St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-31
The Wate1Jord Shooting Case.

Some one acquainted with the circum-
stances has communicated to the Boston
Journal some particulars of the recent
tragic affair in Waterford. We copy
the following:
Six or eight weeks ago man calling
himself Levi Pickett appeared in Lisbon,
n. H., as agent for the Boston Gold
Company. After a while. he commenced
buying lumber by the car load on credit,
showing the owners of the Lumber draft
of $1,000, TO satisfy them that he had
the means to pay as soon as he could get
the draft cashed. The first part of JAN
uary Pickett negotiated for = saw mill
near Lisbon, and was to have paid $1,000
towards the purchase on the 10th. On
the 18th he went to the bank at Wells
River, with the draft, which was drawn
by the National Bank of Oshkosh, Wis,
on New York bank, and made payable
to the order of A. III. Gilmore and John
son Golden, by whom it purported to be
endorsed. Pickett told Mr.. Leslie, the
cashier, that Messrs. Gilmore and Col
den were Boston men, and well known,
but Mr.. l.. not having heard of them
before declined cashing the draft, and
told Pickett he might perhaps get it
cashed in Boston if the parties were
known there. Pickett accordingly sent
the draft to this city by express and also
came himself Meanwhile Mr. johnson
Golding of Bradford, and Mr.. A. III.
Gilmore of Fairlee, had been expecting
draft for $1,000 from Oshkosh, Wis.
for several weeks, but not receiving il
had written TO learn if it had been sent.
On the lSth they got letter informing
them that the draft had been sent by
mail five weeks previously, directed TO
is now engsged in business. He went to
the post office for the letter containing
the draft, but no such letter had been
seen. The description of the draft given
in the letter received corresponded exact
ly with the draft which Pickett had
shown to parties at Lisbon. Inquiry al
the Wells River Bank satisfied Mr..
Golden that the draft presented there by
Pickett on the 10Th was the identical one
he should have received, and that some
one had forged the names of the indor-
sers. Mr.. Pickett was then looked tor.
/ Officer =. = Gould of Lisbon came &c
Boston and saw Pickett get aboard the
cars going North from the Lowell depot
He accordingly got aboard also, and
on reaching Nashua arrested Pickett and
took him TO Lisbon. There he Remained
| in charge of officers Gould and Henry \
! Stevens. and was TO have been examine,
on "Wednesday of last week, but c>capeo
on Tuesday night ~ jumping from 8
| tcrtorl. where the officers traced him OF
Wednesday to = public house, the keeper
OF which denied that such person wa
ON his premises. Obtaining a search
warrant, Pickett was discovered. wher
he egain attempted TO escape 10y running
| To make him surrender officer Steven,
fired at him with pistol, but Pickett
paying no heed lie fired again, and sho
him through the body Just a. owe til,
naval, although he dill not intend either
time to hit Pickett, only to intimidat,
him. Although seriously wounded
Pickett is likely 10 recover Officer
Stevens was Immediately arrested, ex.
amined, and placed under bonds OF SloUC
to appear for trial for shooting Pickett
How the latter obtained the draft is :
mystery.