CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - Potatoe Thieves Run Down Owners

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CEDAR COUNTY NEWS – August 13, 1925

Potatoe Thieves Run Down Owners

Frank Kuchta, of near Crofton Knows Who was Stealing his Tubers

	Made desperate by fear of capture, potatoe thieves ran down 
Frank Kuchta widely known farmer near Crofton late Sunday night when 
he caught them in the act of stealing his tubers, and crushed him 
under their car an an effort to escape detection. Mr. Kuchta was 
knocked down by the machine which passed over his body, crushing his 
ankle, fracturing a collar bone and inflicting painful bruises on his 
body. 

	But Mr. Kuchta says that his suspicions as to identity of the 
thieves were confirmed and he is planning to make the act most 
expensive for them as soon as he can give the subject attention.

	Mr. Kuchta has been missing potatoes from his field for some 
time and finally lay in wait Sunday evening for the thieves. They 
finally approached and loaded up their car which had been identified 
by Mr. Kuchta who stood out in front of it in an effort to save his 
crop. The thieves are now in line for punishment for violation of 
several laws, one of which is leaving an injued person without any 
aid whatever.  Mr. Kuchta’s family soon came to his assistance but 
surgical aid was necessary because of his seriousness of his injuries.