Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
Peter AlphOnSOs,

The developments in the Barre burglary
case during the past week have been the
arrival of the sister of the prisoner. which
we mentioned last wee k the failure of the
application for the reduction of bail and
the taking of Alphonsos to the State Pris-
on at Windsor for safe keeping.
The lady who said she was the sister of
Alphonsos arrived Wednesday morning.
and stayed at the American House two or
three days. She gave her name as Mrs.
j. Il. Tileston, Boston" Thursday fore
noon, Judge James II. Holden of Middle
sex, heard at the Town Clerks Office the
application for the reduction of bail. Hons.
Charles II. Heath and VIM. A. Lord APP
peared in favor of the motion, and States
Attorney, William 7. Dillingham;, in oppo-
sition. Mr.. Heath claimed that there was
no precedent, except in the Waterbury
case, where so great bail had been required
in this part of the country. and drew dis
emit He maintained that bail should not
be set with the intention Of preventing Il
respondent from obtaining it, but ut such
4 reasonable sum as each case might de-
mand; and that'in this case the bail was
excessive, beyond the means of any man
IN the respondents condition in life. Mr..
Dillingham; claimed that $4,000 was not
unreasonable in view oc the great crime
which had been committed and the strong
chain OF testimony connecting Al phonsos
with it. Judge Holden refused to cut the
bail down to Il lower tirure
Mrs. Tileston, after visiting her brother
several times, departed, saying that she
and her mother would cndeavor to raise
the amount of money required, by mort
gage on some real estate they own. The
money will be forthcoming, very likely.
If this is the case, Alphonsos ought to be
let 90. for the present bail is that fixed to
secure his Attendance to answer for the
real crime; and we do not believe in put
ting OF more complaints whose only object
would be, whatever their face might show
to hold him for the crime the $4,000 was
intended to cover
A petition to the Governor was signed
by several of our citizens, which set forth
the peculiar character of the burglary nj
Barre. and asked Gov. Peck. in view there
of, to order the prisoner to be taken tc
| Windsor for safe keeping. The propriety
Of this WAS urged on the ground that tn,
crime for which he is held to trial is Z
peculiar one, tile actors being skilled II
midnight raids. and that Il county Jail i.
not more secure than bank In fact. i
is easy 10 see that the task of ovcrpower
inc .ailor'> family would not be NOR,
dangerous and severe than the one under
| taken ut Barre.
The Governor granted the papers a>het
for, and issued Il warrant to the Sheriff o
this county to take the prisoner to tn,
State Prison. Sheriff I.yford and Deputy
Sheriff Dudley, therefore, took Alphon>o
away on the nine o'clock train, Monday
morning, and he is now where he can ex-
anime into the truth Of the old line ston,
walls do not a prison make.
. IN TIE SrIILY NIGHr-The hour wa
two o clock on Monday morning, and i
was a moonlighted occasion. The seem
was State Street. and the tramp nusanc
came very near being abated in 4 measure
with great suddencss. The way of it wa
that Policeman Dumas was down by tn
Pavilion and about to make Il tour throu 4
f other parts OF the village, when the spiri
Of economy came upon him, and he ret
soncd that with the bright moon. and Will
dawn 50 near at hand it would be a saw
ing and not indiscrcct undertaking to tur
+ off the gas at the post by the corner Of tn
! Pavilion. A. the light went out he hear
some one stumble in the building. Th
noise continued, and he placed hmSel
where he could watch for the appearance
of the premature guest of our great hOte
But the man did not make his appearance
and Dumas blew his whistle for Cutie
who WIS on guard up by the Jail. Cutie
did not hear the alarm and the man insid
kept quiet, 50 Dumas feared he would los
=, him and Fastened after Cutler bodily
They came back III haste and di>covcrc
! the man leaving the Pavilion with vclocit,
) increasing velocity in fact. They began
race down State Street walk, the pa
:, sued in front. Dumas forming the cent?
u of the procession and Cutler bringing u
i the rear Tle latter WAS blooltllir>ty, an
Il called to Dumas to shoot if the chase d
not surrender. Dumas shouted two
: three times for tie man to " hold on, b
: lie held On his course. The lolicem;
It then fired ut him and i'll the smoke of b,
d tie the pursued escaped from his sigh
= There came very near being one tramples
= been rather Il harsh interruption of son
= fellows i9ht to life. liberty, and the pu
4 suit of happiness, bnt it was it end'
. well enough for all concerned. The fc
e low ran remarkably light upon the sid
II walk Us he made tracks for the Yves
>. and he WIS probably the same man wi
/, was met that forenoon on the MOrctoW
e road-wc;.rinG rubbcr>-and apparent
: fleeing unto the mountains. If the pole
men keep on interpreting the law Is
Ic their powers in such Il free and easy ma
/ ner, it will be safer for trampS to lel'
W Montpelier before ever they come here.
TEAMis.-A couple of tramps visit'
the house of Emerson Hill who lives
20 the west part of Berlin. last S.,tlrda,
d The tale of the subsequent proceedings
lie told by Mrs. Hill. are such is to make o.
>t wish that Policeman Dumas had be-
If wandering in that region. These ty
C. tramps wanted dinner and Mrs. Hill g
l. it for them. One Of them then lay dow
upon bed and they exhibited dispo