cattle thief

We meet newly married Minna, the daughter of German immigrants, and her husband, Robert, a police officer more used to dealing with cattle thieves and cardsharps than lost boys.

Still, whatever his trauma, the historical Billy was nonetheless a horse and cattle thief — and, more important, a killer.

Others say the two men could have had an altercation with cattle thieves.

Mountainous terrain, harsh winters, cattle thieves and an extended drought make it difficult to squeeze out a profit in an extremely tight market.

“Sam Meeker sent me. He’s been arrested as a cattle thief.”