Daily Republican., 1889-07-22
FOURTH EDITION.


William and John kAtiDg, cousins, OF
kernett Square, concluded to take day
Oh Yesterday, aud to have . good drunk
hg coming down 30 Wilmington. VII
liam, vhnee father Is q farmer and lives
outside the borough, WAS to keep the
pertyin beer wbtie John W ~ 10 tind the
team. William remained by large tree
while his cousin John went into the Dor
ough and 10 the stable of Charles & Pyle
whs was net st hone. He hitchel up
Mr.. Pyle's best driving horfe TO buggy
and drove off taking 10 his cousin who
was waiting for him. They drove down
TO this city, arriving here about O'Clock.
They stopped al the Western hotel first,
where 1t was found that the horse was
very tired and very lame, one hind foot
having had no shoe en-.
They started out again, snd sfter dr:y-
ing around tor some time, they St ppe,l
nj the SoIrcl Horse Hotel, Kept BY Peter
Tuohey, aud after remaining there some
time they took another round and came
back about S o'clock AMI had the horse
put away. The animal was very badly
used up by this time and wanted To lie
down before he was ungeared, and be
could scarcely put his lane loot 10 the
ground. During the arst Vii. 70 the
AANAcC " bS-eS
Gpd John went of with q man named
Watson. When William Awoke he con-
cluiel 10 pay bis bill, but found that bis
poeketSook had disappeared. lie then
went ~ the police station aud reported
that he had been robbet. About O'Clock
Mr.. Pyle aud Frank Phillips, of Kennel,
square, came TO toe police station and
said that ore Of his teams had been
taken. He then described William and
John Rating.
In company with officer sherer, Phil.
ips and Pyle went 20 the Sorrel Rorss and
procuring 3 team they drove TO Brandy.
wine Springs. Soon after this John
hating drove to the Sorrel Horse Hotel
with the stolen team aud had 1: taken
care Of. He here heard that the police
were after hlm and he imme lately lett
Tor the T. W. * Il. station, where be was
srres ed by oiflcers Hea.d and Mason and
taken TO the po.'ce station. In the mean.
time William Hating returned - the po
lice station. whsre lie was detained until
/ PSle returned from Brsndywine Springs
This morning both the Ratings were ar
rnigned before the municipal court on 8
charge OF horse theft, aud the facts u
stated icing verified by number OF wit.
nesses, Joha Hating was held TO await
/ y lt4ulSlNaOu lfOu ne SleFlu UE IneSteI
County but William Rating was not held
on the charge Of theft. John Hating sta.
| ted his willingness. 70 return TO Chester
! County 10 be ,riel without a regulation
and Constable Palmer Of kerneit Square
was On hand to take him back.
At this lupciure Prank Stout, agent
\ for tie Society fer the Prevention oi
Cruelty to Animals, produced two war.
rants for the arrest OF both men on a
charge OF cruelty 10 the horse. By d.
reciiors Of the court the prisoner wsi
given in charge Of the agent, and III
cousin William was taken INTO custody
Bo:h men were taken before Justice Der
toilette where each wss aned t25 an
costs, 10 default OF which they will b
taken 10 jail. After they have eiihe
paid their hnes or renamed the Glloiie,
time jail William Rating will lie t.s
charged, but john kAtng will Ne dellv
eEs1 !r;o the hands OF the sheriff Of Caes
ter couUty 70 be tired for the theft OF Ii
koTse at West Chester.