Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10


= twice. His next move, after leaving Bar
ney, was to 20 to a Mr. Hubbell's, and
n vainly endeavored to hire him to carry him
; across the lake to Plattsburgh that night
50 he took lodgings that night at Gordon :,
telling the plausible story that he was on
4 his way to Montreal to exchange boat load
of coal he had there for one CLASHES, which
he proposed to take to New Jersey in the
= spring.
The next morning New Years day
Shiette was up betimes, to continue
his wanderings, and proceeded to foot it
across the Lake to Cumberland Head and
; thence along the shore, a distance Of nine
miles to the depot at Platt.burgh but
found he could not take the cars for the
North until 800 p m. In thel meanwhile
Sheriff Drew and Deputy Sheriff Wight had
followed him up from this city, not being
over eighty rods behind him Tuesday night,
stopping at Seth keeler's but two houses
below Gordon's. They got into Platts-
burgh shortly after Shiette's arrival and at
once notified the railroad authorities to
watch him 50 he could not take the cars
Not long afterwards Shiette heard a little
boy say that two men We're looking for an
escaped prisoner from Burlington, 80 he
put for saloon near the square, up town.
where hewas well acquainted, and remained
there through the night
Early Thursday morning he lett for sal
men River, four miles distant, hoping to re-
ceive succor from a notorious character
named Billy Helmer, who lives about half
way from Plattsburgh. He missed the
house, and went by, but meeting Maj.
Dolan asked for ride Inquiring for Hell
mer's house. Dolan carried him to the house
where he left him. That afternoon with
boy named Torrey be left for Plattsburgh,
to find Helmer, who was not at home. Not
discovering Hemer at Plattsburgh, Shiette
AMI the boy rode out to Beekmantown,
where they stopped at the Union House
for the night. Friday morning the
boy came back t. Plattsburgh and
Shiette went three miles on the
road toward Mooers Junction, to
place where Helmer was threshing Here
he remained some three or four hours. and
then returned TO Plattsburgh, reaching
there about 1 p. IN lie at once went to
a saloon on Bridge street, about half way
between Bouquets hotel and the bridge.
Here he was informed that Officers Napo-
leon White and Lyman Willard, Of this
city, had been following him up and were
close on his heels. He at once started, ran
out of the saloon into garden in the rear,
and through a barn. Jumped over hen
house, and thence into the street, where he
made good time for the barracks,
closely pursued by the above men
toned officers and Giles Morrill, who
drives the stage from Plattsburgh to
the Island. When very near the barrack,
he went into a little clump Of trees, and |
started for the village again. This was
about dark. and the officers lost sight of |
him. 1t seems that he then struck the |
plank road for Saranac, and was followed
by Sheriff Randall and Officer Willard. lie /
went up about four miles on this road,
when he crossed TO the Danncmora pike
and returned to Plattsburgh, making the
eight miles in the surprising time of aIty
minutes. Nothing was then seen Of him
until about halfpast seven saturday morn
ing, when he was discovered by boy,
asleep in the barn of Mr. Kinsley,
in the north part of Plattsburgh He
started then for the ice, by way of Cum
berland Head, crossed over and stopped at
the house of jerome Hall. who resides south
of Keeler's Hotel. South Hero. where he
called for his dinner. While the meal was
being prepared Hall recognized him as the
escaped prisoner, and left him and went
over to the hotel and notified number of
persons who at once went in pursuit of him,
among them samuel Crown and Henry
Martin.
Suspicious of Hall. absence, Shiette left
his dinner uneaten, and proceeded to the
house Of Peter Dufresne, about two miles
south, where he succeeded in getting some
dinner On leaving this house he went to
where horse belonging to Martin, one of
his pursuers. stood, took him by the bride,
and started to lead him into the street, but t
a big snow bank intervening as an obstacle,
he cried to Martin your horse is walking
off and fled down the road. He afterwards I
stated to the officers that he intended to !
steal the horse and start for Colchester
Point Now commenced the race for his
liberty. Martin and Crows followed him d
Is he ran to the southwest shore Reaching n
he lake, he made the utmost speed for
Stave Island, about mile distant. Running ;
acros. the island with his pursuers holly b
after him, he again took the ice in the diree-
ion of Port Jackson Martin and Crown soon d
observed that the burglar was more fleet of Y
DOT than themselves, 50 off went their II
,oots, and in their stOcking-ieet they re-
lou bled their efforts to capture him. Com
ng within twenty rods, they fired their re-
divers at him twice, but with no effect
lie turned round, waved his handkerchief, l
nd shouting opprobious epithets, defed 5
hem to catch up with him. On they fled, "
pursued and pursuers, across to the New !,
FORK shore, the ice not being over two h
inches in thickness and badly cracked k
hey reached the shore at the mouth of
lead Greek. about three miles south of h
'ort jackson al
His daring pursuers here lost sight of the v
bject of their pursuit in the bushes along =
he banks. and went upon hill near by to k
AXE observations, and while there the fell e,
wv ran along the shore and took the lake :.
gain, for periloGs journey to the Yer al
lont side. Just after starting he met some
oys skating, and accostins them, said al
There is man broke out ofjail at Bur-
ngton. and | am after him let me have
our skates, and you hold my rubbers for &C
w minutes 1t took but moment II,
II him to buckle on his skates, and away az
e struck like deer for the south end of S
lie Island, reaching there about dark. W
Then Martin and Crown discovered that ii
hiette had taken to the ice again, Martin W
ent TO a house about mile off, and got W
air of skates, and started himself in pur- ~ ~
lit, but was two miles behind him, when M
9 reached the other shore. sa
Shortly after Shiette took the lake to IN
axe his way by Stave Island to Port Jack =.
m, Sheriff Drew and Deputy U. S. Mar tn
lal Thomas Faley, reached the south shore or
I'd at once went on to Plattsburgh meet Of Of
q en- route Officers Willard and White who ca
ere on Shiette's track, and learning of his ! br