The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-05
A CHAMPION HORSE THIEF.
Norwalk. Conn, in Fcrmentation-A
Bold Pursuit and Successful Result.
From the NorwaiE Gazette

Norwalk. Conn, in Fcrmentation-A
Bold Pursuit and Successful Result.
From the Norwalk Gazette.
ODe OF the most audaclou5 horse thieves
that has ever in tested this section of New
England, and whose repeated depredations
hereabouIs and In Massachusetts have crs-
ated much excitement in this community
has just been chased down to his lair which
is Massachusetts State prison) by officer d.
s. Bar'ran. 4 full history of this consum-
mate william would ii,l a page of the Gas.
etc. His name John Bart, although he
has been known at various times and places
by the aliases OF James Holden and Charles
Iattie. He was born in Hidgcfeld, souie
fifty five years ego, AID has always led .
HE or debauchery aud crime-horse steal-
ing being his forte. tie has been twice al
inmate OF the Conscricut State Prison,
aud is now, for tie forih time, incarcerated
IN the Massachusetts Safe Prison. Hs
vas released at Weiherheid on the l0lh
day OF August last, and Immediately csns
TO NorWalk. lie pu. up at Ike Lee s.
restaurant, AID proiessed to be q gentle~
man Ut heath travelling about selling
watches ace jaweIry to dstray his ex penses.
| W hlle here he would suddenly disappear
and as suddenly reappear, but each Tins
was absent, 1t now tranSpires, horse and
wagon were stolen. He attended our agri-
cultural fair and stole u horse tAerefro,a
belonging to Mr. Crofut He attended
| the Rldgehed tair, and there stale Deacou
Benedict and Charles llolly's horses.
one after the other. He went to New
! Canaan anu stole a horse from benjamin
Hea b Esq; thence TO WInnipauk, and
stole George i j. &. Randle's horse and
wagon-dr,Ylng the Randle horse abous
sixty five miles, between 10 o'clock at
night and noon next day, to a small town
II Massachusetts between Springfield and
/ W orcester. Subsequently he stole DIR.
! Gregory $ horse, the Buttcrield carriage
and the Jarvis harness. 1t was the VIM,
b. Damn hoise and wagon which furnished
tne clue which led to hsi discovery.
! Itls horse he drove through to
East Hartford, stopping at a no.
tel where he had previously been and
where he Was known under the name OF
Holden. From here he was traced into
Massachusetts, where lie seems to have had
his headquarters. II was here hat his
chief sales were effected. He hired llv-
cry stable, and always had just the horse,
wagon pr harness that anyone wanted. Ii
poi, he would always immediately get them.
Here, however, q ball or patty was given,
and a valuable Overcoat belonging to a
| " orcesier gentlemen was stolen by him.
a search was made, and In his apartments
numberIess articles Gf clothing, stolen
from houses burgldrluus'y entered, and
from clothes !lueS, il tie ncig ghhorhood
were found. Nine indictments were found,
to seven OF which h4 pleaded guilty and
had been sentenced for three years when
DaitFaln reached his rendezvous He was
visited IN prison, but he was ourly and un-
c0ulGuaIGduVe.
To-day Baruam starts again 70 recover
mere Vi the booty. He has already return
ed TOUR hotSes ald wagons, Including Rams
tdies, Gregory ss Neac0n Benedict's and
Charles liolIys. he Daun and Crotus
nor>es are secured, and vi be restored
next. When the thief came in with the
Ranlie team his wagon was full Of poultry
he affirming that he had been to chicken
raiiie all night. Indeed, so strong was hi.
| propensity for stealing that nothing e>cap.
ed his clutch: lie stole the coat Of his en-
tcrtalner, Lee, willie here, and ever thirty
years ago was sent to our State Prison fer
breaking open AMI robhing Abijah Belts
store in Wiit0n. His last term in the Con,
nccticUt State Prison was for eight years,
terminating last August. All IN all, tho
annals Of crime scarce furnish II parallel To-
this consistent Old villain. AT the end Of
| Is present sentence, should he live, he viii
have spent nearly tw0~ihrds Of his lnns
HE within the irgn bars Of the States Pris
onS .! Connecticut and Massachusetts. The:s
Bartram Will be ready with it.i.tmenls
enough 10 convict AMI continue him ielon
during the balance Of his miserable lie.
Too much credit cangot be awarded officer
Bartram for his determined aud resOiurs
following uP Of shis scouadrel. Every own-
g. OF horse properly IN this region will
breathe freeI nowthat this thief Is known
and captured. The very highest qualities
# the detective off :er have been displayed
by Mr.. Bar;ram in working up the case.
and his services will not be overlooked or
forgotten.