The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-11-25

Butts Of Schaghticoke, states that be re.
ceived on Tuesday evening letter from
Chase Brothers and Stone, the nursery
men Of Rochester, IN whose employ +. l..
Jones was at the time of his disappear.
ance They corrobratc the statement OF
the young man Tomlinson to the effect
that he received from them two drafts of
the amounts respectfully of S3S.26 and
S25, one of which he had cashed at Eagle
Bridge, and the other at Salem. The
numbers of the drafts are given, as also
those sent to Jones. Rev. Mr.. Jones, Of
Hubbardtop, Vermont, went to Schaghti-
coke on Tuesday and took away the bag.
gage Of his son lie # at that place Moth
ing further has been heard from the young
man Jones. Popular opinion favors the
innocence of. his companion Tomlinson
who was arrested. His narrative of his
companionship with Jones is generally
credited.
Frank Jones the missing young man,is
a son of Rev. Mr.. Jones, well known
Baptist clergyman of Hubbardton.
Frank is now twenty-one years Of age.
Last May Frank engaged with Chase
Bros Il Stone, nurserymen Of Rocherter.
to sell trees, etc, for them on the road, or
in other words he was travelling agent.
In this capacity the young man gained the
respect and confidence of his employers,
a large amount of their business was in.
trusted into his hands, and even to this
| Il tlo. ko1. l. L. I. I
reliable man. In june last, Daniel Tom.
linson, about Franks age went into the
employ of the firm in n similar capacity,
and was sent to a small town in Northern
ermont, to join him. Dauicl did as re.
quested, and the two soon became warm
friends, and the secrets of one were the
secrets Of both. Frank spent his money
quite freely, and it soon gave out He
borrowed some for the time being Of his
friend They worked together along the
road until they came to Schaghticokc,
about three weeks ago. Previous to this
Tomlinson had resigned his post and ac-
cepted position in the district school of
Buskirk's Bridge.
About the Goth Of last month Frank
received orders from the firm to 90 to
Camden, N. j., and deliver a sale Of trees
that the firm had made. He wrote to
them that he would leave Schaghticoko
on the 2Sth FOR Camden On the Oath OF
October the two friends bought tickets
for Albany, it being generally understood
that Tomlinson was to see his friend as
far as that city and then return. They
took a truck and satchel of Franks to
the depot on that day and left them there
and went to Albany without them
This was the last that was seen Of either
Of them Tomlinson came back the
same night and resumed charge of hi;
school. Wednesday letter was receiv.
ed from the firm by Supervisor Wetscl
Of that town, stating that Frank had not
been 10 Camden to deliver the trees
They suspected that all was not right
and that the young man had been foully
dealt with, His father was written to
but he had not seen or heard of his sor
in the meantime, and he also became
alarmed.
+ The Troy Press says TO conclude
this story, it can be hardly necessary tt
pass an opinion as to the whereabouts o
young Jones. If be has not dccampet
with some things belonging to the firm
by which he was employed, he must b.
secrctcd in some of the low dens of thi
, city or Albany. It's the general opinion
here tina. he will turn up all right.
He never called at the depot for hi
baggage. The night before election th'
F depot was broken into and Franks trunl
/ was broken open and two satchels takcl
away. The order book that was left il
the trunk showed that some $500 wortl
$ Of orders had been taken recently b,
young Jones The satchels were iount
in a field below the depot, but no none,
, was found in them. They had been brok
en- open and their contents strcwod abou
the field. 1t was supposed that young
, Jones had been murdered for what none,
he might have had in his possession, bu
, the finding Of the sltchels was no clue t.
) depend on, as that was evidently tn
work Of the depot robbers, Globe