Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-05
Re Capture Of Barton
yAEs,rivE OF HIS Esc4rz AND Er-AnaEsr.

sARsArIvE OF HIS EscAr1 And Rr-ARREsT.
On thursday OF last week telegram was re-
ceiyed from Mr.. Squires the detective. dated at
NeE York, stating that he had succeeded in re-
arrssjing Barton the alleged Waterbury bank
rob5ar, Of whose escape from Montpelier jail
We have heretofore published ami they both
arrived in town Thurslly afternoon, when Bar
ton vas once more re-c0mmittei 20 the jail from
which he had previously made SO unceremoui-
Gus sn exit
TIE wASDEnIyGs or THE fUGIrIvEs.
Barton gives the following outline Of his ai-
ventures in the pursuit Of liberty, after escap-
Ing from jail. lie and NcAsoy drst proceeded
direct down Court street, thence across the
first railroad bridge below the depot TO Mont
peher Junction, where they waitei for about
halfan hour fer other escaped prisoners TO join
them. but roue coming up they projected On the
track toward Nortbheld. Barton says that
while running down Court street. after the
alarm hai been given, he met q man who hur-
richly inquired Of them where the FIRE Wss
Barton replied 90 am sure don't know, but
have lust came out to fui it. Iol g that way
and will 20 this" Iais was the only person
they met tha. night. In crossing the railroad
bridge near the depot, Barton fell through the
srringcrs of the bridge, but caught himself so
ths-, With the help Of NcAvoy, he was sool r.
leased but not until he was somewhat sore and
bruised. Barton sdis o. crossed the rest Of
that tri ize oa uy h4n3s and knees, and AZ any
tine during the rest ci the passage should g'ad-
ly have welcomed the shelif or anybody else
who would have taken ne 60 a place safety.
McAv0y. It appears, bad previously btea en-
pl0yel uuea the rai'r1at, AMI knew the whole
route thoroughly, sn1 20 him Barton sscTioes
his success ia eluiins the officers sui ia finally
succeel ~ in mlkiu- MS escape
They arrived st Northfe.l ab1a- twelve
o'clock on Monday nicat, where crossing the
foot br. 20 they wen; through the rI. shops,
aud travelled abcu. ui,s beToai Boxbury.
and teeu went into barn a1i staji until about
four O'Clock Tuesisy afternoon. They then
procselei or tbair rc1te, sal at two O'Clock
wednesday morning, they tsi nearly reached
West Randolph.
Ueto this time neither q them hal had
m1utntu to eat fren The time they escspct,
sul Brrton hsj 10 hat or cap, although il had
showed very hard Monday night, and the westh-
I er vas quite severe. Just beflre rsachiug Wes;
Rsui1lu1 Barton faintei sway. bat vas finally
recovered through tie eIerticns Of McAvay.
Thev then went into a neghb0riug barn, and
McAyoy after asking as much gl 3 t-l--t AS the
/ exi-eucies Cf the ease would permit vent into
West Randolph village and procured some crack
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which Lal got in While bresSIng the window
out Ci which DE made BIS escape from Jiii-
wednesday night they proceeded 10 about mile
below R17alt0u where thev lsii 10 a shed, snl
THURSDAY night they walked % White River
Junction. Friday morning about hal:-Psst
two O'Clock they JooS 'h- night express train
auI got of az Bellows Falls.
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