Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-02-18


the bad condition of the roads renders it ut
terly impracticable at present.
CAPTURE OF ALLEGED HORSE TurEvEs.-On
last Wednesday evening, Charles Pierce and
YIN. Smith were brought here by Sheriff Ben
nett, of Mexican county, and Mr.. Robson OF
Cenesee county, n. Y, charged with having
stolen the horse of John Shaw, Sr., who re.
sides couple miles from this borough, of
which we made mention last week. On a
hearing before Justice Frank, the two men in
custody were recognised by Mr.. Shaw as hav-
ing been at his house on Thursday. These
men, both OF whom are young, had sleigh
snd blind, sorel horse, and said they were
going to Curwensville. They proceeded to
the latter place, which is miles west of our
town, put up sold sorrel' at Mason's tavern,
Glt next morning the men were missing. On
the same night Nr. Shaw's horse and sleigh
were stolen. On Friday morning pursuit was
made, and the thieves traced to Germania, in
Potter county, where they had traded off the
horse and sleigh for another horse, a gun and
some money-S20, it is said. They both
mounted the horse for which they had traded,
and rode of in great haste, but had not gone
more than 10 or II miles before they were
ovcrtaken and captured. They were on the
waters Of Kettle creek, about or miles a.
bove the Ole Bull settlement. The stolen
horse was last at Cushingville, Potter county,
so lame that he could not be brought back i'm
diately. The scamps exhibited thorough
acquaintance Of the country, and attempted to
elude pursuit BY carrying the sleigh from one
road, across the Intervening space, to another
a distance of about half a mile.
On the same night, some tampering had
been done with the horses of Mr.. Philip An
ties, two miles up the river, and it is suspected
that the same persons that stole Mr.. Shaw's
horse we're trying to help themselves, but as
some of the family were up late at night, in
consequence of sickness, they were scared off
Az EsctPT, RACE AyD RE-CAPrURE.-On
Monday afternoon, about o'clock, our town
was thrown into sudden commotion by the cry
that the alleged horse-thieves had broken Jail.
Instantly everybody was excited-windows
were tossed up, out OF which popped the heads
of women and children-meu and boys ran
helter-skelter through the mud, making it fly
in all directions, in full chase after one Of the
'oirds,' who was going at about 2.f0 pace ;
hut piece of Jail 'jcwelry' attached to his
leg h1ted9l his progress so much that his pur-
S<EGrsS$e took him in the brick yard lot be-
foE town, brought him back aud again safely
lodged him in ''limbo." This was Charley,
the larger of the two. The Sheriff had both
OF them chained in a room upstairs but they
succeeded in saving open couple links, with
an old case knife, and then tore down that part
Of the chimney next TO aud through the cell
ing. Through this opening they assembled to
the garret, and were making preparations, by
tying together their bcd-clothes, to lower
themselves out of the gabeend window, when
they were discovered by the Sheriff's wife, who
went to their cell with some food for them.
She Immediately informed her husband, who
ran to the garret, and succeeded in colaring
Bill, but the other fellow leaped out of the
window, which is about % feet from the
ground, took to his heels, but was caught, rs
before stated. Charley Pierce and Bill Smith,
asthey call each other, evidently :'fast''
pair, and will doubtless severely tax the Sher-
iff7s vigilance il he keeps them till our next
Court, which meets in May. In the mean
time, they will be able TO fully appreciate the
truth of the ''poick's'' assertion that
ale as prigs vot isn't hisen,
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