolen in Canada and indications point
ed to the existence of a we'll organized
gang of rustlers who were working
both sides of the line; that they were
bringing stolen horses from Canada
into this country and disposing of
then and stealing horses on this side
which were being sold in Canada
Sheriff Powell and his deputies at once
began a systematic search for the pur-
pose of locating the rendezvoux OF
the gang, if possible, and to ascertaii
who the members Of the gang might
be. The work Of the gang was sc
carefully manipulated that it was a
difficult matter to secure any definite
information for some time, but it was
frally learned that horses were beine
sold at different places that while ev-
e"ything appeared to be formal ane
the ownership unquestionable yet the
parties selling were strangers. This
information was followed up and Other
clues being discovered they were work
ed out carefully.
Several trips were made back ant
forth between here and Wood Noun
tain by Sheriff Powell and by Stat
Sergeant Mundy, the latter doing I
great deal Of detail work which
brought about the final locating o
the two men who are now under ar
rest. Sergeant Mundy worked hare
and with the assistance rendered b.
the Sheriff's Office they were finall.
rewarded by securing the men VIII
are supposed to be the leaders o
the alleged gang. These men wer
. trailed from Canada, where they ha'
rounded up a bunch of horses, whic]
it is supposed they were about to ru1
across the border into the Unite'
States, but dropped them when the,
learned the officers We're on their trail
The route they took into this sectiol
was ascertained through the finding
of two horses which they had kille
in making their way through to tn
main line of the Great Northern afte
leaving Canada.
John Anderson, who has been liv
ing at Dodson under the name Of Mil
Ter, has a record for horse stealth
and was out on parole from fiv
year sentence received in Canada. H
i hal been paroled upon condition tina
: he join the troops and enter the Car
adian contingent serving in the Eul
opean war. Instead of doing so h
:, skipped to the United States and cor
tinued in his previous habits.
r The two men, since their arres
r by the county officials have been ser'
q ed with papers by the federal o
n ficials and the bond increased. Frol
h. the evidence gathered and now in tt
hands of the official of the law it al
a pears that the men under arrest al
" facing a long term in the pentitel
% tiary.
If Work still being done by the she
v ifs office here will probably resu
re in further arrests which will effectiv
l. ly break up the gang Of stock rustler
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