Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-31

Nlnceu the company tnat some pfOIeSSOnal tnlel
had done it. Having examined the facts, Mr.
Pirkerton sfted the matter down to this that
some one connected with the train must have
had a hand in it, and from the evidence in the
company's examination, it lay between Stebbns
and the conductor of the train. But, Mr. p.
argued it could not have been the conductor,
who, if he had any propensity to steal, could do
so in fares from the company. He fastened
upon Louis, and from the complications in the
robbery, saw that he must have had associates,
who could most easily be discovered through
him.
A detective was put upon him first to discov
er what were his general habits and what socie
ty he kept This revealed an unusual difficulty
to commence with. The difficulty of the inves-
tigation depends great deal upon the number
OF a suspected party's associates. 1t was found
that Stebbns was counterfeiter. and was in
the habit of frequenting houses of ill-fame,
which crimes, having nothing to do with this
case, only served to throw obstacles in the way,
from the number of coniidauts they necessarily
gave him. Five "shadows," as the detectives
term themselves, were ,er; put upon his track
two in New York, one ostensibly employed
on the train with him, one somewhere on the
route, and one in Boston, He was "shadowed'
thoroughly from his house to the depot in Bos-
ton, and on his arrival again from the depot to
his house, or to his various haunts. On the
tram, MS every rnoNenen' was hro".. Li "Hen
nc a'INeu III NeW ioiA' snauo" 'ooN nun
traced him to the hotel, or to the various places
OIL ,, resort; lie qu'Gkly suspected So"he,nin6.
lhey NAV, ioio"eu nun 10 ''e uous9 VI itooei.o
IN New iorE' seEerai umes' oteoollis one uuS
saw the shadow ioilow MN 'nere' wen. III anu
Sot hooerts 10 CUNT out anu eNPoS'ui"'e "
'he suspected ihu'rIuual' vi couIse '''e sn"u-
oW was ,Snoiah' VI al S"SPec'eu i"'ei.'ioI ,h:
M h"ou' !ne su'i'e 'iu', nc s1sPe.'eu eWUr'ettH;"e
wrong III boston, At 'ne uePot' on "uSnlne-
toh street, up 10 MS very door, 70 the saioohs
'he saIIie l'oil vi eyes was ppm nlIn pens
man vi me "PPeoIuhee' on 'he oaoor'li 10 ne
paraued ABOUT .own' o'eo1ihS LOOK ollence' anu
Ie1?lNeu 10 ioce ''ic iiil,uuer' 90 procuring
poiIceniah 10 heeP sSnO ol MN 10 save nun
from personal ,iolehce' ne turneu "oouV anu az
st c1Steu the ShauoW very aorupoy one n, u"!' WIN
" nat are you iOHoWlhS me ior me shau
o" was very Wuch dS'o"'Shed al tnis Sai'y' ana
demanded TO Know very graveiy II SteOoihs IN
tehdea 10 roo hlm' and what was ms name'-
oIeooins was rather coniouhded at ihe manner
OF MS shado", ana probably concluded Una. MS
leiirS were only the result OF conscious quit
ht hrst ne had Deen very careful ABOUT spend
ing money or talking But, becoming reassured,
he began to let himself out. They followed
!
and to suspicious places. 1t was necessary,
however, to make frequent changes OF shadows.
Strong suspicious centerlng upon the Roberts
0rothers, room next to Samuels house was
taken ana occupied ny the detecuVes' ana every
movement OF the suspected parties was watched.
IL may be as wei TO state that during all this
shadowlnS other parties were watched ana ioi-
lowed up. 1t is always necessary ior them to
feel their way and to leave not even the faintest
mark OF gulll unlnvestigated. though they
found many criminals IN other directions, none
could he implicated IN TINS alter lalr shadow
ing Inc BOOKS OF the detectives would SHOW
a curious record for some parties who little sus-
pect that their private history has been written.
lime passed TIL in the month OF July Ste6-
o!ns had IurlouSh. IL was necessary TO watch
nm more sharply ana INTO new channe!s.. lie
had not entirely got 1ld OF lurking ie9rs OF oe-
ing followed Tor purpose nc wou,u toke IN
uSuai pains ana 9y-Wa!S 10 ariiVe at MS ues''I'
a,'orsi he WIu'I JUMP vi "i;i o;i tmG sI iolMa,u
platform 9' tne norse e"Ls W'ii'e ~ i"ii io.'2l
anu Wouiu so'ie'''reH '"No '"' 'i'"So an. o'ue
II orNen very raPiuiy' 50 that II was WIN the
utmost Gi''icui'! tLat ne couiu ue ioIio"gu'I
Durlhs ms 'Grioush, o'eonins NlS.'eu new iorN.
was theh ior the rrSt 'lme '"at' SUI! trackiis
MN; nc was iouhu III company WIN hihne!' at
.1e lat'er pace o'eoo,ls alSo Puiu Visit 10
MuiIe uoouI TINS 'iTne' ne was ~, SuaooMeu ~
uardlner' 1iallowei' augusta, ioSus springs
ana other places where II could De d0ne. lie
GOT acquainted win raliroad conductor IN
WatetVliie. lrom Whom the Shauows ie"rileu
that o'eOoihs haa gwen 'he IMPRESSION t',at he
was conductor OF New iorK train' :, Fely
move OF the shaaowed party was careful! wit
len IN the uolquitouS note oooK-e'eh me mon
ey ne spent ana where ne spent H. ooniihe
BACK rom the tour III Name tne snaooWs were
with MN IN boston ana new iork ana upon
the tralh, also studying, III unaccouhtaoIe ways
the HE ana ASSOCIATIONS oil Mime! ana the
hooer's ofothers'
Soon after the hve hundred dollar bllls were
returned 10 the Atlantic Bank ana were traced
through the Cnod Bank at the Alfred BANK;
description OF the party VINO had changed
the money IN Alfred IN company with Andrew
Roberts, was OBTAINED from the cashler OF inc
Bank. IL was put into the hands OF the shad-
ows ana proved to be complete picture OF
Kinney; although t1 h"Ji gone there under the
name OF baker. Now light began to beam up
} on the case; II was necessary TO woik faster
and bolder; IRON shadowlns them as strangers
they must produce an effect as friends 1t was
} necessary TO gam their confidence. Mr. Bangs
who seemed to have direction OF AFFAIRS IN Ne"
York, therefore openly entered the saloon Of
Sam Roberts, where Kinney, Andrew Roberts
} and Stebblns irequented, introduced himself as
Baker, and appeared to be "hale fellow wellm
} with the proprietor, by whom he was atterward
made acquainted with Andrew Inc proprety
OF adopting the name OF Baker Will be seen