Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-21

Tu,vp Apsssrrp.-About three months
ago the store of J, r, Arrnington, III 81
Adams, was entered, and money to the
amount of six or seven hundred dollars
stolen from the safe, At the time
there was much mystery attached to the
matter inasmuch as the doors to the
store were locked just as they had been
left the night before. Every effort was
made TO ferret out the robber and bring
him to justice, but all to no purpose
The thief has finally been discovered and
arrested in this wise, as stated by the
st. Adams Messenger Not long since
it coming to the knowledge of Mr., Arm
the Vermont Central Railroad, formerly
clerk in his store was spending money
little more than either his circumstan-
ces or wages would warrant, his suspi-
cion was aroused. He Immediately sent
to New York and engaged the services of
detective John Melnott, who, after put
ting himself in possession of certain
facts, proceeded to business. He kept
on Gibson's track for some days, watch
ing his movements, and finally, after
being fully satisfied that he was the
guilty man, gave notice to Sheriff Sher-
man to arrest him, which he did Tuesday
evening. Not to create any suspicion in
the mind of the accused, Mr.. Sherman
also arrested Mr.. Melnott. Both were
confined in the same cell, and during the
night, in relating their several experien-
ces in robberies, Gibson made a clean
breast of his taking the money from Mr..
Armington's stoIe. On Wednesday the
house of Gibson was searched, and jew
elry, In the shape of watches, to the value
of 500, was found. According to Glib
sons account, he entered the store
through a back window, and the safe
being unlocked, (the key being previous
ly taken by him) he had no trouble in
getting to the contents. He locked the
safe and went out in the same manner as
he was admitted. He says that while
on the train the next morning, going
South, he threw the key away.
NoMINATToNs.-Am the nominations
sent into the Senate for confirmation are
the following First Lieut.. II. A. Small
ley to be Captain in the Second Artillery
from August LIST, 1868. Captain A. P.
Howe, in whose division the Vermont
Brigade has been during the past year,
to be Major in the Fourth Artillery, from
August lst 1868. Second Lieut.. E. H.
Liscum, to be First Lieut. in the Twelfth
Infantry, from May 4th, 1854 May 4th
is the date of the battle at Chancellors-
vile, where Lieut.. Lscum behaved so
calamity. Captain T. G.. Pitcher pro
vost Marshal General of Vermontl to be
Major of the Seventeenth Infantry from
October 10th, 1858. Lieut. Judson Kill
patrick, under whose command the First
Vermont Cavalry has won so much dis
tinction, to be Major General of yolun-
teers from June 18th, 1868. Captain E.
II. Platt, to be Judge Advocate for the
army of the Potomac, with the rank of
Major. F. NJ. Olmstead, of Vermont, to
be hospital Chaplain.
ALLOTTED PAY.-AsSignees and others
holding orders for Allotted Pay of the
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Regiments and First Vermont Battery,
are hereby notified that returns have
been received for September and Octo-
Der, and this Office is prepared to pay
the sums received in the usual way.
JOHN B. PAGE,
State Treasurer.
Rutland, Jan, IA, 1868.