The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-04
From the st. Adams Advertiser
Who Are the Assassins

We clip the two following items from
Boston papers. The first is from the her |
aid of Saturday and the second from lhe |
journal of Friday;
Is He MURDERER PIT is thought pos |
sible that Charles Miller, the man who was
arrested here for having In his possession |
several watches stolen from a jewelers. |
shop in Richford. VT, on the 10Th rlt.,
and who was sent back there yesterday as
previously related, may be the murderer of
the young school-teacher who was killed
in the woods near st. Adams week ago.
Near the place where the girls body was
discovered were found some whittlings of
twigs which had upon them marks as if
made with knife with a ragged edge to
its blade. Miller had in his possession a
knife which, it is said. light have made
just such marks upon wood cut with ii.
Miller also has scratch upon his face
which might have been made by the girl,
who. there is evidence, struggled desper-
ately but Miller says he got into fight
with Frenchman, and can prove the
same. These and some other little circum-
stances have in the estimation Of our police
authorities rendered it worth while to
make some further investigation, and yes
terday Capt. Twomby sent Officer Drew
of the secret service force up to st. Adams
to look the matter over more fully
TIE RIoHFoRD ROBBERY.
Mr. G.. w. Gibson, whose store at Rich
ford, VT, was robbed of large number of
watches, arrived here this morning and has
not only identified the watches found on
the person of Charles Miller, arrested on
Thursday, but Miller himself, who has IN
til quite recently been employed on the
railroad in the town where the robbery was
committed He confessed the crime and
tells in what manner he accomplished the
robbery On the day previous he went to
the store, and while purchasing dozen of
eggs, his eye fell on the watches, which
| belonged principally to patrons OF Mr..
| Gibson, who is n matchmaker. At night
he forced open the rear window with an
iron bar, and in few minutes he had pos
sessed himself Of the watches. Il revolver
and pair of new boots. Depositing his
plumber in the latter, he secretcd it several
days under Il bundle OF hay in an old ear
on the siding, until he started for Boston.
Having no money, he gave conductor
watch woith $40 for II ticket, and at-
ter sleeping one night in an empty freight
car on the Providence railroad, he sailed
forth to sell his i'll gotten stock. He has
bttH tIuthiuIN liiIbt'SiuIlitu, 'i1N EHNS
to Richford to answer for his offence
The 1drertiser of Monday says this man
is now lying in Jail here. but is not thought
to be the murderer OF Miss Bail. He Is Il
young, insignificant looking person, and
hardly seems intelligent enough 10 he an
expert thief.
On Friday night, II young man from
Fairfax was examined before Justice
Farnsworth. He WAS not placed under
arrest. but came down on being requested,
Immediately after his installation as al
officer of the Good Tcmpla,s. He bore
unilinchlngy a searching examination
Another party from Fairfax was ARRESTED
yesterday and examined in the evening
Two tramps who were indiscrect enough
to 90 about begging for food were lUckeC
up. One of them has already been re
leased and the other probably will be
soon. The number OF vogabonds tina
have turned up during this excitement il
quite remarkable.
1t has not yet been discovered who al
TIE MURDERERs OF MlNARD,
but it is quite clear that they are not tn,
men lodged in Jail in Montreal as reporte,
in a late issue of this paper.
The man whose arrest was proctIed b,
Conductor Lawrence has doubtlessly beef
| discharged Sheriff Place has seen hin, on.
doesn't think that J." :, ..I man VI, "i wy
party who is serving short term of i'm
prisonment for rotous conduct, have ais
, been dspeled. But a man named jefferson
Rowe was caught in ST. Adams yesterday
who is, without question, the party VIII
was tracked to Montreal by two of our ci,
G liens. He confesses it, and admits that til
+ silver pin, which was described by US, wa
q pawned by himself for rum. Rowe la
= been in Jail before, and was discharge
about the 18th of last month. His person,
e appearance answers to the description 0
one of the murdcrcrs, given by Menard b1
fore his death. Appearances are certain,
very strong against HIM. His comradei
in Montreal and has probably been arresto
+ by this time. Rowe had just arrived frol
4 Montreal when arrested. Tie had secreto
himself in "A freight car and was the
= found, on arrival of the train at st. Albas