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Staunton Spectator
Staunton, Virginia
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On April 30, four horses were stolen from owners in Frostburg, Maryland. Pursuers tracked the thieves through West Virginia and arrested them in Staunton, Virginia, where they were jailed awaiting extradition. Thieves had sold two horses and $85 was recovered.
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On the 30th of April, at Frostburg, Alleghany County, Maryland, four horses were stolen from Messrs. Andrew Smeltz, Robt. M. Wilderman and Moses Jones. They started in pursuit of the thieves, and, after following through many counties in West Virginia, overtook them in Staunton on Saturday last-the thieves having arrived here on Friday and the pursuers on Saturday. The thieves were arrested by Sergeant J. T. Parent, and committed to Jail by Mayor N. K. Trout to await a requisition from the Governor of Maryland. They had sold two horses, and a portion of the money ($85.) was found in the hat of one of them.
The names of the thieves are Richard alias David A. Watson alias Jno. F. Gray and Lewis Claus alias Charles Thomas. They formerly lived in Charlottesville.
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Frostburg, Alleghany County, Maryland; Counties In West Virginia; Staunton; Charlottesville
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30th Of April
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Four horses stolen from owners in Frostburg, Maryland on April 30. Owners pursued thieves through West Virginia, overtook them in Staunton. Thieves arrested, jailed awaiting Maryland requisition. Sold two horses, $85 recovered. Thieves aliases given, formerly from Charlottesville.