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STOLEN IN BROAD DAY LIGHT.Horse and Buggy taken at ChurclYard Sunday MorningOne of the most daring crimes everecorded was committeed here Sundamorning, when the horse and bugg;owned by FraDk McWilliams, livingI mile north of town, was taken from thChristian church yard and driveawav and as completely disappeareas though tha rig had gone straighi up in a whirl wind or cyclone.Mr. McWilliams drove to town Sueday morning to'attend Sundav schorat the 6th street Christian church. Htied the horse to the rack near thchurch and went in. As soon as thlesson was over he went out iutendinto drive home to take his son Arthr,to the noon train. Going to the rackwhere he had tied his horse, he founnothing but the halter. That was Uas though the horse had stripped it ovehis head and wandered awav. Thi*was naturally Mr. McWilliams* firs j impression and he at once went i ! search of him. Supposing the horshad gone home, Mr. McWilliams teh*phoned there, only to learn tht !nothing had been seen of him. A hui ried search was made in the alleys ac out of way places in and about tow but not a word could be heard of th rig. No one could be found, who ha seen the rig. Not a single perse seems to have seen it taken from tl rack, or driven on any of the stree of town or the highways cut of towi The boldness of the theft is remarl able. The rig stood near the churc j and in order to get out of the vanthe thief must have driven past tl open windows in easj view of tbo* attending Sunday school. In tl afternoon Mr. McWilliams telephone in different dirrections, making i; quirv as to the rig, but this effort 1 locate it was also fruitless. Yesterds morning postal cards, describing tl horse and buggy were mailed to a towns within a radius of fifty miles Middletown, with the hope that might thus be found.The “horse is a bay gelding, pec liarJv shod with straight bars on tl inside, to prevent the horse from i terfering. The buggy is of Anderst make, with Stanhope top. practical new. The rig is valued at $160, ai Mr. McWilliams offers a reward of $ for its recovery.The only possible clew comes frc Charles Fatzinger. who saw a r answering the description of this Oc going north along the east side of t fair ground, at about the hour tt one disappeared. Mr. McWillii with Marshal Quinn visited the car i ground at Chesterfield Sundav aft( noon in search of the out-fit, but cou learn nothing of it. it was evidenl taken by a daring and smooth th and there is little probability that will ever be recovered.Later—A short time before no yesterday Mr. McWilliams was nofcid that a rig answering the descripti of his had been found in the out-skii of Muncie. He at once went to th place and identified the out-fit as 1 and brought it home in the evenic The thief was not apprehended, as had abandoned the rig and made I escape.A Sweet Breath.Is the one that will cleanse the s: l tern, set the liver to action, remove t f bile, clear the complexion, cure bes t ache and leave a good taste in t 5 mouth. The famous little pills for c ing such work pleasantly and effe ually are DeWitt’s Little Early Rise: t Bob Moore of Lafayette, Ind., sa: 7 “All other pills I have used gripe a r sicken, while DeWitt’s Little Eai t Risers are' simply perfect. ” Sold Milller Bros., druggists. au£
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Middletown News
Middletown, Indiana, US
Tue, Aug 09, 1904
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