Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-05
NEATLY NABBED.
Which Refers to VIM. Raw and O. B. Harry
Now Behind the Bars Charged
With Horse Stealing.
se.se Very Neat Detective work BY Mar
shal DrAAnuna, of Osborn-He Takes
In Two Ussuspecting Citisens-
All There,

For the past year or more the people in
the neighborhOcd Of Medway. New Car
lisie and Osborn have been seriously an
nOyed by number of burglaries and any
amount Of petty thieving. Several times
the authorities thought they were onto the
offenders, but every time were disappoint-
ed. About one year ago man calling
himself WIN. Ray and claiming to hail from
Huron county came to Midway and opened
up barber shop He represented
himself as being United States
detective and exhibited detectives
badge He had letter-heads printed for his
use. showing him to be det' ctive always
ready and never asleep" and posed as
giIt-edged searcher after criminals. When
ever any burglary or depreciation Of any
kind was committed, he was always ready
to apprehend the offender. or recover the
weeks ago. when a young man dropped
down on Osborn calling himself &. X
Harry. claiming also " hail from Huron
county. He took up his lodging at the ho-
tel in Osborn. and very soon formed the &C
quaintance of the barber Ray over at
Medwsy. The two were close friends
and were often together. On Sun
day night of last week a valuable
horse belonging to Thomas Brown, Of Med
way, was stolen, and no trace could be OBJ
tanned of the animal. As usual, Ray came
to the front and offered his services, and
agreed TO recover the animal for a reward
of SIS. To this Brown agreed, and also
offered to pay SIS more for the apprehen.
sion of the thief. In comparatively shor,
time after leaving. Ray turned up with the
horse at Osborn and left him in charge OF
young Harry, and proceeding to Medway
informed Brown that his horse was over q,
Osborn and demanded his reward. Fol
some time, however, Marshal Brannum
Of Osborn. has been suspicious Of thest
parties and their movements in thi,
case only tended to strengthen his opinion
lie saw Mr.. Brown Immediately and tolt
him not to pay the reward and intimatet
his suspicious. Brannum Immediately
went to Dayton. laid the case before tn,
chief of police, and the two agreed that tn
grounds of suspicion were sufficient t,
warrant the arrest of the parties. YOuni
Harry, not liking the turn matters ha'
taken, left Osborn. Marshal Brannum
however, with the skill of an officer Of lOnl
service, followed the young man and ar
rested him on the charge Of horse stealing
l no, xh.., hat ha
caught, the officer induced him to tel
the whole story. He then state'
J that. under the direction of Ray
he had stolen Browns horse an,
taken him down Mad river few miles an,
carefully secreted him to await the offer o
the reward which they felt sure Brow
would offer. On this information Office
Brannum secured the arrest of Ray on tn
charge Of conspiring with and harbOring
horse thief. The two were taken separated
before Justice Wise. Of Medway
Ray on last Wednesday an
Harry on Saturday, and boun,
over to court in the sum Of $500 each. The
are now confined in the county jail here
awaiting further hearing. Young Harr
ii seems, comes from good family. hi
| father being a prominent citizen and prac
ticing physician in Huron county. Ra
is supposed to be an old offender. Tn,
/ men each had badge bearing the imposin
| inscription THE Mad River Protective As
sOciation,- which Marshal Brannum carrie
J as trophies of the campaign.
Too much credit can not be given Marshs
Brannum for the energy and skill displaye
in the case He has won laurels.