B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8,1980 Rustlers (Continued from Page B 2) the state’s Department of Agriculture’s “hotline”, to alert officials and determine what auctions in the area would be likely places to search By Thursday evening, Baker and a neighbor had traveled to four Penn sylvania livestock sales barns, and gotten what he termed “excellent cooperation” from three of them. But a fourth Lancaster sales facility, preparing for a dairy sale the next day, refused him admittance. Baker remembers vividly that the auction’s representative appeared visibly nervous, lighting one cigarette after another as he argued about letting Baker and his friend into the building. Returning to the same barn that night, a fnend of Baker’s simply walked in and looked over the cattle tied there. There was no sign of Betsy or Patches. them as proof of identity and ownership. 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But, while the cows were now back home, there was still no sign of the missing calf. Within several hours, Maryland state police arrested Calvin Ambrose at his job with the Baltimore Sun papers. Ambrose lived at a New Freedom RD farm, just a few miles from the Baker farm. An employee of the auction had recognized him when he unloaded the two cattle at the Howard County sales barn. Baker learned that Am- */ rWW* MARYLAND Laurel Run Farm Supply Grantsville 301-895-5567 Roop & Sons Linwood 301-775-2127 Warfield’s Refrigeration Frederick 301-663-0088 brose had kept a pet lion on the farm He speculates that either the animal, or something with its scent, was perhaps used during the theft He ties this possibility to the strange jumpiness of the dairy herd, to the calf remaining in the hutch which refused to come out and nurse until dragged out, and the farm dogs which hours after the robbery finally crept out of the barn on their bellies, seemingly frightened. The Bakers also wonder if their baby calf may have gone for lion food. He adds quickly, of course, that it’s sheer speculation and has never been proven. Trial was scheduled for just before Christmas, 1979, at Carroll County circuit court in Westminster. But the legal proceedings were delayed, smce Ambrose had checked himself mto a Maryland State hosptial. In April, the trial came up in the Westminster cour thouse. Several witnesses were m the courtroom, ready to testify if necessary. Among them were state police, a representative of the ag department’s “hotline”, auction officials, and of course, Baker, armed with a sheet of - registry papers, transfers and DHIA records. Calvin Ambrose pled guilty to the charges. He was ordered to reim burse the Baker’s for all costs mvolved in the theft, including trucking, vet bills and the cost of the con siderable lost production from Patches and Betsy. 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