Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-01-28 | Page 4 | Horse Thief Vigilantes Quit

u HORSE THIEF I VIGILANTES QUIT Back in la Sussex 1657 1857 sussex Sussex county dozens organized the Thief horse Horse Thief Vigilantes committee committee and and pro pro- liro proceeded proceeded to make life Ie miserable for every eury horse horte thIef thiet In New Kew ew Jersey On January 21 a meeting Was held of ot the surviving sun members and l d a resolution passed dissolving the organization The automobile has hu driven the lh horse from public service to such an extent as to make the com committee unnecessary This bit of o history Is a re- re reminder re reminder ml minder der that In early days das many western estern communities had tes es which occasionally left horse thieves hanging to the limbs of ot a sour our apple tree or any an other any other other tree i near Mar at lit hand The horse in pioneering was and the stealing of otan i an animal was an offense ottense equal 1 to murder Horse thieves were put to death over much of this mountain country coun coun- country country try try- A murderer had a better chance for tor his life Ufe than one on of a gang Jang preying on 01 the farmers farmer or orthe orthe the teamsters teamster livestock lI With the passing of ot the horse goes the last of ot the vIgilantes The years year work many manT transformation lions tion y L