YORK, MoNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER a. ls44.
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A GREAT ROGUE CAUoHT-Some three weeks
since Mr.. Aaron Schenck, Of Butler county, three
miles this side Of Hamilton, had three horses solen.
They uere taken in the evening. and Oh the next
morning the thief called al Mr.. Nye's in Columbia
Township, and stated that he was directed by Mr..
Hunter, Of Cincinnati, to get them pastured, ns the
river was 80 low that he could not go down the ri
yer with them. In the evening of the same day he
called after dark Dir. N. having returned from u
voyage, and told him that steamboat had arrived


from Pittsburgh and he had come for the horaes ard
would put them on said boat. Mr.. N. having susp-
cion Of the fellow watched him, but gaze up the
animals which the thief took TO Clinton county aHd
there stole two more, making a drove of FIVE good
looking horses. Mr.. Scherck got wind of the fel


low and pursued and overhauled him ct Lancaster,
where he had four horses in pasture and in the
stable. The thief, whose naRle is Prior late c;ti-
zen Of Clinton county, and formerly resident Of
the Ohio Penrlenuary, now under bonds OF $500 for
robbing Weller g. Co. Of Hamilton, of State Bonds


&c. to a considerable amount, did not recognise
Mr.. S. the owner OF The horses, who pretended that
ne was a drover and wished to purchase. The
landlord assisted 10 bring The parties together and
the thief showed his stock which he wished to dis


pose of the Identical horses of MIR. 81 TO the quasi


drover. who, after examining them, pronounced
them very much 10 his liking Thinking the farce
had gone far enough MIR. s. drew pistol and pre-
sented it 10 Prior's breast saving those are my
horses, and you are thief at the same time ma
king him secure. Prior WAS examined at Hamilton
ON Friday last and committed for trial. [Cin. Com.