Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-12-27 | Page 2 | Sheriff Qualifies as Horse Trader and as "Old Sleuth"

Sheriff Qualifies as Horse Trader and as Old Sleuth Sheriff Sherif j D. D M. M Adamson of ot Tooele county today started for tor Utica N. N Y T. to bring Theo rheo Loftus Loftus Loftus Lof- Lof back to Utah to answer an to a a. forgery charge Extradition papers papers papers pa pa- pers were Issued by y Governor Spry to Sheriff Adamson and County Attorney L. L L. L Baker who I came from Tooele today Sheriff Adamson Adam on admits that he is all the m snore more re anxious to get Loftus inasmuch as Loftus is 18 also wanted on a a. horse stealing charge and th the thC sh sheriff firmly be believes be- be that it was a stolen horse that Loftus once tried to sell Him In addition to being a a. good sheriff Is a a. first class horse trader When Loftus brought a a. horse to sell to him several months ago the sheriffs sheriff's legal eye didn't tell him It U was stolen property but his trading eye lye told him It was vicious So he didn't buy the horse However How How- ever ever he is somewhat peeved at Loftus for trying such a thing The wanted man is alleged to have forged a check for for- 50 60 using the name of Charles Anderson Anderson An An- derson a wealthy Tooele county rancher Sheriff Adamson got tr track of ot Loftus by picking up a a. aletter aletter letter he dropped at a a. railroad station when he boarded an eastbound train The letter carried carried car car- ried tied the address of Loftus' Loftus father as Utica N. N Y He lIe got in touch with the sheriff there and the arrest followed