The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-25
HORSE THIEVES METHODS.
How They Disposed OF Stolen Prop
erty


The gang of horse thieves that
were captured week before last are
still incarcerated in the 1aiIs at
Monticello and Paterson awaiting
further developments and evidence.
Nothing of much consequence has
been proven against them than what
was published in this paper last
week.
The three were arrested in the
Erie yard at Paterson as they were
about to arrange for the shipment
of the horses TO Otisville, ~ Y.
Louis Stevenson of Long Island
City positively identified two of the
horses as his. In the afternoon
Louis Fine. a blacksmith of 54
Goodwin street, Paterson, was ar
rested charged with being a receiver
of stolen goods. In his shop was
found fifty sets of harness, parts of
80 wagons and so feed bags. Sew
eral men were also discovered in the
shop painting the wheels of truck,
which Stevenson also identified as
the one stolen from him at the same
time he lost his horses.
William CTary, of Liberty, who
had a team of horses and a wagon
stolen from his premises last July,
recovered parts of the wagon at Pat
erson, last Monday. Mr.. Crary and
Detective Grant Wilson went to
Paterson to look over the four al
legged horse thieves under arrest
there and identified two of them as
former residents of Centerville, and
who are suspected of stealing a
team fortnight ago at Bullvine. In
looking over the plant" at Pater-
son Mr.. Crary recognized a wagon
tongue as his own. The suspects
are held as fugitives from justice
and will be extradited by the Long
Island authorities.
Their method of evading suspic-
ion was to drive the horses from
Long Island to New York City,
thence to Paterson and then to
ship them by train to Otisville. The
horses were then driven to the hotel
of Louis Friedman and Abram Lock-
avitch
The A. Laskowitz captured red
handed at Paterson is a brother of
the Moses Laskowitz, who was ar
rested at Mountaindale, March 20,
1908, after hot chase, charged with
stealing Charles Ackerley's team
near Livingston Manor the week
previous.
1t is reported that the gang of
horse thieves made a regular bust
ness at the farm near Centerville of
painting horses, docking them and
generally changing their appearance,
after which the horses were shipped
away for sale.
Louis Friedman arrested, is the
Friedman who ownes a farm between
Centerville and Greenfield where
Laskowitz boarded and where the
Ackerly horses were supposed to
have first been taken Friedman
appeared as a witness for Laskowitz
at his hearing at Livingston Manor
in 1908, The prisoner was indicted
by the grand jury but conviction
failed on account of a lack of evil
denee.
Last Monday night two men and
a woman, Hebrews. got off No. at
Fallsburg and hired livery to take
them to the Friedman farm near
Centeryille station. On the train
was a New York detective trailing
the three. He followed them to
Centerville station and arrested the
men Tuesday. They were given
hearing before Justice w. r. Stod-
dard at Centerville Station Wednes-
day. One of the men was discharg-
ed and the other two sent to Month
cello and held for the grand jury
under $500 bail The men proved
TO be nephew and brother-in-law
of Louis Friedman, now under ar
rest.