(see photo gallery this site and facebook)
Next up-Developing the Hide-Out and building the shelter! Stay tuned.
In all, we anticipated the first trail segment will extend over 12 miles.
The "Goshen Horse-Thief Detectives" was organized on January 16, 1892 and chartered their Constitution & By-Laws on February 3, 1900.
They were an official arm of law enforcement and had the power to "arrest horse thieves and other felons" (Bill No. 467, Volume 84, O.S. and Amendments)
By 1916, the national
organization numbered over 50,000 members, arranged in divisions. Some
organizations used the name "Anti Horse Thief Association", others used "Horse Thief Detectives". But they all were connected.
The Horse Thief Detectives/Anti Horse Thief Association was in no sense a
vigilance committee, and the
organization never found it necessary to adopt the mysterious methods of
"Regulators," "White Caps" or kindred organizations. Its deeds were done
in the
broad open light of the day. When a theft or robbery was committed in
any portion
of the vast territory covered by the association and the direction taken
by the
offender was ascertained, local associations were notified to be on the
lookout
for the fugitive, and his capture was almost a certainty. Although the
original
name was retained, bankers, merchants and manufacturers were to be found
among the
members, courts recognized its value, criminals feared it, and press and
pulpit endorsed and praised its work in the apprehension of criminals.
Recently, an original Constitution was discovered and preserved by the Goshen Township Trustees in Ohio. (click on the Horse-Thief patch, left, to view the original Constitution)
Until 2008, the organization had been dormant. To learn more about the organization, please read the news articles located on our NEWS page.
Reds Opening Day Parade 2011
Cincinnati
Tallest down.... Posse members Grant Numrich, Lisa Allen, Jim Allen SR. Debbie Britt - "Light Up Goshen" Parade Day 2008
