Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-23

TIE RAILROAD Freight RoBBERs.-The
Vermont correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal. gives the following account of the re-
cent arrest Of railroad thieves on the VT
Central: -- -lE-- --t-
d. The first arrests made were lot Of men in
the shops At White River Junction-men IS |
understand whose only business with the trains
was TO examine the cars on arrival there, TO see
that they were all sound and in good running
condition. Not much could be clearly establish
ed against these men and they were therefore
rather easily dealt by. being permitted to run
at large on their own recognizance. Before the
day set for their examination came, however,
they disappeared and have not been heard from
since If there was any question as to Their
guilt a; the first, this last act Of their roulI
seem to settle it conclusiyely, and they did
good service to the company by running
The second vein opened proved to be very
rich oue-rich in the capture OF the very chaps
most wanted and quite important IN the recoV
cry Of stolen property. The acciientla dicoFery
of a lot of seven tube Of butter. concealed
in barn IN Ro1burT, on Friday last, led at
once to the arrest of those concerned 10 plaeiBg
II there. and one or two Of these parties beng
incliue ed 10 turn witnesses for the ate, have 50
furnish to the law officers the names Of seven
persons. including their own, all OF whom are
now ~ custody. Their names are as follows
Edwin Royce, conductor; E. c. Cady, conduct
or; Levi Peabody, formerly conductor bu;
now bridge builder; George r. Thurston,
brakeman, and Charles Woodbury.. brakeman;
Charles Royce, brother of Edwin. aud ore
Waterman, not in the employ Of the road, have
also been arrested for receiving aud coucealing
the stolen property. 1t was at Waterman's
barn where the butter above mentioned was COLI
cesled. The premises Of Charles Royce showed
signs Of very extensive operations, and some
FIVE hundred dollars worth Of property was
found on them. Aside from this, be is known
to have done considerable business in the sale
Of butter and ether articles at Montpelier and
points where he was stranger. Royce was one
Of the most popular freight agents on the road.
If not an ''old head at thieying, he was Ger
tainly smart and bold one. lie seems TO have
felt no more hesitsncy aPpropriating the
goods temporarily IN his charge than if he was
the owner OF them. He has entered the cars
and remarked goods 10 his brother Charles ard
put them of at Waterbury and MidGieseI;
plunderiuE the trains while standing in the
yard over night at N0rthheld, and thrown
freight out while his tram in motion, 10 be
gathered up by Waterman and others. His last
throw OF seven tuos VI buitef proves 10 nave
been ole too many for him, and a lucky one
for the company. Csdy seems also to have been
an extensive operator. His premises at Cornish
n. II were visited last Monday night 10y J. W
Hobart, Esq, of the Central Railroad, accom-
panied by Sheriff DAVIS of Montpelier. They
disclosed some nch deposits, Prints, silks. vel
vets, cloths, boots, shoes and ready made cloth
ing were found 10 the estimated value Of one
thousand dollars. These chaps are now all in
safe custody-Cady at St. Adams and the others
at Montpelier Two, think, are held as wit
nesses and the rest for trial The railroad
company is to be congratulated on beng freed
from such pack of leeches.