The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-30
ANOTHER STOLEN HORSE RECOVERED.

SHERIFF EoCLDEN As DETTCriVE-Ex
PL"ITs or OFFICERS AMONG THE RUGGED
sUsQUEHANNA HILLs-THREE HORSES RE
GENTLY RECOVERED.
On Friday Of last week. Detective Her
shaw. Of Chester, Pa. visited our itlI To
see Patrick Ryan, the accused horse thief.
whom Sheriff Boulder captured IN Baii
more, about two weeks ago During The
conversation between the Sheriff and the
detective about horse thieves reference WAS
made by Officer krrshaw 10 gray mare
whic!! nd bs9R. f..ale,l- fcgjTs. ono l.. G..-
hart, from an aan,us post cn 2nd street,
Philadelphia. m the list OF November
From the description given, the Sheriff
was confident tina; /; was the same animal
which he had seen at Cummings, 1T Cas
Teton, in Hartford county, near the Como
winEo Bridge, when he was searching for
Peters horse, and informed the officer of
his belief. The detective went To PhIla-
delpha and came back on Saturday morn
ing with Mr.. Gerhart, when the trio started
for CastletOn. On reaching that place
late III the evening, the Sheriff stated his
business, when Cummings replied that he
did not know where the animal was. ana
lac was inclined To he scry Iriiccnt Ola the
subject. However, he finally stated that
lie had traded ii for a sorr,l horse. which
was then in his stable; that hc had shipped
the gray on a canal boat the day before
that lie didn't know which way the boat
went, but that it headed up the canal: that
lac would advise them To go up the river
about sixty miles and they might come up
with II: that the animal WAS shipped on 4
sing boat, and not on double nuc. rs IS
generally used. Some pretty sharp words
passed between Officer X -rshaw and Gum
minss, but the Sheriff interposed and mat
tiers became quoted.
The officers then went to Conowingo
Bridge, but received no intelligence what
ever about the affair, and started up the
canal, the Sheriff insrinctively seeming the
game, which he believed was near at hand
On the tow path, they luckily met the
iIEht III tht iisHt !pI On DclHg
inIerrogated, aud ais" getting the assur-
ance that his name would not be mention
ed. he told them where to find the mare:
that she was taken to Hugh T.. Cooley's, al
the - Line - bridge. six miles from Como
wingo, the day before, but not by canal
boat At all; that it was a gray horse that
Cummings received for the gray mare. On
reaching Cooey's, they found the animal
and at once took possession Of it. Cooley
refused to tell how he and Cummings
traded, or anything much about il. Ii
Was how o'clock III the evening aud get
ting dark, aud the officers were obliged to
take a cITcuituus route over the rocky hills
ANA through dense woods to Conowingo, rs
they covld not go back 10y the tow path
with the animal. When about half way
10 Castleton, which place they had 10 pass
IN going to Conowiugo, they were met 10y
two men in a buggy, who halted at first.
and then drove past them 4 short distance
and turned, diving bacn past the party at
a furious rate. The officers very properly
concluded that something was in tue wind,
and at once went 10 the nearest farm house
and sought shelter for the night. They &C.
cured the animal close 20 the huus. and
watched it until daylight. \ short time
after they stopped at this house. a brother
OF the farmer came in, who had been at
CastIoton, and informed the Sheriff that
there was All armed gang of Iuughs, mum
herIng twenty 81 twenty five, at Cummings
awaiting for them, who intended To- recap
'ure the hoIse, aud ii was now evident that
the two men in the buggy hai been acting
scouts.
The next morning, the officers started for
home, but were followed across the Como
wing" Bridge by men in two buggics
These fellows were evidently bent on some
mischief, but remained silent aud did not