Prison of Southern Michigan. Even though Doty could not resist stealing small items like horseshoes, he was trusted by his jailors to work alone outdoors at various farm chores, and he was released two years early for good behavior on September 1, 1866. The following summer, Doty stole a horse from a lawyer who, he thought, had wronged him years before. He was apprehended at a livery near the old Yates House hotel in Bryan, Ohio, and returned to prison for four years. Upon release, Doty immediately returned to his life of crime, and was again convicted of theft and returned to prison for another two years. Despite being in his seventies by the time he completed this sentence, Doty continued his criminal career until his death at the home of his son in Reading, Michigan. Legacy Sile Doty appears as a character, played by Robert Wilke, in the 1956 film Raw Edge. A small cave in Hillsdale County, Michigan in the Lost Nations Game Area is named for him, and it is said to be where he held stolen horses. References Further reading Burroughs, Stephen. Memoirs of the Notorious Stephen Burroughs. Boston: C. Gaylord, 1835. Doty, Sile. The Life of Sile Doty: The Most Noted Thief and Daring Burglar of His Time. Blade Printing & Paper Company, 1880. 1800 births 1876 deaths People from Franklin County, Vermont American outlaws Crimes in Indiana People from Indiana in the Mexican–American War People from St. Albans, Vermont Caves of Michigan People from Steuben County, Indiana People from Bangor, New York