The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-04
From the Greenbrier independently
Cav Horse Thief ON the Rampage.

A. nice looking gentleman" passed
the residence of Mr.. Robert W. Renick,
who lives in Renieks Valley, in this
county, on Sunday evening last, riding
a fine horse. The appearance Of the
gent attracted the notice OF Mr.. r. On
Sunday night, at about 3 clock, MIR.
r. was aroused from his slumbers by
Messrs. Joseph Smailes and George
Anderson, Of Fayette county, who
stopped to warm, as they were cold and
chilly, and made known the fact that
they were in pursuit Of horse thief,
who had stolen Smailes' horse Satur-
day evening about dark, and had left
for parts unknown The pursuers did
not find it out until Sunday morning,
when at s o'clock they started in pur-
suit. They followed him to Mr.. Joseph
Meetings., on Sinking Creek, in this
county, about fifty miles from his point
of departure. He had taken dinner at
Mr.. Meetings.. From the description
given them by Mr.. McClung OF the
man and the horse, the pursuers were
certain that they were on the right
track. They changed horses at that
point and came on to Mr.. Renicks,
not having heard any thing
more OF the mice gentleman un
Ill they reached Mr.. RS. Breakfast.
ing there about 4 o'clock, they started
for the next house. At Mr.. William
Boards they halted, aroused the family
and made inquiries for the thief They
were informed by Mr.. Abram Beard
that stranger was stopping there from
Kanawha. They jumped off and went
into the house and locked the doors.
Unfortunately the thief heard the noise
below, and while they were locking the
doors, the mice gentleman was going
out of the window upstairs, on to the
front portico and jumped to the ground,
on an ice bank, distance OF ten or
twelve feet. But he was prepared for
standing on ice. He made his exit
minus boots, clothing and hat. He
lett his clothes scattered over the room,
as though he never expected to need
them again. He ran distance OF a
mile in that fix, over the frozen ground,
TO Mr.. Joseph Boards stable, (son OF
William Beard, and catching Mr.. B. 5
hore, ran about two miles, but was so
closely pursued that he jumped otf
and took to the mountains. The whole
neighborhood turned out in force, with
guns and dogs, to hunt him. He went
through the mountains TO "Frlar :
Holes" He stopped at the house OF
an old gentleman by the name OF Sned,
egar, in Pocahontas county. lie told
Mr.. Snedegar that he had stayed at a
drunken Irishman's the night before,
and had been treated badly; that the
Irishman had got up before he did and
took all of his clothes! Mr.. Snedegar
being a COOL old Christian, fitted him
out with an old suit, thinking he had
thus performed a good act. The thief
then thanked him very kindly and went
on his way rejoicing. He was pursued
from that point 10y Mr.. Smalles, }. {.
Beard and Isaac Hill, through the
mountains to the road leading to Mich
olas. They came up with him at mans
house, whose name is TaGker, at about
nine o'clock on Monday night. They
heard music and dancing when
they reached the house. They
surrounded the dwelling, went in
and found the old man play
ing the fiddle and the nice gentleman
and Mrs. Tacker dancing. He was
taken in charge by the party and
brought back to Mr.. William Beard :
the same night On Tuesday morning
he was taken to Fayette, and he is now,
no doubt, confined in Jail in that county,
Illuminating and cogitating upon the UPS
and downs OF the lives OF nice young
men," He told his captors that lie
hoped the people would not take him
for a horse thief, as he was not He
saws that he is a son Of DR.. Scott Of
Goochland county, Virginia.
We congratulate his captors upon
theirsuccess, and would take occasion
to say that they are entitled to great
praise and the thanks of the public at
large, for the energy displayed in over
hauling and bringingto justice such a
| "nice gentleman.