The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-10-21
PASCOLA MEN
ARE ARMED FOR
COW-RUSTLERS
Two Men Are in Jail and the
Shooting Is Expected on
Their Release.
CATTLE-OWNER COMES
TO CAPE FOR EVIDENCE
Seeks to Obtain Hide Taken
From Carcass of Stolen
Cow.

! Persistent raids by cattle thieves
and the arrest last Saturday of ts-o
men who are believed to be ring. lead
erS in contrasting conspiracy have
placed 4 six-shooter on the hip Of viz
tually every farmer in the vicinity Of
Pascola, Pemiscot County, it bccam,
known here last night when ". q.
Sergent arrived here in quest of cvi-
derce against the men under arrest.
Friends Of the two men now in Jail
are erdeavoring to obtain their rclaa-e
on bond, and the men who are fighting
to break up the notwithstanding bus
ness expect the fighting to commence
as soon as the men step from the
door of the Jail
According to Sergent. the shooting
will end only when the cattle omner5
make Il cleanup. If they don't 10
said, the farmers will have 20 quit the
cattle-rajsiag business.
The two men who were arrested lat
Saturday are Henry Norwood and vii
liam NJ Cook. They were arrested on
a warrant charging them with cattle
stealing and their hearing before a
Justice of the Peace has not been set.
Sc"gcnt came 20 the Cape to obtain
cows hide which was sold i'm the
Cape in September and which nc wish
es to use against the two men. With
the cowhide he is in quest Of. Sergynt'
says he will be able to place a second
charge against the two men that will
put them back in Jail as soon a. they
may be released on a bond. for the
charge now pending against them.
Sergent owns several head Of cattle
and keeps them on his farm a short
distance from Pascola. Since the mid
die Of the summer he has lost thrra
head under mysterious circumstances
and his friends in the vicinity have lost
about a dozen head.
About September 8. a large COW he
longing to him was driven Off in the
night time and disposed of. Sorgcnt a
short time ago learned that the cor
had been butrhered by a Pasroll
butcher and the hide shipped to tho
Cape.
On October :, last, 4 cow belonging
to Mrs. Kate McDaniels. which had
been pasturcd on the Sergent land, was
driven off. The animal was driven
before o'clock in the morning to Hay
ii where efforts were made to sell it.
Sergent set out in pursuit. He learned
in Hayti that Cool, and Norwood had
to sell the animal but
could not get their price. 80 started
to Caruthersvillc.
In Caruthersvilla hc was unable 90
find the COW in any of the slaughter
houses. but on q ranch short d.
tancc from town, he made inquiry. He
was unable to locate the animal on The
ranch, but induced the owner to lock
through his check book to learn if lie
had paid either Cook or Norwood FOR
a COW.
The chcck-book revealed the sale.
and the rancher described the cow that
mad been stolen from Mrs McDanieIS.
The hide was shipped to the Capn.
As soon as the chain Of evidence was
warrants were obtained and
both Norwood and Cook were arrested
1t their home.
The two men are aided, Sergent
says. by men who have been getting
heap beef from them. Men have hce.:
afraid to inform officers about the two
nen, Sercent said, because of fear af
he men.