Definition of "ketched"

As the afoursaid boy started to run off, a well dressed lookin' man ketched him by the cote coller.

1870, Various, Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870‎

He throwed his head back as he run, and ketched me right between his horns, like a nut in a nutcracker.

1915, Dorothy Canfield, Hillsboro People‎