Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-18
ANOTHER HossT.rHltF CAPTURED.



On Tuesday, July Sd, Senator Pcale, Of Lock
Haven. sadalcd and mounted his blooded s,ecd
and set out for the railroad celebration at Spring
Milis on the lth. The nag, like the Senator, at
trae,ed considerable attention among the Penns-
valley Gran gers. Onihe evening ofthe ith, the SEN
alor made hls way 10 friend, residing at Rebers-
burg, where he remained over Sunday. On the
night Of tho 9th, horse fancier from Stone Val
Icy, nnmed stewar, Walker, stole the mare and
set out for tho oil regions in Clarion county. The
Senator issued Sl25 reward proclamation, aud
Deputy Sheriff Westbrook and Constable Harvey,
Of Lock Haven, upon learning what bad occurred,
soon equipped themselves for IN expedition.
They passed over iuto Pennssallry, where they
got on the track Of the thief whO only Travelled al
night. lie was tracked to-Pine Grove, thence to
Warriors Mark, ria Bald Eagle Furnace, Sandy
Ridge, Phfipsburg, aud to the Blue Ball. in this
county.
Those in pursuit we're satisfei that the thici
and bis booty were concealed during last Friday
somewhere betw,eu the Blue Ball and Clearaeld
creek Msssrs wesibrook apd Harvey made ar
rangcmchis at waliacc,on during the day to send
a scouting party agr1ss through Baggs township
as Ear as sionesille, while they came on to this
place and mado arrangements for peketiug all
the river bridges aud soIdings from here to Cur.
wenWille. Tho walhecion party, on arriving in
The vicinity Of stoneyillv, learned that strange
gentleman was stopping With Mr. Pickles, Snd,
repairng to the house, found just what they we're
afier--inan and bcatt--and at once proceeded to
arrest the thief who dcu andcd 70 zee .hc warrant,
threatening TO make c9ld meat Of somebody u
they attempted % arrest bin without proper
warauti while one Of the party went about six
miles 10 obtain warrant Walker went TO tho barn,
saddlel and bridled his hore, the parties watch
ing him, and when be was about ready to 60, they
left the stable and closed the door but while
barrieading Il, Walker knocked weather oarding
enough on the rear Of tho barn to make bis escape
on horseback. About midnight the thief encoun-
tered the pickc,s at Blooms bridge, who at
tempted 10 arrest bin, but at one bound Walker
went over their beads oud was of again. One Of
the pickcts cred at him and clipped some Of the
hair oa the aide of bis head. A mile aud half
to Curwen,vilie, whore the thief encountered sn.
other set Of pick,l,, and, alter three shots had
been cred at him, be wheeled bis horse and crossed
the iron bridge in about three jumps, and up the
road towards Bloomington a, flying speed. Here
the chase stopped for the night
Daring Saturday arrangements were made to
picket the bridges and iOrdings from curwensvile
to Lumber City, az we'll as both turnpikcs leading
towards Luthersburg. A scouting party was also
formed, made up Of men acqunin,ed with the eoup-
try between Bioomlngton and Lumber City, some
Of whom in the afternoon discovered that somebody
had been haggling Of some Of Mr.. VIM. Phee'
oats. About six o'clock in the evening, MesTs'
Rnos and Alfred Bloom diseovefed WALKER lying
behind log, and observing that they saw him he
jsuped up and ran Hks deer. They called on
him to stop, bat be prsssed 90. They commenced
firing at him with rifles, when the third shot took
effect and caused him to surrender. Tho ball en-
tered tho back Just below the len shouder blade,
and passed through his body, penetrating the lei'
lung. Two inches more to the right and the ball
would have psssed through bis heart. The ewoand
/. a dangerous one, sns may yet cause bis death
lie IL lying at the Irwin Iloase, IN cur"ensviile'
in the care VI ply ysioans and guarded by 40 oassr
and will remain there until be Is O. to be sen' 70
the Bslleionie jail.
The horse was found in the vicinity wAsro The
thief vas oaptarud, snd va, islsc IN charge ey
oaiscss wesibrook aad Harvey, whs started Ti'p
the animal for Lock Haven last Monday, ans, 10
dosb, by ih, time Il is 10 Senator Peales stable
Tho affair ca used great ereiiemsn, Of curSea''
yiro on Saturday night and dsfing Sunday
The thief assigns a. his reason for turning ab'ai
In curuensyillc, that be Wa, afraid the awkward
"bugscrs" would shoot iho re--"ih'y h'e'
% d---d earsisssiy."