The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-04
Recent Publications.

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Mrs. Thurston has issued pamphlet sup
Elementary to her late publication on the His
tory OF Redemption of the State OF Maine.
Shows Pathfinder Railway Guide for JAN
uary-an old and very popular publication,
has BIT en- received by us from the publishers,
Messrs. Geo. K. Snow & Bradlee, Boston.
ABAND OF YOUTHFUL ROBBERS CAPTURED.
In 1867 the towns along the border OF New
Hampshire and Vermont were visited by raid
ing parties of thieves, who planned their oper-
atoms at distance, and swooping down when
everything was prepared, broke into banks,
stores, etc., carrying off everything of value.
Detectives were in time put on the track of the
depredators and the Vermont papers indicate
that all the marauders have been Appended.
It seems the gang was made up of lads less
than 20 years old, led by an exceptionally able
and artful rogue named Handlon, who seems
to be an incipient Duval in the multiplicity
and variety of his lodges and devices. The re-
markable series of robberies, house breaking,
horse-stealing, ETC., which he has engineered
extends over four years, and began in 1867
with the robbery OF a gunsmith shop in Mont
pelier, VT The next was in July following,
when the descent upon jewelry store took
place, which has until now remained great
mystery. HandlOn, Pratt, and Slattery were
the operators, and obtained nearly $500 in
goods. This was succeeded by the robbery of
and one Renway being the operators. Return
ing to Montpelier in August, 1869, the offices
of o. D. Smith, DR.. Forbush, and Randall &
Durant were "gone through" small amount
of pIunder being obtained in the first named
two, though Handlon claims that he obtained
q ly1u of OOld worth GGn in mr. Eorh
Handion was aided here by st. John.
The same parties then went 10 Bellows Falls
and robbed clothing store ;thence to Putney,
where they broke open dwelling house, OBJ
tanning $160 10 money and gold watch. Here
operations were suspended for time, aud
the Dooty disposed OF, the parties stopping at
Whitehall. In Juue last Handlon resumed
his old tricks by breaking INTO dwelling
house in Bradford, N. H., obtaining 81 and a
watch; next Redtrld's clothing store IN Clare
ery store at Bellows Falls. Smiths meat
market 10 Montpelier, was the next GU the list
where he obtained about So 10 money. After
this he returned to Lebanon, where he robbed
a grocery store, obtaining S15 aud large
quanty of cigars also dwelling, securing $40
1n August, aided by Devo, he broke onen
meat market in Brandon; then went t" Clare
mont, where they tried their hand Nsond
Tune upon clothing store. securing seven
valuable suits Of clothing. A j-welry store 10
Alstead was the next to suffer, where peck
snsa H of Maohss and sweIy was OBJ
again to Newport, robb,ng a store nj iew.lry
and $40; thence to South Vernon, VI, where
a store was broken into, and money and Goods
including watch, were obtained; then aoain
to Claremont, where store was robbed of
boots, shoes, and $12 in money; and, returning
10 Claremopt, grocery store was relieved Of
IL 600 cigars, pipes, and $40 in money. At
Montpelier, Benefits shop was again visited
only two or three revolyers being obtained.
The horses BORROWED" by Handlon and Devoe
one at Careuont, both being LETT at Bellows
Falls, and one at Newport.
The boys in this Gang are all sons of well TODD
farmers, aud are most OF them ordinarily we'll
educated, and have no excuse for their course
of crime.