Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25
PROMPTLY ARRESTED.
A SALISBURY HORSE TIIIEF'S LONG DRIVE
AND SPEEDY APPREHENSION.

A SALISBURY HORSE TIIIEF'S LONG DRIVE
AND SPEEDY APPREHENSION.
John White of Salisbury, % years of
age, is in jail here for stealing, Sunday
morning, horse owned by Columbus
Smith, Esq, of that town and road cart
and harness taken from the premises of
james Tulley, IA neighbor of Mr.. Smith.
He was arrested in Bellows Falls Sunday
afternoon.
White had worked for Mr.. Smith and
Mr.. Tulley. The indications are that
Saturday night he undertook to hitch up
and start off with colt owned by Mr.
| Tuley, but that he found the animal too
risky for him. Then, apparently, he
went acrOss-lots to Mr. Smiths and stole
from bis barn valuable bay mare, rode
her around by the highway to Mr.. Tul-
lcy's, put on her harness belonging to
the latter, htched her to the cart and
set out. The occupants of one of Mr..
Smiths houses, north of his residence
and on the road between it and Mr.. Tul-
ley's, were i'll and awake through the
night. At about 2:l5 Sunday morning
one of them heard a man riding past rap
idly on horseback. and without question
this rider was White. Having htched up,
the thief proceeded southwark through
Brandon to Rutland, where he turned to
the eastward and followed pretty closely
the route OF the railroad to Bellows Falls.
There he wanted to cross the bridge over
the Connecticut into New Hampshire,
but had no money to pay the toll. He
then drove south five miles or so to an
other bridge, but that was a toll-bridge,
too, and he became discouraged and drove
back to Bellows Falls. There he at
tracted the attention Of Officer l.. +. Low
ell, liveryman, who felt so sure that the
rig had been stolen that hearrested White
oil the ground of abusing his horse. And
he had abused her, having driven her by
all accounts fully 100 miles in not more
than ten hours.
Mr.. Smith on discovering his loss, sun
day morning. enlisted the services of Dep
uty sheriff Cobb. kilograms were sent
out in all directions. Among them was
one to Officer Lowell. who received it
soon after he had taken White into custo-
dy. lie notified Mr.. Cobb of his capture
on Monday morning. and Mr. Smith and
Mr.. Cobb went to the Falls that day.
White was brought up to Rutland that
nj trh nd IN, : Lao, l.. ~
Tuesday morning, when he finished his
Journey to Middlebury. He owned up
the whole thing, told how he did the Job.
the route he followed from salisbury to
Bellows Falls, and expressed the utmost
indifference at his capture.
Luckily for the mare, she fell into good
hands. Mr.. Lowell saw at once that she
had been overdriven and took the best of
care of her. The probabilities, Mr., Smith
thought, Tuesday, were that when she got
rested she would be none the worse
for the trip. Her condition is such now.
though, that she can't be brought home
Just at present. She is Il full-blUod Nor
gan and is Il full sister to one of "A team
driven in Washington by Hon. VIM. NJ.
EvartS, when he was secretary of state.
that was called the finest pair in the city.
States Attorney Fish came down from
Nergennes on the afternoon train, Tues
day. and a hearing was had before Jus
tice F. II. Button. White was held for
the action of the grand jury in the sum
of $1,000 lie could not furnish surety
and so was rcmandcd to Jail.