Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-06-27
TALES AND INCIDENTS.

1HE tklMGNAL W lTNEss.-ln the spring OF
As, was called to jackson to attend court,
having been engaged to defend young man
accused of robbng the mail. | had long
conference with my client, and he acknow-
lodged to me that on the night when the mail
was robbed. he had been with party Of dis
sipatcd comp MONS over to Topham. and
that ON returning, they met the mail carrier
on horseback coming from jackson. Some
of his companions were very drunk, and they
proposed to stop the carrier and overhaul his
bag. The roads were very muddy at the
time, and the coach could not run My client
assured me that he had not only had no hand
in robbing the mail. but that he tried to
dissuade his companions. But they would
not listen to him. One of them slipped up
behind the carrier and Knocked him from the
horse. Then they bound and hliudiolded him
and having tied him to a tree they took the
mail bag and made off to a ncighboring
field, where they ovcrhaulcd it, finding some
five hundred dollars in money in various let
tcrs. lie went with them, but in no way did
he have any hand in the crime. Those who
did it lcd and as the carrier had recognized
him in the party lie had been arrested.
The mail bag had been found, as well as
the letters. Those letters from viii n money
had been taken, were kept, hy order Of the
officers, and duplicates sent to the various
persons, to whom they were directed. These
letters had been given To me for examination,
and had returned them to the prosecuting
attorney.
49, spt t.rou9l WIN III! private lrelllniha-
RES ABOUT noon, anu as the case would not
come u pe'org tIIc next uny' l went ,h'o 'he
court TO see "hat was gong on Inc hrSt
cusc Mnlcm came !, was on oi 'nell, ana 'Ile
prisoner was young E,tl hot more thah
e, sfNehteen years VI age El,@aoeth M"aWofth'
S"e was YER! lrtL'!, anu "'lc 'r't HliIu' IN
Hoooi' iCoN' "''ioi' VIC 'eiH"ih H'u III Il cul'
l'i'' one was paic anu irl9hte,eu' ana the
inoi''eHy i my 'ieS leS'eu upon ncr' l lItIcd
Her, ohe had DeGn weelinE lrroinFSly' Tor n'r
Doso'i, was ""t '.1,,,o go, ,,,T cl;.ny
~ "Po'' ~ 'no 'NN''''N wv ''''N'' - 6"'
c'"U nv, " "ce :io'u' i.,
'n '"'''. 7''lit ',''l, Ii 'G C' W ti'
Z,. o,,j os t,'o cnso ,vaYt rs ci
ill.,. ,in T,sai ,.,s how ,,i.trass a ,aaItIv
,r;doyr Lrin,, in town The moor cirl de-
o,nrod hnr Innocence in the most Will terms
and coIled nn God IN witness tho, she would
IL d;o tban stn,I Eut c,rcumstoncos
n i,,.L o,';,,., Lor LunJrod d,IIors
" ho,,I,'no,n, had baen stolen from her. mis-.
.nos''s 49, n,,, o,,d sl,e ,y,s tbn onIy ana who
lad occosS tharn
A. tLis mncturc whiIc the mistress was
,ar tho i,,' ,,itness.stond a yonnr man ca,ne
"a aa,,ol, ,,, Lr tLn avn, la us Gna
49,; rl'I I'u - ,,d l', taora e,,nd :, liz
IooA'"5 '0'-'"' 70
,r,,o,. +o,l ,,,o ,.o,, oroo GOOD lo,rror y, ho
,rL;..nu33d
:. ~, lo,rror - orsworod
;, rLnn" n .aro how Won cor cor.oin-
J.. lo;. g., ,,,o :" 80. ~ W. '''''
= Sho ,,nnr sistar1,,
The p"u, a"U i'%' %osit"ted Tt and o,lorod
~ sir = bn said ..pntNILu.u
Uaro bn bosita.oJ aroi,
:, Ia sla ~, mel ~ 7 os,.oa
T',,a,t,,' ,d r., III; ll..
-, ;nono wa. soou 'oi uh9 ~ nououy
'n"' ~ w ""y V"'lH ia "ei oa'e "ei
anu ii pay you al ! v? ~, ean pay
you sa,,d anaon' pav 1nn oan t i"'e ''ne.nins o,
u .ta ,u;a - -.
toMurus tne PIi'on'i' anu sue was ~ 'na'
non.qn' 'Johi a.. luz 'no o"uH''' ny c!e'
anu ''e ,o,uiio =, nuli'oIo' pt"S ei,ui cn''ea'y
itau ~ - ',ao, i'' .p"alui oITs, ieso.se. te.
.io III "'on'ns ' ~ ny SUI. A"e" .li"'
,"V S'Ii was in''o''i'' VI At iI"7'; l hinil
pene'eu so-ahu perhaps couiu help her. !
arose anu went 70 t''c GIL anu nsheu iler Il
sue ~, "i'ica me 70 ueienu her' Ihe saiu yes
men i,.iorineu 'ne court llat was reauy
TL III e%',t ia 'me rase anu WaS auin'''eI AZ once
luz ioIu hiuliner VI s"tls.aoV'on WHICH RAJ IA
.''o ,i 'oIu mt "''eIe '"'
syn ihl'a'"i's Vi 'he l'e"pIc were
,n9I nsAeu iIi iao''lIHu a1;ns 'I''Heio", 'i'ut
nlsn' sitah "a my oi'en'l III. w.. men' anu "a
Gown ~ HGt ',te' , "tu 'sAva neI 40 ~ s'1tD iI u
iiio , ~, ,-iu Wr1 WI,,, 'o WV ~. II,
ono nav ,i,, i,,,it. ,i. "01lly w. -"
years ha anu e"' o"I 'r' ''",G lon sue III" m
heNIi nav "i'y ~ 'i1 ooto.o' hDo"V ""
W. IiI ''' '"'-' -0'' nun
UieC uo,aia .;saad = c.or, .ho d,,,nou a., -.
III '"- I ~ 'I'.t - ~ -
so'u ~, r ~, 'Tla , ,I;,'. ~ % W..
%I,,.ho taii >tna \asaI,' ,',ia93 n"U"
amy ,h 49,, t.,"v a''o G
she watched me thfough the key'hoIe Thc
then went to NV trn,I and thcv fund ,,yo,
tv-Gva Jnllors nf the MISSING Nancy there :
Rut q sir never tnnk if-soInchodv oI.
~. .L, ,,,,,, ,l,ou :,
tLen asked bcr If sbo srsrocted onv ore
i don't know , shc said ,,tho coulJ Lnr
doro II hnt Nancy Sio I,s ,,o,.or I;l,od ma
hcc,use She thouybt ,yns troatoJ hottor tIa
sho y,s Sbo is tho cnal, onl ,,,s ''.I .h
cbnmhermaid, "
She rointed Nancy Intbor out to,oo 81
was stout. bold-i9ced rirl about tuo sn
twenty. with A low forehead snail cray cve,
n mug nore and thick Hns. ranoIt Inc
glance at once, as it rested upon the fai
Young prisoner, and the moment | detocto
The look of hatred which read there | ,ya
convinced that she was the rogue.
1OI, SIR can vom heIr 5ncii INV ol;or
asked in fearful 'wbisper