A negro horse thief named Emanuel ARCHEY was arrested the first of last week near Mr. D.H. HINKLE’s residence a few miles north of town. The negro went to Mr. HINKLE’s house about nightfall, and owing to the suspicious account that he gave of himself and the horse, was given shelter during the night with a view of detaining him for a possible pursuer. Early the next morning, information was received that he had stolen the horse in Rowan County and that an officer was on his track. A young man attempted to arrest ARCHEY, but the latter broke loose and took to the woods. In a short time a number of men collected and treed him. The officer arrived during the day and the next morning returned to Rowan with the prisoner and horse.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 29  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.