The daily gazette., 1879-05-15
THE HORSE STEALING CASE.
Tbe Hearing tn the Case Of Harry
walters = Prtmitive Innocence
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rbe Hearing In the Case Of Harry
Walters - Primitive Innocence
from Chester GOssnnty.
Samuel Ely, the owner Of the no 60,
for the theft of which, Harry Walters ID
now confined in the city cells, arrived In
town yesterday as already announced In
given h. airing before the Mayor at 7 o.
clock last e. ening. Mr.. Ely ties iiied that
on last Sunday morning Walters ask d
him for the .oan of his mare and sulky
to go TO church. Previously to this he
and Walters had had some words and he
did not expect him TO make this RI quest.
However, US he had been steady hand,
having worked for hlm fourteen months,
he granted his requ's'. The prisoner had
been drinking some but he had no idea
of him pursuit. z the rash cour he did.
In giving the value Of the mare the wit
ness said $85 would have been fair price
for her; he would sell the sulky for IS and
the harness for $40.
Officer James Whelan testified to ar
resting the man at Beggs' brick yard at
the instance of Pa rick Dunn. The pris-
oner, at that time, told him he might get
himself into trouble + or arresting him.
| He alsu said he had own d the horse three
years.
The custody Ofthe property was award
ed to Ely after EXPENSES were paid, and
Walters was held to await the action OF
the Pennsylvania authorities. g
| As soon as the be ring was at an end,
Ely objected to paying the triflirg ex-
enses Of keepii 6 tie mare al the Swan
Hotel stables and Of teiegraphing to him
to come and endeavor to identify her
The whole sum would not amount tO
more than $3.50. lie said that he had
taken the trouble of coming to Whining.
ton to get the horse and he did not think
il was right to subject him to paying any
thing. He stoutly held out IN this, and
no amount OF a. gumeht could change hi.
opinion. Finally Sergeant Whelan, who
previously had not intended 10 ask the
man to pay I'm any thing remarked Il
him that he had had CO siderable troubl,
in making tha arr ST, and that 500 wa
due him. "Oh well, r, marked the MAJ
in a heart-broken tone, ''if that is tn,
an 1 go home" He and his companion
t en- went TO tie Swan Hotel and de
manded the horse saj ing il was thei
| plOpcIty anu ~ ttltTe were any DlliS COL
tracted against it, they were not respon
sible. After raising considerable nOiso
: they paid the bill for keepingt e anima
aid went around to the stable TO get heI
They were then told that they could nc
, secure poss" without written orde
from the Chief of Police. After demul
ring for some time they concluded
pursue this course and going to polio
, headquarters, settled all claims, and the
, demanded that the prisoner be handle
over to them. or course this was NJ
done, and they left the Office complainin
much and evidently of the opinion thu
!, they had fallen among oppressors who's
: morals they could no. understand. The
, met with qu te number of other diff
q culties a. d did not get started on The
: homeward Journey till we Oh to 10 Q
!. clock last night.
This morning Chief Of Police Maxwe
- notified the Pennsylvania au, horilies
= Waters off 'ncr, and incarct ration al
male II quiry of them as to the actit
. they would take in the case.