St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-14

the world should seek it ont and apply
themselves to it.
This was DR.. Hollands first appear
ancr before Il St. JohnSburN audience.
His effort does not seem to he to amu>r
or entertain. but to incitc his hearers to
nohlcr effort and IL purcr life. He is Il
lecturer of commanding presence. clear
and musical voice. and of persuasive.
winning manners. \ very large audi
ence expressed their appreciation 10y
close attention and frequent applause.
The next lecture of the course Will
Ice given 10y Edwin +. Whipplc. of
Boston. Friday evening. NoVrmbcr2 y
Dick Wilson Caught "A Long and Ex-
citing Chase.
\ month az" We noticed the escape
of Richard Wilson from Railroad street.
and the exciting chase after him up
Moose river and through the Works
Woods. On the early train last Sunday
morning. Wilson WAS placed III Jail at
this place. having been arrested i'll
brooklyn. y. Y. The history of his
travels since that notable day when he
fordcd the swollen river and took L"
the woods. is quite interesting. After
nighttall Wilson returned from his coy
Ell in the woods To- this Village. and oh
tanning Il coat ut his >i>tcI-in-law'S Che
lost his in crossing the Iivcr). and re
comn"itrring the Jail III the hope of see
img and communicating with his life.
he started for Island Pond being help
ed of a> he SAYS 10y parties in this place.
From the Pond he went into Canada.
and eventually Ia Montreal Very soon
after his escape. Nh. .Jnhm>nn took mca-
sure to have him spotted if he should
90 to Canada. 10y employing Il detective
there. This officer soon tracked him
to Inverness and Montreal and a>ccr-
tanned that he had left that city for
New York, and :" reported Ia Mr.. John
son. Meanwhile Johnson learned that
Wilson had brother in Brooklyn. and
had employed detective OF Ilrat city
to watch for him. On Tuesday of last
week. Mr.. JnhnS"m received Il despatch
that his man WAS discovered in Brook
lNn. johnson took the first train. but
on reaching that city found that Wilson
had left. he having received II telegram
from some one in Vermont. informing
him that they were on his track. The
detective with Mr.. johnson followed
him to Paterson. y. j.. and then back
to Bruuklyn. Without once grttin" sight
of their man.
Thus things went on until last Friday
evening" the detective with Nh. john
son watching all the >al""u> and places
of resort among the lower CLASSES i'll the
city. They visited two or three saloons
on this evening. ON the prrtcNt of
wishing to secure lodgings. the detect
i've aSccrtaincd from Il man Who WIS
carrying Il pitcher # beer into the up
per rooms. that Il party of men we've
overhead drinking. and that one of them
they called Dick. The officer at once
inferred that this Dick WAS the man he
was looking tor and procuring tW" P"-
lice officers. he gave them and MI.
Johnson instructions. and taking the
latter 10y the ann they CROPPED their
way in the dark up TWO flights of stairs.
followed closely 10y the police. Putting
Mr.. johnson ahead To recognize the
game if there. they knocked and opened
the door Immediately after, when he
hold. Dick Wilson WAS the first man To
he seen. Mr.. johnson stepped forward
at once and seized his hand. expressing
much pleasure at meeting him. Hriore
Wilson or his comrades had time to
think what was up. the officer had the
irons on him. Mr.. johnson then re-
moved his disguise, and Wilson for the
first time recognizing him, exclaimed,
"By . Johnson. you've caught
me -
As soon as they cOmprchcndcd what
was UP. some of the dozen oI more in
the party began to show fight, and de
mandcd to see the officers papers. Will
son assured them it was all right and
he WAS hurried out of the rough crowd
and off to the station. and from there he
was taken to Jail in this place. The of
ficer informed him that he need not %
with johnson without il rcqui>ition up
ON the Governor unless he chose to
but Wilson avowed himself willing ia
90. and declared to Mr.. johnson that he
came near giving himself up the very
pirht he came back here after IL coat
He said he had become tired OF dOdging
the officers of Justice, and worse than
that he did not like to think of his wifi,
in Jail.
Wilson had an examination at the
iail on Monday, and was put under one
thousand dollar bonds for his appear
ance at the December term of court.
Arrest for Completely.
After the arrest of Dick Wilson Il