Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-01
STEALING HORSES.
Nine Stolen During The
Past Month.
TWO THIEVES CAPTURED.
Thomas Eccles and John z. Case
Bound Over Today.

Horse stealing In the regular Jesse James
Western style seldom occurs In this city
and whenever team is missed 1t Is gen.
orally found In few hours.
During the past month, however, two
turnouts have disappeared from the city
and the police were unable to trace them.
1t then began to dawn on them and horse
owners In general that a band OF horse
thieves had been organized and were OPP
Grating In this city.
The Pawtucket, Reboboth, Seekonk and
East Providence Horse Thief Detecting
Society, through It's agent In this city,
Edwin Darling, began to investigate and
advertise. TIE result was that the teams
were located and the young men who stole
them captured.
Que OF them is the well known Thomas
Eccies, 20 years Of age, who has been In
the Reform School and before the court
several times. Mr.. Darling made the state.
ment this morning that Eccles had stolen
nine horses within month, and had dis
posed OF all of them.
His partner in crime Is John X. Case, 10
| years OF age. Not much Is known about
this youth. Neither OF the prison ers
looked much like members OF the James
or Dalton gangs when they stood up be-
fore Judge Shove this morning. Their
appearance was that of tramps, to whom
a bath might benefit and square meal be
q luxury.
Eccles was arraigned on two warrants,
one charging him with stealing the team
OF Isaac Z. Kenyon, valued at S115, on June
z and the other read that he had stolen
the turnout OF George w. Bliss, valued at
| S124, on June %.
Eccles said he did not steal Kinyon's
team and that Case did that job. He said
he took the team belonging to Mr.. Bliss,
and finally pleaded guilty to both charges
The court adiudged him probably guilty
and held him In the sum Of $500 on each
case for his appearance at the September
term OF the Common Pleas court.
Young Case was then brought out and
charged with stealing the team OF Isaac G,
Kenyon. His story was the same as that
OF Eccles and he said 1t was Eccles WAC
took the team and he did not get into the
! wagon until Eccles had gone over half {
! mile. On his plea OF guilty he was also
held In the sum Of $500 for his appearance
at the September term.
The story of the thefts and captures II
as follows:
Kenyon's team was taken from Bar.
ton street on June and Bliss team wa,
taken from Walcott street June rs. Yes.
terday 1t was learned that Bliss' turnout
was at Warren and late last night Detec'
tive Haberlin and Officer White went
down there. They found the team with
man to whom Eccles had sold 1t for s45
but the money had not been paid; the
man having promised to settle with Eccles
next Thursday. Eccles was found there
working for clam digger and he and
the team were brought to this city, ar
riving early this morning.
Mr.. Kenyon got news of his team yes.
terday and went after 1t last night. He
found the horse at Darlington, where II
had been sold to q man named Clark, and
brought 1t home. The wagon was sold to
q man named James at Riverside and that
was recovered today. Both young men
seem to be In for long terms OF imprison.
ment.