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Apr. 6, 1914 -- Connersville Evening News

BOLD THIEF TAKES

HORSE AND BUGGY

From a post

 near home 

  of Walter Fields

NEAR FAIRFIELD, IND.

Property owned by Jerry Hudson -- 

was calling at Fields home -- 

an all-night search failed of results

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A bold robbery was perpetrated near Fairfield last evening, when a horse and buggy, owned by Jerry Hudson, were taken from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fields. (More likely, this was closer to Quakertown.)

Mr. and Mrs. Hudson were visiting at the Fields home and had tied their horse to a post near the front of the house. The hitch rack was in plain view of the room in which the people were sitting and the thief was forced to pass within range of their view in order to untie the horse.

None of the people inside heard the noise incident to the leaving of the horse and buggy. They were unaware of the robbery until Mr. and Mrs. Hudson started for home. They could see where the horse and buggy had passed out of the barn yard and the tracks showed that the animal had been headed eastward toward Liberty.

Fields, Hudson and several others started in pursuit at once but after searching the country all night, were unable to find any clue of the missing outfit. Soon after leaving Fields' home they lost trace of the wheel tracks, at a crossroad.

The Connersville authorities and the police in all neighboring cities have been notified and are keeping a close lookout. Mr. Hudson and others have strong suspicions as to who the guilty party is, and it is probable that the thief will be apprehended soon.

That the horse was driven away from the Fields home, all are certain. The animal was tied securely to the post with a heavy hitching strap, and the post showed no signs of having been wrenched. Mrs. Hudson is sure that if the horse tried to break loose, they would have heard the noise.