Grothe - Vinson

The horse stealing mentioned last week, resulted in the arrest of George Grothe and a man named Vinson. Grothe was brought before squire Burdrick Saturday morning and subpoenas issued for witnesses and the delay of getting them here put the case over to Monday. On Monday the A. H. T. A. boys brought in Vinson as a participant, and Howerton, the real genuine, clear quill, a natural born, died in the wool thief, who had reached this vicinity from Kansas nearly as soon as his pursuer who had lost him did. Count Attorney Campbell reached town in time to take charge of the prosecution and soon determined that the evidence would now hold Grothe and Vinson and they were turned lose. Howerton admitted his guilt and his bail was fixed at $1,000, which he could not furnish and he now languishes in the Blaine County Rooster pen. (He said he would not stay in it long.) The guard who cared for him surfeited on his zealous stories of past feats of crime and his experience in the Leavenworth pen and coal mines. He seems to have been well pleased with his residence there and has no sense of shame for the lawless course he has led. A life sentence might just as well be imposed on him at next term of court as not as he will only come out to commit some crime against decent, law abiding men to be returned and make a stack of costs.