The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
STEALING Old.
Story OF the Raid tor the Fanous Tws-year-
old md his Psrlious Recspture.

LlNt dSxEhOlDs
stsry OF the Raid tor the Famous Tws-year
old md his PsrIious Recspture.
From the Kansas Guy Lot,r,aL
One stormy night last week l was ono Of
party OF sporting men sitting around q table II
the cafe Of the st. james Hotel In New York.
Among them was Col. Zeb Ward. the well,
known Kentucklan. now Of Arkansas. ovel
whose head eighty summers have already
passed. The old veteran was in q reminiscent
mood. and related the following story:
In the latter portion Of the internecine strug.
gle between North and South. the State Of X on.
lucky was overrun with thleving hordes OF pro.
datory suerrilias. who harassed The farmers IN
every way: not hesitatinE at murder where their
rascally attempts ut robbery were resisted: al.
ary title Of tho " dark and bloody ground" Is.
pecia!lv was this the case in Woodford count
b bra,s sif s T fa Ms5s T N sh so% pise of s !ns m seas Ssl9,
Ing" tho horses into the service. made serious
The first Of these was in the year 1864. when
old John Harper's place, near Midway, Ky.
were both visited. At the former piace the
bushwhackers found such warm provision for
their rsseeption that they drew OF without
away with several fine horses.
The ne1t raid. however. was more serious. A
Of the It'ii last days o Of ocsob bep I iss4. a o u! ted
band of over fifty guerrillas. arrayed In stolen
or captured oyercoats Of the Federal blue.
outrages. burned the railway depot. to the
ground. The next move was toward the stock
places were the most promising. and Wills half
Of the band started for Harper's the others bent
their mnrauding sters TOWARD Spring Station
Woman nina named i Sue .1aSf un1S ss' She sieY had dI the rep ~
utation OF being a perfect tigress in human
FORM, ana az DDSSeSS9O OF so much infillANCa
with the band ms to be tacitly acknowledged as
their leader: As they approached the Harner
place the blue overroats gave them the appear.
Johns, retainers manifested little alarm. in
Join. He had his suspicious as to their true
e thap, It E. and as the gan; rode up he net
Of eae she aa s ans Es1s fna aT Hsk pres ah9 her essand and p one
fhe bag. sno Muddy. Dressed forward brand
saSf or yours Sta @ amy d dama nSs!Sy y 3, G this time 'nsf as 40
bse "aa A ldsrsnf aarp pe1o ana aa' d h2sso mi wnsse h IL
and IN 2 vol !ES was exchanged between the two
turn fire fatally wounded Adam, The glerrillas
bit Adam Harper died in . lew hours.
At Big Spring the Alexander family were Just
W Waking one pF 81 ths is1s f fHs fhs oa snsn in.x sa %Sa!
thai a score or moro OF irregular United States
mounted troons we're nearing the place: AIR.
true character Of his coming visitors, and at
them. when the stable hands came in on
that 'saerrtilas in United States SnIior@s
II The he n hSFss s. hey hey, s sssI 4. Lax. LAY .hs!r
ter Ny. Alexander and his trusty, retalners bur
ried to tho stables, to find. tho marauders
had gone and also FIVE Of his most valuable
colt. Astsroid. Bay Dick. and three 2-year-oids.
As Asteroid had just completed the season OF
iye in al, at st. Louis; Lexington. and Louis
vile yiiis jx and a his Gym 0WneG n Pa 10 9 %hS g frn few a dsyf Ri bsIers
Alexanders chagrin can be more easily mag
ined than described, and preparations were at
once made for immediate pursuit.
horses saddled nearly half an hour had elapsed.
shsir The boG 5Se1e rs h the p snlsshi Was q sG Sss S'as ssv slth
s ss'dfAe %si, 'G %S%nt. sf' gss endyg' wv AVE- r %iiss
epsued; which lasted some miles
fully ten miles from the farm. when the SaerriI.:
tage, made a determined stand, but the brave
There were several casualties in the Alexandeeri
r rscays but IN n tbse y We're i.n,s yer fon serious 60, - a1 nd th hesyy
stolen horses. but the missing one. %unfortu-
natsly; was the famous colt Asteroid. the
e an on tho Held. TSs r iHs the hsi nis lit Il tS Was des
s ssrn Msssr se W VIZ r s%tsntHs ii.y w ana z tSIS1 a hSa ,ai 4Sa
Of Mr. Alsxander's most trusted friends. offered
their services to rescue tho race horse.
domitaible win, Who did not know tho meaning
q the word lall. and mantplly. Jhey started. on
by swimming themselves and horses across
no ehild's play. for the, current was both deep
snms ,Fsp nan, h found trace, leading toward
lions OF the state. representing themselves as
Of the same IRREGULAR bands as the thieves. the
ing traces of their game here and there on the
roads and at the houses which they passed.
KHAKI s, q n onG 2 ffty,mi!e ride, they found that
rl fsrs1 tGey ye sot ,h ,sR % Iast ai beyond 1,d the house
riding ,ieisurely along. The s'ier-
,omsr sH to HIT 'q Seforss ua hey sa 4idai. on th 'es n wisb
,Sld lend; But the two. rescuers. seeing the
,ia'nsss about even, kept on, and, diselaimips
t i5SIs4 xsto S ? i Th"e " sssr Mifa At tn srt ssll oSpo we9
,wD ove m SAYING that as he had lost his
eTH to m fsep h II the rt sspsaI,ion he intend,
then broached. and at last. not
'b nowing tho value, or reputation, OF, his prize,
an - =. v IclllIllsu ttlt COT LOT
I2oo' which further treaty reduced to 1854.
,y ar ~ h'RRvunnt WIS paid; and ;Asteroid handed
Urn Journey was speedy but uneventlui the
LOVING stream and reached tho Alexander
hrhn az Blg Spring after an absence of less
. rne following year. IN February. 1863. n more
iie S y r w.at wts made by gnerI,llaS e. Worihen
, ,s ,horonGhbreds and t%r4ttcrs., were
o2'en. NJ. Alexander mud friends. rs before.
oiioWsd tho thieves with a good-sized narty Of
ssuuers. anu the chase led them across, the
fohlucky River into Anderson county. There
ns ,0nnerS were overtaken. and after a stiff
isnt with them most OF tho horses were rocov-
put not before two, tho ~trotters Alexan-
iers Ahdellah and Big Chief. were woundsd In
ne melee and lied OF their wounds. These
slds determined Mr.. Alexander to remove all
7 once done, and they remained there until
me- tsrmination OF hostiltttos brought peace
lorses were returned 10 tho farm NJ BIZ Spring,
named Worthen. The LEASER.
EosC sos til" Crane.
Minister tabout starting for churchill have