Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-09-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

iatey taken into custody. To several Of citizens
he made confession of the mischief in which he had
been engaged. From this confession it appears that
he commenced his career by stealing maple sugar
from the railroad depot in this village. Afterwards
he set fire to the shanty in which his mother lived the
flames of which extingushed without damage.
Two years since he set fire to James Reeds barn,
which was burned to the ground The following au
tumn he fired the buildings of Joshua G. Clark, in the
grove on Cemetery Hill. These also destroyed.
IN November of the year. 1856 he fired the barn
of Asa Reyes In the spring of 1857 he set fire to the
buildings then owned by DR.. Carley on Ellio-strcet,
when the barn with its contents were destroyed In
December Of last year he set fire to the barn belong
ing to the Vermont Asylum, which, with its contents
including twenty-nnc head of cattle, was totally lie
stroyed.
In these several acts he was assisted by different
Irish lads about his age, but he was the ruling
spirit lie gave n reason for firing the Asylum barn
that Of the oamsters employed by that Institution
struck him with a whip few days before. II also
appeared that Henry Reed, ,Ir., 'shook him up few
days before his last attempt for stealing apples. 1T
now recocctel that he suffered from similar opcrn-
ton for stealing wood from the Messrs Clarks plan
ing mill shortly before J. g. Clarks house was burn
ed Whether all these fires were the result Of revenge
on the part of young Hill it is impossible to say
Some of them he attributes TO a desire to the
CINE companies come out.
All these fires were set between eight and nine o.
clock in the evening. They in different parts Of
the village and owned by different persons No salts
factory reason has ever appeared why they should
have been set by an adult acting according to any
recognized motives for human Conduct All the tracks
about the build ng and the routes taken by the sup
posed incendiaries correspond precisely with the
fessions of this boy. The footsteps the day after
the ASYLUM barn was burned. leading from the north
end of the barn, of into the meadow, then up the
bank across the road aud the hill of the vii
are down into Hgh-sreet, and their size precisely
agree with the description of his route given by HILL
and the size of his boots. 1t to us npo,,i
for an adult Of admitted sagacity to have given such
an exact description, unless he personally cog
INFANT of the facts The appearance Of the boy indi-
Gates unusual maturity and thoughfulness for one
of his years, and organization that will, with such
an uniavorable education he has received, prove
dangerous to community.
lie was arraigned before Royal Tyler, Esq on Sat
urday, and after Il careful examination, held TO
swer to the County Court, in the sum OF $500 The
sum was fixed thus low because it was believed that
it would as eflectuay the purpose n larger
amount. In default of bail he committed to Jail.
His accompces are out OF the State, and difficult to
reach.
We believe this confession if true accounts Cor all
the fires that have created much surprise our in
habitants. The great fire Of September last quite
likely arose from accidental causes. The other fires
in this village with which he denied any connection
are pretty satisfactorily accounted for by the majority
Of our citizens. 1t is comfort know that the orr
gin of those heretofore seeming unaccounable is not
raceabe to deeper seated and persistent motives
RErErBurIvE JusrIcE.-A few days since, as we
are informed nm lrshnarl stole four shirts from the
clothes line in the door-yard Of Luther Sargennt's
house. in West Bratteboro Shortly after he WIS seen
removing package from woodpie in the " est vii
lage. neighbor, suspecting that there some
thing wrong in the proceedings, made an examination
of the bu nde and asccraned its and also the
owner thereof. Accordingly he took the property
and marched the cuprt back to Mr. Sargeant's, who
-i-l s~I tho lost SHIFTS and ,yiili"e l-t
the lrishman 'slide." But this neighbor not die
posed to let the thief oil easily. Selling stout
artwhip he administered severe castiGation to the
culprit, who took the agellaton matter OF course
occasionally nquiring "Iiaint you whipped me
enough?" After promising better behavior he was
allowed to depart and "wash his stripes
For THE PHOENIX Election of Representatives.
Tues AUG. Z. 1t ought to be known, in the several
towns, that the design is conceived and plan, already
laid, to release the people of Montpelier from bonds
they are under to pay 5000 dollars towards the cx-
pense OF erecting the State House and throw that
extra tax upon the tax payers of the State, 1t has
been avowed by those who active in securing the
location of the Capitol at Montpelier that "t not
designed to enforce the payment Of those bonds
And it will be that feed counsel from this section
of the State is to be at Montpelier the coming session
to consumate that design It will be well for the free
men in the several towns to TO it that represen
tave sent there uho is interested in those fees or who
cannot be relied upon to right That measure. To be
fore~dned is to be .tirearmed. The people OF Yer
mont, and feel accomplices in such fraud should
be represented i'll the next Legislature, an appro-
praon for the State House will be called for and the
question is to be settled whether it shall he from debt
honestly due, or from the pockets of the tax PAYERS
Look well to your Representatives. orc.
THE STATE House. QuEsTIoN.-We are informed,
on what disposed to believe good authority,
that the several Republican candidates for Senators
from this county do not anticipate any contingency in
which the question Of who shall pay for the State
House. will come before the Legislature this fall. In
the event it does come up for consideration they are
not disposed to release the citizens of Montpelier from
the obligations in the bond given by them to secure
the location of this building at that place. Such is
our information in the matter alluded to by MANY
FARMERS" in our last weeks issue.
THE ELECTION in this State for Governor, Lieut.. |
Governor and Treasurer for members of both branches
of the State Legislature, for Members OF Congress-
County officers, and for Justices of the Peace, will
take place on Tuesday of next week. The general
result is far from doubtful. There is no reasonable
expectation of the election of any democrat in this
county to any office where party politics is made
question.
TO The September Term of the County Court for
Windham county will begin at Fayetteville, on Tues
day the l4th inst, Judge Redfe;d presiding No as
sgnments will be made, but all cases must be ready
for trial the first day they may have TO 20 over
VT MASS. SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF |
HoRsEs.-The second exhibition of this association
will be held at Greenfield on Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week. Premiums to the amount of sI6O !