Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-10
SUCCESSFUL PURSUIT OF A THIEF.

Our readers will recolect that few
weeks since, we noticed the stealing of a
buggy in Cambridge, and a gig at North
Hyde Park, and buggy in Eden, by some
one coming into this county from Lowell
We also noticed the stealing of watch
from Mr.. Joy of North Hyde Park.
We also stated that Deputy Sheriff, A.
Dwinell, was on the track of the man
who stole the buggy. Mr. Dwiuell has
followed up the rascal, and has succeeded
In restoring to their owners, three horses,
two buggies, and two harnesses. One of
the buggies was taken in Cambridge, at
Mr. Bunkers, Enormously stated to have
been at Mr.. Barbers) belonging to Hor
ace Hazen, of this town, Enormously stated
to have belonged to Horace Grout.) The
other, with harness, was taken from Jo-
seph Robinson, of Underhill. One of the
horses was stolen from Henry Hammond,
also of Underhill; another from Harrison
Villas of Winooski. July 18th the other
from Almon Searls, of Stanstead. The
other harness was token from Mr. Lock
wood, of Lowell. Mr. joys watch has
also been found, and returned, and the
most of Mr.. Ordway's goods. Forty pairs
of shoes and lot of boots taken from
James g. Brodie of Derby Line, have been
found and part of them returned.
AT our request, Mr.. Dwinell relates his
adventures in search Of the thief and the
property he had taken:
"Mr. Hazen came to me to help him find
his buggy. | told him that the buggy
could not be followed but perhaps the
gig mi ght be traced to its owner, and ac-
cordingly We went to North Hyde Park,
and luckily came across the owner in the
person of Ed Billiard, and found that the
theft had left at the old starch factory a
wagon, in exchange for the gig. This
was found to belong to James Brown, of
Eden, and was taken the same night the
other carriage was, Went on into Low
ell, and learned that at L. Whelock's he
had attempted to take a wagon, but got
frightened away, Mr. Whelock happening
to be up and hearing noise came to the
door. A mile further on he took har
ness from Mr.. Lockwood. A little be.
yond learned of man passing on
horseback July 3lst, but getting no fur,
Their trace, went to Cambridge. Still
finding no signs of him. went back to
Lowell. and on over towards Irasburgh
Heard of man coming down the noun
tain on the day before mentioned. At
lrasburgh saw posters stating the loss of
mare by Mr.. Searls of Derby Line, on
the night Of July so. Came back to
Lowell, and on the way learned of man
by the name Of jerome Brown, of Frank
lin, Franklin county, N. Y, who had
been passing mysteriously back and forth ,
and suspected that this might be the
rogue AT Lowell village, wrote letter
to Searls, asking for more miunte de-
scription Of his horse than that given by
the handbill at lrasburgh and on the
way home, handed it to Mr.. Stones son,
who drove the stage to Derby Line that
day, and requested him to deliver it i'm
mediately on his arrival. This was on
Wednesday, and should have been an.
'swered on Thursday, but not being deliv-
cred promptly, no answer was received
till the next week Monday night. On
Tuesday the llth. started for York
State to look for Brown, confident that
he was the rogue. AT Cambridge, found
a lot of shoes Brown had sold Macoy, and
suspected, from the kind of property ia.
ken in pay, that they were stolen. Went
over the Lake, and at Clintonville, Es.
sex county. learned that the next night
after passing through this county. Brown
had stolen from Reynolds Hotel in that
place, about $40 in money, eight or ten
keys, the Hotel license papers, bag o.
oats, a grease dish. and pair of black
smith tongs. Also learned that on Sat
urday, the 9Th, the authorities Of Frank
lin had attempted to arrest Brown, on ,
charge for stealing COW last spring, bu