During the early 1900s Rufus Nephew aka “Climax Jim,” was one of the most notorious horse thieves in Arizona. Lawmen caught him one day and hauled him into the Springerville jail. Realizing Rufus needed a bath they gave him soap, a bristle brush and pointed him to a horse trough to bathe. Just as he was getting into the water Rufus saw a fine looking horse tied to a hitching post. Now he was a fine judge of good horse flesh and without taking time to get dressed he ran to the horse, jumped o


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