Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-02-15


the conversation turned upon horse trot
coming off at Fashion Course, l.. l., at which
Andrew Roberts and Kinney were to be. OF
course the detective saw good chance to
commence with Kinney, and he made arrange
ments to be there also. He was there, and
Roberts presented him to Kinney as an old
friend and associate. The detective noticed
the playing Of Kinney's countanauce when he
was presented as Baker. To make sure Of
the identity Of the person Kinney as the
Baker who passed the money, the President
Of the Alfred Bank was present at the trot'
and kept sufficiently near to notice these pro
ceedings.
In this way the detective developed the
truth Of the case being with them frequent
ly, enjoying their pleasures aud apparently
consontng to all their plans, But it would
be fruitless task to attempt faithful tran
script of these operations. Mr.. Bangs says
that ifhe had had few days longer he would
have got so far as to live in the Roberts ia-
mily az a boarder. So far had he insinuated
himself into their good graces that the pre-
limnaries for that arrangement had been
made. But il was arident that they must
strike while the iron was hot, and bring the
whole to a elimination as soon as possible.
Several months had passed since the robbery,
and time would be likely to obliterate GER
tain points of evidence. So, on the 30th Of
October. Andrew aud Samuel Roberts and
Kinney were arrested. Some Of the stolen
property was found upon them, as demon
strated by the detectives. Soon after, Kin
ney made his confession, which still further
corroborated the result Of these investigations
Kellogg was also arrested, under circumstan-
ces az related in the testimony. The money
on the Langdon Bank, which Kellogg was
charged with having, was traced through diff
ferent channels to the hands Of one John II.
Hammond OF Mount Morris in Western New
York This Hammond appears to be an &C.
centric genius, from his testimony ia the case,
which convulsed Court, Jury aud crowd with
laughter. throughout his account of the visit
Of the officers to him. Mr.. Bangs went to
Mount Morris, took a constable, invited Ham
mond into a room, and requested TO know if
he had any Langdon money to which he
said it was an unfair question. He consent
ed to be searched and took off his coat and
vest but when they wanted to 20 further in
the search he protested, and declared his
readiness for a fight or foot race. The
parties went before lawyer for advice and
Hammond says that he was advised to "show
his hand = that the legal gentleman impress
sed him with the rigidness of the Yankees,
who thought the Workers might b. described
as going about with a hymn book in one
hand and a halter on the other; if they couldnt I
get a singing school, they'd steal horse y
and that if they took him down the Connec-
ticut. " they would hang him on suspicion,
and if the rope broke, would knock him in
the head with an ak e. The result was tina,
the man gave the money up to Mr.. Bangs,
and informed him that Kellogg had sent it to
him
Thus the last link was obtained, and the
chain Of evidence was complete. The whole
had been done by the detective, and the cr-
minals were brought to justice Though this
case has not required such sharp inside prac-
,icc as some--the Alabame case for example
where a Shadow was thrown into prison upon
pretended charge, and succeeded in gaining
the confidence of the thiei sufficiently TO war
rant the latter in disclosing the hiding place
of over $4,000 with the understanding that
it should be used for his the thief'sl own
beneht--yet the various localities and cul-
prits connected with it, and the extent of its
ingenious complications rendered this one
Of the most difficult cases ever unrayccd.