C N Leffel, who resides in the vicinity of Denver, brought to this city Wednesday, a
quantity of maple syrup
which he offered for sale. After selling a portion of it, he succeeded
in getting in that frame of mind which made him forget the object of
his visit to Peru.
He left his horse standing somewhere on a back street and consequently
lost all trace of it. Night ame on and the horse started for home, but
when it reached the home of Frank Bearss in Ridgeview it turned into his
lane where it was found Thursday morning. Mr. Bearss had the horse
unhitched and fed and after it had eaten it was hitched to the wagon
again and tied to a post so that the owner might see it, if perchance,
he passed that way.
The officers were informed about the horse, who on investigation found it belonged to
Leffel. They also learned that Leffel who
remained in town all night, started for Mexico
on foot Thursday morning, thinking that an acquaintance of his living
at that place, had found the horse and taken it home with him. Officer
Clark was started in pursuit of Leffel and overtook him several miles
north of the city. He was brought back and arraigned in Mayor Durand's
court and assessed $10.60.
The syrup which Leffel failed to dispose
of the day before was still in the vehicle where he had left it. He
wanted to turn this in on the fine, but the officers, being of the
opinion that it was not the genuine article, would not accept it.
Miami County Sentinel - 6 April 1898
Great to hear from you again!!!!! Ruth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce & Regine Brindle" <barmbrindle(a)sbcglobal.net>
To: "Miami County Group" <inmiami(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 1:41 PM
Subject: [INMIAMI] His Fur Cost Him Dear - LEFFEL, BEARSS, CLARK,DURAND -
1898
C N Leffel, who resides in the vicinity of Denver, brought to this city
Wednesday, a quantity of maple syrup
which he offered for sale. After selling a portion of it, he succeeded
in getting in that frame of mind which made him forget the object of
his visit to Peru.
He left his horse standing somewhere on a back street and consequently
lost all trace of it. Night ame on and the horse started for home, but
when it reached the home of Frank Bearss in Ridgeview it turned into his
lane where it was found Thursday morning. Mr. Bearss had the horse
unhitched and fed and after it had eaten it was hitched to the wagon
again and tied to a post so that the owner might see it, if perchance,
he passed that way.
The officers were informed about the horse, who on investigation found it
belonged to Leffel. They also learned that Leffel who
remained in town all night, started for Mexico
on foot Thursday morning, thinking that an acquaintance of his living
at that place, had found the horse and taken it home with him. Officer
Clark was started in pursuit of Leffel and overtook him several miles
north of the city. He was brought back and arraigned in Mayor Durand's
court and assessed $10.60.
The syrup which Leffel failed to dispose
of the day before was still in the vehicle where he had left it. He
wanted to turn this in on the fine, but the officers, being of the
opinion that it was not the genuine article, would not accept it.
Miami County Sentinel - 6 April 1898
-------------------------------
To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
INMIAMI-request(a)rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes
in the subject and the body of the message