Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-02

A BOLD SwINDLE.-The cider brandy manufacturers of Hartland aud Granby, ir this State, have lately been the victims of {
 wholesale swndle, perpetrated by one o
 their own citizens, named Rollin Burr, wht
 has made Hartland his place of residence
 for nearly a year past. It appears tha
 this Burr leased place in Hartlaud som
 time since, and moved his family tbere II
 appeared to be quiet and honest citizen
 and gained the good will of all his neigh
 bors. His wife, who claimed to be an Eug
 fish woman. was also very agreeable, welLin
 formed, and moved in the first circles. Mir
 Burr, who made himself at home among hi
 neighborS, claimed to be worth $l 900 hay tug the amount, he said, at his own disposa at any time, and stating that it was his in tention to purchase farm in the vicinity as soon as he could secure one which suited him.
 Late in the fall, he visited all the cider brandy dstiIIeries, and stated that he had an order from well-known firm ill New York, to purchase quantity of the article for them offering them liberal price pro vided they would wait until the first of Jan uary for their pay. This they readily agreed to, and all the dstilleres in the vicinity dis. posed. of all their stock, taking notes paya- ble at the Hartford Banks on the first day of January. The brandy was delivered at the railroad depots, in lots of from ten to forty barrels each, and nothing farther was thought of the matter until the day after the noteswere due, when each, one, who had deposited them at the bank, or had them discounted, received a protest. This, of course, brought them to their senses, and search was made for MT. Burr. His wife said that he had gone to New York to dis pose of the cider brandy, and would proba- ply return in a day or two This was not satisfactory, aud two of the victims started for the city immediately. Upon making in- quiries, they found that there was no such firm as he represented, in New York, and the location in Pearl street, which he gave them, was occupied for an entirely different purpose. The police were notified, and searched the whole city for ten days without success. Every dealer in the city was call ed on, and at last one lot of 40 barrels were found unsold.
 This gave them fresh courage. They at tached this lot, and continued tkeir search assisted by several of the best detectives in the city. who, after twelve days and nights continued search, at last proved successful Mir. Burr was discovered through window in low drinking saloon in one of the most degraded parts of the city. On being ar rested, he made every attempt in his power to escape, but finding he was overpowered, offered to make everything straight if they would le. him go- This was not agreed to, and he was lodged in iail During his con- versation he stated that he had just been robbed of $500 which he drew from the bank. The officers of the bank were con suited, and it was found that he drew that amount the day previous, and had doubtless gambled il. away. At any rate, he had. dis posed of about $6000 somewhere, and all his creditors could find to secure themselves was the forty barrels unsold. which, after taking out the expense of securing the scoundrel. will leave but small amount to be divided among the swindled. This Burr is evidently an old offender, and has played his game with the honest and forehanded