Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-21

the road and for us to around it Then when We
went into the house. one of the men at my shout
der behind and one in the house Not very full
light when went into house Afterwards, lamps
and lantern were lighted by the men. When went
in the man who staid with wife said "Well?" Sharp
voiced man said no" Other man said "What?"
Sharp voiced man said Clock" reply " She told
So" We were put into small room. ID Dor connected
that with dininy-room. Man who stad with wife
of ordinary heieht-a few inches taller than l. Can't
tell how he dressed very tai man. about
five feet, eleven Another short one My opinion is
that five different men. account for five diff
fer ent sizes The man with stopping shoulders was
feet, ght nine inches; the one with Car
dyan jacket perhaps inch taller. Talked freely
before me The man who spoke bad grammar was Of
ordinary size, five feet eight inches Shortly after
back the house they set in chair and blind
folded me Think was in house about five minutes
before again blinded. Only the short
few moments.
The words, All, how well yon knew twas me-" were
said as they were about to leave and when they said
they going to leave to guard us, and wife
said If you leave one, leave the you left with
AS he kind to me- and were made in reply to
wifes Iuest. Saw cold chise it sharpened t.
edge Can say know the man that had the lantern
he had on Scotch cap. (Wituess was shown cap
which he recognized belonging to that man Think
Mr., Bailey ha the when it. tIIe also
shown the jacket) Can tell when saw them day
two after the robbery at the bank,
Redirect ExAMINATIoN BY STATES ATTORNEY
DIILISGHAM.-They questioned me soon after arriving
If there were wires l asked them what they
meant and they said telegraph wires from my house.
They then asked If there were any at the bank.
WI wHITCOMB.
Called and sworn Reside in Barre east OF the vii
lage Gospel village about half mile from the bank
aud just east of Mr.. Kings. There is cross street
| near my house running to the cemetery Somet me
about o'clock, Wednesday morning. Mr.. K and fam
lily there He sand burglars had been there at
his house and be wanted me to for his wife while
he went down to Dr. Braleys His wife and child came
ill., and filed handouts apart. then went to village
and came back in about 20 minutes and looked for
tracks Found tracks of horses and WAGONS which
came from the cemetery,no tracks led into the Gene
terry these tracks from the cemetery found
where horses were hltched to dead apple tree. 1t
looked though they had stood there hour two.
grass trAmped and paved. Teams came ont OF
the cemetery aud came down past my house. two
horse team went the 70 Al past my hDuS. toward
Washington, the other down through the village
The track plain all the way, as it had just raiued
| Saw Mr.. q L. Jackson. Showed him tn. track when
| he started of.
CROSS ExAMISArIoS BY c. H. HEATH Showed this
road to Jackson sometime between and o'clock III
the morning-about half past two. 1t still dark
but the first signs of diwn Just as he leav
ing 1t might have been o'clock He right
| along when sh wed the track. Was not the bank
that morninS.-nor until toda y:siuce the affair hap
peued Happened on Wednesday III ornng Of last week
| saw Mr.. Ordway. Airich. Bradley. Avrr. ia .kson.
and others, i'll the road in front OF the bank perhaps
stopped half hour then went back my place
curiosity lDok4 for tracks Co!nm-u ed to
low both tracks house and FOIL owed 9TH tracks
TO the cemetery. Followed the track step by step II
plain all the way. coutiuu pusly. w could
that the DID track the hind wheels the
ward wheels trick Measured the tracks of the near
horse of TIL and that of the single horse OF the
span those of the nigh horse: both hind
shoes measured some three inches III diameter Mei>
ured tracks III front Of house aud up turnpike
Ii. 1. JACKSON.
Reside in Barre. Am constable of tl., town Wa,
called up between , and o'clock the morning ui
the eth, by Mr. KIM, cashier Of the la NIX He
ed me that bur-iars had broken into the bank and
wished me to pursue them La XII after TIL sln-.e
ira k and found led tpwLr Is WllIaustown. CANE
ba and Went up by NJ Whutcnnh's aud IL. showed
me ira X which he SAID came from the cemetery Il
was a span of Ii prses Near had longest track
Could ira k II plain. continuous all the had
| previously raued heavily. Followed II t. CurIuth
where l changed horses. The team was pursuing
did = to East Coriuth 1t had left Corluth and
gone to Bradford but followed ii t. P4eruout Brld-t
through Wentworth to West Kumney. where found
the team put up at Il )rt of hotel. Team answered
description had had OF them FIRST learned teams
PASSING halt mile tins SIDE OF Bradford. DescrIb-
tC We'll as IL described Met Dr W MT
IN re aud showed team to HIM 1t at FIRST station
III Kumuey- Tprh team back u Barre and delivered
II to daley. Got t. Wentworth between II and Il at
noon. where l ouui horses.
CROSS EXAMISED 1t was some OF 8 miles tr. III
Wentworth T. where found horses Followed tr.,k
all the way. CHANGED horses las, { ruth. Lost
track IpIueilts where t,ok rI-At hand road
and they went straight ahead 1T t. the .rt Alter -
Ing t. CurIlth struck down t. Bradford and ett
about half mile that did not But know ltwa>
the track had been following Some times
the mountains II wet and there might have
been places where did d distance IF
or twenty rods but no place of fty rrds 1t
ty dry and sandy III PIermOut where tracks dlverSei
Couldn't well follow track there, bat Soon discovered
| that they the other road.
DIR. JOHN wHITMURE
Reside at Wentworth, New HAnpsnirc. on the line
of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad Bakers
river thro .gh that place started through
or to West Rumuey at little past About mile
below our village, in"eskuinney. i'll rising hill
d team. two II rises AMI buggy. standing was
lighting his pipe sad "Sopt IN 1rnIu-" II replied
| stated to HIM why would walt, my horse being
hard on the but when ahead OF another Another
man cane ont OF the woods adjusting his clothes and
they got III and started along Asked Ii AT
To Ply mouth wheel began t. squeak and sIkruf
and offered wrench and Oh when they stopped. oiled
the wheel. returned the implements. aud went Oh.
THIS far ten NJ. Sort of box buggy bay
was with 1t Have seen one OF the men the hotel
here, 1t is respondent. Am quite he was the man
Same clothes same general appearance, hut he had
glasses on 1t was pine grove with underbrush here
they stopped. went there Thursday ab)ut2 O'Clock.
the next day. drove my horse down there. and went
INTO the woods, and after looking about ten mlu-
utes, discovered pie of goods | fDuni a rubber
coat and beaver coat Opened coats, aud the rubber
coat part of pair Of drawers pair Of uveraIIs
took of them Looked them again and found
M have tha,s h.ro
coats were pro tnceiD HID rlinel previous NJ rain
| on Thursday. The other was shorter and rather
stouter than this man. Shaved front of chm.
"hskers and moustache. Dressed hua black colt
brow Il hat.
Cross EXAMINED This was on a fiat whrr. saw
the team with two horses attaniri. and man
standing by the road. Travelled about coui,.e of
miles behind them, then passed them Noticed
them. til ,ught 81 are they brothers. or are they
men Of business Noticed Their sh 1uId-rs, and
cut of hair. necks aud general make looked at
this man particularly at the hotel Had a particular
curiosity to see him. Dom. know as had any IN
derstanding that was to have any chance t. see
him but understood he was i'll the dining room and
| watched for hlm to come out. Suppos, h WIS in
dining room but did not know it and did not observe
any countenance conduit recall any Think saw
Mr. Oviatt there at table Think rec l,nizai this
man when saw him dill not know him in the din
ing room. becausa did not hook his features H.
had on spectacles all the tue | saw hun there in
Runney and Wentworth. Can't tell whether they wore
eye glasses or spectacles dark bows Pants of dark
color. Can't tell what color they that h. now has
IN. Can't tell what color Of shirt he had on IN turn
down collar Should know it was a blu coat If b,3
not seen him to-day Other man came and yot the on,
can This mau got out Of the buy VIII IN II wa oiIad
Am feet IL inches should think this man WAS about
feet 10 inches He had light eyes l should say
with weight of about 40 lbs His pipe I shourd say
was a wood bowl or meerschaum not clay Cou1i moi
recognize the pipe. Hair cut pretty well-n,t so we'll
as the other mans.
JOHN BAILEY, JR
Reside at Wells River: received a TELEGRAM Of m,
robbery OF Barre Bank. Took the train AZ Wells Var
Tor Ply mputn. At Vest Rumney men got ON tha
cars TINS was one of them He and went
rear OF the car. and started for III. Looked in
aud seemed to step down one step lower and au..rr
ds tnoue he was gong to jump, aud looked n
u wlndo" and he had jumped and was rolled nm in
neap: ran the length of the the
stopped the train and we back followed trarks
hrouSh bushes and hunted and found him arrt.strd
and brought hn TO Barre Searched there last FRIDAY
And found revolver (revolvpr produced: smith ard
Mess III I'VE shooter Also searched his person and
opk toll or cartrIises Cartridges PRODUCED when
m..ou resolver) These men had bags. Think tins
Su.el4tendent OF the b. c. X NJ Il r. and .rnt H.
nass, learned they had been deposited WIN nm
tbdeS lrounced): largest contained CottoIs man 10
iies cap, mat hes shirt, knife, K r. guide and Inn
Jacket Small satrhei. had alpaca duster h,,n ~
| SIIOklllS lpDaccO, smut down h hat -