Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-18
HORSE THIEF CAPTURED.
Charles speariag, who Stole G. 4 4
H. Conys Team, 10 Jail.


Charles speasing. ~ho drove out Of G..
aaH. Cony's stable In sovn on Wednes-
a.y msrning, ostensibIy for Gudinsr. and
Who Asd not sasn up On tsme. IL In KenEe-
hoe iau, having been captured in Sabsttus
ss,s,aay night q, so O'Clock by City
Marshal o.zood Crawford and Horace
cony, both of Augusta.
They had started from Aagusta BY rail
for Lewiston Friday morning on . rather
bind tail. not having good description Of
the suspected horse thief.
Certain condolences had led them to be-
lsvs tia, one Charles Spezring was the
man and tina, he would go 70 Lewiston,
.hers be- had formerly worked.
When they got to Lewiston they searched
the city thoroughly and then obtained infof-
nation from the police officers in that city
and Auburn 70 the effect that Spearing was
we'll known thereabouss and lived in Saba
Ia. sith woman known A. Mrs. Palmer
.hosn he claimed vas his wife.
50 10 SaDsttas the tso yursuers drove
early SATURDAY morning. Here they OBJ
sxised traces Of Spearing, but he vas then
driving an old horse 10 an express wagon,
instead Of the good mare and Concord
rszon With which he had started from
Cony .stable ia Augusta.
one strong piece Of evidence was that he
had left Sabattus without team or the
where xithsl 10 procure one and had re-
turned equipped As previously stated. The
times Of departure and return coincided
sith what vas known Of spearing's move
nnsnis In Augusta.
Az sabattus A blacksmith and his wife
were found, Who. at o'clock Thursday
msfsing. had heard a conversation between
sre4nng, Mrs Palmer and other parties to
the eject that the former was TO take
She woman 10 WAYNE and leave her there
sInl. he lroye on to North Wayne and en-
lea soted 10 secure house to rent and ~
care Iob 10 The scythe works. He said
he you'd rrtnrn IN couple Of days.
J
Cony drove only to fad upon inquiriug
at the sorks that Spearing bad not sho~
~. Is vas learned, however. that Mrs.
+ am. r hal been mari j before but had
rt.uni, 4 her maiden name AMI that her
fs,h.r Asel IN the outskirts of keadfeld.
They drove TO that neighhorhood and ON
the way heard that spearing hal driven
along there lngu,ripg for roads that would
not uecessitste hi- going through Readiield.
From other clues they d,eiied to return TO
Ssbattls.
Nos before leaving the latter place.
thry hai pat Deputy Sheriff james G..
Jordan un the watch in case Spearing did
a. hs SAID be- would and returned.
A, they drove back 10 Ssbattus they
constantly heard from Spearing and it WIS
evident that he was only short distance
aheai. When they reached Sabattu. they
found that he bal come IN but 10 minutes
ahead Of them AMI was then talking with
tbe deputy 'herih
He denied nil knos Ledge of the Conys
hor.r AMI wagon at first but when alone
with Marshal Crawford broke down and
confessed that he had traded the outfit in
l.itehird ct tao places.
Spear,ng was brought to Augusta on the
Pullman, Sunday morning and later in the
morning, Messrs. Cory and Crawford took
4 team. and ia company with Spearing.
.arted to hunt for the missing horse and
vagon.
They ,irove over to within SIX miles of
Sabattu- and then Spearng ssid they were
m the wrong road They drove back
thtolsh LluhGed ard about two miles this
side Of The far grounds saw the wagon
stsnilng Ia a farm yard
ca l.itchAcid llains A. Minister James
ptsrc Spsariug SAID thy would find the
mat- .ltu,a ia nos Ssnt ~ show them
the mare. 81 IA vas 10, ked up in the barn,
and q sa, only after a ling Tux they per
s4ud.l tjm tn liver her, He had traded
Az old anil .orlhiess horse and harness for
her aul b'r ne~ barnes. and said he had
given 81 to boot Socariag claimed to
have recsisel l,s'.
rhey drove back to the place where they
hal seen the wagon. The owner of the
farm. @. II Palmer, proved TO be a pleas
ant ami accommodating man. He sari
Speai3ng had driven up on Wednesds,
afternoon anal had said that his Concord
wagon was disabled and he wanted to Dor
row another for a couple of hours. so Mr..
Palmer let him have the express wagon.
M,sar- Cony and Craw ford returned t"
augusta With the missing outfit at IA
oclo, SUNDAY afternoon. They had trsv-
eiei tm miles by rail AMI on Saturday had
hr,yeu SO miIy+ aud on Sunday 40 miles.
They hal succeeded in ruoning down their
Qaury dv.,irc blind clues AMI hi. shrewd-
ness IN covering up hi* trail. They havv
ctpnirft u dangerous horse thief shd
taught tho fraternity to which he belongs
tnat il viii not pay to steal from an At
gusta lts>ry stable.