Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-04-05
CRIMES, CASUALTIES, &C.

| GRIM ES, CASU ALTIES, &C.
Peter Robinson has been found guilty Of the
murder of Mr.. Suydorn, ut New Brunswick, N. J,
in December last, and the 18th instant is fixed For
his execution. Robinson proved HIMSELF by his
conduct when on trial, TO be a hardened wretch
A fellow calling himself J. A. Merrill has been
proving about this vicinity for week or
two past His real name is Lamphere, md
was once a methodist minister, but he has left
that profession and now goes about the country
getting married to all the women he can dupe.-
He Inns now more wives than most men find ii
| convenient to live with, and he is evidently an
urrant villain He deserves TO he kicked to Bota-
ny Bay 10y the foolish women who have suffered
themselves TO be caught in his meshes.
Cdledonian.
Any notice OF this fellow cannot he oil, Of
place under the lend Of "crimes" If he has no
particular objections, we advise him TO visit the
town Of Sow, where he may be helped to his de-
sers.
. Erensire RoJte y in Bosion.-Last evening The
cxtensi'e iewery store OF Davis, Palmer and Co.
| 81 W Washington sire, t. corner of Court Avenue,
was en,ere' by inse keys and stripped of oil The
valuable Watches and j-welry within Ile reach Of
rohers, 10 the atuUun 1t il feared, Of Dearly ten
thousand dollars.
| This one Of the bodies, and most extensive
robheyies that las occurred IN this city for many
years. II IS evident that there is gang of expo
rience,l burglars among us, and NYr citizens
should M prepared MS much as possible TO resist
their midnight attacks
| II is supposed that The stolen llisgs were pack
ed up Ia trunks, mud pvt oil bot ri Az English
vessel, bonnsl for 81. Johns, N, Is. for which port
she SET sail ai IL O'Clock at might 1t was said thai
the revenue cutter II ,nilon, Cuptisin Sturgls,
would be 81 si,ntcl,cd III pursuit Of hcr4 u, sion
! Mini, March 2hb.
1 Melancholy. On he evening oi the l3Ih ui
n little girl belonging to Mr. p. ID. Baisei oT
Henry Co. Illinois. late of Cambridge, VI. was
burnt TO death lay the hOMse taking fire in the all
seGce ol Is parents, who were on visit 10 II
ncighbor. A broInr seven years Obj, who was
in bed, 'gOi up and went to the stairs bm was
so clicked with smoke that I've eoHld descend.
He jumped out of window, but was unable 10
tcscue his ster.
The Eyyin tOI,io) Advertiser says that about
two o clock III the morning ofthc lh instant, the
house OF DR. GriswO!d Of Amherst, was discover
ed to he on fire. antl, shocking to relntp, leiore
A the flames sotsld he reduced, two young ladies',
each ahou, sixteen yeurs Of age, one the daughter
4 of MIR Bmptnlin Bivens OF mlcrst, and tie oil er
\ ot Mr.. Ira Cnnnm2ham of Elyra, were burnt to
death in The flames. A number ol attempts were
made TO rescue them, but tire density of HE
sInoke and ,be flames rendered every effort una
ValIlnS. lhe nay IOlIoWhiS, thPr fcmnihS were
deposited ~ one collin md consigned 10 the tomb
amid the tears eud sympnihieS Of large CON
course Of friends and neighburs.
CG-John Putnam Of Chichester, has been ui,d
at the present term of the court siIting in this
place, on the charge of burning the uhlaw Nor
r's barn in Chichester, oA ale Slst Of August
last, and has been toaAss guilty.. Ills sentence is
fifteen days solitary ron fncrAeni and hard labor IN
the Stale Prison Tor lie. ''flie way Of tie trans-
gressor is lard"
Puinsin is sad to have been an industrious
although nl;heons nan when sober, and AN i'll
furiaed hrnte when un,ler the excite mcnt Of d
quor.- Concord ". II. Cur.
BEST sstire Fire al 81. Lhp, W g. FIpe hires
ioSt.-By slip froiu the Office of the St. Jolli
Courier, ~e learn that Ere p2cNyrrI there on
the morning of the l1th ult. which destroyed s
stores AMI several Other buildings, OH The side
OF Prince W lillian street, together with much OF
their contents, Daring the conaagyaiDp, Mr.
Matthew tloldsw orth, of the firm Of lleltlsworlh
& DANIEL, fell TO The grouald through the hatch
way in tEc third story Of Ms. Walkers store, and
so sevry- bruised tlIa he Survived the accident
hut I. :, minutes. The wife of Mr. Hibbokles
Ia iouSa snian lalor( and TWO of his children, be-
ing unsafe to escape from thsir dwelling, which
-, ,le Of one of tie siorss persisted IL
the flames. The stores. destroyed wese nearl,
new, having been erected on lots tnaile vacan
by the Gondngracn of lS37 Nearly all the
buildings destroyed uerc insured, as were SONS
some Sf the merchants stOcks Beston Post
Shocking. -Nlrs. Holland, wife o Thomas Ifol-
aud, E>q, of Margares Bav l.. C. and their liYee
children, were dpewned recently The children
were amusing themselves On The re in front Of the
house, when il gave way; Mrs. Holland heard he
screams went 10 their assistance, and efin-hlr
Holland lasteueti TO the Ssstarec Of them all he
also fell in, and with diiI:euty escaped Similar
Eastern .byuS