The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-12
letter from ssa,,nton.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN HORSES = PAINFUL ACCT
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STAuSToN, August 10th, 1871. !
II will be remembered By many ofyour
READERS that a man calling himself Smith was
! some weeks ago arrested In Stanton By our
Chief Of Police j. T. Parent. charged With
being h0rse.thieG, and IL afterwards turned
out that his name was not Smith, but James
| n. Glass, from near Lvnchburg, and had
been operating III horse.1esh qu'e exten-
slyciy in the States Of Virginia, West Vir-
Sinia. Pennsylvania, and Maryland under
the names Of Smith, Dorse, Hamin, and
probably many other aliases. lie was taken
| from here to Lexington to await trial for
DEMONSTRATING in that county. Since then
| Mr. Parent has been on the track OF some
of the horses which he was supposed TO
have stolen.
On the 18th Of last February mare be.
longing to Mr.. +. NJ. Parent, brother Of
| Mr.. J. II. Parent, was stolen from the stable
| of Mr.. Gibson, six miles this side Of Lexing-
ton, and no trace could be found Of either
| the horse or thief. Mr.. Parent, in making
his inquiries among the neiehbors Of Glass,
| became CONVINCED that this horse had been
stolen by Glass. and from one step to an
| other he proceeded until be learned that his
| horse was in Baltimore in possession Of
STR. G. S. Simpson. Whilst searching
| for his brothers horse Mr.. Parent
got upon the track Of horse which had
been stolen from Mr.. John Christian, of this
county, on the 23d Of October, 1873. He
| Was tslking with the members OF family
whom Glass was accustomed to visit, when
something was said about 6ne black horse
(which Glass once had when stopping at
| their house, and that he had told them he
sold it in Washington city, but had had
| some difficulty in dong so, as the auction
GERS seemed TO doubt his right to dispose OF
| the horse. and had telegraped to Dir.
| Green. Of Winchester, to know if he (Smith)
was all right.
Mr.. Parent, accompanied by Mr.. Chris
| tian, proceeded TO Winchester and found the
| telegram, from which he got the name Of
| the auctioneers in Washington city. Pro-
ceeding thither he found out from the auc-
| ti0necrs' book to whom the horse bad been
sold. and that he was in possession Of Mr..
O'Neil, u livery stabe-keeper in Alexandria.
| Leaving Mr.. Christian to get his horse in
| Alexandra, Mr.. Parent proceeded 10 Balti-
more, and found his brothers horse hitchcd
| 10 a buggy running on Aisq'lile and Gay
streets, in the possession Of Mir. q. $. Simp-
! son. Both horses were immediately slIrren-
ttICl uDoI anu Oh IlSl Iotlul-
| day heS>rS. Parreut and Christian returned
home With the horses in their possession.
Mr. Parent has information which will pro.
| baby lead 10 the recovery of several other
| horses which we're stolen some time ago,
| and in all probability by the same James II.
Glass.
AS Mr.. Christians horse was stolen pre-.
yous to that Of Mr.. Parent, Glass will
doubtless be brought back from Lexington to
stand his trial here.
Mr.. J. Letchcr Bryan, who has been en-.
poyed as foreman on the Valley railroad
work near this place, met with Il very pain.
| ful accident On last Thursday evening. He
| was engaged in springiug blast, and after
| the third explosion he approached to see
what elect had been produced when another
explosion took place, burning his face, eyes,
right arm, and hand very badly. 1t was
feared at first that his cySight had been de-
stroycd, but hopes are now entertained that
such will not be the case. he Is now 1T his
fathers residence in the city and is doing rs
Well as could be expected.
This letter would have reached you yes
| terday, but whilst it was being written Al
alarm of fire was sounded, and your CORE
sp0ndcnt Fastening to find the cause Of the
alarm found the residence Of Mr.. Z. B. Sub.
| lett, in the southwestern part OF the city, on
Church street, in flames. When first disco.
vered the fire was in the kitchen and could
| have been eXtinguiShed and the house saved
had there been 4 sufficient quantity Of water
available. AS it WAS, the fire and hook-and-
ladder companies had 10 cOBtuc their eff
forts to saving the adjoining houses, and
especially that of Mr.. Afford, which was
threatened with destruction ut every minute,
as the wind was blowing the flames directly
| upon it, until the engine could be gotten in
position TO force up water from the creek al
| the railroad bridge. 1t is hoped that tue
| great disadvantages under which the men,
| bcrS Of the Fire Department worked, through
want of hose and Il proper waier-supply, will
| induce the City Council to bestow some at
| tenton upon these matters of such vital i'm.
portancc to the safety Of our city. Mr.. Sub
| let's loss is covered by Insurance in the Lon
don. Liverpool and Globe and the Merchants
and Manufacturers insurance Companies to
| the amount Of twenty-five hundred dollars.
Mr.. Affords house is also insured. 1t was
injured by the heat. and his furniture was
very much abused in being removed.
Whilst the members OF the hook-and-ladder
company were on Sir. Affords house hr. 5.
\. Cramer became blinded by the heat and
smoke, and, missing the ladder fell from the
root TO the ground, Il distance Of about
twenty-five feet. Fortunately the ground
was very soft, and he escaped without Sc
rious injury.
We never saw greater Indifference in the
presence Of threatened destruction than WAS
shown by Il setting hen, which had its nest not
ten feet from The burning building, She re-
NAMED on her nest amidst the heat aud
great excitement which surrounded her, and
A, Man, rf four wi I
was blowing from her direction, and we are
Glad IN saw che cScanpd uniniured