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no IUltn.teA1-Vt.V.n--fV U A ft IHORSE TAIL CLIPPERSCAUGHTGang of Six Men Arrested in East St. Louis Last Friday.The arrest of six men in East St- : Louis lost Friday on, a -charge of cMp-ping the toils of more than one him- | I dred horses at the National Stock j to. Yards, may result in breaking up the , gang which has been operating i« St.orhe.toasHa’Clair, Madison., Macoupin and Montgomery counties for the pa,sf six months.The-men gave their names as David j jy^ MLshatn, E. M. Pratt, Edward Bitch-or 1 anan, Clece Floward, W-m. Taylor and ‘ wlt;ilt; B-j George Savage. The first three gave ; /y[t bai.il in the e-mm o-f $300 each and were jja, to released to a wait the action of theiI)re iij“ grand jury. j int,»y The horse tail clippers began operh-j j T5• j lions last fftU and anti-horse thief j byt -I-. aocities Ln the various counties made ^ 2 .3 VG | every effort to apprehend them. Re-1 ,\jr. is- j wards were offered and they were j wjj n~ chased by bloodhounds, but none wore j rntH , captured. Madison county farmers ,it ! became so vigilant that the gang gave up operations in this county.Horse hair cam-mands a good price a-u-d the clippers evidently- found their ns occupation a paying one while it 1 jjy | lasted. -______ foil~ ~ • -*■ A . n n . a * , t fir.orn,ssen of per T y o'.r
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Troy Weekly Call
Troy, Illinois, US
Fri, Mar 20, 1914
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