Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-09-21

ton, boldly entered different citles, ana
carried everything with high hand. A
high price was set upon their heads, and
they were constantly followed by the
emissaries of justice. On several occa-
sions they were pursued by squads ofcav-
ry and shot at, but they seemed possessed
of charmed lives. They boldly entered
the city of Cork, put up at an inn, and
actually spent three days there in drink
ing and carousing on the money they had
stolen on their way thither. Discovering
at last that they were suspected, they left
suddenly and on foot. At Doneraile they
found an advertisement in the house where
tLey took lodgings, giving an exact des-
cription of their appearance. The next
morning, Lightfoot saw several persons,
among them soldiers, approaching the
inn /; and waking Thunderbolt, who was
sleeping with his clothes on, they rushed
down stairs, the latter knocking down the
| landlord who attempted to stop them.
They started across the fields. and the
soldiers pursued and fred at them. One
ball struck Thunderbolt in the calf oil the
leg. and so impeded his running, that it
was only with the greatest difficulty ne
succeeded in making his escape. They
finally concealed themselves In wood,
and Lightfoot cut the ball out of Thunder
bolts leg, and both remained here several
DAYS. till the latter was able to travel
again.
After this they had the audacity to
enter Clonmel and attend the Criminal
Court, where some United Irishmen were
being tried, whom they even taxed Of lib
Grating. They next pushed on to Dub
lin, stealing horses and robbing travellers
every few miles of their journey. AT
Dublin they robbed four priests, and were
pursued by party of soldiers. Light
foot outran them, and Thunderbolt plung-
ed into the river and escaped by swim
ming.
: After numerous adventures of a like
, nature, both in ireland and Scotland
] Lightfoot, against the advice Of his part
i ner, set off alone to rob a stage-coach full
: of passengers, in broad daylight. IL,
: succeeded in cutting off several trunks
but got nothing of value. On returning
!. to Dublin, in search of his companion, h
+ heard he had sailed for the West Indies
=. and finding the country getting rather too
i warm for himself, he embarked for Amer
p lea, and landed at Salem, Massachusetts
a He now made an effort to reform hi
,s vicious habits, hired himself out rs a la
" borer, and worked steadily for more thar
j year; but at length fell to drinking ant
d quarreliing, and got his discharge
n About this time he heard of the death o.
Q his father, and received from his brother
= few hundred dollars as his share of his
e fathers estate. With this money he wen
! to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, anc
It purchased small brewery. He her,
o sheriff. Becoming disguised, discouraged
e and reckless, he returned TO the road, AM
D. perpetrated series of robberies in th
n country, which, for romantic daring, ri
,r vailed those in his native land.
Being at length in Boston, on the da.
1t of military parade, and hearing that tn
is Governor of Massachusetts was to give
I'd dinner party at Medtord, he had the at
re dacity to 60 thither, watch the house io
IN the leaving of the guests, and actuall
r succeeded in rotbing Major Bray o
II his way home from the festival. He TO
~ lowed up this robbery with one or tw
; !: others, and was at last apprehended IL
ID Springfield. He was subsequently take
L. to Cambridge, tried, convicted, and con
n demned to be hung.
Is After his sentence, he was put in iror
n and confined in dungeon. He manage
nc to cut his irons, knock down the turnke
ID and get out of prison-but was again a
-, rested before he could make his escap
IN The extreme penalty of the law was fina
no ly carried into effect, on the twenty-secor
" of December, 1922. Thus ignominious
re persisted this bold, bad man, in the yer
MS prime of early manhood, being only sia
,ss and-twenty years of age.
De OF the fate Of Thunderbolt nothing
positively known; but about the perit
IN. he was supposed to leave Ireland,
of Scutchman, answering his description, q
be rived at a small town in Vermont, by 4
al Boston stage. This man, who gave
mo- name as John Wilson, remained in I
ed place for three or four years, teachi
h;s school in the winter season and gradua
getting into the practice of medicine.
,ass was always mysterious kind of a mi
en- would never give any account of his e'
his ly life, and invariably left the room whs
or. ever stranger was about to be usher
DIV. in. He next settled in the town of Ne
if fame, Windham county, and set up as
70 physician and surgeon but finally RENE