The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-09

A Modern Amaz0n-SinbeAo1
lures of a Female Horse Thief.
Some ones writes to the Toledo Btade
the following details of an affair that has
already been referred to in our columns.
viz: the chase of the female horse-tnlei
from Defiance, Ohio, in the woods near
Monroe, Michigan.
On her way from Toledo to Monroe
Michigan, she passed through kalnsVlne,
nine miles from Monroe. Here occurrea
fresh proof that truth is stranger IMAM
fiction" Some young people had peen
ont. and were on their way home, Wnen
one of them, Mr.. Lyman Plues, observed
that the fence of Mr. Langley's pasture
had been taken down and only partially
put up again, AS there were horses M ~
| the field, he thought it strange tnao at ~
one should have been 30 careless 80 % ON
leave the fence in such staIe, nd a
examination found black satchel anu q
bridle in one of the fence corners near az
| land. and also saw two strange hoieee
in the pasture-one of which had az.
tached to its neck, by one end, pair OF
reins the other end being left to drag on
the ground. The satchel was found to
Contain a lady's waterfall, bottle of
Ratchelor's hair dye, soap, towel, hair
brnsh. comb, &c, with some articles OF
woman's clothing, from which the con-
clusion was that they had an old bird to
catch, who had probably used them as
disguise. Young Plues awoke Mr.. Lang
lev. and, together with two sons OF MI.
Tracy. they concluded to keep watch
and ward over the stolen animals,
With the expectation Of nabbing
the thief. Fortified with hrearms'
thov nroceeded to a straw-stack in
the field and encamped. Just as the
gray dawn was appearing IN the east
Ghey observed some one, III the haolii'
meHts of a woman, making her way to-
ward the objects of their solicitude, pick
nm the loose end of the lines, and turn
toward the fence where the boys by this
time had posted themselves at full length
m the ground under cover of the fence.
She proached-looking suspiclously
about-Cill she came to the fence and
fonnd the satchel and bride gone, when
She searched some of the neighborlng
corners, and, fnally, stood directly op'
posite the four men, who were lying con
cealed and now rose up before her, but
seemingly without disturbing her equan'
unity in the least. They demanded an
exclamation of her appearance among
Them in such a manner, and she stated
that her father was moving, and, the
: colts becoming so tired they could not
keen ND, she had remained behind to
bring them up. When told that she
must consider herself under custody ano
90 with them to Monroe, she readily
consented, aud went with Messrs. Lang
lev and Plues to the house of the former
After breakfast she was left in the house
with the wife and family of Mr.. Lang
lev, while the men were occupied at the
barn. She soon, however, went to the
barn and inquired how long it would bt
before they would be ready to 60 witt
her to Monroe, and then asked for some
grain to feed her horses, which she took to
Them, but instead of feeding them, she
slipped the bride on, and was off into the
woods, riding astride and neck or moth
ing, while Langley and Plucs were left
, to chew the bitter cud Of disappoint
ment." A chase was soon organized
however, and the alarm was spread. Hel
tracks were plainly seen in the sott
D ground over which she rode, stopping
!, for obstacle, clearing stumps and logs
and tearing through dense thickets o
, prickly ash, utterly thoughtless OF any
ether consideration save the one idea
r getting ahead and away. But she be
r came 6ewildered in trying to avoid tn
+ many impossible sloughs, and retracet
' her way nearly back to the first point o
entrance into the woods. Finally sh
g rode into q clearing where were three
b Germans, who had received notice OF tn
- escape of the horse.thief, and had beer
engaged in the pursuit; they were 81
u near and the horse SO fatigued, that tn
: prospect for escape now seemed small
but small as ii was, she determined t.
try it, and, accordingly, sprang from bel
horse and ran, with the Germans in hot
pursuit, who, proving the best rum ers
were rapidly approaching her, when she
finally came to bay behind large log
And now the Teutons dare not approach
for fear some one might be hurt, but
from distance ordered her to hold W
her lands aud come to them, which the
refus, Il to do, until one of them shot q
rife hall into tie log near her, when she
allowed herself to become a captive
Truly "lively female"