The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-07

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his grit when he ARRESTED two auto
thieves. and attempted to bring them
into the county jail without assist
ance. and also without being armed
with either revolver or handcuffs-
When coming into the city Friday at
ternoon, he came across a car, where
two men were tinkering with a bro
ken spring, and the whole outfit
looking rather suspicious. and the II.
cense having been removed, caused
him to make inspection. The thieves
were attempting to fix the car in such
shape that they might proceed, but
being on the road heretofore taken
by parties with, stolen cars, the sher-
if proceeded to arrest them and place
them in his automobile, and started
to the city. They were captured about
five miles east Of Carthage, just east
of Franklin school house. Mr.. Mosely
placed both of them in the front seat
of his new Ford car, and, while driving
at the rate of about 35 miles per hour,
the one sitting next to him struck at
his head, inflicting blow on his
cheek and jumped from the car, the
sheriff grabbing him by the coat col
lar, and hung on for life. but although
the fellow was wearing a new suit OF
clothes. the coat was torn and the
sheriff had the sample to show for the
clothing. The car was going so last
that the force of the struggle and the
speed threw the fellow to the ground
with much force, and he rolled over
about three times, but the sheriff saw
nothing further of him, for he still
had one of the auto-thieves on his
hands, and the other fellow then put
up a struggle, and in the scuffle Nose
ly lost control of his car, and had to
either reIinquish his hold on the thief
or upset the car and probably cause
fatal accident to both. The car was
staggering from one side of the road
to the other, and when the first fell
low had jumped, the sheriff pushed on
the accelerator with such force that
the car was going at break neck
speed.
The Ford. 1917 model, had been stol-
en- at Quincy Friday afternoon, on the
east side of Washington park, and be-
longed to Charles Bowman, who re-
sides near Liberty. nd was in the
city transacting business, and al
though the theft was discovered in
few minutes, and all the towns adjoin-
ing the city were notified, Sheriff
Mosley had been out of the city and
had no communication of the theft,
hut knowing the thieves by reputation,
he took no hesitancy in searching
them. and placing them in his own
auto thinking he would have better
chance with the two men, who were
both huskies, than in the open, I'M
armed as he was, and not deeming it
wise to entrust them or either Of
them with the wheel to his new car.
he ATTEMPTED to bring them in in the
front seat with him.
Mr.. Bowman came to Carthage SAT-
urday morning to recover his car, ana
warrant has been sworn out for th'
arrest of the thieves, who up until
late hour Saturday afternoon hao MOI
teen found. Sheriff Mosley~is familiar
with their names and would readily
recognize them.
Sheriff Mosley was able to track
the thief who last escaped through a
fled.
The car was found where they had
left it. and everything was intact, the
thieves having thrown out couple of
cream cans, but an overcoat and lap
robe were still in the car They had
filled UP the gasoline tank, and also
got some oil, and had half can Of