The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-10-24
A Horse Thief Caught,.

tho following uccout uf the arrest Of
horse thief; On Friday evoninglust
sharp.eyod' rcd whiskcrcd stronger,
about atty years old, rode into MagnON
liza and took supper at tho tavern.
Mr. Rhinehnrt, a farmer who saw him
pass, aud who had soon him bofoTo,
believed him TO lie. the man who stole
his sons horse, about six weeks ago,
lie exptossSd his suspicious to some
bystardcfs, when John Gregory vol.
untocred pursuit, for tho stranger af.
ter eating supper, had gone on. hf
tcreonsidcrablc search Gregory found
tho man ut the house of, Esquire
George ITowuostine, in Pike town
ship. lTc had made arrangements to
brry there for tho night, but MS soon
as lie saw Gregory ho had his horse
got out, and was on tho eve Of start
ing on, when he vas arrested and
confined in a room in tho house. lie
6rst tried to iutimidate Gregory, but
not succeeding in that, he cndcyorod
to bribe him to kill tho horse. Tho
latter pretended to cousoGt, when the
horso thief gavo him strychniuo
powder, with Instructions to place the
same iu the palm Of his haud, aud
hold it to the horls's uostrils uptil.
IL was inhaled, predicting that that
wonld effect tho desired end, and that
lIuiokly. Gregory won't out and com.
muuicated the facts to Esquire How;
nostine, who prepared the necessary
papers, aud sent for d constable. \
female member Of the family went
into the room occtipicd by tho priso.
ncr, and lifted the wiudow ia order to
air the room Two noignbpr men
Mcssrs. Knots aud Swami, placed
themselves where, through this open
window, thGt corld heat Gyory word
that was spoken in the room. hrtel
time Gregory re. ortered tho room
aud pretended that it was all ovcl
with the horse, when tho THO
straightvay bocamc very confidential
He gave his name as Stephen Myers.
Said that he had stolen horses from
Reason Myers, Mcfarland Dan
Highland and Rhinehart, all in tho
viciuity Of magnolia. The lattor he
had taken upin Portage county. aud
no was uow 600 miles away. Said
that he hnd followed tho business for
twenty years, Had also stolen lot,
Of buggies which he kept} at Mrs
Browns, somewhere East, always
taking care TO re paint tltein the frs
thing Gregory asked Myers whert
coupiorfsit money could bs obtained
and Vas told Chat he, Myers could sup
Iply him by tn bushcl, lie said thai
nc got it at Cuyalfoga Falls. Heal
80 said that old b., in Oumbcr.
land TuscarawSs county, genetalJ
kept a good supply Myers so-calIod
made q great many stOtementR, mos
OF them probably bOing ilidsI IL,
said Il was.sare 10 take horse South
or West, but fever East Or North
He had the best success in esadipl
officers and selling tlfO stolen alforsei
III Guernsey county. lie had 20 wo.
man who would conceal him on Tho
road TO that county. The womer
were bis best friends. He also said
he kpew every good horse in the
State, aud always preferred to stca
B horscs from Those %ho ineddIc Will
4 his profession. There are sundr,
/ other items 10 bis nptobiogrppb,
which Myers then aud there revcslsd
more than IL is worth. while TO relate
At Il proper and ful hcariug Of th,
case en- Saturday morning, Il was I'll,
Judgment Of Esquire HdveIstinc thlr
said Myers, in default of bail, bt
handed over to. the cuslodSrqf AaFor
Pritohard, Constable t0 be by hin
placed iu the, county Jail uutiLa hear
EiHg can he, had bsCWe.tbe C9sEt Of
! Common Pleas 90 the ,wsy to, Can,
! ton, Myers tried to induce Prilchnrd
to killi the horse, Offering him sh00 II
hc world ado 1t, decIarihgothat il the
horse was killed he dould never be
convicted. Tho mare found 10 hi
custody was a valuable one lBrop
some hints dropped -by-the thigfit il
/ Thought that sEe Is owned id Hurri
son county, yrtsdiuos .nroia7 s.
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