The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
ASKS TO Be LICENSED
AS HORSE STEALER
Pennsylvania, in Petition. Says that
Business" Is Less Injurious
Than Selling Liquor.
LOGICAL" REASONS ARE GIVEN

Coudersport, Pa dispatch says:
The current issue of the Coudersport
Enterprise had the most novel paid ad-
vertisement ever seen in Northern Penn
syIvania- 1t was three columns wide
and twelve inches long and set forth the
following:
APPLICAT1nc FOR LICENSE.
No. 81 March Term. lsif'
I'm Re Petition of G. /. Lovegold for
License to Steal Horses.
Hon. John Fairmind, judge Of Court
of Quarter Sessions of Almostany Coun-
ty, State Of Pennsylvania:
Il hereby make application for
special license to steal horses. am
willing to pay literally for the privilege
I am emboldened to make this applica-
tIon by reason Of other special prfvi-
leges petitioned for about this time OF
year by other citizens Of good moral
character The business for which they
are asking license produced at least
three-fourths of all the crime commit
ted in the county the last year. 1t has
filled our borough lockups and the coun-
tv iail. 1t has made our Criminal Court
the most expensive in the history Of the
| county.
The business for which I ask license
I deem less injurious to the community
than the business Of selling intoxicating
LIQUORS either at wholesale or retail
81. pledge myself MOTTO take away
the senses Of any man nor rob his purse.
80 I obligate myself not to cause men
to beat their wives, damn their chh-
dren into the world, commit murder or
raise hell in the community. only "ant
| to steal their horses.
| "a And II man has a soul, which most
men consent to, I promise to DO noth-
ing to destroy this germ of immortality.
but leave 1t to its own moral course. l
only want to steal horses
| - I, furthermore, solernly promise
that IL the license is, granted l VIII MOI
steal horses on Sunday. nor on election
day. nor on legal holidays, nor seer !.
o'clock at night. / also solemnly promise
not To steal colts, nor horses that nave
no sense. or old, broken-down plugs.
.5, Your honor will see the license 1 praI
! for will result in less harm to the com
munity than a license to sell intoxicatne
Iiouors. OF course I may damage tht
nronerty of a few well-to-do people, ou'
their bodies, their minds, their reputa
tions and character. / am above impair
ing I only want to steal tneir norse
"s would further enforce my applica'
tion bv reminding the court that yot
can't rim the country without the hcens'
fee.' that If don't steal horses, some
hodv else WILL that all attempts to pro
hibit horse stealing only result IN pro
ducing sneaks and liars; that 1 am
liberal contributor to the political JACK
not ana that control more votes tnai
most Of the other applicants for license.
.I also call the attention Of your Juoi
ciaI mind to the number and (especiaIy
character of those subscribing to my pc
tition. ...,
trusting you will grant my petition
and this 1 shall ever pray. etc,
~ "G. L LovEGoLD.
- .'Bondsmen, winaland Syne q pet
"Attorney, Firm of N. o. scruples
Moore Longgreen.
1--WE the undersigned certify to IN
rood moral character Of the applicant
,lG /. Lovegold. and believe him to be
man fit to be intrusted with license
steal horses. and pray the court ma
: grant the license:
Z Eaton B. Merry, o. Grab Box. Crew
, L. Younghusband, Tony Dudinsky OK hi
mark, Barr T. Ender, Wurse N. Useless
{ All ways Treatin, Kant Evan Wright
, Michael Chirfllovani, A. Ward Healel
Jostvon Glass, Nick Synkivinkopraz G
! his mark, Rednows Topper. Wood Z
Chrystiun. A. Boozer.