The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-02-06
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thea riding nebr Augusta IT, prin
ciyally devoted himself to drinking
whisky when here, lad appeared to
hare p1ncy
lle Gfst applied n PiCkstls stable
Tor one Of Pickctts fine mules and a
buggy, for three or four dys aud was
asked six dollars per day, q hich he
readily agreed to give; Mr.. T. then
.aid lie preferred to let him have q
saddle horse, at two aud q half dol.
lars per dag, which also suited him ;
and he seemed so willing to pay these
high prices that Nj. Z. concluded
that he would have to deposit $3.50
before taking the horse, but this
aspect of the affair did not coinc de
with his views. and he got away from
these sharp,poIuted Picketts aud
plunged into WclIs, and brought up a
horse, on which he lett the gay and
festive genes of many a drunken
spree. He was recognized by several
here as a Col. Trowbridge, who cons
lnanded a negro regiment which was
stationed at Mississippi City just after
The surrender.
We append an interesting account
Of the pursuit and capture of the thief,
aiken from the Mobile Register:
IN EXCITING CHASE IT A HoBsE-THrEF
In the Register OF yesterday we we as
IN item OF news thai Mr.. Peter F. Alba
rad captured and shot Il horae-thisf in
Mississippi. Since then we have the fol-
0 wing interesting particulars OF the theft.
and capture from Mr.. Aba him,
On Monday, January 25th, @ ABOUT
A NJ, u thick set man, aged about thir-
" and OF very g-nte-i appearance entered
he eleg 1t livery st,6le OF Mr.. r. Daue,
IN Royal street, where Mr.. Alba 10 super
nten Lent, and in o most TAMIL .r manner
aid, 'Aiba, l want an AL saddle horse IT,
20 ont to the Balls FL al on business"
Aba had no suspicion whatever Of
no man and let him have one Of the best
in the stAb!e-he paying the pri,-
If hire cash down. Night came aud neith-
n horse nor man returned. MI. Alba
nen beam suspicious aud imme disteiy
to make enq1ities and also prepa-
for aj%ourney after the thief. Start
ng early Tuesday morning 10 a buggy, he
out in the direction of Augusta,
Perry county, NJ ssissippi-having learn
vi that that was the routs taken by his
nan and intending to bring him back ia
lis buggy With hun. He had prooe-dei
bout twenty-five miles when tho buggy
,roke down, aud then also hs began 10
something Of tho desperate Oh ,rao
,r OF the party lac was in pursuit OF.
ibsndoniug the bogky Atoa continued
parsuit on MISUNDERSTANDING night
nd day to close tne gap " himself
md the desperate, who it will be renem.
,sred, had aboEt twenty hours start Of
i'm. When Goout two miles from Angus
a and eighty-six from Mobile. he Stopped
It tina farm of Mr.. Bradley. to make en-
airy, and was told by Mr.. Bradley that
UGH a man Is he described, with til.
lorae, was in Augusta late the evening
,re7ious. Err. Bradley volunteered to gu
O tue town with him, and they went to
he hotel, Mr.. Bradley going in, while
Mr.. Alba remained outside, The thief
DON made his appearance aud taking
Bradley by the hand, told him he wanted
o soy something TO him. and they walked
ogether towards the stable, where the
horss was. Mr.. Alba, who had
been whiting outside, saw the thief comiog
of the hotel with Bradley, immediatt-
y Recognized him, and when near the
table, called out to him, ''stop sir you
re my prisoner" Instesd Of obeying the
Command TO halt, the thief persisted in