Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-05-13
Nliseellanp.
STEPHEN BURROUGHS;
OR,
CRIME AND IT'S RETRIBUTION.
Part 2.

Part 2.
In the mean time, it must be promised, that
the pseudo-minister had formed an acquaintance
with man of fine information, Manners etc.
with with whom and his amiable family he
became very intimate. Ono day this most
agreeable man tells him of person in an ad-
joining town, "a amoney-maker, known through
out all New-England as having the art of trans
muting copper into silver, which would stand
the test of the severest assay He becomes
interested in the experiments, and accompa-
nies his friend, who is an accomplice, to the
workshop of the counteJeiters. The board
(of course y and Burroughs returned to Pei
ham, having promised to enter the business in
which he saw, in his imagination, splendid
fortune already made. The gang concluded to
charter vessel, load her with copper, coal,
provisions, etc, and retire to the Isle of Sable,
where they could pursue their plans uninter-
rupted.
Such was the state of affairs when it was dis
covered by several persons who had known him
in Coventry and elsewhere, that Mr.. Davis was
an imposter, and something worse and he was
compelled to take a horse and leave the house
of his landlord in the night, the last before the
conclusion of his ministerial contract. He
says
The next morning Mr.. DAVIS was not to be
found My Landlord was almost frantic with
surprise and grief. The town was alarmed,
and suddenly was all in flame. About eleven
o'clock p. NJ, man came from Belchertown
with information respecting the character who
had exhibited among them as preacher this
blew the fame in ten-fold rage. No pen can
describe the uproar there was in the town of
Pelham. They mounted hue-and-cries after me
in every direction, with orders to spare not
horse-fesh They perambulated the town, and
anxiously asked every one for some circumstance
which would lead to discovery where | was.
All this took place while I lay snug in the cor
ner, observing their operations. I holding a
consultation upon these disagreeable matters,
every one was anxious to clear himself Of be-
ing the dupe to my artifce as much as possible
{ I never liked him, says one. I always
thought there was something suspicious about
him. says another. He ever had very de
ceitfnl look, says third. In fine, it had
come to this, that not one now could discern
any thing which ever appeared good or com
mendable about me, except one good old lady,
who said Well, hope they will catch himt
and bring him back among us, and we will
make him good man and keep him for oul
preacher
He escapes, however, and takes refuge in thu
town of Rutland, Mass, where he is pursued
by the Pelhamites arrested as swinder
he places himself in q room in the second story
and locks the door. His luck at escaping hold
good as yet
When they came after me, they found my
door locked, and Immediately determined t
break it open. They sent some of their mum
Der after an axe. Hearing this, jumped ou
of the window, on to the horse-shed, and
that on to the ground, close by those who wer
after the axe.
Coming SO suddenly among them, they ha
not time to recollect themselves, so as to kno'
what this meant, till had run the distance {
twenty rods, when they started after me br
one of their number much exceeded the rest
swiftness, so that in running sixty rods, he Wa
twenty rods before the others. By this time
was out of breath by running and coming to
high wall, made of small stones, | jumpf
over it, and sat down behind it, by tree stan,
ing against the wall. took stone in II
hand as l went over, intending to knock dow
the foremost man, when he came up to m
which 1 supposed would be easy to do, as
should take him by surprise, and execute n
plan before he could defend himself after tn
should be performed, I could easily out-run Il
rest, as should by this time be rested and
forward of them. An alder swamp, about ha
mile distant, was my object
when the foremost man came up to Il
wall, l heard him painting and putting f
breath, and, instead of being able to leap owe
he ran against it, and threw it down in such
manner as to cover me almost entirely frol
sight, the stones falling against the tree in su
manner as to do me no injury. The man r
through the breach of the wall, and continu
his course about fifteen rods beyond me, al
stopped until the Others came up, who anxior
ly inquired what had become of BuRRouom
The other replied, that he had run like de
across the meadows, and gone into the add
swamp
He waits in the swamp until opportuni
presents, when he gets away and we next fl
him preaching in Attleborough, Mass, nj
miles north of Providence, Rhode-Island, unt
his own proper name. His call was for TO
Sundays; having finished which, he returns il
long and gloomy night (moved by the ties
a generous friendship and spcculation)
his amiabe friend, the counterfeter, and
charming family at Pelham, where his rec(
tion was equal to his most sanguine anticil
tions.'
A long dissertation is given upon the nee
sty of living upon being deceived by his
complice upon the the art of making 81
counterfeits, ETC., but the result is, that b
roughs takes some twenty dollars of the g
money to pass for goods is arrested at Spril
field, Mass, where he had passed some of
isrecognized by a Palhamite post-rider, and
posed then committed to Jail. lie was 81
after tried, convicted, and sentenced to an ht
in the pillory and three years confinement
the House Of Correction.