Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-22

S,r,ovS rHr BuRGLAR.-A PouItney cor
reapondent of the Rutland Herald gives an
| Interesting account of the operations OF
b,,rr,Ior named Carol Sanborn, alas James
n RIakeIv. who went through Rutland and
| Ponltnev In September last, and who has re-
Gently been arrested at Lawrence, Mass
where he made a fall confession OF ms DUR
diaries We abridge the account as follows
II will he reeollected that about the MD
die of September four houses in foei'hey
we're entered in one night, and from eacu
money or Goods were taken, and at the same
fine several unsuccessful attempts were
made 10 enter others. Immediately after
West Rutland, Rutland, and other towns IN
This mart of the State shared the same fate'
II is highly probable from the peculiar Inode
of entrance. that the party who com United
his depredations in Poul;ney, was the same
who operated in other towns In TINS Vlclhlty-
4 He has recently been arrested at Lawrence
Mss where he made confession of the
/ thefts and some of the stolen goods goiu
watch. have been returned to the owner MI
4 TcClnre az Poultney. SanbOrn which is his
name is about 81 years of age, has Wlie
and children living in Bristol, y. IT,, Is SAID
to be of more than ordinary ability ana
prepossessing in appearance. lie was
/ carriaoe manufacturer of Albany.
/ II seems that he has been in the habit OF
occasionally taking leave of absence for a
/ few DAYS at a time prolessedly for the pur-
pose of attending to business, or visiting ms
/ ia mily but which time seems to have been
spent following his favOrIte profession, that
/ of breaking into houses by night and steal
ing money and such light goods as could oe
/ easily taken and secreted, while during the
dav his time would be spent alone IN the
woods. or secret places.
His last operation was on October 9th, at
+ Lawrence, Mass. where he broke into a gentle
mans house and pocketed his watch ana
chain. The man awOke and followed HIM
. The burglar made good his escape, but the
next night he was arrested, a policeman
shooting him in the leg. 1t was thought
that his wounds would prove fatal, and on
this impression he confessed to committing
various burzlaries within the past two years,
not 50 much for the sake of the plumber as
for the pleasure and excitement attending It
Among the property captured on him was
MIR. Mcclure watch. San6Orn stated also
that he had secreted a number OF gold
watches iewelrv, etc, under the pulpit OF
the Ash Grove Methodist Episcopal church,
in Albany and also that a sum OF money was
concealed IN the wainscOting of the room IN
the house in which he boarded, in Albany,
on Arch Street. He handed over ID the
Musician who attended him the sum OF
- SUI IN DIS VIII a lltst lt4dt ~ WIZ
$500 in a savings bank in Albany, and the
money concealed in his room, should be
given to his wife. Mrs San50rn was tele-
graphed for. and on arriving at Lawrence,
seemed much shocked at the crimes of her
husband Marshal Philbrick, in company
with Mrs Sandgrn, went To Albany on
Monday. following 10 search of the secreted
urouertv, and found all the criminal had
stated, even to the gold. jewelry, and silver
ware. which were found in two tin boxes b.
meath the pulpit in the Ash Grove church,
a board having been cut out, the boxes
placed therein, and the board nailed back.
The money at the bank, and at his room,
was found as he had stated. Stnb0rn is now
expected to recover. and suffer the penalty
OF ms crimes Stnb5rn Is spoken OF by the
officers whO arrested him, as man OF IN
common courage and stea diness of nerve.
lie bad no conteie 10 assist him, but
preferred to carry out his purposes unassisted
and alone, relying on hIs own ability in all
cases of emergency and for years his career
has been one of success. but the retrlbutiOn
of crime comes sooner or later, aud he now
waits MS trial and the penalties of the law.