Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 22-1888 Charged with Horse Stealing. There is discord in the family of Hiram COLE, who resides about three miles West of Corfu, and on account of it Hiram languishes in jail here. The family consists of Hiram, his wife, and his wife's mother, Mrs. Catherine COLBY. Hiram was a bachelor until about a year since, when he met Mrs. COLBY's daughter Celia, who is many years his junior, and took upon himself the duties of a married man, and the care of a mother-in-law as well. The three have appeared to live together in harmony until a few days since, when Hiram took it into his head that he wanted to sell a horse to H.W. BENNETT, a resident of Corfu. Mrs. COLBY claimed that the horse was her property and she did not care to have it sold. Then the trouble began. Hiram declared that it should be sold, and at his request BENNETT drove to his house yesterday afternoon and secured the horse, which was delivered to him by Hiram. Mrs. COLBY immediately started out for Batavia, where she secured warrants for the arrest of her son-in-law and BENNETT on a charge of horse stealing. The warrants were placed in the hands of Sheriff REEDY last evening and he drove to Corfu to serve them. He arrested Hiram about 1 o'clock this morning at his house, but he did not find BENNETT, who was not at home. Mr. BENNETT arrived in Batavia at 1:50 o'clock this afternoon, and after retaining W.E. WEBSTER as his lawyer visited Justice J.B. CROSBY's court, where, it is expected, some disposition will be made of the case this afternoon. District Attorney WOOD appears for the people. + submitted by Linda Schmidt submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************