Daily Republican., 1879-05-15
SECOND EDITION
THE HORSE THIEF BEARING.

Ah AVE OANS UnAAn S4b~A - ~ S~AO
to Pay $40 AdditiOnal-.Waters
Held to Aw ait the Action Of the
Penna Authorities.
In last Tuesdays REPUBLICAN We
gave full account of the arrest by
Sergeant Whelan, Of a young man nam
ed Henry Waters, charged with steal
ing team from Samuel Eby Of Oxford
Township, Chester County. In response
to a telegram from Chief Maxwell, Mr..
Eby arrived in this city yesterday.
Last evening he appeared before His
Honor at the police station, and said
that he did not wish to prosecute the
man, what he wanted was his team.
The prisoner was placed in the dock,
and Mr.. Eby affirmed that the pris-
oner had asked him for his mare and
sulky to go to church; as they had
some difficulty before this, Eby was
surprised at the request, yet the prison.
er he said had been an obedient servant
on the farm, having lived in his family
for fourteen months; yet he granted
him the request.
Previous to this Waters resided ia
Wilmington and at one time in Phila-
delshia. When the man did not return
with the team witness thought that he
was drinking and Mr.. Eby knew not
what to do. On being asked the value
of the team he said that the value was
two different things, that there was
difference between the value to him
and the value to the public He
thought that the mare was worth s65,
the wagon So and the harness $40. Wit
ness said that he had loaned the team
to Waters.
Sergeant Whelan testified to arrest
, ing the prisoner and on the way to the
hall Waters said 81 would get myself
! in trouble as he had the mare sold and
was the means of stopping the sale.'
Witness asked him chow much he was
to get for it ~ to which answer Waters
: said that he was to receive s75. He al
so said that the team belonged to him.
His Honor held the prisoner in order
t to await the action Of authorities from
:. Pennsylvania. Mr.. Ely was very
t anxious to procure his team, but the
chief informed him that before doing
so there were few expenses incurred
which ought to be paid. The expenses
a were for telegraphing, which was
small amount.
The man disliked the idea of paying
for the kilograms, when Sergeant
Whelan, asked him chow he would
Q like 10 pay him $40 for arresting the
mani" TO this question the man knew
r not what answer to make. The Sar-
y geant told him that before he would Sc
!. cure the team he wouldbe required topay
IS him $40. In justice to Sergeant Whel.
an we will say that he did not intend
y to charge Mr.. Ely anything for arrest
ing the prisoner, but as he (Eby) had
= = talked so much over paying for tele-
grams, the Sergeant concluded he would
,e charge him for his trouble in arresting
Waters. Mr.. Eby left the station house
OF with another man, and returned short
~ lv before 10 o'clock, and after paying
IS the necessary amount, and also paying
+. the bill at the Swan Hotel for the keep
ing of his horse, he in company with
" his friend, left the city with his team
:. J. and no doubt having in his mind
10 strange thoughts of Delaware Laws
p Congress.
~ In the United States Senate yester-
ar day, Mr.. Logan introduced bill for
the improvement of the Mississippi riv.
a. er. A resolution offered by Mr.. Vest, on
Tuesday, was adopted asking the Presi-
o. dent to inform the Senate whether
st st the Government has not acquired
". lands by purchase in the Indian Terri
tory, and whether it is intended to To-
Ir. cate Indians or freemen thereon. The
ng bill to punish conspiracy to defraut
>, the revenue was passed. The legisla-
an tive Appropriation bill was considered
of After an executive session the Senat
adjourned.
ice In the House bill from the Senat
iii. was cencurred in, removing the politi
cal disabilities of John s. Saunders, Q
zen Baltimore. The Warner Silver bill
was considered, and Mr.. Warner move'
ef at the previous question. Mr.. Killinger
it, of Pennsylvania, moved to lay the bill
on the table. Pending the call Of tn
'ns yeas and nays on this motion, tn
House adjourned.