Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-05-26
Another Good JOb-TWO Horse Thieves
Captured.

Two weeks ago we published the paTtlc-
ulars of horse being stolen from GILBERT
BEACH, Esq, set of single harness from
Mr.. WILLIAM JENNINGS and buggy from
Mr.. FRED. ScHwIND. No tidings from the
missing property was received until Friday
last when Mr.. BEACH received n telegram
from Capt BADEN, Marshal of Ligonier
Ind, stating that the thieves and property
had been captured and ready for delivery.
Mr.. w. L. Cook and Mr.. Z. G.. BEACH
started the same evening. On arriving
herethey found the property somewhatscat-
tered, the horse having been traded to a far
mer who resided miles from South Bend,
and the buggy exchanged for another in
an alley in Gostsn, with note left in the
deserted buggy to "please accept this in
exchange tor yours -" The names
of the thieves are WM. J. ALLEN and JOHN
SHEETS. SHEETS was taken along by the
officers as a guide to find the stolen prop.
erty, which was all secured and the parties
returned to Ligonier. The Jail in which
ALLEN and SHEETS were confined being
insecure they dug out and run some three
miles before they we're recaptured by the cit
izens who turned out en-mass in the pursuit
ALLEN fred three shots from his revolver
at u constable in pursuit, which compliment
was returned by the constable, without
either taking effect, however. This second
arrest complicated matters somewhat, as
the new captors wanted a part of the re-
ward, and failing to get il, tried by various
means to withhold the prisoners. A party
of them even boarded the train with drawn
revolVers, and rode as far as the State line
before they ceased their efforts to secure
the prisoners. Mr.. Cook is deserving of
much credit for his frmness and tactics
adopted to get the prisoners away from a
portion of the citizens of Ligonier, and he
feels grateful to the Marshal and Others for
the assistance rendered him. He arrived
here with the prisoners on Monday morn
ing and they were taken before Esquire
FOWLER, waved an examination and were
LODGED in Jail at Bowling Green the same
day IN default of $500 bail each.
The prisoners are hard customers. Al
LEN is about 26 or % years old and Just
out of the Ohio Penitentiary last fall, hav-
ing served term of two years for burglary.
Both have worked on farms in this
vicinity. They came up from Toledo the
night before the theft was committed, and
a part of their programme was to steal two
colts, one the property of Mr.. w. l.. Cook
and the other belonging to Mr.. ROACH.
This was abandoned, however, and they
struck out with horse and buggy for East
Toledo, crossed the bridge and started di-
rect for Indiana. At Ligonier they got in
TO quarrel about breaking into Jewelry
Store, ALLEN claiming that SHEETS urged
the burglary, and SHEETS claims that Az
LEN was the moving spirit. ALLEN threat
ened to shoot SHEETS, and ns soon as they
got separated SHEETS "peached" to alivery
man, which resulted in their arrest. Each
carried a revolver and had in their posseE-
sion a satchel that contained 2 butcher
knives, pealing knife, 2 rSzors, pair
boots, and one set of iron tea spoons, all
new. Say they got them at Adrian, Mich.
Mr.. f. &. BEACH returned home on
Tuesday with old Charley" who looked
not much worse for his experience with
thieves, except his shoulders were sore
from plowing, labor that the farmer had
placed him at and to which he was unac
customed for many years past. All il
we'll that ends WE'LL"
An ex-confederate of WILLIAMSBURG Va.