The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-12-31
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NU1IBTR NINETY.

WOODBURY..
NUMBTR NINETY.
DECEIVED LATE FOR LAST ISSUE.
Horse thieves had quite a gala day
last week in all the region round about
and having gathered together their ill
gotten gains, in divers part Of New Eng.
land, they took their way to oar yirtu Gus
old town-lhe last place in the world for
such gentry to come 10, and yet they
came bold as lions first in order, a car
riaEe and harness., which had been de-
cert ed, were found in the " Starr Woods.
SO called, situated in the eastern border
Of Woodbury., near Watertown line This
was on Monday, and on the same day
Horace Warner, who lives i'll Hell Hol-
low," near the Roxbury line, found a
horse going at large, which he took up
az on e5tray. On Thursday two men
from Daubury came seeking this proper
~, for the recovery of which Il reward Of
SO had been offered. There was u dis
putu between R0dcricll Atwood, who ha-
on various occasions shown nigh detec-
live ability, and q gentleman OF Ethiopia
extraction, us to priority OF discovery in
the case OF the carriage and harness
which ended. ! believe in the succe OF
kUdeliCh'5 claim; the latter Shove the
horse, which was in Warmers possession
10 the gentlemen from Duubury, and they
Identified him, and Immediately telC-
grapAed the owner to come for it, a.
Warner was suspicious OF them, and be-
sides there was IL dispute about which
was entitled to The reward; the wording
Of the notice being, that the reward
should belong 10 him WIN first - gave ia
formation Of or returned the horse.
The Danhury man gave the first iuGorma-
tiOn, and Warner still continued 10 hold
yho horse after he knew the owner wait
ing tor him to come and claim him, i'll
stead OF returning the horse in order
to claim the reward. At this writing
your correspondent is not Informed how
the matter was ended, though it is under
stood the owner has been here to claim
the horse. Whether Warner or the Dan
bury nan, or neither, has the reward is
not known TO me. At any rate, matters
were so conducted that Atwood felt az
grieyed, and turned his attention to other
fields or verdure, telling the States At
torney, Warner, the sheriff, and a consta-
BILE. that it was "a ID fast train that
luck would have it, about this time, an
other horse thief appeared in Town almost
worn, with u horse and harness attached
10 500 carryull. The man hitched his
horse under the Cong GgUtiOnaI Church
sheIs, and gave it soma oats. The horse
aud carriage Of u. n. Bishop, one OF our
seiectmen, being under the same sheds,
when the thief departed, he appropriated
4 tine buffalo robe 10 his own use; disc0v-
ering his loss, Mr.. Bishop and constable
q. Plutt Crane followed him to South
bury, and found his team under the Con-
gregatioual sheds there. Bishop took
possession Of robe, aud he and Crane
looked up the thief, and turned his team
towards Woodbury.; Crane riding with
the thief until he got to the lower hotel,
when he got out and got into Bishops
&sOH, leaving the thief to follow after.
thinking he would not ESCAPE After
awhile looking around they discovered
that the thief had left, apparently "hay-
Ia. business engagements elsewhere, ."
and the horse was following along alone.
Your corresponding does not know why
the thief WAS SO trusted as 10 allow him
10 come on alone; perhaps the officer
va. appreheusive OF personal hahn from
The tAtcI-LAeJ are not always sale tray
cling companions. On taking all inVeu-
tory OF the articles in the caroche or car
ryaII, they found gOl .-plated harnesses.
double harnesses, side saddles, some
nine buffalo robes, hats, caps, cigars, etc,
q general stock in trade. The sheriff anG
constable went next morning to New
York to Try to retate tho thief; but it
turned out in the sequel that he did not
bond his steps thithcrward. AS the
shades of night gathered over the silent
earth, he took a bee line towards the
happy borders Of the old Bay State. He
paused at She Id IN Mansiield's III eastern
Woodbury. long enough to get supper,
and travelled on to fhomaston. Next
day, lawyer Bradstrat of that place, came
to Woodbury. to see III he could settle
with Bishop for the taking OF his robe
/ do not know the result of the negotia-
tions. At any rate, both thieves are at
large. Meanwhile g Rodemck, who had
left the counsels of what he termed in
words more emphatic than piou, !. the
id Woodbury. Ring went to work at
the works Of detection, OF, rather, the
work OF finding the owner md the re-
ward, having seen no hand-bills, nor Of
fer OF reward, nor any clue except that
Wooster, OF WATERFOWL, told him he knew
it was an eastern carriage from the width
OF the running gear. But upon that
slight clue, like u true detective, he
telegraphed IL description OF the stolen
property W VIC pOlltc Ol the
principal towns Of Massachus etts, and
finally discovered that the owner was a
son of Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,
who telegraphed he would meet Roderick
at the Watertown station by first train.
Atwood was on hand with q hack, took
him and his friend to Woodbury., where
he identified the horse, carriage, one of
the gold-plated harnesses, set of double
harnesses, a ladies' side saddle, and
other things, but not all the articles the
thief had. Roderick received his reward,
! which is said to have been $500. He is
greatly elated at g beating the afore-
said ring" as he delights to call it, and
| is said to have sent messengerto them,
in substance: He laughs best, who
| laughs last;" thinking that his $500 is
altogether more lovely than the
i" Danbury $25.'' In very truth, Rod. .
is the best detective in all this region,
and very successful; ii he would only
cease to whisper in tones Of thunder, he
would become even more so.
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