Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-25
RAYS HORSE-THIBF.
Now You See Him and Now You Don't.
A Nnssnchnsetts sheriff's Peculiar way

A Massachusetts sherifrs Peculiar way
Of Doing Business.
HE LETS THE THIEF SLIP rHRoUGH MS FIN
GERS AND GETS A PIECE or JOHNS MIND,
ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE.
John Rays horse stealing case, reported
last week, has developed into an interesting
chapter Mr. Ray had the search kept up,
with his usual vigor and determination, al
though all traces of the thief seemed TO
have been lost, and on Saturday was re-
warded with the information that his wag
on robes and harness had been found, and
Sunday morning came IA despatch from the
sheriff at Ware, Mass, stop the search
for II w. Howard we will be there Mon
day" Monday noon came, and with it the
train over the New London road aud the
Ware sheriff, but no thief. His prisoner
had skipped the sheriff said.
| To begin at the beginning, the thief was
traced on Friday and Saturday last down
through Wendell and Pelham, Mass, tn
| Ware, where Mr. Rays wagon, harness,
etc, were found in the possession Of Eugene
| L. Knox, the real name Of the thief At
| Wendell he had traded Mr. Rays horse for
a broncho, with man named BallOu, sup
posing he had made a good trade The
| broncho's feet soon grew sore, and Knox
traded him at Pelham for another bronchO,
agreeing to give an organ to boot. Mr..
Ray found out on Friday that his horse had
been traded off at Wendell and he and OH
Ger Mcclure went down to Miller's Falls
and met Ballou there The latter started
at once ON the track Of the thief traced him
into Ware, found Rays wagon, robes, etc f,
in the stable occupied by Knox identified
o. a..f anil
caused his arrest In the stable, besides the
things bearing Rays name, were har
ness, robe and carriage boot belonging to
Clinton liverymen.
| The arrest seems ~ have created "a local
sensation, for Knox is a man who has been
long known there, aud had a good reputa
ton. He has wife and children, is "A
member Of the Congregational church, has
| been assistant superintendent in the Sun
day school, and a leader in the prayer meet
ings For several years he was an over
seer in the Otis cotton and hosiery mill. but
last April was discharged because, as one
account says, he was unduly intimate with
"A young woman employed there He went
to Worcester aud then to Putnam, Conn
where he sold organs aud pianos About
Sept LIST he came back 10 Ware, and has
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