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Battle Creek horse theft a ruse ends with swift arrest
A double horse theft report sparked a statewide chase from Battle Creek to Kalamazoo. One thief, later identified as Charles Day, faced $1000 bail and was held for trial. Details include a ransom exchange and an attempted escape to Chicago, with officials recovering the horses and noting a single perpetrator amid a web of mistaken identity.
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Battle Creek
Dix
Kalamazoo
Prentice
Newell Roagiad
Sheri Prentice
Edeet
Jianan
Kalamazoo West
Mao
Kalamano
Chicago
Kalamzoo Selief Court
Charles Day
Messré
Knapp & Prost
Wherty
Starnawan
Mary E. Realey
Boston
James Gray
Lille
France
Daniel Kramer
Buvyer
Dahnan Broa
New York City
I. W. Dickey
Jas. A. Minar
Col. Frink
Lodge
Stuart McKibben
Petoskey
George Clearwater
P. A. Baart
Bishop Burgess
Hiram
Opera House
Judd
G. W. Thwing
Grand Rapids
Fred 0. Bickford
Ord, Nob
Darius Bickford
Josie Camp
Rochester
N. Y
Geo. Camp
Rosa Dickey
Frank Wherry
Brave Lake
Frank Green
Erst Green St
Henry Dinding
F. W. Dickey
King «& Franklin
Udvt
Snyder
Kaechle
Brown & Rowley
Cook Bros. Hardware
Presbyterian Society
Grarning
Curry
Alpena
Warriet
Moses
Javkwon
Prikan
Aura
Arthur Slay
Dick Martin
Win
Burdick
Vpariners Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Calhoun
Opera
Jos. Cunningham
Universalist Church
FL. Nash
Hereries
Ponsonby
County Cork
Ireland
Smilth Harry
Tipperary
Smith Barry
Punjsanby
London
Smith ‘Barry
Herois
Porary
Old Tipperary
Shanahan