Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-18
The New York Burglars.

II Is question, Lne discussion Oh nuLCn
should not, perhaps, be attempted except by
jurists and theologisns, whether the New
York gentry who broke open the Waterbury
Bank last winter have the best Of us, or we
the best of them. They secured no money,
to be sure, on account of the extra care with
which it was guarded. but they held undis-
puted possession of the Bank for part OF
one night, and when frightened away by
man who was wholly ignorant of their pres
ence, they all made good their escape, except
Charles Barton and i" Bill > Davis. These
two thought it worth while to visit the
Capital before leaving the State, and were
here suspected, and followed on the train
which was taking them home. They were
arrested and brought back to Waterbury for
preliminary trial, which resulted in their
being placed under bonds Of $50 ,0CJ each,
in default of which they were lodged IN
Montpelier Jail, Afterwards the bonds were
cut down to IS 900, and Davis procured bail
lie appeared, however, at the next term OF
the County Court, as if for trial, and was
stopping at the American House when or
very soon after the March term Of court
commenced. After the Grand Jury had
found a bill Of indictment against bin. his
bonds were Immediately raised TO $4,000
and he was re-arrested by Sheriff Brown and
again lodged in Jail
The counsel for Davis and Barton asked
for postponement Of their trial until the
next term of court, desiring, as they said, to
send for witnesses whose attendance could
not be secured at that time, and this request
was granted. Davis soon procured the ad-
ditional bail required Of hiA. and was again
set at liberty soon after which, he and his
friends who had been here to attend and
assist him, took formal leave of our village,
whose streets have not been graced by their
presence since
Meanwhile Barton, the condition Of whose
finances were not sufficiently prosperous to
enable him to procure btil, was held in
custody for a few weeks when he managed
20 break iail, as our readers will recollect,
and made his way without detection 70 New
York There he was trapped, however, by
Detective Squicrs, taken and returned to
Montpelier, soon after which he was ordered
10 the State prison at Windsor for SAFE
4 keeping, whittier he was taken by Sheriff
Brown, and where he remained until the
! court set again in September, when he was
returned hy the same officer for trial. His
confinement at Windsor seemed to have mad,
sad nroais upon hi- physical constitution.
/ for he was poor and pale, and apparently
.,,,t ,,,.,.-r.+..d h,, c,lfnenoo- mr. disease
n was not able To sic in the prisoners box
during his trial. but a sofa or lounge wa.
carried in for his accommo iation, and ON
that he recIined in apparent heIplessnes-
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I'D Jeff. - q ,,o.irion in front Of IN
ho,ot ana be,an +, a.Idres. The court bu
H.. .,..o-,,,..- ,ro-. i, I,,r ana ineateren
+ta. o-. oc his counsel wa. olri,e3 f., mn
,i- car r. tbe cnlrr,t.- month and clteb a
,reu ~ ,e could. 4 sentence no a time IN
rapeat il To the Court. until the sucech wa
through
Atrar re.eivin., ~. sentence ~ ZEN year
m the Penitentiarv, he was remanded bac
r, viii. where he remained several davs. -hs
he p,.,bt resunerace = little. and gain sat!
e,ene -tren..th 20 ,duaia ar his ho,ne taken ,
Windsor. At length it was decided to z
and officer Brown started with him and al
other prisoner girl who had been ser
fenced for one year for larceny-on Tuesda
of last week
Barton was made as comfortable as ;
could be. On lounge in the saloon OF u
car, his VIE being allowed . SIT with al
take care o. NM "'Ie SHe oueFIu ana d
= other prisoner SAT- IN seat opposite 'He op'
, door OF the saloon tue eye u 'H0 once
resting alternately upon eacn prisoner
charge. Thus matters STOOD until tue IRA
reached North Hartand' the second static
this side OF " indsor' where 1t barely stoPPt
and where the Sherin looked closely - 2
prisoner TO see that al was righe- men,
the train moved from the station ne resun,
{ ms seat from wnicn, az inc saloon door p.
r swung parity together ne cJu!d not Sc
Barton distinctly. As the tram siacken'
p lts speed at the next station DC arose al
j looked in-and Horace Greeley could n
+ have looked more astonlshed when he tour
Z that ne had gone ny mistake 20 deiiVer
lecture to town hy the same name IN
other STATE, than ola oherln brown at IN
moment, Tor SAVING Burton wlie anu II''
g hoy the saloon was te1a4LesS- Mr. brow