The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-22
Takes Wrong Fig from 9th
and Main While Police Look
for Missing Outfit.
FINALLY ALL ENDED WELL
SERGEANT MCMANUS GOES TO
GAAR AND SHURUEY,S TO
HIRE A HORSE AND FINDS
"STOLEN PROPERTY"

John Shurley. the genial liyeryman
was the victim of circumstances yes
terday and if it had not been for the
friendliness of Sergeant McManus OF
the local police department, Shurley
might today be behind prison bars
charged with the theft of a horse and
buggy from the hitching rack near
the Big Store on Ninth street.
Yesterday afternoon about one
O'Clock Chas. Mcclure. of New Madi-
son, o., hitched his horse To the rack
and went to make a call upon a doc
tor in the neighborhood. When be
returned at two o'clock his horse was
gone and search in the neighbor-
hood did not restore the lost rig The
matter was Immediately communicat-
ed to the police and Sergeant McMan-
us who figured in the last fnrse steal.
ing case in the city and which turned
out to the benefit to all persons con-
cerned except James HUFFMAN. The
man who stole the rig, hurried into
his overcoat mittens and huge winter
cap, in order to start in search OF
the thief. Shortly after the matter
had been telephoned to the police.
the stenoSrapher in Dyes real estate
Office stated that she had seen a man
come UP to the rig and drive south.
This only heightened McClure's anx-
iety.
In the meantime Sergeant McMan-
us hurried to Green's livery barn
where to obtain horse in order to
ho inf
is critic when it comes to horse
flesh. he would not accept anything
but his favorite horse which at the
time happened to be out of the barn.
McManus then went to the livery
barn of Gaar & Shurley where he ask
ed for a horse, stating that he wanted
one that could travel all afternoon
and all night If the occasion called
for it. Mr.. Shurley who was attend
ing to McManus' wants asked him
what was up and the Sergeant told
him that he was looking after horse
and buggy that had been stolen from
hitching rack during the course of
the afternoon.
Here Shurley asked il the horse
had been taken from the rack at the
corner of Ninth and Main street.
McManus replied that it had and then
a grin began to assume full sized
proportions on Shurley's face. lie
then told McManus that he had talk
en- rig from Ninth and Main street.
but he had been ordered to do SO by
Humphel Miksell farmer living
near Chester, whose horse had been
hitched at the rack and the owner
wanted him taken to shelter out of
the rain. McManus asked Shurley to
let him see the rig which he had talk
en- and when the buggy was examined
McManus Strengthened himself and
stated Il will not have to go farther
to find the horse thief, for you are
the man" Shurley was surprised be-
yond measure. but he easily account
ed for the mistake saying that as he
did not know the rig which he had
been ordered to take to shelter. he
had driven off the wrong rig, while
mained out in the storm during the
whole aftt<noon.
Mr. Mcclure was very much pleas
ed, and after calling at the police
headquarters, and paying the charges
ON the telephone messages sent to
boston and New Paris. asked the
there to head off the cnl-
prif, at those points. he returned to
his home at New Madison. The po-
ice at headquarters state that Shur-
ey owes them a treat, for his mis-
AXE, and the liveryman stated that
ne would settle on these terms, but
n his own words he said for the
owe of heaven don't let 1t leak out"