Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-09-17
A GREAT uYrocrrrE.

NY Youngest brother, afterwards Judge
Septimus Smith, was a student III my of
fee at Connersville. On my return from
Corydon, learned that his beautiful straw
berry roam horse had been stolen from the
stable in my absence. He advertised the
animal in number of papers and travelled
through the country in search of him, but
got no tidings of him until six months af
forwards, when Jacob Reed happened to
see the horse in drove in North Carolina,
knew him at sight, and learned from the
owner ofthe drove that he fought the horse
at Urhana, Ohio, from man from Con-
nersvillc, anil described Charles Donovan,
school teacher and Methodist exhorter.
We thought best in consequence of the
good character of Donovan to say nothing
about it. Ny brother went to Urbana and
got the horse. But the enl was not yet.
The Rev. James Conwell kept store at Som
erset. on White Water; Donovan had in
gratiated himself into the COOL graces of
Mr.. Conwell, who was COOL unsuspecting
religious man, and an ardent Methodist
Preacher Donovan would frequently at
tend the meetings of Mr.. Conwell, was a
fine singer and often closed the meetings.
Mr.. Conwell had Clerk. respectable
young man, by the name of Williams in
the store, who suspected Donovan of taking
money out of the drawer of the store, and
named it to Mr.. Conwell. in confidence
With some hesitation it was suggested
by Conwell that they would bore an anger
hole oyer,thc drawer, in the floor of the
room, and the next time Donovan came to
the store the clerk should leave some count
ed change in the drawer and step out and
60 up to the hole quietly, leaving Donovan
in the store The plan was adopted. and
Williams saw Donovan take the change
ont of the drawer and stated the fact to
Conwcll / was the States Attorney at
the time. About midnight the same night
was called up by Mr.. Conwell aud the
facts stated | recommended that another
chance should be given to Donovan. will
another witness at the hole, as feared thai
Williams might be charged with taking
the money, and putting the theft on Dono
van, as the character of Donovan was es-
tablished, and Williams was but young
man, it might eud in the discharge of Don
ovan and the ruin Of Williams. MrCon
well, however, urged the arrest Of Dono
van. | prepared the papers and Donovan
was arrested before morning, in his bed
He protested his Innocence, charged WI
Hams with The theft, gave bail for his mp
pearance. ard brougn. suit against Conwel
and Williams for SANDER. Thus stood tn,
case until within a few weeks before Court
wien Donovan was missing His bal
followed him to Cincinnati and found hi
name Registered on boat for New Orleans
The well known voice of Donovan wa
heard in the drinking saloon, cursing ant
|. swearing, and, as the bail entered, he reel
ed against the sile of the door and Eel
drunk upon the floor He was brough
back by his bail, and delivered up to tn
Sheriff and put in jail. Court came on
He was Indicted, tried, convicted, and sen
TO the penitentiary two years. The action
of SANDER were dismissed. and Donova
confessest TO my brother that he had stole
his horse and sold him in Urbana.
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