The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-11-04
A Married Man On A Lark.


Last Thursday afternoon at about
o'clock, Lambert Smith, of Stanton, drove
into Pennington with good horse hitch
ed to new buggy wagon, and tied the
rig under the sheds in the rear of Nevus
g. Pedrick's clothing store. About an
hour and half later, when Mr.. Smith
went after the rig to return home, he
found to his surprise that it was not there.
He began at once to make inquiries con-
corning the turn out, but no one was able
to give any information concerning it. 1t
was evident enough that some one had
driven the horse away, but whoY The
person had not been seen. Mr.. Smith
finally secured the services OF Officer Ram
sey, and the officer at once began to move
in the matter, engaging Geo. s. Salter to
assist him. Pretty soon VIM. Yard drove
into town, coming from the 'Swamp"
direction, and upon his being questioned
by Mr.. Ramsey, he said that he had seen
such rig being driven furiously along
the road by one Sylvanus Carkuff. we'll
know character about Pennington.
Mr.. Ramsey now suspicloned that
Carkhuff had possession of the horse and
wagon, and that he had probably gone to
the residence Of woman named Trim
mer, living In the swamp" and with
whom Carkhuff was known to have been
intimate for some time past. Messrs
Ramsey and Salter then drove to her
house and found that Carkhuff had been
there and got the woman, and had then
driven off towards Milford. Proceeding
to Milford the pursuers found that Clark
huff and the woman had reached Milford
an hour or two before, and that they had
been married, though Carkhuff has a wife
and three or four children living in this
town. The couple could not be found
around Milford or across the river in any
of the little towns, and after watching a
long while the pursuers returned home
ward, finding as they drove along that
Carkhuff aud the woman had been seen
driving the same way.
AT about 4 o'clock Friday morning Ram
sey and Salter fetched up at the house Of
Carkhuff, half a mile east of Pennington,
and found him in bed. He was placed
under arrest, charged with taking the
horse and wagon. This he at first stoutly
denied, assisted by his wife, the latter
saying that he had not been away from
the house since Thursday afternoon. -
When Mr.. Ramsey recited the doings OF
Thursday afternoon and night, however,
Carkhuff admitted the truth of the whole
story, marriage and all.
Upon being questioned about the horse
and wagon he said that he had tied and
blanketcd the animal at a place on the
road leading TO Reaville. and neal the
farm Of Fred. Carrard. Upon bringing
Carkhuff TO Pennington and handing him
over TO the Sheriff. Ramsey and Sater pro-
ceeded to find the horse and wagon. The
rig was not at the point indicated by
Carkhuff, but they found by marks in the
road that the poor horse was loose and
wandering about, and the indications
were that the tired, thirsty aud hungry
animal had been trying to eat grass along
the road banks and also to get water, but
had been prevented by the check rein.
At o'clock Friday morning the men
came up with the horse near Reaville. 1t
had not been blanketed or tied at all, but
turned adrift by Carkhuff, probably to
convey the impression that the animal had
broken loose from the shed where 1t had
been tied by Mr.. Smith. The horse was
humanity cared for, but lie had been
made to endure hard drive and rough
usage. The chances are that Carkhuff
will be indicted on two charges now
horse stealing and bigamy. -Hunterdon
Democrat