Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-03

reduced from $50, 1000 TO $4,000 which he
could raise and 50 get out of Jail. Squlres
accomplished the feat. Now appears Mrs.
s-Brown, and deposits 5000 in the
hands of Mr.. Randall, of Montpelier, who
thereupon goes bail, which satisfies the
District Attorney, who liberates Davis
Brown, and Mr.. and Mrs. D-B. return to
their quondam home, New York city, while
Browns unlucky accomplish, one Barton,
remains in jail When the Grand Jury
meet they find indictments against DAVIS
and Barton for breaking and robbing a
Bank. Barton has an immediate trial and
goes to state prison for many years, while
Brown, or Davis, with bail increased to
SO 900 has his wife deposit As diam nds
with Randall, in addition to the 5000,
and again returns to New York. Just after
the result of the Barton trial reached the
Davis Brown family, Squires meets them in
New York. Now comes the first material
paint where Madam Davis-Brown and
Suuires took occasion to say to each other
&" You prevaricate.' Squires swore that
the Davis-Brow family told him u it was
all up at Montpelier, and that the money
was gone; you may have it if you can get
it, Squires suggested getting mol pros.
entered in BrOwn-Davls' case. DO that,
| and you may have it all, sald they to
| Sauires The detective undertook the job,
which was not hard one, considering
| Brown, or his wife for him, had already
! turned States evidence. Pending these
proceedings the Browns came to Claremont ;
the mol pros. being entered the following
| October. Squires got an order on Randa
for the property in his hands. The dli-
monds went to Brown, but Squlres retains
the money, which nette alter paying ex-
penses, about So 900, and uses it for hls
own benefit Mrs. Davis Brown atirms that
no such bargain was made in New York, but
that Mir. Squires was simply the agent TO
collect the money and valuables for them
and upon this enters a criminal complaint
against Squires.
| 1t was revealed on the trial that Brown
was also under the indictment in Massachu.
seits for breaking and robblng the Grafton
Bunk Mrs Davis Brown, according to the
testimony, thought 1T nece .sary to secure
mol pros. in this case also. So she allowed
Mr.. Squires to go to Massachusetts, auC
80 show ~ the District Attorney few dia
monds, forty-fve il number. What The
object of this showing was we are unable
to gather from the evr.ence. lie may hav,
been to demonstrate the Efficacy OF the gilt
| teTlnS gems III tfidt QIItCLiOu ldS ihaUhu
charges that Squlres neglected TO perform
this act of hrotnerly love, hut took the dia
monds to New York, and showed then
up to pawnbroker Mr.. Squares said tina
the diamonds were given to raise money OF
for the " needy DavIs-Brown family" an
that he paid the money over to them. b.
that as it may, the Indictment in Iiassachu
sets still hangs over the head OF DAVIS
Brown. This family by the way, from the
evidence OF both oquires and the woman
have been known by different names whel
in different places. In Montpelier it wa
Davis la New York 1t was Dunn. Ii
Claremont, as our readers are aware, it /
Brown. Therefore the people in those cite
will understand that it Is Mrs. DayIs-Dunn
Brown who appears against So aires.
Hon. Ii W. Parker, associated with b
D. Baker, Esq, appeared for Squires. Mc
Parker delivered lengthy argument in Be
half Of his client. Hon. Ira Colby, Jr
County SIhcItor, replied, and the Case wa
submitted to the cons Iteration of the JUS
tice.
Justice Chase considered the case of sui
ficlent Importance t. bind Ovsr the respond
ent in the sum of five hundred dollars 10 ap
pear before the Grand Jury.