Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-09-30

'-ni ohiANF CoNFEssIoN-THE ROBBERY
OF AMADoN's AND BURNING OF

"o'h we gave brlef account Of
one or two recent burgaries at Clare
mont, n. IT,, which has now resulted III
mighty important developments, relative
10 some of the burglaries which have
happened in this place.
The first clue seems to have been oh,
tanned BY Abel Hunt of North Charles
town, n. H., who found near an isolat.
ed barn Of his, two money drawers, be.
longing at Claremont, and soon after in
the barn in the hay, cigars, clothing
shoes, etc. Sheriff II. L. Hubbard took
the track and traced the thieves to White
Hall, N. L., where the found and ar
rested one G. w. Bryant, and had a
chase after two or three others who were
seen leaving house in hot haste, and
who have not yet been captured. They
found trunks containing lots of stolen
goods, some of which they bought on
and already Redfeld & Hall, Dickinson
and Bailey of Claremont, and ANA.
don and N. II. Farr of this place, have
identified articles belonging to them.
Bryant, whose real name is not known
but who gives his name as G. w. Bry.
ant, has been sent TO Jail at Newport.
On hearing of some of the above facts
Mr.. L. Amadon of the this place, went
to Claremont and there fully identified
at least one piece of jewelry as having
been among that stolen from him on the
night of the Goth of June last. 1t be.
ionged to young H. T. Morse who recent
ly died in Westminster. A gold watch
chain has also been heard of, which may
be the one belonging to L. S. Walker OF
Grafton, taken the same night. Mr.. Am
adon lost three telescopes at that time
and thinks he has found one of them.
BRYANT's CONFESSION.
Bryant, who is mere boy of about
Is, has made very free confession, and
as many facts fully corroborate hisstate-
ment it is thoughtto be nearly true. Mr..
Amadon therefore visited him at jail at
Newport, where he gave down very free
ly.
From his story it appears that there is
a gang of these thieves and burglars who
have been operating about here for some
time and that be was a new recruit to
their gang, with whom he had been only
about six weeks. Their names are limo
thy Handlon, of Troy, N, Y, who is their
leader - St. John, Montpelier. Thorn
as Slattery of Montpelier, none of whom
are yet arrested. Their goods were ia
ken to White Hall and one Frank Fish a
livery stable keeper andone - Griswold
were receivers Of these goods, Gas Bryant
says to sell them. He gives particulars
of the robbing Of Amadon's store and Of
their VAIN efforts on the safe.
The robbery and burning of N. H.
Farr q Cos store occurred before he be-
came one of their number, but he tells
what he has heard Handlon say while
relating his exploits. He does not re-
member that he said they set the store
on fire, but does remember his saving
that they took the goods from the east
side, next to the railroad, using the tun.
mel to secret theirgoods for the time, and
as Mr.. Farr has identified some of his
goods in the hands of these burglars,
there is little doubt that they first ROBBED
and then fired n. H. Farr's & Co.'S store
This would also account for the fact that
DR.. Whitman has never found any OF
the jewelry and silver coin which was left
in his office on the night of the fire.
We have some further notes of Bryant's
confession FOR which we have no space
this week, but will give two of them.
Bryant says that at Lebanon. n. H.
they have been watching for big game,
that at that place there is man who has
$4,000 in bonds which he carries about
with him in small tin box, that they
had watched for, and had arranged IL
shoot him, had laid in wait for him but
he did not come to the points at the time
expected, and they failed of their game
and of course of a terrible murder.
Another instance he relates is that
they at some place-he does not remem'
Der where--broke into butchers shop
to get something to eat, that while there
the lutcher himself appeared, and one
of them gave him clip over the head
with cleaver, which "sent him whirl
ing out of the shop "squealing bloody
murder" during which they made Their
escape. From Bryant's account thi,
Handlon is the thunderbolt of the day
as a burglar, and thou gh he has thus far
escaped arrest, further important devel
opments are expected.
DIED.-In Westminster Sept. Is. HENRY TY.
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