The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-16
Vol, l9. No. 35, Whole No, $50,

| y part Of lle present yenrtwo females reHid.
! iug ~ lhe city had each slipa or shoes lax
on of her fret While wnlking iu'lbe street la
lhe egening, but WHO ilts OiiundeT was la
thnfe cases wnB never known, nnr N IL now.
hul they are mentioned as being AualaRous
10 IliAI about 10 be described, aud Il amy ba
that one Individual Wns eoneeFnel in,lLeuj
all.
Some tins in July lasi, Mr C. gI,raRuo'a
wiis TsoOlleCts 4hAt ahs purchased a paiT of
shoes for particular occasion, and when shs
wanted them they had disHpIenred; aud
though u was a riddle 10 her, u hacAme eyir
dent 10 his father, wbD VIVA Ihsn bOnrdinH
WIN hlmi ilint their dlsappsArhnee was duo
10 llln ekereisa OF he old propensity.
la August last, Mr. Sprhgne len his house
Immediately afeT breakfast 20 go 10 hia husi-
ness That OF pTinlsTl Hnd in few mo-
mouis wns sren walking towards hls house
ihslead OF liis Office, for which la had aet
OUT hnd 10 oVeriake young lady, lhrowbsr
down. snatch ihe shoe from ono Of her feet
and, Qn an outcTy being made by ssyaTal per-
sons who were hard by, run away. Tho
young lady wore a chain and locket and oih-
or Jewolry Ia sight, but he did not offer 20
TAKE anything from her person but her shoe,
nor did lao do violence to her person IN nny
respect of degree, Running, be- proceeded
wiic'H fathers aud asked " his father was ia
Town, matter upon which lac wna perfectly
well informed, tlion lefl the house, cane dj.
rrcty back 10 the very spot where he hnd
just taken the shoe, and continued on with,
out stopping to hia place OF business. lilo
vas soon arrested aud taken before n mngs-
lrule and whru inlcrrpgaied IN regard Ia thu
shoe, he said hp had changed his e9ai p1er
Rolng 10 The Office and that tho shoe was Ia
the pocket ofthe one he had uikenon wherq
u was found Aflor the requisite PROCESS ha
was committed 20 prison 10 answer tho
charge Of highway robbery, and on the re-
WITT ~ fTy tTi-' -i--~--t
nt the time ofthc unfortunate OCCURRENCE IN
the street.-the wns admitted To bail la the sunj
Of $4,000, and on the l9th of October his tris
al took place, ms stated al tho opening of,hiR
paper.
The relations between Mr. 3. and his fifth
er had always been particularly geninl, frank
hhd cohfidinR, aud when 'bey sneI the 6TsfS
lHe souc days after tho robbery. the formsT
burst inIo tears, and tho following dialogue
took Plnce, which give ia detail, as iudicatr
ing the r'nte Of the young manS miiId durina
The commission Of the net Ia question:
"Wvll Charity, this ID the same old ihingiH
"los IL Is, father"
eWhni can you say about up"
(CiRrleH, looking into ha fathers fhce with
nh expression OF perfect iugeuuouBueBg and
honesty "Well, father, | don't know ur,ici,
oi anything about II except what they lri'Opo
" ho wiinesrrd the deed told me-"
"You don't deny that you did it, do ypuT
"No, not al aLs
@lell me,my son, just what you do rs~ens.
II 'hink was going along In tho stree,
and caught sight Of a Shoe and il flashed in,
N my mind like lightning thut wanted IL,
and dove for ii.n
~''Bui what did you want with the shoe ~
~ don't know whni did want with h,E
"fou know you have for years boon In tho
labit ofiaking your mother aud sisters shoes
whit did you SVeT want witt HlIue ~
~ don't know, father, what ever did WunJ
With oneH .
allow did you get the girl DOWN."
"DoDi know anything nhont II, only ihcy
old mo did get her down."
"Did You strike her or trip up her heels ~
"Don'i know. The irtoie d6air Is a kind Of
GSe before my mind The first perfectly djsr
lnct recollection that ] have Of what took
lace that morning, IL of being nenT the
'riniing office nncr The affair with ihe young
ndy, about haif . mile beyond where |, ees
During the iiSriod which elapsed between
lr S.'S arrest and final trinl, his mind WINS sl
lmns so much ngiuled that his frisnd0 EerS
iot linln apprrhnusign Of menih disease Ia
II more common forins, and great painR
we're necessary To calm aud sootlIo him, parS
lculnrly Ia his anxiety respecting tho ISSUE
{ lis approaching trial. and lis old propcns
ny was more nctive than for some lime pnst,
)n onG occHsIon his vie TEL asleep WbiIS
ittng IN an easy chair, aud when si'e n1loiln
ho perceived that one fthc shoes, she WINS
hen wearing, had been taken from her fooS
uring her sleep. Making immediate SEARCH
{ the person orhcr husband, who wns pres
nt she found the missing shOe tucked into
he leg OF one Of tho boOIs That hn then had
n. ~ another time missing one Of her
hoes, she scni messenger 10 Tho Office,
here il was found in Dir SIS cont pocket.
MIR SpraRne's moral character has been
ingulnrly faulIlcss, uuless the propensity To
axe shoes bo excepted lie hns never been
nown TO driuKa glass of spirits, TO uEe
roihno word, or. 10 keep vicious company,
10 has meyer been knoYn 10 niter 0 lplse.
God in amy other ihun sI,oo case, or 10
nke anything Nrongfully except shoes
'oIIing in his manner has eyer afforded tho
east warning of Ihu time OF committing tho
cts in question, or betrayal Of them nfteI
heir commission. He hns nll Iris tiGs resided
ilhet iH his fathers or brothers. faJRAy, of
ept house HIMSELF mud excepi the insianc9
\ the street. IL is not certainly known thai
% has ever taken shoe TINT did not belong
D some menibeF OF the ihmily Of which hV
jrmed n pnri, aud his fnends are NOT nwnrs
hnt he hns ever taken my but tcomen's shoes,
Dr the hundreds OF Instances IN WHICH he
ms exercised this unique propensity. he has
cen seea 90 luke n shoe only TWICE. nncA
'hen lie went to his sisters lodging-IpoSn AZ
ight, and took pair of shoes hid IN qiotl-
" contained in a locked bureau drawer
nd ngniu when he snatclIed a shoe from the