The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-21
Alleged That He Stole Rig
At FredericktOwn
Located Al Farm House Near
Village Of GreersvllIe
viii Be Given A Hearing In
The Juvenile Court

Edward Layland, aged only 10
years, 10 In the county jail to await .
hearing In juvenile court on charge
Of horse stealing.
rhe alleged horse thief was cap
tursd At 1880 Monday evening at the
home Of Jacob Smith midway between
creersviIle and Brink Haven. II 10
claimed that Layland stole a horse
and buggy from Charles Taper Of near
Frsderiektown.
II appears that Taper's daughter
drives the horse and buggy into Fred
ericktown each day and attends the
public school in that village. On
Monday morning Miss Taper's father
gave her instructions to take the
horse to the John Roberts blacksmith
shop to have shoes put on all around.
The girl left the horse and buggy at
the shop in the morning and said she
would call for the rig later in the af-
ternoon, after school has been dis
missed.
1t appears that about noon young
Layland appeared at the blacksmith
shop and told Mr.. Roberts that he
was Taper's son and that he had call.
ed for the rig. Mr.. Roberts believed
the boy and accordingly turned over
the horse and buggy to him. After
securing the rig the boy drove over TO
the Wooster road and by way Of the
Ebenexer church drove to Greersville
and thence started towards Brink
Haven.
in the meantime Miss Taper went
after the horse and buggy in Fred.
ericktown after school had been dis
missed and was surprised TO learn
that the rig had been turned over I
someone else. An alarm was imme-
diately sounded and the police and
sheriff were notified in this city.
Late Monday afternoon Sheriff
Woolison and Deputy Sheriff Moos-
holder started in an automobile on a
hunt for the horse thief. They soon
received information that the missing
rig had been seen in Greersville and
70 that point they made a rapid drive.
along about 1880 in the evening the
sheriff and his deputy stopped at the
farm house of Jacob Smith, about half
way between Greersville and Brink
Haven, and found that young Layland
was at the mousse. having asked per-
mission to remain there all night The
boy was Immediately placed under ar.
rest and was brought to the Knox
county Jail in the automobile The
Taper rig was left at Greersville by
the officers and the owner notified.
All the way to Mt. Vernon the Offi'
GERS tried to get Layland to talk con.
corning the alleged crime, but he re-
fus ID to say a word.
II developed on Tuesday morning
that at different points along the road
to Greersville. young Layland visited
several farm houses and stole q mum
Der Of articles. including corn cutters
etc., and tried to sell them to farmers
aloag the way.
II is alleged that Layland has heen
in trouble before and that this is the
third horse he has stolen. lt
The boy Is only 10 years Of age, bu'
is quite large for his age. On Tues
tay morning he refused TO convers<
via anyone about the county jail and
seeued very mad to think that he had
beea arrested and locked up. The
oniy remark be let fall concerning
case. was that he intended to drive 4
Jero,neville. Ashland county, wher'
his mother resided.
On account of the age of the bo,
II viii be necessary to arraign hin
in Juvenile court for hearing, tn
date of which has not been set b!
Probate Judge wilkins.
Layland's father resides in Frede,
icktown and the boy had been hvinl
At the home of his father.
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Miss Lydia Ditwiller, q nurse at tn
Mt. Vernon hospital. has returned a