Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1916 — Thieves Return Stolen Horses at Roselawn. [ARTICLE]

Thieves Return Stolen Horses at Roselawn.

(Special to The Democrat) Roselawn, Aug. 22 —The horse and colt which so mysteriously disappeared from a pasture in the south part of town on Sunday night. August 13, Over a week ago, were found in the stock yards Monday morning, having been returned home some time during Sunday night. Dr. Kendall, the veterinary who owned the horses, had made diligent search for over a week but could find no trace of them. Last Thursday he happened on to some evidence which was very conclusive that the horses had been stolen, and after getting some more information he sent for Deputy Prosecutor Sands, who visited several parties, who gave good information as to the whereabouts of the horses and the parties last seen in charge of them. There is no question but what the horses were stolen, and when the trail got too hot the thieves became scared and returned them under cover of darkness. The manes and,tails of the horses had been clipped and one of them, the colt, had been slashed across the breast with a knife, supposedly to represent a wire cut. There is no doubt but that there is a bunch of horse thieves working out of Chicago in connection with a bunch of confederates in northern Newton county. We suggest the formation of a horsethief defective association by the farmers and other good citizens to deal with this class. While Mr. Kendall has got his horses back, they have been greatly damaged and he has been to much expense and time lost from his practice, and, as Mr. Sands tells us, while the people of our county pay taxes and are supposed to be protected from acts of this kind, yet if we are the victims of thieves or any similar crimes and have not the money to push the case we have to suffer the loss of our property and say nothing. While if we had an association Uj look after this business it would cost each one but a very small sum and we would all be protected and enabled to follow up the criminals and put them out of business in our locality.