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Thieves Took Them Away from the Barn of John B. Onder-donk on River Road-Horse tldcves who must have been experts iu their business visited the barn of John B. Onderdonk on the River road about three miles from the city last night and departed with the best team of horses to be found in the stable. The team taken was valued at $100.In order to get the animals away from the barn so that those asleep in the farm house would not hear them the thieves broke out the rear of the stable and led the horses across the field to the road. The tracks of the horses could be seen in the road this morning coming in direction of this city, but the tracks could not be traced for any great distance after the l oad was reached and the course taken could not be determined. The horses were taken without a wagon and were probably driven away bareback.The people on the farm had no Intimation whatever that the robbers had been at the place until they were ready to rise this morning. The case was reported to the police shortly before 8 o'clock by C. S. Boice a neighbor of Mr. Onderdonk. The farmers are greatly excited over this very bold theft.Took Mr. Veghte'6 Buggy.It was learned later today that after leaving the Onderdonk farm the thieves went to the second farm below it, owned by Eugene Veghte. From there they took a black buggy.The police also learned that the thieves were seen at four o'clock this morning driving through Raritan avenue, Highland Park, toward Metuehen. They had one of the horses hitched to the buggy and were leading the other horse. The horses are about fifteen hands high, black in color and one is marked with a white stripe and the other has a white star In the forehead. On the foreleg of one of the horses is a fresh scar.Reward for Recovery.The Piscataway Vigilance Society has offered a reward of $200 for the recovery of the horses and to this Mr. Onderdonk has added $50 and Mr. Veghte has added $25 making a total of $275.
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New Brunswick Daily Times
New Brunswick, New Jersey, US
Tue, Dec 06, 1904
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