Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-01


A RASCAL CAUGHT.-0ur readers will re-
member our report, several weeks ago, of
villain who knocked down on Superior street
the constable who had him in charge,
jumped upon a carriage on Bank street and
drove like Jehu down Water street, followed
by a shouting populace, and at length left
the carriage and jumped aboard the outge-
ing Columbus train, thus making his escape.
He recently escaped from the officers who
had arrested him in Mahoning county for
robbing a soldier of $500. He is a slippery
fellow, very nimble, and can turn himself
inside out on an instant's notice and vanish
like Proteus. Nevertheless he has been
caught, and this "perturbed spirit" viii
probably rest " for a while.
The Elyria Democrat, of the 3lst ultimo,
gives a very readable account of this first
class knaye, who has but just arrived at his
majority, and also of the mode Of his opera
lions and the manner of his arrest, which
we transfer to our columns:
Several weeks ago a man giving his name
as Vim. Mcintyre came to Penfeld, in this
county, with his wife, and obtained board at
Mr.. Truman Penfeld's. He represented
himself to be a Government detective, en-
gagged in apprehending violators of the law;
and improbable as the narratives OF many
Of his exploits were, he succeeded for a time
in deceiYing the good people of PepAeid,
some Of whom were finally sold by his viii
lainy. He made frequent journeys to vari-
Gus parts Of the country, and told of numer-
Gus arrests that he had made in behalf of
the Government. On his return from one
of his trips he brought a fine mare, which
he sold to Mr.. II. s. Smith for a liberal sum,
and soon after left on another tour.
About this time Mr.. Daugherty, of PEN
field, had two valuable horses stolen, but no
one at the time suspected the government
detective. Soon after he left town, however,
Mr.. S%ylvanus johnson, of Trumbull county,
came to Penheld in pursuit of a stolen
mare, and identified the one purchased by
Smith, as his property. This circumstance
revealed to him the true character of the
pretended Objective" and he at once set
about deyising measures to arrest him. He
came to Elyria, and secured the services Of
Constable Bonwell, who arranged to pri-
Vately watch the premises Of Mr.. Pe1feld,
where his wifo boarded, in the expectation
| that he would soon return.
After watching for several nights, he left
the matter in the hands Of Mr.. Smith, with
the understanding that if Mrs. "MeIntyre"
left before his return, immediate notice was
to be given him through the family where
she was boarding, that he might follow her.
He soon afterwards was notified that she was
going to leave Penfeld, and met MI. Smith
at Grafton, who followed her and pointed
her out to Bodwell, who followed her to
| Wakemsn where her mother and step-father
resides. While he was there aovertly lay
ing in wait for the arrival of the thief, he
suddenly made his appearance in Penield.
This was on Tuesday evening about dark.
He brought with him four horses, a carriage
and some harnesses.
He had been in Mr.. Penheld's house but
a few minutes, when by a previous ar
rangement made by Mr.. Smith, the house
was surrounded by a dozen men who took
him into custody, He was brought to Ely
ria, and lodged in Jail, and on Saturday was
taken before Justice Faxon, where he
waived an examination, and was remanded
to jail in default of bail. Two Of the horses
lave been identified as the property OF
Lorenzo Ollie, of Trumbull Co. The horses
stolen from Mr.. D~augherty, he sold in
Trumbull county, and the ownSr has reeoy-
cred them,
His real name is John @. Davis, and by
that name he was known in TrumbuIl
county in the character of a detective. His
plan was to sell the horses he stole in the
Eastern part of the State in this vicinity,
and Uice versa,