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TWOID OFFENSEA Couple Arreeted Near SalemThursdayREWARD WAS OFFEREDCaught at Blackburn Hill by Constable Johli Post and Placed in Jail Here Admitted Theft of Horse in Pittsburg.iJohn llolwiek and wife, residence unknown, were arrested at Blackburn11 ill M'luii sday morning by ConstableJohn Post for horse stealing. Theparties aii- wanted troth in Canton and Pittsburg.Several days ago a horse was stolen at Canton by llolwiek. A warrant was issmd tor his arrest and a re-I ward of $.\n offered for the capture of the rig. The thiieves wore loeatcsi on Monday in North Lima. They had, however, in tin* meantime sold the Canton horse and carriage, had gone to Pittsburg, rented a horse and carA riage from a livery stable, and had then gone to North Lima. Ou Wednesday afternoon they left that town, and three hours after Con-stable C. B. l'o\ and anot her ortme-r started ill pursuit. They kept sueee«isf\illy on the t ait. and reached Salem about t a. m.or Thursday, 2n minutes later thanllolwiek and his wife reached thetown Here they lost the -trail. Theysearohed the town for several hours, and Thursday morning called up farm-i rs alwntt Salem and wamed them to In on the lookout. Thev finally lu*surd®V •rthat the thieves were headed for Blackburn Hill, and Constable Pox went m that dina tion by another road, llolwiek, when lie found that escape wa^ cut off in that direction. again headed for Salem. In the meantime Constable John IN»st had been notified of Hoi wick's wliereabou-tK and took an electric car for Blackburn Hill. He met llolwiek returning witnthe carriage. Betting from the car Constable Post, in company with JohnBall ordered llolwiek to hold up*bands, covering him with a revolver.I lul,wiek obeyosl at lid got out of thecarriage He wa.s searched and handcuffed, ami he and liis wife and thei ig wen* brought to Salem.The couple were lodged in jail, where thev eonfe**ed to the theft of the Pittsburg horse. A few minutes later Con-stalde I-ox arrived posfe-liuste, somewhat nettled that his quarry hail been bagged by another. |[e vvas coveredwith mud from his long drive. A eon-t rovers \ arose as to whet her t he Cantonpirtb* or the Pittsburg should take po-ses-ton of 11olwiek, and as to wheth-ii Cohslable Post or Constable Fox-lioni-i receive the reward 1 he ownerof the Pittsburg horse arrived today and claimed the man. Ou the other band, Constable Pox asserted that hehad a warrant for the man.Con-table Post linaily took possession of tliecour le and took them to Pittsburg, and also claimed the reward, while ihe North Lima men returnedhome, unrewarded for their 24 hours’ work and assi-tance in rounding upthe horse thieves.
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Salem News
Salem, Ohio, US
Thu, Apr 09, 1908
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