St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-06

woods, being assisted by j. w. Croker,
Esq, a plucky lawyer of Newfane, who
had accompanied Squires in the pursuit
for two days and nights without inter
mission while Devoe was found and Sc
cured three days later at Schuylersville,
n. Y. In just two weeks from the time
of escaping, Handlon and Devoe were
again lodged in Newport Jail whence the
former has been brought to Montpelier
and committed to our authorities.
OUTLINE OF THEIR OPERATIONS.
AS already stated, this remarkable Sc
ries of high crimes-embracing about
thirty distinct cases of burglary and rob-
berry, beside instances of Jo,rowmg teams
and onmitting their return, pilfering pro-
visions from private house etc, and ex-
tending without interruption over a
period of nearly four years-began with
the breaking open of Mr.. ID. X. Benefits
gunsmith shop in May, 1867. This
was done by Handlon and Pratt-the
latter, as Handlon alleges, being the
principal instigator. The booty here
was small. The next was in July fol-
lowing, when the descent upon Freeman's
,jewelry store took place, which has ever
since remained SO great a mystery.
IIandlon, Pratt and Slattery were the
operators here, and probably obtained
nearly or quite three hundred dollars in
goods. This was succeeded by entering
and robbing two stores in Whitehall
liandlon, Slattery, and one Renway be-
ing the operators. Returning to Mont
peier i'll August, 1869, the offices of O.
ID. Smith, DIR. Forbush and Randall &
Durant were ''gone through a small
amount of plumber being obtained in the
first named two, though Uandlon claims
! that he obtained lump OF gold worth
sixty dollars in DIR. Forbush's. Hand
Ion was aided here by St John.
The same parties then went to Bel
lows Falls and robbed clothing store;
thence to Putney, where they broke open
the dwelling house Of one Roberts, OBJ
tanning one hundred and sixty dollars in
money and gold watch. Here opera
tons We're suspended for a time, and the
booty disposed of, the parties stopping at
Whitehall. In June last IIandlon re
,umed his old tricks by breaking into the
dwelling house of one Eaton in Bradford,
y. III. obtaining seven dollars and a
watch next Rcdlicld's clothing store, in
Claremont, was broken open and robbed
also the jcwelry store of one Amidon at
/ Bellows Falls Smiths meat market in
! Montpelier was the next on the list,
! 4. l. L III, Il IL
money, and had his somewhat ludicrous
! Gas he describes iD interview with Mr..
/ {. |. Gross. After this he returned to
/ Lebanon, whcrI he went through Il grU
, Gerry, obtaining fifteen dollars and u large
! pa nifty Of ci.llS alsO Il dwelling. Sc
curing forty dollars. In August, aided
by Dcv1c, he broke open Il mcat-mar&ct
IN Brandon thence 10 Claremont, where
they tried heir hand Il second time upon
Redfi eds clothing store, securing several
suits of valuable clothing. y .jewelry
store IL Al>tcal was the next 10 suffer,
where .'pcck-ba>ket full of watches
and jeyyelry was ubai ned, rs llandlon
alleges then again to Newport, robblng
Il store OF jcwrlrv ami ten dollars thence
TO Sour II Vernon, VT, where a store
was broken Into, and money and goods,
lncluii o. a watch. were obtained; then
again - Claremont, where D,cklnSon's
store was robbed OF boots, shoes, aud
twill ,iviiare ia "r'.r'r. and returning
TO [ aremont, 4 grocery was relieved OF
dol lars III money. Coming b"cA 10