Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

Last week we gave brief account of one
or two recent burglaries at Claremont, N.
H., which has now resulted in highly i'm
portant developments, relative to some of the
burglaries which. have happened in this
place.
The first clue seems to have been obtained
by Abel Hunt of North Charlestown, n. H.,
who found near an isolated barn of his, two
money drawers, belonging at Claremont, and
soon after in the barn in the hay. cigars,
clothing, shoes, etc. Sheriff III. L. Hubbard
took the track and traced the thieves to
Whitehall, n. Y, where he found and ar
rested one q. w. Bryant, and had a chase
after two or three others who were seen
leaving a house in hot haste. and who have
not yet been captured. They found trunks
containing lots of stolen goods, some of which
they brought on, and already Redfeld Hall,
Dickinson and Bailey of Claremont, and
Amadon 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. Bryant, has
been sent to jail at Newport.
On hearing of some of the above facts Mr..
| L. Amadon of 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 belonged to young III. 7. Morse who
recently died in Westminster A gold watch
chain has also been heard of, which may be
the one belonging to L. 5. Walker of Grafton,
taken the same night. Mr.. Amadon lost
three telescopes at that time and thinks he
has found one of them.
| BRYANT, who is mere boy of about Is,
has made a very free confession, and as many
facts fully corroborate his statement, it is
thought to be nearly true Mr.. Amadon
therefore visited him at Jail at Newport,
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| 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 he was a new recruit to their gang,
with whom he had been only about six weeks
Their names are Timothy Handlon of Troy
N. Y, who is their leader, st. John,
Montpelier, Thomas Slattery of Montpelier,
none of whom are yet arrested. Their goods
were taken to Whitehall and one Frank Fish
a livery stable keeper, and one Griswold
were receivers of these goods, (as 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. III. Farr &
Co.'S. store occurred before he became one oil
their number, but he tells what he has
heard Handlon say while relating his exploits
| He does not remember that he said they sci
the store on fire, but does remember his say
ing that they took the goods from the east
side, next to the railroad, using the tunne
to secrete their goods for the time, and al
Mr.. Farr has identified some of his goods in
the hands of these burglars, there is little
doubt that they first robbed and then free
~ Ii. Farr & Co.'s store. This would alsC
account for the fact that DR.. Whitman hai
tns=er found amy Of tho jsz~I~y - -;l~-
coin which was left in his Office on the nigh
of the fire.
We have some further notes of Bryant
confession for which we have no space THU
week, but will give two of them
s Bryant says that at Lebanon, N. H., the,
have been watching for big game, that a
that place there is a man who has SIS, 900 il
bonds which he carries about with him in
small tin box, that they had watched for
and had arranged to shoot him, had laid il
wait for him but he did not come to tn
4 points at the time expected, and they failet
of their game-and of course Of terribl
murder
Another instance he relates is that they a
some place-he does not remember where
broke into butchers shop to get something
to eat, that while there the butcher himsel
appeared, and one of them gave him a eli
over the head with a cleaver, which " SEN
him whirling' - out of the shop sc sauealin!
bloody MURDER during which they mad
; their escape. From Bryant's account thi
Handlon is the thunderbolt of the day, as
burglar, and though he has thus far escape
arrest. further important developments ar
expected. -BettOl0S Falls Times.