Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
Recoverr 81 ! s,oIen Horrs.

Recovery or stolen Horse.
Mr.. A. s. Naudain, whose mare and buggy
were stolen from the sheds Of the Middletown
Hotel, two weeks ago last Monday, heard that
his mare was in the possession Of man near
Ridgeley station on the Maryland Delaware
railroad. Eat once despatched Messrs NJ.
NJ Willis and R. L. Naudain in search oft.
These gentlemen, on arriving at Ridgely,
learned from young man-who had given
the information to Mr.. N.-of the whereabouts
Of the mare that be supposed to be Mr.. Nau-
dain's, and they proceeded to the place and
demanded her. The man who had her, and
who had received her in trade for another,
refused to produce her alleging that be had
traded her off and that she had been carried
to Virginia. He said, however, be could and
would procure her return, if be could first be
guaranteed the reimbursement of the money
that be had given in trade for her, $50. This
the gentlemen, at length, finding they could
do no better, agreed to do, and early next
morning the mare was produced, and the
money paid. This, together, with the reward
paid 10 the young man who gave the first in-
ormation-$2O-made SloO besides other ex-
penses incurred for advertising, travelling,
&C., which Mr.. Naudain was compelled 10
pay to get back his property. II is said that
when the mare was delivered to Messrs. viii
Its and Naudain she was without any marks
whatever Of having Travelled any distance the
night before-evidently showing that she had
not been very far on the way to Virginia, and
if Mr. Naudain can succeed in substantiating
this view Of the case and can prove that the
mare was illegally held until his friends were
obliged 10 pay money for her delivery, he
ought to be able to recover the amount SO
paid by them with damages.
Case or Outrage near BIackiston's Cross
Roads.
On Tuesday afternoon, a strange man came
to the residence Of Geo Ennis, on Charles H.
Dulin's farm, near Blackiston's Cross Roads,
west Of this town, and asked Miss Smith, the
housekeeper, where the men folk were. She
told him Tin the feld.n About this time the
hail storm came on and he went away. Nj.
Ennis and his hands soon came in to avoid
the storm They returned, however, to the
hsid when it cleared, and the strange man
came back as seon as they were out Of sight
and seized Miss Smith, in the house, evidently
with criminal intent. She resisted, and in
the struggle her clothing was nearly all torn
off her person by the man. Finally, however,
the man overpowered her, and after the out
rage threatened to kill her if she attempted to
leave the house and give any alarm. He left
before time for the hands to come in to sup
per, and nothing hqs been seen or heard Of
him since, though Mr.. Ennis and the neigh
bors ent 10 pursuit Miss Smith is young
lady. who keeps house for Mr.. 3. and her
brother works for him on the farm. The af-
fair has greatly excited the neighborhood.
We learn the facts from Mr.. Finn, a neigh
Dor. Mr.. Ennis lives about 81 miles from
town. on the Millington road Mr.. Dulin in
forms US that the fellow knocked Miss Smith
down three times before be could stun her
sufficiently as to render her powerless. She
was badly bruised by the blows she received
which caused profuse bleeding. Smyrna
Tmss.