Landro Renteria – Young horse thief captured near Hudson's Hot Springs
In August 1888, Landro Renteria took a pony belonging to Demiterio Torres and fled toward Hudson's Hot Springs [1]. A posse composed of special constable John Dalton and two Mexican men tracked him and, about 300 yards from Hudson's, found him resting the stolen horse and preparing to ride to Mexico [1]. Dalton persuaded the young thief to return to Central for a hearing [1]. There, he was ordered to post $500 bonds or remain in custody until the next grand jury [1].
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- Our community has rested quietly for some… (1888)Our community has rested quietly for some months past from the visits of the dreaded horse-thief, until last Friday when Landro Ren- teria grew restless and concluded that he would keep his hand in by taking a…