Daily Republican., 1881-12-27
STOLEN HORSE RECOVERED.
Two Men Arrested who knew too
Much about She Robbery. bUt
Claim that 4 hey are not the gull
~ Oncs-They nre hsid TO await
tho Action Of the Pennsylvani Ia

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~ Ones-They arc hs'd 10 await
tho Action Of the Penasylvan la
AuthOrities.
On the night Of November 29th last, a
horse was stolen from the stable of Mr..
John M. Recks, farmer living in
Montgomery township, Pa, a short
distance from Manayunk. A wagon
was also stolen from Jue shop of Jacob
Lenhart, near by, the same night. Upon
discovering the loss of the horse the fol-
lowing morning MIR. Recks telegraph
ed to John Maer, q dealer in horses
and who keeps "a hotel in Philadelphia
at Seventh and Thompson streets, in
struc,ing him to be on the lockout and
to take such action in the matter as he
saw proper.
| Mr.. Maer, who is connected with the
society for he recovery Of stolen horses
IN Montgomery county, at ouce p.ac.d
an advertisement in the Ledger offer
ing a reward OF Sl0O for the recovery of
| the stolen property, and an addltlona.
reward for the arrest and convection OF
the they ~. SlnCa thai tine every et.
tort has been made 70 recover the horse,
but prior to few days ago no hing had
been heard of it,
One day last week two men named
respectively John Reynolds and George
Albany, came to Mr.. Maer's hotel and
lnfyrmed him that they SAW his adj
vtrtlsement, and COulu tel, him where
the horse could be found. Mr.. Maer,
having important business III another
part OF the city, told HIM that he would
meet them at ; O'Clock that afternoon.
In the meantime he told them to can
and see Mr.. ltecaS, the owner Of the
horse, who was then in the city attend
ing market. The two men accordingly
went to see Mr.. Eecks, told him OF
their knowIed ge As 10 the whereabouts
OF the horse, but refused to state where
the horse was uJtil they received the
500 reward. This Mr.. ReCks would
noC do, bat satisfied them, however,
that the reward would be Forthcoming
when they told him where he could
procur" his horse. They aISo,gave him
Il iuil desert ptlon OF the horse, located
Mr.. ReckS larn, stated what stall the
horse occupied in the stable. and gave
an outline OF the ditc.tiou the thieves
took, and Of their arrival IN thi, city.
Tins sIatcue + took Mr.. kcCns by sur
prise, and lie asked Jhem how they
kne" 30 much about 1t, when they re-
phcd that they h III been IN Winning
toh. met the man who Ole the Lurst,
and from him they learned tne whole
story as related. The party al.utcd to
". / ,.i,u | hn 1
owed Albany, one OF the intorlner-, 80.
Albany stated that he was after the
money, when he met Lynch, who was
Intoxicated at the time, aud was toiu
Dy Lynch that he would soon get his
money, AS he had Il iine team which hc
was about to dlspOs. Of. AZ this point
"A lbany became iuiert sted and began
10 "quiz' him, and immediately went
To PHiiadel phla to procure the reward
by giving tDe desired information con-
cerulng me stoieA properly.
The case WAS put iuto the hands of
the Society's counsel, who procured the
owner, and those who could identity
the horse, together with The two III.
formers and came to Wilmington yes
terdav. Upon arriving here, the case
was put into the hands of The Chief of
police, who sent officers after the horse
They procured 1t at the stable of Mr.
Carl Spcclt, of the icm OF Slccht Il
SPAIN, bottlers OF this city. Mr.. Specht
having purchased it from Mr.. Lynch
some time back, paying a good price
for il, but not knowing or thinhing for
u moment that 1t was a stoten horse.
The horse was given up to The otiiceIs,
who brought it TO the Delaware house
stables, where it was identified by the
owners.
Thus the horse was procured, and the
OF Y thing that reuaintd to be done,
was the capture of the thief or thieves.
1t was thought by one Of the par y, that
the two intormers knew "a little too
much" about the robbery, and their ar.
rest was ordered. They were given a
preliminary hearing last light before
the Mayor and the foregoing facts were
ELECTED from the witnesses and the
horse fully identified. II. G. Turner,
Esq represented Mr.. Specht, who had
purchased the horse.
David Picke \, a resident Of this city
was called and testified that Albany,
one of the prisoners in the dock, came
10 the house here Lynch boarded, and
told him that he had better " skip at
once, or he would be arrested. Lynch
took the hint and Immediately made
himself scarce.
In view of this fact, and also from the
informers knowing so much about the
whole business, the Mayor held them
until the Pennsylvania authorities took
such action in the matter as is usual in
such cases, and they were committed
into the hands of the chief of police.
1t was $ atel by one of the gentlemen
prese. It that he thought the man AL
bany was a deep one, and that he had
previously been before the courts OF
Montgomery county, and that he was
now wanted in that locality for COM
plicity in otler rcbberries that had re-
Gently occlrred. II is very probable
that they are both in league with the
one that stole the horse, but worked
their plans too well (?) for their own
safety. If they are as represented, VIII
mington will he rid of two villains, and
perhaps three, for no doubt they will
give all the Information they can, in
order to secure the arr st of Lynch,
OF herwise it may 60 hacd with them.
The horse was delivered to the proper
o y:,ers, aud tuey left the cry, and will
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