RECOVERY OF THREE STOLEN HORSES
In our last page will be found the confession Wicker, Carver, and Brown, the parties who were engaged in stealing three horses from Mr. Robinson, at Horndon. From the statements made by those men, Mr. C. Robinson & Mr. Curtis were induced, with praiseworthy promptitude, to follow up the pursuit, and we are happy to state that they succeeded in recovering Mr. Wm. Robinson's mare, valued at £40; another belonging to Mr. Redington, of High Laver; and a cob, the property of Mr. Stone, of the same place. Late las evening we received the following communication from one of the pursuers, dated
London, Thursday, Dec. 7.
"We left London on Sunday evening from the Beau Sauvage, and arrived at Rake, four miles this side of Petersfield, in Hampshire, about half-past four in the morning, where we stopped till it was light. We then went to Rogate to Mr. Ayling's, where we found Mr. Wm. Robinson's mare, and took her into our charge. Mr. Ayling went with us to Petersfield, and having consulted with his solicitor, said he was quite satisfied, and gave up the mare. He afterwards assisted us to endeavour to apprehend James Post, against whom we had a warrant, but we found he had left Steep about a month. Steep is about three miles from Petersfield. We next endeavoured to find Mr. Hewitt's mare, of Mile-end, and from what we heard we were induced to apprehend one George Post, who gave us some information, but could not tell us the name of the man who bought her. He, however, informed us that if we went to Prinsted, fourteen miles from Petersfield, we should find Peter Post, who ??? the mare sold at Postdown Hill fair. We then, proceeded to Prinsted, where we found Mr. P. Post ??? a beer-shop keeper, and from him we got nothing but abuse. We asked him if he had not got an iron grey mare, to which he replied, 'If I have, I'll be d—d if you shall have her.' On further enquiry in Prinsted we found it was at Havant; this proved to be Mr. Redington's mare, of High Laver, and was likewise given up to us. The brown cob stolen from Mr. Stone, of High Laver, at the same time, was found at Alton, 12 miles from Petersfield."
The county generally are greatly indebted to Messrs. Robinson and Curtis, who by their persevering exertions have thus been the means not only of bringing to justice a most dangerous gang of thieves, but of restoring the property to the respective owners. Other circumstances transpired upon the return journey with reference to other stolen horses, but we deem it right to suspend the publication of them at the present.