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STEALS A HORSE AND GETS IN JAIL

           Kennett Rariden of near Esther, took a homeless young fellow in a few days ago and gave him work, to discover Monday morning that during the night previous he had taken a valuable mare and departed for parts unknown. Mr. Rariden immediately got in touch with Sheriff London, who notified his deputies over the county to be on the lookout for the man and horse. Tuesday morning, Deputy Frank Sample, of Doe Run, telephoned Sheriff London that the fellow had stayed Monday night at the home of George Crawford south of Doe Run. Sheriff London started after him at once and caught him without much trouble, but not until after he had traded the Rariden mare to J. C. Moore for a mule.

          The fellow was lodged in jail to answer to a charge of horse stealing. He gave his name as John Jeandervine(*) and said his mother lived in Ohio and his father in Pennsylvania. He says he was 18 years old last April.

        Mr. Rariden recovered his mare and Mr. Moore his mule.

(*) Correct spelling may be Jeandrevin.

Note: The above article came to me as an undated newspaper clipping. Based on some of the other clippings in the collection, I believe it probably dates to about 1909-1910. William London was Sheriff from 1909 to 1913.

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