Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
Horses stolen and Recovered.

ng of the Sth inst, Squire G. B.
of this town stood In a a
woods that he owns ON the far side I
IF the ridge north of town, two miles .
aictant, where he expected to meet
Jacob Sieber who was to haul wood
for him.
1t is one of the most secluded
pieces of woodland near this town,
and man might he there a week c
and not be found in any season of q
the year, excepting in the cunning
season when the ridge is overrun
with hunters.
The Squire was about to cut away
some brush wood for the passage of
the expected team and wagon, when
he caught signt OF two horses stand
ing not far apart Another look and
he saw a thin column of smoke rs
ing from the middle of the space be
tween the animals. He looked again
and by the fire lay man or two men
he is not certain which.
HORSE THIEVES
he said to himself, and he felt hike
going straight to the fire, and there
demand the surrender of the thieves,
but in fash his mind revolted.
the man or men may shoot me. And
then there came wildly back to his
recollection, scene in Illinois |
years ago when he saw a horse thief
/ turn and shoot a pursuing sheriff, !
dead.
Yet he hesitated. He felt certain
that the horses had been stolen,
and he WAS just as certain that the
thief or thieves lay in sight by the
fire. He had an axe and with that
he could battle for the stolen prop
ertv, and capture or drive off the
party that had brought the horses
there, but then came the thought, II
1 receive the horses and take them
to town, who knows, the owners may
lappear upon the scene about the
time get there and l may be sus-
picioned of having harbOred stolen
| horses. With this sensitive thought
running through his mind he deter
mined to
to secure the horses, and the party
that had them in possession He
. hastily turned away to go to Oberholtz-
, er's for help. He had but gone .
. few steps till he heard the strokes OF
an axe. Hasting in the direction he
, came upon Michael StOner and his
l son Abram who were cutting rall-
! road ties.
Reinforced with the Stoners, he
felt certain OF securing bag and bag
a | rage. horses and all about the tire
t but when the three men arrived al
o the ground all that greeted thell
ewes was the smoke and embers o.
: the FIRE. Horning hasteaed IN the
.e direction Of town to give the alarm
. On his vav he noticed the tracks o
three horses going towards the plac'
where he had made the discovery
and that hurried him on to MIffiln
town. Looking at the tracks as N
FASTENED along, he noticed that
track coming down the ridge as
at away from the camping place, and h
Mt inelines to the belief that the tine
al or thieves had three horses on tn
D. ground and that one broke away
s. was ridden away.
of THE HORSES STOLEN
ne When the squire came into tow
,h he found groups of people standln
about the streets talking about tN
horses that had been stolen from
iu yond the river, one from John Jen
ms. four miles west of town; OF
us from Solomon Shirk three miles we
N of town.
d. Both jenkins and Shirk believe
that the horses had been taken we'
I'VE ward. but had come TO town as t
On most central point from which
zer arouse the Horse Protection Col
,si- panv to which they belong. A nu'
lly ber of the members Of the COmpa
had sl-eady been notified of I
30 theft. A number of the compa
tor we're in town preparing to start
,aI their designated routes
= Horning's information took all
to surprise.
FRUTTLEss sEAECH-
There was q rush for the rid
Aoi men foot, men horseback, III
lSe in buggies, all armed, some with
ext tolls. some with shot guns haster
'cN- In search the woods, all in the HI
re''s est eJpectation of taking a part
Ited or hearing Of the speedy capture
the thief and horses, but the sea
the ~ the woods was fruitless.
ned trocks of the horses were found {
tur that was all
ices IN TOWN AND on THE ROAD.
un- Horning had scarcely turned
ted. back upon the camp to look for l
to when the thief arose, mounted on
the horses and led the other d'
Dr tbe south side of the ridge by
80 Oberholtzer Vineyard, southwi
: or and bv r private road through
nv Brubaker. Schveier and Yea
t,ii farms to the Main road leading I
.gIihlintown to McAhstervlue, and
tbat road came to this town TO L
street, thence along SAID So
CLOCK southwark to the quarry, ana arc
p IN by Senator Pattersous property
{, OF Main street to Cedar Spring T
fully and out that road 10y Daniel IA
and bakcr's blacksmith shop, by Al
trees Woisf's and Wellington Sm
farms Beyoud the Smith farm
frank rnssed Joseph Rothroek who
Penn mt notifying members Of the !
N, A., g,r,Dany Of the theft and arran
as de for the pursuit. Rothrock dld
The know the man or the hOiS' :,
near they were SO near 20 Town Sn.'
: in did not think they could be the
OF him being out on the road CT
A. out his neighbors to engage
the las to catch "A horse thief
town, TlA''s'e - - - -, ba learned FRI
Clyde, Ne an - of tba stolen horses
t and desSIl5 IL. - - tbe animals.
,sburg ne i'-','
family began ''n r,.,, rrpsrrr.
&c past Ia ID ont III
dar Spring road. Out the pun