Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-20
Exploits Of a Burglar

PLUMBER UNDER rHE PULPIT.
Fora year c- two rss;, the citizens Of Lev
renee, Mass. sad vicinity, AMI seyersl other
locai,ies in the STATE Of Massachusetts, have
b,ea troubled 10y the operations Of bulg.srs,
who Lal a,Tsys been successful in elcding ia-
tcctcE Tie operations Of ihe scound-els were
Of 60 IaTir- sad ssilltul nature, IS to stow
that they weleno ordinary villains, and 10 clue
coull be csined as to who aai what they ve-e,
or whether there was more than one concesaeiia
tie ccumissiou q the various crimes. Bu;
,ais immunity irom punishment only seemed 90
make them holder, and the 'ast si:emF, in the
village Of Lawrence resulted in the rounding
sui capture Of The perpeirafor.
About eleven O'Clock en- Friday night last,
the resi3ence Of citizen Ess entered by s. thies
who made hrs wsy % the room IN which the gen
t.eusu sni bic Wiie lay sleeping. AMI through
the uOise he ms9e aW1ke the gentleman, sho
spoke 10 him. lie paid no heed, but quietly
pockefin- goij watch and chain. which lay On
the table, picked Up the cenilemsu's pants and
retired The gentleman arose and followed the
thief, but stumbling over a chair, which the Ia
ter had taken the pTecsuti7n to place At the
head Of the stairs. fell down aud was in
jnrei, the rohber IN she meantime making
gooi his escape from the house By the
cellar door TIE alsrm was gwen, however,
and soon the village wss aroused. and PIE
psratons we're Immediately made for the cap
uuc Of the daring villain. S-ntinels we're placed
az dilereni points on toe outskirts Of the village
as well as st the bridges leading from either end
thereof These precautions were kept up all
through Fridsy night, and about three O'Clock
Saturday the vigilance Of the sentinels stationed
al the north end was rewarded by seeing the
figure Of 3 ulsn lesurely approaching. As he
came nca- he was ordered TO hslt This he did
not seem inclined TO DO and one Of tie guard sp-
preached hin. The unknown attempted 10 draw
4 revolver, seeing which the guard fred the
sho; taking ttfec, IN hs leg. The fellow then
attempted 10 escape by running sci0ss the
bridge, but smother well directed shot brought
him 10 tie ground, and be was captured
AMI taken 20 the village Lookup. Here
he gave his name s. Carol Slnborn,
alias James B. Biakeley. ami stated that he be
longed in Bristol. Subsequently,, being under
the impression that he was about to die from the
effects Of bis wounds, be confessed TO committing
4 number Of burgisries for the past two years.
no; 50 much fcr the sake Of the p,uDder he gair-
ed as for the pleasure and excitement attending
thereon.
He also stated thSt he had secTeted = lumber
Of gold watches, jsTelry, etc, under the pulpit
Of the Ash Grove VI. T. Church, in Albany, v
Y, where Blakeley hal been at work for year
in a carriage factory every now AID then
being absent several days =; a time, ostensibly
on a visit 10 his wife snd family. lie said also,
that a sum OF money was concealed about the
wainscotting Of the room in the house il which
be boarded.
lie handed over 10 the physician who attend
ed him the sum Of : 500 in bills, with the re-
quest that it, with $500 in a savings bank IN /
this city, and the money concealed in his room,
should be given TO his wife, who he said was in
Bristol
The tools with which be had committed his
numerous crimes had all been manufactured by
him, together with DARK lantern. Mrs. San
born vas telegraphed for and on arriving at La"-
renee seemed much shocked at the crimes Of
her husband Marshal Philbrick, in company
with Mrs. Ssnborn, went 70 Albany Monday
afternoon, and found 81 as the criminal bad
stated, even to the gold, jewelry and silver
ware, which were found in two tin boxes be-
meath the pulpit in the ASA Grove Church,
board having been cut out, the boxes placed
therein, and the board nailed back. The money
AT the bank sud about the Nainscottiug Of San
born's room, on Arch street, vas also found as
he had stated. Mrs. SenbOrn is said to be very
respectfully connected, and much sympathy is
felt for her. Ssnborn will recover and sutfer
the penalty which his crimes deserve; Taken
altogether the history of this criminal will fur
nish most interesting chspter in the annals OF
crime