Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1900-12-27
DID ANDREW
STEAL THE RIG I?
Anyway He Has Disappeared
From HereabOuts.

day morning, probably saved the
life of valuable animal. Any way,
it put an end to the awful suffering
of an abused dumb beast.
1t was eleven O'Clock Tuesday
night, when the horse and cart were
taken by colored man from the
Miilville livery stables of Walter
Kates. 1t was probably an hour
later when the animal was aban-
doned at the old unoccupied barn at
Buffalo Park. There was no bed
ding. no feed or water for the ami
NAL and until the middle of Fri
day morning the poor beast suffered
there For more than fifty hours.
considerably over two whole days, the
animal had not a particle of atten-
tion. Little wonder that the horse
was frenzied by its horrible sufferingS
when found, and almost wholly un-
manageable.
The connected story of the wretched
thieving is this:
In Philadelphia lives wealthy
gentleman named Fitzgerald. In the
winter time he sends his horse.
+, handsome cab and splendid road cart
to Cape May. On Tuesday, his
hostler started with the rig for Cape
MAY, and in Millville that night put
the team in Kates' stable expecting
to start on in the morning.
About eleven o'clock colored man
came to the stable, said he was sent
for the rig and received it.
Friday morning the man who
took the horse to the barn went after
it, and it was not until then that
there was suspicion that the horse
was stolen.
Immediately the authorities were
notified and Mr.. Hates came to
Bridgeton. 1t was shown here that
the description of the colored man
answered the person of Andrew K.
Wells, the notorious, and it was fur
, ther learned that he Lad been seen
in Millville that night. 1t was also
discovered that Wells was noticed to
be upon the down town streets here
at half past one O'Clock, Wednesday
morning.
A warrant was sworn out for the
arrest of Wells, and officer Barton
located him Friday afternoon in a
Jefferson street barber shop. When
Barton catered the front door, Wells
dashed out of the back door, and has
not been since seen. He skipped the
town. Evidently Andrew suspicloned
that he was wanted.
Late at night, Sheriff Hendee and
Constable Lore came to the conclu
sion that if Wells stole the rig, it
could not be far away. If he drove
out of Millville at half-paSt eleven
and was in Bridgetou two hours
later, Sheriff Hendee argued that he
must have left the horse somewhere
between that town and this.
Early Friday morning the Sheriff
and Lore started out on a search.
They drove out on the pike andawent
into various wood roads. Then they
drove off the pike to the premises
known as Buffalo Park. No one lived
there, and the place was deserted.
The old barn showed no signs of life,
and a big board had been thrown up
against the open door way
AS the officers drove around the
barn, they noticed a wagon wheel
through an aperture in the building,
and they jumped from their own car
riage to investigate.
AS they did SO a horse in the barn
began to winnOw. In moment it
was clear that the rig there was the
one sought.
When the officers entered the stall,
%hey found the horse frenzied with
US suffering for water and feed. Its
eyes were buiging and CLASSY, and for
long while could not be.controlled.
Finally the halter was united. and
the animal led out and given some
attention. After awhile it was
hitched to the cart and driven. to the
barn of the Sheriff in this city.
The horse showed it's hard usage.
1t was dirty, having wallowed in the
dirt in the barn, and was weak from
lack of food.
All Friday afternoon, the animal
was given good treatment, and to-
day seems to be finally recovered.
The horse is fine one, a stout,
chunky built cob, and is evidently
used to petting. The harness is
handsome, and heavily brass mount
ed. The cart is as stylish as is
often seen about the large city parks
or at the SeaShore.
Saturday morning the Philadelphia
Ledger printed the following: