Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-19

which made il easy to follow his track.
Pursuit was made with horse and sleigh,
light being held out each side to see his
tracks did not leave the road, and after
going three miles, they were within about
two rods of him, as he says. At this
point, he jumped for the river, intending
to clear the bank so that he could not be
tracked, but his heels struck the snow
and he was driven into the river, where
he hung by rock for some time while
the crowd were searching for his trail.
This search being unavailing it was sup
posed he had crossed the stream, and a
portion of his pursuers went about two
miles around to get across in order to
make a search there, while the others re-
manned, These latter gave up for Il
time and returned to the highway, where
upon the fugitive left his hiding place and
crossed the road, but was soon after ia
ken with so severe a cramp that he tho't
he must die. This caused him to call
out for help, and when his pursuers reach
ed him he could not step or move his
arms, he preferring to be a prisoner ra.h-
er than a dead man. He was carried to
the nearest house, was warmed inside and
out, seeming much gratifed that he was
alipe, and was then returned to his old
quarters, where he has since remained so
shackIed that he will do no more running
at present. A special session of the
grand jury is now being held to inquire
into his case, and that Of his accomplices
who were arrested with him.-BeHo1cS
Fails Argus.
AN ARTIST IN a DILEMMA.-Wm. p.
Glines, artist, was on Friday brought be-
fore justice J. B. Pickett. jr., of Bradford,
on charge of having obtained goods I'M
der false pretenses. From the testimony
it appeared that Glines had placed a box
Of jewelry of some value in the hands
of sheriff w. +. Pickett, rs security for
costs. Desiring to "rase the wind" he
negotiated an exchange by which he was
to deposit his camera in its stead, and
peddle out the jewelry. Accordingly
on the evening of April LIST Glnes made
the exchange, in the sherif2s absence,
giving special instructions TO his wife that
the box containing the camera should be
kept in a dry place, TO keep the brass on
the instrument from rusting, and that 1t
should not be opened. On the morning
of the second the box was opened, wbeu
its contents were found to be two spec
linens of rocks, aud several samples Of
wood, cloth, and paper. The artist de-
cared it was intended for scrape," or
April fool but the justice did not quite
agree with him, and so bound him up y
in the sum of 500, for his appearance at
County Court.
BURNED TO DEATH.--A little daugh-
ter of John Mahan, two and half years
old, was burned 10 death in Hinesburgh
March Dist. The parents were away
from home, having left this and two other
Iittle ones, one older, and one younger, in
charge of two brothers eleven and four
teen years Of age. The boys put the
babe TO sleep, and then went TO play on
the ice beyond sight or hearing of the
house, which was half mile from any
other dwelling. The little girl sat down
/ before the door Of the stove TO play with
the fire, when her clothes caught, and she
was at once enveloped in flames. The
older sister ran for the brothers, and
when they returned, the little sufferer
was lying upon the floor, her clothes all
burned oif-save the shoes and stockings
and a band around the waist. They
dressed her in other clothes, and then
went to a neighbor and told them how
his sister was burned. The neighbor:
wen. to see her, and sent for physician
and the parents, The child lived but q
few hours
DIsGRA cErUL.--A few Sabbaths age
man named Hayward of East Burk, il
company with others, went into a sugar
orchard which he had rented, for the pur
pose of "sugaring off," and having a
good time generally. While engaged il
that very laudable business, they were
interrupted by the appearance Of one
Woodruff Belden, who had some interes
in the implements used, and who stepped
up, and seized one of the pans of boil
ing sugar and spilled its contents into the
= FIRE. He was about to repeat this opera
ton upon the remaining pan of sugar
when Hayward interposed. The conse
quence was they both went in on theil
muscle. and Belden cot badly hurt