The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-03

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cept if elected.
A CECIL COUNTY MAN TAKEN IN
Clayton c. Thackery Is Swindled Out of 4
Par of Horses-He Manages to Recove,
Part OF the Value.
Mr.. Clayton G. Thackery, a member of a
well known Cecil family and until within
year or two a resident of the county, was
taken it recently by well known 'gyps'
of Philadelphia. He now resides near
Bellevue Station, Delaware, being engaged
in farmi,g Z. y reporter describing the af
fair says: ':Farmer Thackery does not re
semble the pictures of his famous name.
sake the novelist He is a short-set, red
faced man, with auburn hair, brawny
hands and has an impedimcnt in his speech.
lie said: ''Some weeks ago | came up to
the city and bought IL pair of horses at
Nichols blZar on Broad street for Sl97.50
| called next day and hooked them up to
gilb-tonsued, nice young man, about %
years of age, stepped up to me and said he
would like to buy one of the horses. He
said his brother wonld like to look at the
horses and induced me to 90 around to the
stable on Juniper street, back of Cooling
Brothers carriage factory, l3S North Broad
street. drove the team around to the
stable AID met two men. While | was
talking To the young man he said he would
ike me to see some horses he had just re-
ceived from the West, which were out at
the William Penn Stables.
THE GNPS SWARM AROUND THE FARMER.
"a third man came in Just then for a
black colt which he said he had bought the
dav before and which was feeding in one OF
the stalls. The stable proprietor, Mr.. Botto,
said he could not have him; that the lady
who had sold the colt had heard that he
had driven the animal numerically and
broke Il wagon wheel and she had sent word
not to let the man have him under any con
sideration. The man then said he would
ing out big wad of money passed over a
- bill to the stable proprietor and left, say
ing he would come again and wanted the
colt. He came back afterwari and wanted
me to buy the colt for him. | refused to dc
so My young friend then induced Inc tc
go ont and see his fresh batch of horses
from the West The horses which had
newly purchased were put in stalls and fed
the black colt was hitched up to the
wagon and started out to see his horses
in the wagon with him. When we
got out Market street in West Philadel
pha the young man, who was driving
turned off into the Darby road and pre-
tended that he did not know where the
William Penn stables were. began tc
smell a rat aud demanded to be driven bacL
to the stable on Juniper street.
HIS HORSES WERE GONE.
"When we arrived back my pair o
hoses were gone. Charles Cramer, one o.
the party, said had traded for the black
colt and if put on any airs the colt woult
20, too. | held on to the latter animal and
demanded my horses. The men laughed al
me. | went and got police officer, told
him my story and took him to the stable
The officer said he must have better author
ity than my statement to make any arrest
Then they all laughed at me again. | drove
the black colt to my home in Delaware. He
was an awful balky horse Id a few day.
| came up to the city and told friend OF
mine, lawyer, about the swindle. He
said it would cost me about $50 to prosecute
the gyps. l concluded not to invest thai
much. Some time afterward called to se,
Chief of Detectives Kelly and Detectiv,
Bye. After a consultation warrants wer,
procured for Charles Cramer and Botto, the
stable proprietor, and TWO men unknown
| asked Detective Bye-thiS was on Friday
atteruoon-if he wanted me to go along
with him to identify the men. He said yes
then he said wait ii minute and stepped
into the office to consult with somebody
When he returned he said to me: Il caIno
20 this afternoon, but will be able to go il
the morning and will telegraph for YOU
IlSlSltu Oh going Will uliil Iueu aS Couit
| not stay in town over night. But he com
PEELED me to wait.
TIE GYPS MAKE \ COMPROMISE.
THAT night, when arrived ut the rail
| road station at home, i man approached III,
| and said he was n lawyer that he had beer
| sent by Charles Cramer to compromise til,
| matter about the horses ii said that th
crowd had dealt with were regular horse
| thieves and that | had better settle it ant
not let everybody know that | had been
| swinded. He paid me $50 and took away
| the black colt. | did not hear from Detec
| tive Bye the next morning, as promised, bu
that night ht-Saturday- had been away
from home, and found Detective Bye ON IN,
| porch when | arrived. He said he had ar
rested the whole four 'gyps, but they ha,
| showed him receipt for $50 and as
| had compromised the matter he had Il
| let them 20. He said he did not doub
| that those fellows had tried to defraud me
| Then he said that there was little expens,
| of fees railroad fare, etc, amounting t.
| about S., and wanted to know if | coul,
| pay it to him. | told him | did not fee
| justified in paying any more money out
| but would See about it. He went away.
was just swnded out of S47. 80 on tn
| horse purchase, besides my expenses"