Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22
From the New York Sun. Goth.

From the New York Sun, goth.
Last Sunday morning some people living in
NeWtown, Fairfield county, Conn.,, found horse
and wagon that had been abandoned by its
driver onthe public highway. The rig was secured
and taken to Haweyville, and there turned
over to Constable William H. Glover The rig
Tailed with the description of one that had been
stolen from Orson Hazen, of Mahopac, West
chester county. AS strange negro had been
seen In the highway, rot far from the place
where the rig was found Deputy Sheriff Gro
futt of Danbury. was asked to come on and
take charge of the search for him as the prob
able thief. At Hawleyville Mr.. Crofutt got
number of men together and started them out
Tor a search of the country. Before night Con-
stable Glover found the man seated on log in
the woods.
The negro was searched and two revovers. a
number OF store keys, and sum Of money were
found on him. He gave the name of Clarence
Smith. He was taken to Danbury Jail.
On Monday he was taken before Justice Caya-
naugh of Newtown. Mr.. Hazen identified the
property, and the negro was held. Sheriff Gro
1utt, who had examined the property found on
the negro. concluded that the keys and money
were from the store of Bailey Gage. of Ridge
held. which had been robbed on September g.
When Pine reached Danbury he found David g.
Gage waiting for him. The KEYS were identified
by, Mr.: Gage, and on Tuesday the negro was
taken before Justice Scott, at Ridgefield and
was held on a charge of burglary AS he was
going back to Jail he passed a colOred man. The
Two looked very hard at each other. and Smith
shook his head In a restaurant where he was
taken for dinner waiter acted as if he knew
the prisoner. Sheriff CrOfutt began to suspect
that Smith was the negro for whom the inhabi-
tants OF Westminster county were looking at one
time. some of them with ropes in their hands,
10 settle the matter, CrOfutt sent man to Pur-
dys station on Tuesday evening to bring over
Miss Sarah StOcum, the school teacher who was
outraged by negro while on her way to school
one morning in June.
Miss StOcum was taken to the home of her
brOther-in-law in Danbury yesterday morning
Shortly afterward Sheriff Crofutt drove by the
house with Pine in the buggy. Miss Stocum sat
blinds at the moment. The instant she saw the
prisoner she cried out: That's the man! That's
the man." Then she almost went into convul-
slcns Restoratlves were applied, and soon
after the prisoner was brought in. He was
taken to room up stairs, and there examined
oy MISS Stocum. She stood before him and
looked at him In various positions. Finally she
said, That's the identical man; am positive
OF 1t" During all this time Pine did not utter
a word. No questions were asked him. From
the house he was taken to the sheriff's Office,
and at noon Mr.. Crofutt took him to Bridge
port.
On Tuesday it was rumored around Danbury
that the horse thief and burglar was the man
Pine; and for time the people were greatly ex-
cited. Some even talked of raising mob and
taking him to Purdy' station to turn him over to
the relatives of Miss Stocum. A leader for the mob
could not be found. and the project fell through.
Flne was seen in the Bridgeport a last night
In answer to questions he would only say: "a
man IN my position had better keep still" AL
though he denied his identity as long as he was
in Danbury, he recognized Sheriff Crosby at
bridgeport as the officer who arrested him for
the trst crime in which he was detected when a
boy thirteen years ago. He was then sent to
the reform school,
The last time he suffered punishment for
crime was in 1876. when at the Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition. For stealing silver
plate. he and his companion, George Washing
ton served three years in the Western penten-
tary. At Purdys station. the home of Miss
Stocum. people were greatly excited yesterday
over the news of Pines identification. Those
VINO searched the woods the night after the as
sault was committed gathered on the corners
and talked of lynching him when he was brought
into.Westchester county. 1t is believed there
that Miss Stocum's father will shoot Pine on
sight, unless prevented by the officers