Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-19
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ADDRESS FROM SENATOR Foor.
Our readers will be glad to learn that
Hon. Solomon Foot is expected to address
the people on subjects connected with the
war, on Friday evening, in the town Hall.
The citizens would do we'll to bear this in
mind, and take some pains to circulate
the information.
Extensive THIEvING OPERATIONS.
We are informed that the name Of the
horse thief caught by Deputy Sheriff C.
A.Hitchcock, of Pittsford, on the Doth of
September last, is Amos Pierce, of New
York, instead of Jackson as he gave his
name. A brother of Amos by the name
of Libins, was operating with him in this
vicinityLand New York.
The history of this transaction is sub
stantially as follows About the 18th of
September they stole pair of good hors-
es from VIM. Fighter, and top buggy
from Robert Weller of Clay, Onondaga
county, N. Y, and drove said team TO
Chittenden, VT, in about two days-put
up at Asa E. Collins'-attended the state
and county fairs, at Rutland, and preten-
ded to be buying sheep. Stayed at Col
Inns about two weeks, durina which time
they traded oH,with the help efsaid Collins,
one Of the RICHTER horses 70 Bowman E.
Segar of Chittenden, and the other one
TO Thomas Tannian, ID, of Pitts ford, for
which they (Pierces) did not get half the
value. They disfgured the wagon by
painting it different color, IA ising the
box higher, cushioning the seat NEW, etc.,
ETC., and did their best to trade it away,
but did.no succeed. Within these two
weeks, they stole wagon of Russell Lin
coin of Shrewsbury, a nice plated harness
and bride of Leeds Billings, Rutland
two buffalo robes of - Avery of Pitts
field, one horse of VIM. Stone of Han
cock, one horse fof Allanson Allen of
Rochester, and clothes, and boots and
shoes OF other persons IN Rochester. All
the above property has been claimed,
proved and taken away. There are now
remaining and unclaimed in Deputy Sher-
lit Hitchcock's hands, two old horse blan-
kets, one surcingle, two horse brushes,
one coat, one whip, an .old umbrella, one
casting rope, candles, matches and dark
lantern, for which owners are wanted.
1t is said the Pierces belong to gang
of horse thieves who are doing large
business all through New York, Vermont
and New Hampshire. Amos Pierce is
still in Jail at Rutland, awaiting his trial,
for the want of good and sufficient bail in
the sum of one thousand three hundred
and sixty dollars. He broke jail in st.
Lawrence county, N. Y, about six weeks
previous to being caught here; so it seems
they are old hands at this business, etc.
There was good deal of property,
consisting of harnesses, buffalo robes,
clothes, twelve feeces of wool, taken on
the same night and in the same neighbor-
hoods, and not yet discovered, as that
found and described here. There is an
old white horse, an oldish buggy wagon,
a hight breast-plate harness, and buffalo
robe, and small wolf robe nicely trim
rather suspicious manner. Any commu-
should be addressed to G.. A.
Hitchcock, Deputy Sheriff, Pittsford,
Rutland Co., VT.
SHERBURNE.-The ladies of Sherburae
on the 18th inst to Brattleboro'
a box containing the following articles, to
be used at Brattleboro for the sick and
wounded Vermont soldiers, viz, six sheets
six shirts, eight pillow cases, JIG towels. Is
landkerchiefs, four pairs cotton flannel
drawers, four pairs plain cotton drawers,
hree pairs stockings, one pillow, seven
lop pillows, one box of lint, one box of
oandages, one roll old linen, so lbs dried
apple, one package dried strawberries. one
bottle raspberry vinegar, one bottle Jelly,
me paper dried crab apples, and some
'ther articles. B.N.