Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-16

quired it.
Early on the morning of the 22d I
was standing on the steps of the -
Hotel, when paper dropped at my
feet, apparently from one of the upper
windows. STOPPING down | picked it
up, and discovered that it was but an
empty envelope, and was about to
drop it again when the name upon it
caught my eye. 1t was that of lead
ing merchant of l.. Looking up
at the window, saw to my surprise
the face of James Burnham and he
turned deadly pale when he saw me.
Feeling certain that he knew my er-
rand, saw that it would be safe to
let him escape no longer. immedi-
ately determined On having him ar
rooGed at all hazardo. Hurrledly
writing dispatch which to the oper-
ator would read, "Join me in Port
land tomorrow. Immediately upon
the receipt of this, you may close the
bargain which | spoke to you about
yesterday" but to my friend, "James
Burnham is in Boston. Why are you
not? | have a clue. Shall arrest
him Immediately" | sent it to the
telegraph Office and then hurried to
the police station. Here [ told my
story in as few words as possible, and
in fifteen minutes more was at the
door of the room from which the en-
yelope had come. A noise as Of some
one moving rapidly about told US
that the occupant was still there.
The door Of the room was not
fastened, but as the officers approach
ed Burnham sprang forward to do so
but they were too quick for him and
had entered before he could get to it.
AS we came in he stepped back, and
in no gentle tones demanded the
cause of the intrusion. In answer to
him one Of the officers said:
Il arrest you, James Burnham, for
the murder Of Charles Smith, and the
robbery Of the post Office at L
on the night Of the 10Th of March
: last"
The effect was instantaneous. He
I turned deadly pale and sank into q
l chair near by, but after moment
e reused himself and said:
you have mistaken your man.
, My name is not James Burnham, but
William Chase
We considered this, however, al
4 but an attempt to bully US, and ht
d was accordingly led away. The
i search which followed brought to igh
S considerable money in bills, and ;
{ number of checks, many them paya
> ble to certain merchants in l.
and some of them from citizens OF
u l., payable to persons living il
Il Boston.
,, immediately telegraphed the par
Il ticular5 of the arrest to my friend
u and he Joined me the next morning
Il but strangcsU Of all James Burnhar
II came with him. and then [ saw that j
y was case of mistaken identity. Blu
i it was not to be wondered at, for
i think | never saw two men look NOR
It alike We also telegraphed to tn
c landlord at c., and learned
D. thing which we neglected befor,
u namely, that the man who passed tn
y torn bill went by the name Of Willial
l Chase.
IL Little more remains to be told
"a The man finding that there was n
|! hope for him, made confession 500
~ after his arrest. From this it al
~ peared that he was a notorious Grim
u nal, who, after some bold deed, ha
, been laying for a time in the countr
7u and that while there, accidental
IS heard that valuable mail matter woul
w. arrive in the mail from c. had d
H. termined on little professional bus
ness, and had accordingly come
ao l.. There he saw me receive
~ ! large payment of money on the 16t
&c of March, and had that evening att
ne | had shut up entered the office, ar
@0 removing the keys from my pock
;e' and getting possession of the revolve
Ce robbed me as described, and made {
,,N' with the booty, still retaining tt
ne keys, which we found in his possessio
From the office he had gone up t
4! road, met the stage, and finding tn
~ he could not accomplish his purpo
'ul without committing the murder al
VI then opening the bag, had just time
au secrete himself when the doctor Cal
en c along. By wide circuit he cal
GU back to Boston, and arrived there
nie another train on the same event
:, that I did. When [ picked up
In0 : envelope, he recognized me, and ma
lei up his mind that he had better lea'
son y and was preparing to when arrestt
u q A few days more saw me back
Mla' M l., my innocence fully establish
'oo- but | could not be prevailed up
ssh again to assume the duties of po
'''' master, and my former assistant "
'olli appointed. AS for William Cha
he was executed the following July.
re-
l IN BRUTAL.-In North Danville thu
cen is little village known as Tampl
'ust At Tampico there lives poor MI
Ids. who owned an old horse, which v
he very convenient animal for MILL
and errands, etc. But the old horse
dge presume, boarded part Of the tt
in the road, and perhaps was an e
at sore to some of the neighbors. (
ave night some person, or persons
ugh kind to beasts-caught the old no
lent and backed him over bank into
min mill pond, where he foundered ab
this in the water for a time, and Tin;
fell went over the dam. The owner
or a informed of the fact the next morn
ton, and went to recover his animal,
COW finding it impossible to get him
stay was obliged to "cut his throat to s