Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-30
LOCAL NEWS.


HORSE THIEvEs.-The gang ofhorse thieves
Who for long time past, have been engaged
in their Defarious practices 10 Washington, and
IN This, and in Fairfax county, and In the ad
;oipiup counties III Maryland, aud who have
heretofore dc6ed the efforts OF the authoriileS
TO ferrett them out, have hnaily come to GRIEF.
All the horses which have been thus lar re-
covered, numbering three, were sold by hoot.
Williams, the colorcd man whose track omceIs
Hepburn aud Smith were following SO closely
Yesterday as stated 10 the Gazette OF that date.
The officers having tailed to had him at the
bouse of his step son, Albert Larkcr, noted
rendezvous, where Williams has made his quar-
ters for the past six mouths, aud receiving IN
formation that he mad started towards W ASH
inpton to avoid capture, officer Smith took the
3 o'clock train yesterday evening, and overlook
him near the junction of the w. 4 y. and \.
& w. railroads, while he was making his way
along the turnpike for Washington. The officer
getting off the train started towards w lll,amS
who observing his approach, sought TO escape
bv flight but after au exciting chase was over
bauIed BY the officer and brought back to this
citv on the next traio. Last night the Com
mopwealth's Attorney, Mr. Burke, having been
notified Of Williams arrest, aud being satisfied
that he is but one Of an organized gang held au
interview with the prisoner at the Mayor
Office, where Williams made free and volun-
tary confessional in which he implicated bis step
sou, Albert Larker, residing III Fairfax coun-
ty, and Frederick BrlScJe, residing 10 alexao'
drla couoly, and two others III Fairfax county,
whose pames are withheld, 10th colored. Officers
Hepburn and Smith, at the request OF the Com
1nouwealh's Attorney, early this morning, pro-
ceeded 10 buggy to the house OF LarEer,aoou
five miles from the city, on the Blackjack road,
aud secured his arrest and recovered from a
colored man named PineS, a horse, which Is
supposed TO have been taken from Maryland.
Williams and Lark er were brought before JUS
tice N. S. Wright of the county, at the office
Of Justice Padgett, at l. o'clock to-day, charg-
ed with the theft of horse from Mr.. Samuel
Birch, on the 4th Of January last, In Alexan
dria county, and had preliminary examination,
and were both c.mmltted to jail to answer an
Indictment at the next term OF the Clrcnlt
Court for the county, which meets on Monday
week. MIR. q. E. Stuart appcated as counsel
for the prisoners warrant Tor the arrest OF
Frederick Briscoe has been issued, aud he
will probably b. secured by tomorrow moro
ing. During the examination at the Magls-
trates Office Williams made the following con-
tesSion:
On the 4h day of Jaruary, 1875, Frederick
Briscoe and myself walked past Gross store
near the Virginia end of tho Long Bridge
where we SAW horse hi!chet. to u post In WAS
arranged between US that Brscoe WAS TO take
the horse ard | WAS to walk short distance
and await his arrival, wnen the horse was to be
turned over to me TO sell. l walked on in ad-
vance, and was soon overtaken by Brlscoe who
turned the horse over 10 Il, He said it WAS Mr.
Birch's horse. 1t was arranged that l Was to
divide the proceeds OF sale of .he horse between
Briscoe and myself. | rode the horse to Albert
Larker's house, where | was living, and kept
the horse. Larker and talked about the horse
and he knew the horse was stolen, and l told
him where got him. He assisted me in selling
the horse, and he it WAS who first went to Mr..
Monroe to negotiate the sale. Albert Larker
was present in Alexandria when tic price WAS
paid by Mr.. Monroe, and ] gave him part of
the proceeds of the sale Of the horse. Since the
sale OF the horse l have met Frederick Brscoe,
who asked me for his part Of the proceeds.
had spent the money. and told him that | go:
little or nothing for the horse; that l would
make it all right with him some other time. l
received Tor the Nurse SIS, and paid to Albert
Larker S7.25 in shoes and order from Mr..
Monroe Tor provisions Larker knew that the
money was the proceeds of the sale of the stolen
horse