Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-14
MIR. BONDS TROUBLES,
He Meets Several Thieves, or Rather
They Meet Him.

Mr.. T. NJ. Bond a resident Of Woodey
Park, met with series of misfortunes
when ne drove to the city Saturday night
to make some purchases at stores and get
his marketing for Sunday. When he reach
ed the city he drove to the X street mar
ket, and then he discovered that he had
not brought his market basket with him.
Going in the market, he purchased a new
basket and then filled 1t with the delicacies
of the season. Leaving the market, he got
in his buggy and started to the house of his
friend. Mr.. ]. VI. Jackson. 212 d street
northwest, when he discovered that his
whip had been stolen. His horse needed
no urging, and so he did not take the trou-
BILE to purchase a new whip. In a few min
utes he reached the house of Mr.. jackson,
where he remained only long enough for
some thief to walk off with his basket of
marketing. The next time he drove off he
went to It'll street shoe store, Mr.. jackson
going with him. There he purchased shoes
Tor his boys, and then he made another
visit to the market, where he purchased
another supply of eatables for Sunday 1t
was then nearly IL o'clock, and before go
ing home Mr.. Bond thought he would drive
TO Johnson's Hotel and get a lunch When
tne motel was reached the horse was secure
ly fastened by a weight dropped against
the police patrol box, and it was supposed
that no thief would trouble the outfit there
beneath an electric light and in so public a
pace, out Wnen Mr.. Bond came out of the
motel MS horse and buggy had disappeared
The Property Recovered.
Complaint was made to the police and
yesterday Major Moore sent out postals
onering reward for the return of .the
stolen outfit. At the same time Mr.. Bond
made newspaper advertisement of his
loss and Mr.. jackson went out to make
some inquiries concerning the missing
team Information was received from ex-
Sheriff Scaggs of Prince Georges county
and Mr. Richard Riddle, both of whom live
in the vicinity of Charlton Heights. and
this information led to the recovery Of the
horse and buggy as we'll as the provisions,
although considerable damage had been
done to both the vehicle and the provisions
The disabled vehicle had been left on the
road not far from Charlton Heights where
the horse had also been left but the ami
mai broke away from a tree to which 1t
had been tied and was found Sunday morn
Ing eating crow foot on the place of Mr..
Biddle.
Mr.. Jackson went out in the county yes
terday and got the stolen property. One
wheel of the buggy was brok en-, butter was
smeared over the floor of the vehicle where
1t had been under the feet of its occupants,
and there was also evidence of the occu-
pant having been under the influence of
liquor. The horse had been driven almost
to death over the rough and muddy road.
1t is thought that Intoxicated men. who
probably live In the county, drove off home
with the horse.
Mr.. Jackson thinks that the man who
did the driving was colored because he
had kept one foot out of the vehicle and
disfigured the side bars. An effort is being
made to ascertain the whereabouts Of the
men who did the damage.