| Show horse thief arrested montrose col august 19 sheriff J B johnson Jo huson of this county returned last night from utah having in charge ben simms the fellow who stole his the sheriffs horses last saturday night the sheriff his bis horses sunday morning and immediately started on the trail of the thief whom he found just across the colorado line in utah at the camp ef james blood a stockman when the sheriff walked up to simms and asked him to surrender simms pulled his gun bux but before he be could use it the sheriff knocked if out of his hand band and choked him until ne be became as meek as a lamb iamb simms had a preliminary hearing bearing this after noo n and plead not guilty saying that I 1 he be had bad bought the horses from a man I 1 in town here whom he be did not know in default of bonds he be was committed I 1 to jail denver news |
