Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-01-06
TRIAL AND CONVICTION op -,
THE INCENDIhp,r WHITE

THE INCENDIARY WING
Richard White, whose trial :, IT,
ton City for burning the Treas :, "a'irl
cited so much interest, has i !. !! ! "a, n
convicted. The prisoner was bo, ''ia ssa|
England--lhe son Of a resoec,. l . N,|
England farmer. The PRINCIPAL NJ
against him were William Hi "Il'as
Charles Croft. His brother. Hs,'.%,rn
was also upon the stand M NAs|
White told him that large sum ~ VI
had been offered him if he wonJ in'q|
the Treasury, because certain Oo, a ''S'1
overbrawn upon government, 10 Is
mount, and by burning the Tre,sn.' 'e'
claims against them would all no d..l y
White said that he would underlot a';aGs
White, in the fulfilment of HE Nv.
as expressed TO Hicks, took in ,b 1''a ny
1882 house at Washington, pas,sa "
gentleman and was received n
though just escaped from prison R" '
to New York on the 9TH or 9Th oI w.
airy. 1888, and told Hicks that he b,dt
ed the Treasury, and had cleared I!
penses. The building had been sD,' y
false keyes, and the fire put in the d.,e
White said he knew chemistry soo ,a.
make fire burn when be pleased
also there was a man who would
murder for him for SI5. After acrom'I
ing the deed, and before leaving WIZ
ton, he states be had the hardihood ,o.'"
Gen. JAG kson.
Azariah Fisk testified that when !, y
York in the spring of 1888, WI. h
some keys in his hand, and said
Them achieh done the business al VAL
ton" Mr. Kelley, the Deputy Mans,1
Ohio, testified, that receiving in CIs,Is
Ohio, information from Hicks & Chi
White was the man who burnt The T,.,
ry, he wrote onto Washington, when 4,
was sent for. Going there himself i.
then sent with Hicks to New York n
rest White. Mr. Blaney. high cOua,b
Philadelphia went with him TO vi,
boarding house. "Blaney walked onb
witness, and going in a hurry passed.
house; witness came up and went pvi
Witness met White but did not know /,
him he however addressed him as I
knew him, and said, Cool norss,,
White:" aud asked him if he would
a walk with him, as he had line q,
Prisoner said TO witness he had The An
age of him; upon which witness asE,tI
If he had not known him Of Wa,bnn
city2 Prisoner asked witnesses namsbs
did not give it. They went from The Ia
together, and as soon as Blaney csa.,
witness laid his hand upon Whlesas
der, and said that he was bis prsonu
The name Of the United States, Pra
asked "iohat for ?" Witness asked il
he did not know7 Upon which Whes
he could prove that he was IL miles
Washington the night the Treasug
burnt. No one had told prisoner any 4
about the Treasury, or that that wa, I'D
jeci of his arrest"
Hicks and Croits were both proved I'd
less fellows who had been convrA
forgeries. Mr. Josiah Hays of The p
testified, that White, since the occura
had been living openly at New YOrk-z F.
elling about in STEAMBOATS,, and on one d /
sion called on his father to know il BEL
warrant against him. saying be was /
ing TO deliver himself up if requira
was ascertained White had been "a pysI q
Tor old Hays, i e. an informer agalns DO 4
completes on various occasions. Il
When the Drews were pursued, VIZ Il
mothers house in CORTLAND st was sla
ed for counterfeit money. When ~
White his brother was brought 10 ihsa
Mrs Richard White tainted away ~
he would turn states evidence. III
however called for the defence, and ss n
tie or nothing
The council for the prisoner here D
law point, that three years had now q
since the commission of the offence
ed in the indictment, and the time o.
lion by the act of Congress in Two
therefore the prisoner cannot be irsdH
offence BY the proviso of this statue
prisoner could make no claim 10 It's %
if he had been, during the two yeaA
gitive from justice,
Mr. Key, sen, argued that the Pr
was clearly fugitive from justice 81
A void detection, when he depaHa
Washington on the Saturday evening
burning OF the Treasury, and that I'd
u flight brought him under the PD'a
he statue; therefore being, BY that "
departure, fugitire, he could not 'N'
benefit of the statue of Limitation q
The Court concurred with Key a@ e
'icted the prisoner,-N Y. Star "a