Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-07-18

l5-Plate," but the mo" and "Plate"
had been crossed out and substituted in
their place was "Mar" and 1884" max.
ing it read "Mar-5-1864," which was
the day before the murder. This NAV all
seom common enough, but to me ID was a
ray Of light snd hope; for the change
was in my own handwriting. also re-
membered perfectly well of making the
change; also that had placed my ini-
tials on the underside, and that the bill
must have been in the safe at the time Of
the robbery. Calling my friend we went
into side room. and there carefully re-
moved the paper. On the underside, and
that the bill must have been in the safe
at the time of the robbery. srfT .
Calling my friend We went into side
room, and there carefully removed the pa
: per. On the underside we discovered, as
had expected, the letters u. B." much
blurred from wetting but still legible My
friend agreed with me that it was a very
important discovery and in order to press
it forward, we called on the landlord and
! questioned him. I'd. aa .0
He remembered having received the bill
. that morning and had rather questioned
taking it on account of its wear. On his
: being asked to describe the person, be
t said: ...-
"As near as / can recollcct, he was
about five feet ten inches in height and
j quite stout in proportion. He was dress.
e ed entirely in black The only peculiar
r mark that noticed was deep scar run
ming across his face, and his left eye wa,
: gone, place being supplied by a piec'
i of black silk, which he showed very plain
n ly when he winked." ....... ...
q l think must have started perceptably
t when l heard this description, for l rec
y ognized the man Immediately, as a run
l. ner from the firm of Bagley & Mason, o
n Boston, who had been in our town for
of week previous to the murder, and had lef
c, the same morning. His own name wa
d James Burnham. ....l... ..-.
t. AS we could learn nothing more fror
d the landlord, save that he heard him OF
of der the hackman to drive to the Bostol
depot, we dismissed him. and held a con
le sultation. We both agreed that it wa
80 best to 60 Immediately to Boston, see Bag
70 Icy g. Mason, and learn if possible 0
y Burnham's Whereabouts. Carrying GU
30 this plan we learned from them the follow
ing facts: a- 1T ..4.
D., James Burnham was a good, reliabl
ID business man. He was now iu Vermont
ID where he had been since leaving L-----
to and had not, to their certain knowledge
been at G--------. 4s g.. g....r lr
10 This rather perplexed US, but at last "
'k determined that be must have deceive
y him. still we did not think that we deter
il mined to track him while. With thi
|y purpose we went to Vermont and fell i
j.. with him in Montpelier. For week "
/ observed his every motion, but at the en-
~ Of the time had discovered nothing. say
le that he would stay in town about on
'h week longer. Feeling that my friend wa
'g fully capable of watching him alone, d.
termined to 60 to Boston to see il / conl
G. learn anything new; and accordingly o
te the morning of the 2lst of April lef
r. having first arranged system Of cyphe
,g by which we could communicate with eac
a other if OCCASION required it.
u Early on the morning Of the 22d | WI
standing on the steps Of the --Hot
y when apaper dropped at my feet, apparen
ID ly from one of the upper windows. StooI
sc ing down l picked it up. but Discovers
Id that was but an empty envelope, and VI
le- about to drop it again when the mar
ng upon it caught my eye 1t was that Of
- leading merchant Of IL. Looking
he at the window. l saw to my surprise q
face of James Burnham and that he tu
're ned deadly pale when he saw me. Fet
for ing certain that knew my errand, / 81
er- that it would he safe to let him escape !
to no longer. Immediately Determined
.st1 having him arrested ct all ha1ar'
he Hurriedly writing dispatch which
.vo the operator would read, Join me in P0
nv land tomorrow. Immediately upon
bic receipsrof this, you may close the barga
tf lit .u.Lo a. vn,, shouk vestordax