Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-07-08


and dared the officer by drawing mug full
,flcr lis seizure and before its removal, in
the face Of all lIurlah or Mrs. Jones!
! A SwIHpLER CACGur.-A man named
Danforth, Alias Eastman, Wyman, Chas",
| Cool, and sew raj other names, was arrest
ell in this place on Sunday evening, on
charge of obtaining goods under false pre-
t n,e, and the Fonrlh was celebrated in
tbs village by making an invest CATION in
to his heror's patriotic operations lie was
arraig e before justice CAFES Perry, on
conn lant Of Harris, Stone & Co. 1t APP
pears that in December last he came to
Mr.. A. A. Stone, one of The firm above
mentioned, aud represented that his name
IS Danforh aud tht he lived in this
town and wanted to buy some flour AID pay
Ii1 grain Gin few days"-a la> orile term
with him in making promises. The flour
was delivered, but no grain came, and no
such man could lie found in town. In
March last in the tveni.g he went TO Mr..
Stones house, after the store had been
closed, and wished to obtain some hou'.
lie was quite familiar SAID his name was
Eastman, a farmer in this town, and DE-
saribrd his residence as being two story
house near Rockingham Center--a resi-
dence which Mr.. Stone Ft recognized, thoagh
not aware thai he had before seen East
man" The house he represe tel was af-
Iterwards found To be the residence of Dav-
id Burt. II told plausible story, was
hurried with making sugar. and would pay
in few days The fl 'ur was delivered
Next lie came on Tuesday evening last week
after the store had bceA closed. H. dli ilct
20 10 Mr.. Stoae this time, but W, MT to Iwo
of The empioye es Of the ti,ln and represents
ell that his name was lyman, and That he
had seen Mr.. Stone and arranged for som.
fou: aud making out plausible story,
Mr. Palmer, the head clerk, was induced
to deliver him a half barrel Of fl 3ur, for
which he was 10 pay in "a few days
Having goi TO the store, he IouGd he had
room in his wagon for another half barrel
in the other end OF the carriage and took
that also AT this lime he was seen 10y
others VINO knew something Of his procv-
itics, and thi- lcl to his discovery and ar
rest. lie was at the depot intending to 90
to Rutland and celebrate the Iourth. These
fIctS Appearing lie va, held to bail in the
sum OF $500, for want of which Capt.
T,ylor co omitted Inn TO jail at Newfane
Monday evening. 1t he don't get away,
and he wi it he can, his next employment
VII be in N king scythe lis at Windsor.
This "Danforth. there is 10 knoxilg
what his real name isis Il notorious ras-
cal. and has already served one trm in
State prison. Lii, residence has been in
AlsIeal. n. H.
The Keene (N. ID Sentinel of ] me
18th. gives an account Of his operations in
Cheshire County which W. publish below:
1 A FREEB .oTER- LoosE.-We have on
previous uccasi N Noticed the antics OF
one Daafolth, or Damtorth as a iaceIinus
friend viii have il. This Danforh is in
the haLit of procuring goods under false.
prrteuees, and has recently ma e ii maraud-
Ing rxcurs on through several towns In
Cheshire county. to renew his old tricks.
We give publicity TO til 5 affair. for lL,. BEN
Gift OF our friends who may be exposed.
lie started uif on Friday, this james b.
Danfnrlh. aud first made his appearance at
/ Mr. Reasons tannety in Gnsom. Here
f Il succeeded in iaising a quantity of lesih-
+ er. on the strength of his story hat he ha /
a coupe Of tiur calves dat were to be
slaughtered the following work when he
woul'l bring the skins. in payment. Our
hero then proceeds 10 Salli,ah. aud called
at WardweifS, where he sucre, ds in pur-
chasing On credit a f..u, floltars ~ - =