The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-02-19
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your CORRESPONDENCE.
A NOVEL CASE.
An Interesting Story of Mistaken Horse
Identity

Early i'll September, 1850, Mr.. Il. T. G.
Crouch, OF this town, sold to the Rev. &
i. Smith, a dark brown mare, Mr.. Smith
being the junior minister on the circuit in
Queen Anne's county, embracing Sudlers-
wife ana Crumpton. Since that time Mr..
smith had driven the mare constantly until
Monday, Feb. 9Th, when, 10 his surprise, a
gentleman named SwartZ, living in Crump-
ton, claimed the animal having been
stolen from him on the 18th OF October,
1876. MIR. Smith, being somewhat nonpluSeu
by the unexpected demand, replied to Mr.
Swartz-the latter being ii member of his
church-ihat if there was no doubt about
the identity of the animal, he wished Mr..
Swarfz to have her. Subsequently, Mr..
Swartz had a writ of replevin issued, and
the officer serving the writ, John Sudl-r, in
dle process of law, as cNponn,led i'll Queen
AnncS 5. STIMULATED the ubiquitous equine.
On Thursday last, the 18th inst, this in
tereStlng case came up for trial before 4
tossilized specimen of the down shore JUS
ilce, at Crumptom The identification Of
the animal was the point involved. Mr..
SwartE was the first witness called He
Swore the mare had been stolen from him on
the 10Th of October, 1876; he thought there
was no other mare i'll the world like Dolly.
lie identified her by no particular mark,
but he knew his beast by her actions; it
was she, the long lost Dolly, because to sat
lSty himself the constable had turned the
mare loose i'll Crumpton, when, with Il re-
markable instinct, she walked straight to
his stable Ohere being no other i'll the neigh
borhood) and had looked over the bars He
knew III his heart 1t was Dolly.
After the confident Mr.. Swartz, The Rev
q. +. Smith swore That The mare was the
one purchased of Mr.. Crouch as before
stated. Mr.. Crouch, without being shown
the mare, described her accurately. Jesse
= Boulder, of this county, without being
shown the animal, acCuratel " described her.
She was then brought out, and wonderful to
tell was fully and certainly identified rs the
same which Mr.. Bouiden swore he had in
his field in Cecil county, the very identical
day on which Mr.. SwartZ claimed she was
stolen from him at Crumrton. Mr.. Boul
den, moreover, knew the mare rs not having
been out of his neighborhood all her life
until she was sold by Mr.. Henry S. Magraw
TO Mr.. Crouch, and by him to Mr. smith.
After hearing Il little crowd of witnesses
in rebuital of Mr.. Boulden's testimony, and
an eloquent appeal by Mr.. Roberts, of the
Crntreville Observer, the case was, upon the
instruction and direction of counsel, sub
United to his Honor for decision. 1t is
scarcely necessary to state what the decision
was. lhe conflicting testimony was too
much for the befudtled justice; the posses
sion of the animal was awarded TO Mr..
Swartz, whereupon Mr.. Smith, minus one
dark brown mare, appealed the case.
II is clear case OF mistaken identity, the
Cecil witnesses claiming as being able to
trace the mare throughout every step of
her ownership in Cecil county With equal
positiveness Mr.. SwartZ and his Kent wit
neSses know the long lost Dolly. The horse
loving public will anxiously await the de-
ciSien of this novel case. Mr.. Smith in the
meantime looks for indemnitication from
Mr.. Crouch, he in turn from Magraw. and
Magraw through il number of Cecil owner
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