Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-24
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MINUTES FROM AN OFFICERS NOTE

I e, LOT n. Ilark OF Malone. to see II L COulC
| devise any plan 20 accomplish the arrest o
Alonzo Clark. the notorious horse thief
Dec Invent 10 Plattsburgh and obtain
ed fromtho Colonel commanding the regiment
from which he had deserted, an order for hi;
arrest a. deserter thus obtaining iurisdie.
tion Of U, S. A.; then, with awarrant from
Vermont and one from New York, | proceed
ed TO the neighborhood Of his ibther's, in Ne :
ira The first three days there ! looked
around among his friends, trying to buy
horses y. and the fourth day succeeded in a
plan to mike the acquaintance of relative
who was suspected of having important knowl-
edge. l proposed to sell HIM counterfeit
money. by samples had which he admired,
and he thought he would take somc---say
$1,000. Agreed To meet again On the next
day but one The intervening two nights
and one day lay secreted Ia sight Of aud
near the house of the thieis father. where he
came often. visited his fathers house, in
Disguise, obtained some desired items of In
formation and learned the exact location Of a
likeness which ! intended 20 have got soon .
but leaving before having an opportunity did
not and soon after obtained two better ones,
Just taken.
Dec 23.-Met my friend as per agree mt,
had two long interviews with him. learned
that thief was not coming there for long
time, about where he was then. etc, ALI Of
which proved true-broke friendship with
him and left town TO prevent being arrested
my sell on a warrant Returned same night,
in a driving snow storm. called from bed an
other man suspected ot hsriug information
wanted-all Of which.saA had procured
then started by the next train. and acting on
this Information and what il led TO, was soon
on the thiefs track in Troy. n. where he
had sold ono team and stolen new one three
and a half days beiore but the snow had
compelled him 10 leave this team and his re-
pu,od wife, whom he then had With him, at
Eagle Btidge 1t was then but one week
since he had left Young girl 10 Vermont
whom it is said he agreed t1 abscond with
and many / then traced him. by various
modes of conveyance, 90 Rutland. W.. where
he being three and half days before me, and
without team, | lost all truck of him. and
went to Chelsea, VT, lor the horse stolen at
Malone. which found and returned on the
3lst
january 9 1862 Having learned Of a
team stolen by this thief five days before. in
Mcrrimac. n H. about 800 miles. the way
he went, from where DE left his last team, and
that with it went north, | started by the next
train for Hayerhill, n H., where knew thief
had acqrainiances and suspected he might
aim for. arrived there the same night,
found that the owner o. the last team stolen
had pursued, found ana arrested nay man in
liarerhIiI. and conceive hours beloreto Man
chester, where he bad been bound over aud
committed TO Amherst Jail, g. which re-
paired the same night rhif itsisted stout
~ that tins WAS hJs virgin offence, and denied
To me all knowledge of any others, but by
diIigent perseverance J convinced him in about
one hour that knew H ten or eleven teams
he had stolen -where who Of &e.,-and told
him now that bis punishment was sure had
come 60 see If he wished TO repair the injury
done, as much as possible, by returning the
property not already found. But he firmly i'm
sisted he never would-said be would die
hrst. After careful eAaminaion of my or
der tor him from the War department. how
ever and an order froSlmc TO the jailur to
have him ready TO 20 sobn, he concluded TO
give me the desired Formation. provided
would leave him IN the Aands of the civil au-
thorit'es, which l conseqtcd to do.
MS IL EsIoN,,
The fret h7'-.s''i - K 'ate ont Of
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