Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-11
From the Newport Argus Il Spectator
Trial and Sentence of the notorious HICKS
or John IL. Day.

The trial of this individual drew large
,ssemblaqe of people TO town on Monday
last His connexon with the conftagration
at Charestown, as well as his boldness III
executing his plans, and his adroitness IN
euding the vigilance Of officers, had excited
much curiosity in the community, and nun
,reds came from distant towns TO catch a
glimpse of the "lion." Those who came
expecting to see coarse, rough VILLAIN,
went away disappointed. His appearance
bears quite contrary character. lie is OF
mddling stature, of light, active make, with
fair complexion, and very good address
His head is very well formed, and his man
ner betrays spirit of quiet GOODNESS and de-
cision and his motions, as well as the glance
Of his eye, are quick as lightning. lie is
smart fellow in his profession" and a
character in his peculiar way. His whole
bearing and conversation Involuntary leads
to the impression that had he been early un-
der proper influences, aud favored with an
education he might have shone with brill
liancy in a very different position from that
which he now maintains. He left with the
other prisoners, under charge of Deputies
Chase and Harris in the Concord stage yes
terday with the prospect of a steady home
during the residue of an i'll spent life.
Like all other notorious individuals,
clicks" has great itching to get "into the
newspapers :" and to CRAFTY the curious pub
lie, as well as the last harmless request of a
fellow going to his long home, we have taken
the trouble to report from his own lips, his
"inklings of adventure" from his escape at
Keene, up to his capture at Utica, N. y
We give it in detail, just as he recounted II,
which he did with as much minuteness as
one of our politicians would dictate speech
just before election.
IL broke out of Keene Jail about A
o'clock, P. NJ. through hole 9 by 10 inch
es, and mighty tough squeeze it was-I
tried it first with my clothes on, but couldn't
come 1.-THE ends of the bars gouged my
ribs and shoulders badly. ] then tore up
some cloth and wound over the ends of the
bars, took of my clothes, put 'em through
the hole, rubbed my body with some soft
soap, and slipped through like an eel -
Three miles from Keene took horse, and
rode "bare back" to Acworth, where | left
it, and took another, which left at Unity
was almost "spit up when got off; went
to Claremont on foot, where ! stayed till
uSht-CIOSSCu outIuCl UiiuSC, WdlhCu
boldly up to a house and asked for some
thing to eat-the woman gave me good
supper, for which | thanked her pay
enough from good looking chap you know
land between us, always was rather favo-
rite with the fair sex D-went to the barn,
borrowed horse, which rode to Spring
6eld--no saddle, and rather hard Jogging
laid in the woods till near dark; went to
Chester, met the stage-the driver and two
passengers took after me, kept close up for
hundred rods into the woods, threw off my
coat and "legged it," the boys kept up for
while, then sackened-looked round and
saw one man "puking bood"-got into the
-.'o~ "vv,ss-tfrv aiafa" ycuvi al siUw, diiu /
hid under log, in the woods ten or doz-
en- men came close by the log, held my
breath and kept still. When all was quiet,
pushed on to Londonderry-me man who
told me he chad seen the horse-thief"-
shave your says |, 81 should like to
get at him and the reward on all
night; let the horse go loose, aud hid in
the woods-next day made a coat of horse
blanket and fastened it with bark-next
night went back 10 Chester; saw men
watching-hid behind the fence men pass
ed, talking, forward and back close by kept
quiet-pretty soon great dog jumped over
the fence and saw me, aud came up and lap
ped my face over with his tongue-thoughtI
was gone coon" then, but laid still he
soon sneaked off, when | crept into ditch.
LAID awhile, then got up and by running
circuit got ahead Of the men in the road i
went on to Landgrove-the next night came
TO bridge-saw two men watching, but
laid close till they went into the house for
reireshment-crossed the bridge and went
on to Winhall-stayed in the woods-next
night came to a toll-gate where got some
tood-had no noEishment for five DAYS pre-
vious except milk from cows in the fields !
and yards
Went on after this to Arlngton-just be-
fore got there borroced few oats al n
barn, fed my nag, and turned him loose with |
good belly full, and put the saddle and bri-
die into an old building for future USE The
last horse had taken at Manchester, and
the sheriff there having got handful from
Newport, suspected must be the thief, and
tracked me on to Arlington, where he arous-
ed the village and gave description of the
horse, saddle and me. A fellow told him he
had seen saddle in an old slaughter house.
which the sheriff knew to be the one taken
rom Misunderstanding then surrounded
barn, near by where had hid heard the
noise and crawled under beam between the
boards and hay, with two feet OF hay TOP of
me. Several men came into the barn and
heard 'em 'jabbing" the pitchforks into the
nay all round me, but they did't hit me. By
and bye sharp eyed chap outside 'spied me
through crack between the boards come
IN and began to "fork in" right over meat
the first dab he stuck me in the back and
sung out "Pve got himw ! grinned and
pore h-he stuck me again in the neck and
began to feel the blood pouring down nv