Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-09-04
The Barre Bank Robbery.
ARREST OF ONE OF THE ROBBERS.

!, fresh IN the minds OF our readers
Soon after Sheriff Bailey saw AL
phonsos safely in prison he come t
Boston (says the JournaD, and hat
an interview with Chief Savage
who could not at that time comply
with his request for assistance OF
all the regular detectives were EN-,
ployed. He, however, recommend
ed private detective Il. d. Wiggin
who, with Bailey, proceeded to Yer
mont and began to investigate the
case. They interviewed all the par
ties who had seen the robbers, and
especially the stable keepers where
they had hired teams.
After getting minute descriptions
of the men, Wiggin returned to
BOSTON to consult Chief Savage,
About the sane time woman OF
prepos>essing appearance, and rich
ly dressed, visited Montpelier, where
Alphonsos was confined, and in an
interview with Judge Carpenter i'm.
plOred him with tears in her eyes to
reduce the bail of AlphOnsOs in or.
der that he might obtain his liberty.
In this effort, however, she was
not successful. The woman was
seen by Sheriff Bailey, but she did
not see him. Suspecting that she
knew more about the parties con.
cerned in the robbery than she pre-.
tended, Bailey Swallowed the wO
man, who had given Judge Carpen.
ter to understand that she was a
sister of Alphonsos and resided in
Boston.
On leaving Montpelier she pur,
chased ticket for Springfield in
stead of Boston. Bailey telegraph.
ed to the Chiefs Office what had
happened and took the same train
with the woman for Springfield.
Here he was joined by Detectives
Wood of the regular force and Wig
gin, who followed the woman 10
New York and kept track Of her
for several days.
From what they saw of her in
connection with a man who answer.
ed the description given by one of
the suspected robbers by e. w.
Dudley, stabIe-keeper of Montpe-
lier, they became convinced that he
was the party of whom they We're
in search, and who gave the name
of G. Fuller of Springfield when he
hired team.
The parties were Swallowed day
and night, till at length the detec.
tives ascertained that the man was
none other than George Fuller, alias
Joe Kingsland, a notorious bank
robber, who escaped from Sing Sing
about three years ago.
Sheriff Bailey was instructed to
procure a requisition from Cover
nor Tilden, which was not however
obtained until the expiration of two
weeks. 1t became necessary to Sc
cure the affidavit of Mr.. King, the
cashier, who was at that time tray
cling in Canada for his health, and
was at last overtaken by Sheriff
Bailey at Pictou. After obtaining
the warrant from Gov. Tilden, Bal.
ley proceeded to New York and re-
ported the facts to Superintendent
Walling of the pol ice, who receiv-
ed him courteously and offered him
all the assistance in his power. All
his officers were engaged in work
ing up the case of the murdered
Noe, but Messrs. Field and Corners
of the District Attorneys Office
were called in, and they co-operat-
ed with the Boston officers in the
arrest of Kingsland.
The force was divided into two
Corners and Wiggin watch,
ing the house which Kingsland and
the woman had been seen to enter,
while Wood and Field waited in
the neighborhood of another house,
which the suspected robber had en-
tered. After waiting at the latter
place about three hours the vigil
lance of the officers was rewarded
by seeing their man leave the house.
He was Immediately arrested and
taken to police headquarters, where
he was told by Sheriff Cummings
that he had right to demand a
hearing on a writ of habeas corpus,
which he awaited himself of, and
was committed to Ludlow street
Jail until this forenoon at II o'clock,
when he was to have his hearing.
The arrest was made on Friday last,
Officer Wood returned to Boston,