Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1858 — HORSE-THIEVES—HORSES WANTING OWNERS. [ARTICLE]

HORSE-THIEVES—HORSES WANTING OWNERS.

Last Thursday night, Mr. A. S. Warren, I living in Iroquois tolvnship, in this county, came into the possession of twpfine-looking horses rather unexpectedly, It appears that i a father of Mr. Warren, heard horses whinI ner about eleven o’clock, and thinking their | horses had .got Out of the stable, got up to ; see. On going out he saw two men, each leading u horse, pass from the door-yard to i the stable, open the stable door, when a dog j barked, and the men proceeded to some wheat I stacks, at a short distance, pulled some sheaves of wheat to lay down on and let the horses eat. Thinking this very suspicious, he went and waked his brother up and told him the circumstances. A. S. Warren then went out to the stacks, and on approaching them, the got up and passed round toi the ether side. Mr. Warren turned to meet I them on the hnck.track round the stacks, and the men again turned. Mr. Warren then went and got his brother and father to assist him. They went back to the stacks to seo what the men were about, when they (the strangers) again played the same game, passing to the opposite side, and vice, versa. Trie Warrens the divided into two parties, and the men, finding themselves headed, stopped and put on an air of unconcern. Upon being questioned as to their business, they said they were tired, and as it was late they did not like to disturb any one, and so they went to the stacks and helped themselves. Mr. Warren then invited them to put their horses in his stable, and to take beds for themselves in his house. They objected, saying thero was no necessity, &c., but Mr. Warren urged them on, and they reluctantly consented, and put their horses in the stable. When they arrived at the house door, the men broke amfrun, leaving their horses mid everything else bellind. The follow mg is the description of the horses, saddles, bri- | dies, &c.., which- the owners can procure on ; proving the property and paying charges: Ono a large-sized red roan mare, mane and I tail same, color, small white star on the forei head, small scar low down on tho lo r t short 1- , | der, new shoes on fore-feet and hind-feet ; bare, supposed to bo eight or ten years old. | The* saddle has a black quilted seat, brass horp. representing a dog’s head, and brass ; stirrups. A blue-grey woolen shirt, with i g'reen triinin in gs on the bosom, was tied bohind tho saddle in a silk haddkerchief. The bridle was black, with flesh-colored martin gales.

The other was a large-sized bay marc supposed to be ten or twelve j T ears old switch tail, dark mane, somewhat worn, old wornout, shoes on fore-feet and none on the hind. The saddle was the same as the other, except that the stirrups were iron and the horn was covered with heather. . A webbing circirigle passed over the saddle. The bridle was black, with flat reins, webbing sidepieces, and flesh-colored head-piece. They left a black traveling sack, containing one striped cotton shirt, one. pair blue Summer punts, two double-bai relied pistols, largo bore, and moulds to 'fit, several envelopes .addressed to “Miss. Arebelh: Carni.e, (or Carnic ,) Stansgar, Mitchell county, lowa,” and a business card with these words on the hack, as near as could be. made out: ‘“Abner W. (Jodwed, (or Godvveck,) Columbus, Warren county; Penn;” a paper of charges for harvesting and stacking, running through two weeks, hut without names. There was also in the sack a white wool hat, which had been worn on both sides. The above is as nearly correct as Mr. Warren can remember. Mr. Thomas Dunlap informs us that men of tho following description, culled on him on Wednesday to get some shoeing done, but as he could not do it immediately, they left without getting it done. They then had the same roan inure and « hay horse, (whether a mare or not he does not know.) One wan a large man, had on a white wool hat, with tho crown punched up, and had dark whiskers. The other was a little under medium size, with red whisker* all ov»r face, and

had a black wool hat on. Tho hat of the large man, it will be perceived, was of tho same description as that found in the sack.