Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-17
STOLEN AND RECOVERED.
A Thief Drives HIS PIunder to tho Wr
Market.

a Thief Drives HIS Plunder to tho WRONG
Last evening Philip Hess, who is tho
tenant of the farm of Mr.. John F. Stein
man, in Drumore township, on which he
resides during the summer season, attend
ed a festival at Bethel church. in Fulton
township. He drove mare belonging to
A. J. Steinman, esq.,, hitchcd to his own
buggy, in his own harness. While he was
at the fair the team was stolen.
At about 10 o'clock this morning man,
who was driving a horse and buggy.
stopped at the carriage shop Of NOrbeck Il
Miley, at Vine and Duke streets. Mr..
NOrbeck was at the shop aud the stranger
asked him if he did not want to purchase
q buggy. Mr.. NOrbeck looked at the
buggy and said that it looked like one
their firm made. He asked the stranger
where the plate, with the makers name
was, and was told that it had been taken
of. Mr.. Norbeck asked what he wanted
for the buggy and he said $50. He also said
that he would sell the horse "a bay mare)
and harness and would take $50 for the
whole team. Mr.. NOrbeck thought that
the property was stolen, and after telling
the man to wait for him he went and told
his partner, Mr.. Miley, of his suspicious.
Returning shortly Mr.. Norbeck told the
man that he would take the buggy for $40.
The stranger asked him whether he could
pay him at once, and Mr.. Norbeck replied
that he could not unless he borrowed
the money, but would pay him if
he returned at three o'clock this
afternoon. The stranger agreed to this
and Mr.. NUrbeck told him to unhitch the
horse and place him at one of the hotels
in the neighborhood. Mr.. Norbeck was
confident that the property was stolen, and
made this arrangement to gain time for
inquiry. Before he had finished bargain
ing with the man he had told George w.
Fraime, who is employed at the shop, to
go to Alderman Spurrier's for an officer.
Fraime went to the Office and accompanied
by the alderman returned to Duke
street. They soon saw their man,
who was then walking, having
placed the horse in the stable of DIR. Croft,
on Christian street. They followed him
to the Pennsylvania railroad depot and
saw him buy ticket. When he came out
Of the depot ho walked up to Alderman
Spurrier and asked whether the train,
which was standing in the depot, was the
right one to take to Harrisburg. Tho
alderman replied that it was and allowed
the man to get on the train. He and
Fraime then went into the car and took
him into custody.
About one o'clock p. M. to day Mr.. "A.
!. Steinman received telegram from his
nephew, ]. c. Foltz, Quarryville, inform
ing him that his horse was stolen. He was
informed by an INTELLIGENCER reporter
that a man had been arrested on suspicion
and went at once to Norbeck s. Miley' s
shop. He was shown the team and identi-
fed his horse and Mr.. Hess's buggy, which
had been purchased Of Norbeck & Milcy
but a few weeks ago.
The mare was very much exhausted,
having been driven very hard and bearing
broad welts along the flanks and thighs,
showing that she had been cruelty beaten.
The alderman felt safe in arresting the
man for cruelty to animals, even if the
property had not been stolen. 1t is about
twenty miles from Lancaster to the place
where she was stolen.
Tho thief was described in the tele'