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Willie Hannigan Steals Another Horse
Willie Hannigan Steals Another Horse
[Welland Tribune, 4 January 1895]
Welland, Jan.1. Some months ago when little ten year old Willie Hannigan stole the horse and rig from Morwood’s and escapaded to Chippawa, and was not prosecuted, the TRIBUNE predicted that the result would be bad both for the public, and the boy, who should have been sent to a reformatory. That prediction has very speedily been justified. On Sunday afternoon last, Willie stole another horse and buggy, this time from the shed of the Methodist church, where the rig had been left by Mr. Levi Wilson’s children who were in attendance at Sunday school. Willie took the same route as before, but unfortunately for him in doing so had to pass Mr. H.N. Dell’s residence on the Crowland road-and thereby hangs a tale. Mr. Wilson jr., had been keeping company at Mr. Dell’s, and the horse was so accustomed to going there that when he got opposite the gateway he made a break for in. Willie was unprepared for this and in trying to keep the horse from turning in ran him into a fence corner. It so happened that Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson were visiting at Mr. Dell’s at the time-Mr. Dell being Mrs. Wilson’s father. Mr. Wilson saw and recognized the horse as his father’s, came out and asked the boy whose horse it was and other particulars. The lad said his name was Willie Hannigan, that the horse belonged to his (Hannigan’s) father and that he was going to Chippawa. Mr. Wilson said he guessed not, and took charge of the rig, which had been overturned and the harness broken in the meantime, the young thief decamping.
Surely this last outrage must convince the authorities that they are doing a dangerous and unwise thing in allowing boys guilty of such depredations to go unpunished or unreformed. The thing is spreading and will continue to spread until an example is made of guilty parties.
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