Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-01-25

J. E. Negus, j. Davenport. Il. IL. oay-
res and Edwin Vallette have been
successfully, and except the latter,
successfully broken and entered, and
goods taken and carried away.
The rapidity with which one rob
berry followed upon another; the bold
ness with which they were perpetra-
ted, and the success with which the
offenders escaped even the night watch
which patrolled our streets for some
time, created the presumption that the
crimes were being committed by par
ties whose natural talents had been
highly cultivated by scientific training
and long experience. Thus while all
the intelligent rOgues were being |
sharply watched by the officers, the
real offenders naturally escaped, until, /
grown holder by repeated success,
their last attempt was made upon the |
store of Mr.. Edwin Vallette the night |
of the tenth of January. Soon after
midnight shat gentleman perceived a
faint light shining FROM the upper part
of his store windows, and suSpecting
that some depredations were goihg on,
armed himself with shot gun, and,
with the assistance of others, surround
ed the store. Upon the thiefs com
; ing out he was ordered to stand, but
dropped his bag, containing the plum
der, and ran receiving on the way
some portion of the contents of Mr..
Vallette's gun. So far from disabling
him however, it seemd to add new an
linus to his eXerti0ns, and in the dark
ness and windings Of the streets he
was soon lost sight of. Returning to
the store blood was found upon the
snow, and for some distance a contin
uon8 dropping stream marked his
course. After that the stain grew
smaller and appeared at greater in
tervals, until, in the houseyard at By
ron Smiths, two miles south of the
town, ali traces completely disappear
, ed.
/ At daylight, having followed the
track thus far, Sheriff Trip returned
with several assistants and instituted
a thorough search of the premises
: For some time it was prosecuted IN
successfully, until some one remem-
, bered that Mr.. Smith employed a man
servant who, although at home, thus
far remained invisible. This man,
! whose name is William Hyer, was
0 called down from his room and
: searched. He submitted readily to
: the examination until requested to re-
move his coat and show his bare arms,
/ when he said, gentlemen, you've
V caught me in my first attempt" Up
on removing his shirt sleeve and a
: tightly wound bandage, Mr.. Vallette's
= trade mark was found upon his right
: forearm in the shape of two buckshot
r wounds. He was carried to the jail,
\ : and attended by DR.. Bass.
e Later in the day two other young
men, named Frank Bushee and Cor
1t don Selleck, were arrested by Sheriff
e Trip and placed under the jaiIor8
: care.
y Thursday the examination of Hyer
, and SelIeck was had before Justice
d Simmons. Before speaking of this,
/ some account Of the personal appear
5 ance Of these two may not be uninter-
esting, Hyer, the principal offender,
y is a young man about twenty-five
10 years old; six feet high, ungainly and
e. slim, sandy complexion, tow head and
le pug nose, with very few of the person
le al characteristics Of so successful a
thief. His appearance was not i'm
- proved by the sling in which hecarried
: his right arm, and he failed to excite
Il much sympathy from the spectators
ID Selleck, on the contrary, is boy about
In fifteen years old, of delicate appear
as ance, and evidently as unsophiSticated
If in criminal trials as distressed at the
3 sad situation in which he was placed.
The State was represented by MeSsrS.
ID Clark and Eldridge. Young Selleck
er was accompanied by Charles TiIden
Il. who had been retained for the defense
a. by his friends, but who evidently
at knowing the proof against him to BE-
too strong. had advised him to plead
h, guilty. Being the first one examined
"a, az the complaint was read to him and he
made a short statement under oath tc
D. the effect that he had been connected
he with the entering Of the stores of L
IT. R. Sayres and II. A. Sheldon, but de
i;e clared that he knew of no other par
vn ties directly or indirectly connected
re with Hyer in the preparation Of thes,
as crimes.
-. The examination was short, an(
a Hyer, the offender in chief so far a.
he ret appears, was put on the stand
an 1t is a proverb that an honest comics
ne sion is good for the soul, and the on,
so he made, although hardly of that ma
ew ture, must have relieved his mind a
"a a much as it gratifed the curiosity 0
the late sufferers. Under the ques
r. tioning of the prosecuting attorney
IN he ungracefully admitted that he ha,
is. broken, entered, and stole from, eigh
OF different stores in town, making, il
Of two cases, two separate entries. II
ng also implicated Selleck in five offense
er. besides the two he had confessed
lf Il and concluded by pleading guilty t
- entering the stores of Champlin an,
Eldredge in East Middlebury.-Mid
IN, dle6ury Register.
Ter
he WoULD.BE Recommendations
of Sheriff o. F Tuttle of Essex Junction
AS bt arrested in that place and brought t.
nd Burlington, Thursday, a young MAJ
Ter named Archibald Carr, about sever
55h55 teen years of age. 1t seems that h
, ,eT has been at work for Mr.. Charles
hit Morse, who lives about a mile fror
at the village. Although up to this time
'eu he had deported himself in a prope
M manner, certain actions tended to Gre
ct ate suspicion that he was proposin
icy to do some mischief. A coat of hi
; in, was examined. and found to contain
IA revolver that he had stolen from MI
The Morse, false whiskers and moustacht
IN and dark lantern. Carr, interroge
81. ted as to the object of such peculia
pocket full, finally confessed to Nj
in. Morse that il was his infention to ol